ghost_warlock
2010-04-05, 06:02 PM
This Wednesday I'll be participating in a local group's trek through the World's Largest Dungeon module. I was invited to the game by a co-worker and it's the first time I'll have met/played with this group. I know next to nothing about the party composition other than that my co-worker is playing a 2nd-level elven cleric/wizard headed for mystic theurge (whatever floats his boat, I guess).
I've been told that the DM is fairly relaxed on character options, allowing pretty much anything from 3.5 D&D with the Wizards logo, or from Dragon Magazine.
Not knowing much about the group composition, I've decided to make a sword & board tanking/gish character falling somewhere around tier-3 power-wise. Of course, I want to utilize a couple of my favorite sourcebooks in the process - XPH & ToB. :smallbiggrin: So, I'm making a LG elan warblade/psion (non-gestalt). I never expect the campaign to run all the way to 20th level so I'm completely unconcerned with missing out on Stance Mastery. The character will begin play at 2nd level. Though there won't be any starting magic items, I can have pretty much whatever mundane starting gear I want (within reason - no exotic weapons/armor/materials).
I've combed through a couple other threads around here for ideas and I think I have something decent for a final build - I just need to fill in a couple gaps in my feat list and maybe make a couple tweaks. :smallsmile:
Stats:
Str 18 Dex 10
Con 13 Int 14
Wis 12 Cha 6
(Leveling stat bonuses will go to Str)
Flaws: Code of Arms, Honorable Challenge
Build:
1: Warblade
2: Psion (egoist)
3: Warblade
4: Psion (egoist)
5-7: Warblade
8-10: Psion (egoist)
11-20: Warblade
[Warblade 15/Psion 5]
Feats:
1: Enhanced Elan Resilience, (B)Vital Recovery, (B)Shield Specialization
2: (B)Practiced Manifester
3: Shield Ward
6: Psionic Weapon
7: (B)Ironheart Aura
9: Stormguard Warrior
10: (B)Expanded Knowledge
12: Instant Clarity
14: (B)Combat Reflexes
15: Robilar's Gambit
18: Greater Psionic Weapon, (B)Improved Initiative
Maneuvers:
1: Leading the Attack, Sapphire Nightmare Blade, Steel Wind
3: Steely Strike
5: Emerald Razor
6: swap Steely Strike for Ironheart Surge
7: White Raven Tactics
11: swap Sapphire Nightmare Blade for Ruby Nightmare Blade
12: Disrupting Blow
14: Manticore Parry
15: swap Emerald Razor for Greater Insightful Strike
16: Avalanche of Blades
17: swap Steel Wind for Scything Blade
18: Adamantine Hurricane
19: swap Ruby Nightmare Blade for Diamond Nightmare Blade
20: Time Stands Still
Stances:
1: Stance of Clarity
6: Absolute Steel
15: Dancing Blade Form
Powers:
2: Offensive Prescience, Synchronicity, Vigor
4: Energy Ray, Skate
8: Animal Affinity, Crystalstorm
9: Concealing Amorpha, Damp Power
10: Hustle, Touchsight, (ExpKno)Psionic Lion's Charge
I've been told that the DM is fairly relaxed on character options, allowing pretty much anything from 3.5 D&D with the Wizards logo, or from Dragon Magazine.
Not knowing much about the group composition, I've decided to make a sword & board tanking/gish character falling somewhere around tier-3 power-wise. Of course, I want to utilize a couple of my favorite sourcebooks in the process - XPH & ToB. :smallbiggrin: So, I'm making a LG elan warblade/psion (non-gestalt). I never expect the campaign to run all the way to 20th level so I'm completely unconcerned with missing out on Stance Mastery. The character will begin play at 2nd level. Though there won't be any starting magic items, I can have pretty much whatever mundane starting gear I want (within reason - no exotic weapons/armor/materials).
I've combed through a couple other threads around here for ideas and I think I have something decent for a final build - I just need to fill in a couple gaps in my feat list and maybe make a couple tweaks. :smallsmile:
Stats:
Str 18 Dex 10
Con 13 Int 14
Wis 12 Cha 6
(Leveling stat bonuses will go to Str)
Flaws: Code of Arms, Honorable Challenge
Build:
1: Warblade
2: Psion (egoist)
3: Warblade
4: Psion (egoist)
5-7: Warblade
8-10: Psion (egoist)
11-20: Warblade
[Warblade 15/Psion 5]
Feats:
1: Enhanced Elan Resilience, (B)Vital Recovery, (B)Shield Specialization
2: (B)Practiced Manifester
3: Shield Ward
6: Psionic Weapon
7: (B)Ironheart Aura
9: Stormguard Warrior
10: (B)Expanded Knowledge
12: Instant Clarity
14: (B)Combat Reflexes
15: Robilar's Gambit
18: Greater Psionic Weapon, (B)Improved Initiative
Maneuvers:
1: Leading the Attack, Sapphire Nightmare Blade, Steel Wind
3: Steely Strike
5: Emerald Razor
6: swap Steely Strike for Ironheart Surge
7: White Raven Tactics
11: swap Sapphire Nightmare Blade for Ruby Nightmare Blade
12: Disrupting Blow
14: Manticore Parry
15: swap Emerald Razor for Greater Insightful Strike
16: Avalanche of Blades
17: swap Steel Wind for Scything Blade
18: Adamantine Hurricane
19: swap Ruby Nightmare Blade for Diamond Nightmare Blade
20: Time Stands Still
Stances:
1: Stance of Clarity
6: Absolute Steel
15: Dancing Blade Form
Powers:
2: Offensive Prescience, Synchronicity, Vigor
4: Energy Ray, Skate
8: Animal Affinity, Crystalstorm
9: Concealing Amorpha, Damp Power
10: Hustle, Touchsight, (ExpKno)Psionic Lion's Charge