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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Satori" data-source="post: 3944389" data-attributes="member: 37233">I haven't played God of War (aside from a few minutes at friend's homes), but I just checked the Wikipedia article.  Let me see if I can sum up the basics:-Blades of Chaos: They look like Short Swords attached to chains that can be flung about.  This would definitely need some type of special magic property.  Maybe a Short Sword pair that morphs into a Spiked Chain at will?-Rage of the Gods: Barbarian or Frenzied Berzerker rage?-Spartan: Spartan Hoplites traditionally wore Breastplates, Greaves, Helmets, and Shields.  Hence, you will still stay true to his "roots" if you wear some armor pieces.-Ares' Servant: There aren't really "Good" and "Bad" gods in Greece, but Ares is probably closer to a Devil/Demon than Celestial...hence, you could use "Half-Fiend" to simulate that.-Various Power Ups: Having not played the game, this is hard for me to say.  Still, he has a LOT of various power ups listed (Medusa's Gaze, Poseidon's Rage, etc...).  From what I've been told, it sounds like you can use these ALL the time, hence no per day limit.---Overall, this sounds something like a:Half-Fiend Warblade/Warlock/Frenzied BerzerkerGranted, this may not be the most optimized character...but the mix of "Ares' Servant" (selling his soul, i.e. Half-Fiend/Warlock), "Rage of the Gods" (Frenzied Berzerker...he killed his own family!), "Spartan Warrior" (the movie 300 will always mean Spartans = Warblades), and "Unlimited Blasts per Day" (Warlock) makes the above build feel appropriate.Also, perhaps the easiest way to simulate the Blades of Chaos is to take "Eldritch Glaive" as an Invocation, then RP the appearance to resemble the "Sword Chucks" Kratos uses.Heck, if you went that route, then something like Warlock 20/Barb 6/FB 10 would yield a fairly solid character, if built right.  Your Eldritch Glaive (Sword Chucks) would let you full attack (as a touch attack) at 9d6 points of damage per hit...combined with Frenzied Berserker's Enhanced Power Attack and the Touch Attack facet, you'd inflict MASSIVE damage each round.The ability to fling 9d6 Ranged Touch "Arrows/Bolts" would also mesh with the flavor, and Rage/Frenzy would fit nicely with the "Rage of the Gods".  Warlock is also sufficiently "Fiendish" enough to perhaps simulate Kratos' odd nature.Just a thought.</blockquote>

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