D&D 3E/3.5 Thoughts on 3.5 Gish Build

[kha7id7ea]

Hello everyone,

This is my first post!

For an upcoming campaign I have designed what I think is a great character build.


Flaws are allowed (Max 2)

Templates are unlikely to be allowed, although I may be able to swing +1

3rd Party & Dragon are allowed [If it is broken please don't suggest (anything bordering Greenbound's power at low-levels)]


Here is the build, any help will be greatly appreciated.

Rolled Stats

Gray Elf
Str 18(16)
Dex 16(18)
Con 16(14)
Int 18(20)
Wis 15
Cha 16


1 Wizard(Dodge, Large and in Charge , Combat Casting, Combat Reflexes)
2 Elf Paragon
3 Elf Paragon (Arcane Disciple<Weapon Focus>, Mobility)
4 Elf Paragon (Int +3)
5 Wizard
6 Wizard (Arcane Strike)(Iron will<Otyguh Hole>)
7 Swiftblade
8 Swiftblade (Int+1)
9 Spelldancer(Extend Spell)
10 Dragonslayer
11 Eldritch Knight (Persist Spell)
12 Abjurant Champion (Power Attack)(Int+1)
13 Swiftblade
14 Abjurant Champion
15 Abjurant Champion (Leap Attack)
16 Abjurant Champion(Int+1)
17 Abjurant Champion
18 Eldritch Knight(Feat)
19 Eldritch Knight
20 Eldritch Knight(Int+1)

1 0/0/2 +1 Wizard Level
2 0/2/0
3 0/1/0 +1BAB +1 Wizard Level
4 1/0/1 +1BAB +1 Wizard Level
5 0/0/1 +1 Wizard Level
6 1/1/0 +1BAB +1 Wizard Level
7 0/2/2 +1BAB Spring Attack, swift surge (+1AC, +1Hit, +1Reflex)
8 0/1/1 +1BAB Blurred Alacrity +1 Wizard Level
9 0/2/2 Spelldance +1 Wizard Level
10 2/0/2 +1BAB, Aura of Courage, Bonus Damage +1 Wizard Level
11 2/0/0 +1BAB, Bonus Feat
12 0/0/2 +1BAB, Abjurant armor, extended abjuration, +1 Wizard Level
13 1/0/0 +1BAB, Sudden casting, +1 Wizard Level
14 0/0/1 +1BAB, Swift abjuration +1 Wizard Level
15 1/1/0 +1BAB +1 Wizard Level
16 0/0/1 +1BAB, Arcane boost, +1 Wizard Level
17 0/0/0 +1BAB, Martial Arcanist, +1 Wizard Level
18 1/0/0 +1BAB, +1 Wizard Level
19 0/1/1 +1BAB, +1 Wizard Level
20 1/0/0 +1BAB, +1 Wizard Level

Total 10/11/16 BAB +16
9th level Arcane Spells

 

[Sekhmet]

Your class build is fine.
I'm just concerned that you happened to roll 18, 18, 16, 16, 16, and 15.

 

[kitcik]

Using the 8d6, drop the lowest 5 method.

 

[Alexander123]

It's not impossible to roll an 18, 18, 16, 16, 16, 15, you just need to roll more than once.

If your DM is okay with you rolling more than once for your stats until you get the "ideal roll" than it is fine, otherwise I generally go with point-buy because rolling for ones stats is unreliable.

 

[kha7id7ea]

We roll each stat once (4d6), drop the lowest. Shafting is not allowed, the DM watched me roll

 

[Greenfield]

I'm also new here at this site, so please excuse me if I seem ignorant. I seldom write out a character's planned development path from the beginning.

I'm not so troubled by the highly unlikely stats, but the "Large and In Charge" feat? Doesn't that require the creature in question to actually be, well, Large? As in, the size category, as spelled with the capital "L"?

As for the rest: You seem to play in a more power-centered game than I usually do, so I won't comment.

 

[Alexander123]

I seldom write out a character's planned development path from the beginning.

If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. -Author unknown.

 

[Dandu]

I'm also new here at this site, so please excuse me if I seem ignorant. I seldom write out a character's planned development path from the beginning.

3.5 is constructed in such a way that if you want to enter prestige classes or even take feat chains, you must plan it out in advance.

 

[kha7id7ea]

Couldn't agree more.


Thanks for the thoughts and criticisms,

Terry

 

[Empirate]

I guess he qualifies for Large and in Charge via the Enlarge Person spell. This is dodgy, but doesn't unbalance the game if the DM allows it. See, most of the time (whenever he's not large, i.e. Enlarge Person is not in effect atm), he doesn't qualify for the feat, so he loses its benefit. Whenever he happens to be large, he qualifies and gets the bennies. Many people do that with Flyby Attack, for example.