Help me twink out a character

[Imperialus]

so a friend and myself have decided to create two fifth level characters munched out to the hilt and fight them... Why, I don't know but there is a case of beer riding on it.

So far what I am thinking is an ettin with a vow of poverty. Simple, streight forward and capable of doing massive damage. I'd love to pick the brains of everyone else though since everyone together would come up somthing better than me alone.

 

[JimAde]

Unfortunately, an Ettin is not equivalent to a 5th level character. It's equivalent to a 15th level one.

You add the level adjustment to the hit dice to get ECL (character level).

At 5th level my guess is you'd want a regular LA 0 race. Any idea what your friend is putting together?

 

[yennico]

IMHO class levels are better than LA levels.
So choose a LA 0 race and take 5 levels of a class.

 

[Felnar]

the most important consideration is how/where/when the battle takes place.