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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 2896046" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>A monk isn't a bad choice for epic play, since they can get Epic DR penetration with an epic feat, thus saving loads of money. And with this high point buy, and easy access to stat increases, a monk can really get good AC -and- good SR.</p><p></p><p>A twin weapon build is doable, but will be -expensive-. Two epic weapons will costya...but the benefit is that you can use the weapons to compensate for somewhat less stat boostage, thus recouping some of that money. Twin weapon builds also give you opportunities for fun things like dual Defender weapons, which can really skyrocket your AC when needed...</p><p></p><p>The most effective melee build in terms of raw damage is almost unilaterally the two-handed strength monster...Raven's build is a good example. Usually one takes a race with some Str bonus...perhaps an Orc, for example...then you layer on Half Dragon or similar...you can get some sick scores this way. The goal of the strength puppy isn't so much to bypass DR. It's to do so much damage that DR is insignificant. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Defense can be an issue for these characters...typically you'll be focusing on huge hit points rather than massive AC...though some multiclass combos can change this.</p><p></p><p>One early concept I was playing with for this game was a Barbarian 20/Legendary Dreadnought 10. I worked it out so I could get roughly DR 20/-, making AC nearly obsolete. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> And that Mighty Tireless Rage is nice, since it boosts to hit, damage, and HP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 2896046, member: 4936"] A monk isn't a bad choice for epic play, since they can get Epic DR penetration with an epic feat, thus saving loads of money. And with this high point buy, and easy access to stat increases, a monk can really get good AC -and- good SR. A twin weapon build is doable, but will be -expensive-. Two epic weapons will costya...but the benefit is that you can use the weapons to compensate for somewhat less stat boostage, thus recouping some of that money. Twin weapon builds also give you opportunities for fun things like dual Defender weapons, which can really skyrocket your AC when needed... The most effective melee build in terms of raw damage is almost unilaterally the two-handed strength monster...Raven's build is a good example. Usually one takes a race with some Str bonus...perhaps an Orc, for example...then you layer on Half Dragon or similar...you can get some sick scores this way. The goal of the strength puppy isn't so much to bypass DR. It's to do so much damage that DR is insignificant. :) Defense can be an issue for these characters...typically you'll be focusing on huge hit points rather than massive AC...though some multiclass combos can change this. One early concept I was playing with for this game was a Barbarian 20/Legendary Dreadnought 10. I worked it out so I could get roughly DR 20/-, making AC nearly obsolete. :) And that Mighty Tireless Rage is nice, since it boosts to hit, damage, and HP. [/QUOTE]
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