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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 150507" data-attributes="member: 4036">The Energizer BunnyOriginally posted by JeremyPsychic Warrior Strat16th Lvl Human Psychic Warrior16 hr duration powers in effect in order--Polymorph Self: Fire GiantShield of Prudence: +6 insight bonus to ACEctoplasmic Armor: +10 armor bonus to ACClaws of the Vampire: Heal damage equivalent to damage dealtImproved Biofeedback: Take (2x STR mod) of damage done to you as subdual damageAnimal Affinity: Further boost new form's natural STR and CON by 1d4+1 each (2 manifestations)3 hour duration powers to have up at all times in known dangerous places--Inertial Barrier: Damage Reduction 10/+5Magical/Psionic Pertinent EquipmentBelt of Giant Strength +6 (put on after polymorphing and after animal affinity [As clarified by the Sage, animal affinity is not an Enhancement bonus so it stacks])Boots of Speed (for extra attacks and the ability to close the distance and still full attack)Cloak of Displacement (Useful, see below)Vest of Resistance +5 (To help you avoid getting charmed and start smashing your allies)And a lot of other stuff you can pick and choose at with the money left over.Feats: Improved Unarmed StrikeImproved Grapple (Optional, OA): Allows you to hit an opponent, cause damage, then initiate a grapple as a free action provoking no AofOEarth's Embrace (Optional, OA): Should you successfully pin your opponent while grappling, you can cause critical unarmed damage automatically (however, you must hold yourself immobile as well to do this)Power Attack, Expertise, Improved TripKnockdown: Every time you cause 10 points of damage (so every time you cause damage in this instance), you force an opposed strength check or your opponent is knocked prone, giving you a +4 on subsequent attacks and requiring him to stand up next round.And there are many more feats such as the psionic fist/unavoidable strike chain in the Psionics Handbook that allows a normal attack to be resolved as if it were a touch attack by spending 5 power points per attack. I'll get to why that is good in a second.So this character with around 40 STR (Fire Giant Strength + 1d4+1 animal affinity + 6 belt) for most of the day ((possibly up to 47 if he rolls max and takes a moment to use Expansion [which grows him to 100% bigger, 8x heavier, and +5 enlargement bonus to strength], and lets not start on fortified [result times 1.25 like empower, metapsionic] or overpowered [result times 2 like double empower, metapsionic] animal affinities)), has a couple of things going for him. First off, he's got 32 AC [fire giant natural, -size, -dex, +psionic powers in effect listed above that have hr/lvl durations]--and no matter what AC you hit you've got a 50% chance you missed anyways because of the cloak. Second he's got Damage Reduction 10/+5 [from inertial barrier], so figure most of the time he'll be taking 10 damage off every blow that does land on him. After that, 30-36 more points will be subdual damage due to his biofeedback [twice his strength modification of +15 to +18 due to improved biofeedback]. So a lot of damage to him is going to be superficial at best even if it does hit him. And then the kicker, with those claws healing him as he attacks he heals normal damage and subdual damage with every attack. Add to that his grapple modification of +31 to +34 and you've got one serious unarmed fighter... Grab someone, pin them, and tear them into little pieces with your vampiric claws. Mages hate you, Fighters can't use their big weapons, etc.With improved grapple that part is even easier, and with auto-crits in earth's embrace that's deadly. Additionally you can take the unavoidable blow chain to make your attacks work as touch attacks and negate armor bonuses and natural armor and power attack your entire base attack into your blows. And your opposed strength checks every time you do 10 points (snicker) or more of damage to use the Knockdown feat are going to be pretty much unmatched by anything short of a Titan. So tack on another +4 to your attacks that you can use for power attack.And all the while you are regenerating at the tremendous rate you are doing damage, this alone might keep you going until Elminster moves to DarkSun, but to make matters worse, you have uncharted damage reduction abilities. Truly a juggernaut.Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. Cheers!JeremySecretary of Smack(and closet contributor)</blockquote>

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