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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 5170579" data-attributes="member: 6562"><p>Cool. One munchkin trick is to take Ranger 1 instead of Fighter 1 at 1st level. You get a lot of bonus skill points, and you get a FAR better skill list to spend you (massive) Int bonus skill points in. The price? Heavy armor and 2 hp. Oh, and you can use wands of all Ranger spells, including <em>cure light wounds</em>, which can be very helpful.</p><p></p><p>For your one "Favored Enemy", pick Undead: it's not that you particularly hate them, it's more like you know them really well from extensive (practical) study, so you're good at both making and taking them down.</p><p></p><p> It kills me to see a PC with a high Strength and no Power Attack, and that goes triple if the PC has access to <em>true strike</em>. There's no other use for a high Strength. IMHO it might be better to go with a high Dexterity + Weapon Finesse (which will work with all your Conjuration spells + your PrC touch attacks).</p><p></p><p> If you're open to dropping the scythe, you could benefit greatly by using Dex + Weapon Finesse.</p><p></p><p> You can't have Weapon Expertise with only one level of Fighter.</p><p></p><p>Combat Casting sucks. Instead, take Skill Focus (Concentration) for a +3 bonus to every check, instead of a +4 bonus to a few checks.</p><p></p><p> I highly recommend <em>mirror image</em> as a defensive buff, but otherwise, good stuff. Maybe you can buy it as a scroll?</p><p></p><p>You don't need <em>mage armor</em> if you're going to wear chainmail. You don't need <em>true strike</em> if you can't Power Attack -- and even if you could, it won't be great until you can Power Attack for -5 or more.</p><p></p><p>You <u>do</u> need a ranged attack option. Maybe buy a wand of <em>acid orb</em> (750 gp).</p><p></p><p>Cheers, -- N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 5170579, member: 6562"] Cool. One munchkin trick is to take Ranger 1 instead of Fighter 1 at 1st level. You get a lot of bonus skill points, and you get a FAR better skill list to spend you (massive) Int bonus skill points in. The price? Heavy armor and 2 hp. Oh, and you can use wands of all Ranger spells, including [i]cure light wounds[/i], which can be very helpful. For your one "Favored Enemy", pick Undead: it's not that you particularly hate them, it's more like you know them really well from extensive (practical) study, so you're good at both making and taking them down. It kills me to see a PC with a high Strength and no Power Attack, and that goes triple if the PC has access to [i]true strike[/i]. There's no other use for a high Strength. IMHO it might be better to go with a high Dexterity + Weapon Finesse (which will work with all your Conjuration spells + your PrC touch attacks). If you're open to dropping the scythe, you could benefit greatly by using Dex + Weapon Finesse. You can't have Weapon Expertise with only one level of Fighter. Combat Casting sucks. Instead, take Skill Focus (Concentration) for a +3 bonus to every check, instead of a +4 bonus to a few checks. I highly recommend [i]mirror image[/i] as a defensive buff, but otherwise, good stuff. Maybe you can buy it as a scroll? You don't need [i]mage armor[/i] if you're going to wear chainmail. You don't need [i]true strike[/i] if you can't Power Attack -- and even if you could, it won't be great until you can Power Attack for -5 or more. You [u]do[/u] need a ranged attack option. Maybe buy a wand of [i]acid orb[/i] (750 gp). Cheers, -- N [/QUOTE]
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