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<blockquote data-quote="brehobit" data-source="post: 3081153" data-attributes="member: 12032"><p>OK,</p><p>I've been working on a swordsage build just for fun. He is below. Sorry the write-up is a mess....</p><p></p><p>General take-away:</p><p>Has AC 20 AND 100% concelment.</p><p>Does 2d4+10 damage + special bonuses for the first 3 rounds of combat with a spiked chain.</p><p>Does 2d4+7 damage thereafter</p><p>Can dim. door 50' every other round outside of combat.</p><p>Can have a swift greater inviso for 1 round per fight.</p><p>Attack bonus is +6.</p><p></p><p>This guy is _really_ hard to hit (with the AC and 50% miss chance) AND hits almost as hard as you can at 4th level (The raging STR 20 half orc hits for 2d6+11 with a +1 greatsword). Hitpoints and attack bonus are weak compared to the raging barb. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Level 4 human swordsage</p><p></p><p>STR 14</p><p>INT 10</p><p>WIS 15</p><p>DEX 16</p><p>CON 14</p><p>CHR 10</p><p></p><p>hps 23</p><p></p><p>Feats:</p><p>EWP: Spiked Chain</p><p>Shadow Blade</p><p>Blade Meditation (Shadow Hand)</p><p></p><p>Equipment:</p><p>+1 Chain shirt</p><p>+1 Spiked Chain</p><p></p><p>Stances: (*=default stance)</p><p>Child of Shadow*</p><p>Island of Blades</p><p></p><p>Maneuvers: (*=readied)</p><p>1Shadow Blade technique-*</p><p>1Clinging Shadow Strike-*</p><p>2Shadow Jaunt*</p><p>2Drain Vitality-*</p><p>2Cloak of Deception*</p><p>1Burning Blade</p><p>1Counter Charge</p><p>1Blistering Fluourish</p><p>1Wind Stride</p><p></p><p>AC=20 (+5 armor, +3 dex, +2 wis) AND 100% concelment at all times.</p><p></p><p>2d4+10 damage (+1 magic, +3 STR, +3 Shadowblade, +2 Wis, +1 blade on his first 3 attacks (one per round) and drops down to 2d4+7 later. These attacks all have bonus effects if they hit:</p><p></p><p>4 point STR drain, DC 14 save for 2</p><p>roll 2d20, take the highest on the attack (plus maybe d6 damage)</p><p>+1d6 damage (maybe give target 20% miss chance on his attacks for 1 round).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brehobit, post: 3081153, member: 12032"] OK, I've been working on a swordsage build just for fun. He is below. Sorry the write-up is a mess.... General take-away: Has AC 20 AND 100% concelment. Does 2d4+10 damage + special bonuses for the first 3 rounds of combat with a spiked chain. Does 2d4+7 damage thereafter Can dim. door 50' every other round outside of combat. Can have a swift greater inviso for 1 round per fight. Attack bonus is +6. This guy is _really_ hard to hit (with the AC and 50% miss chance) AND hits almost as hard as you can at 4th level (The raging STR 20 half orc hits for 2d6+11 with a +1 greatsword). Hitpoints and attack bonus are weak compared to the raging barb. Level 4 human swordsage STR 14 INT 10 WIS 15 DEX 16 CON 14 CHR 10 hps 23 Feats: EWP: Spiked Chain Shadow Blade Blade Meditation (Shadow Hand) Equipment: +1 Chain shirt +1 Spiked Chain Stances: (*=default stance) Child of Shadow* Island of Blades Maneuvers: (*=readied) 1Shadow Blade technique-* 1Clinging Shadow Strike-* 2Shadow Jaunt* 2Drain Vitality-* 2Cloak of Deception* 1Burning Blade 1Counter Charge 1Blistering Fluourish 1Wind Stride AC=20 (+5 armor, +3 dex, +2 wis) AND 100% concelment at all times. 2d4+10 damage (+1 magic, +3 STR, +3 Shadowblade, +2 Wis, +1 blade on his first 3 attacks (one per round) and drops down to 2d4+7 later. These attacks all have bonus effects if they hit: 4 point STR drain, DC 14 save for 2 roll 2d20, take the highest on the attack (plus maybe d6 damage) +1d6 damage (maybe give target 20% miss chance on his attacks for 1 round). [/QUOTE]
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