NeoSeraphi
2012-02-19, 01:49 PM
So I was thinking about this, and I came up with a weird idea (sort of inspired by this thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233407)).
Using gestalt, how many sources of bonus damage could you stack? If you were a rogue/scout//duskblade/crusader, you could cast swift invisibility, then move 30 feet, and attack an enemy with your Divine Surge or some other damaging strike, using your Smite class feature to add your crusader level to damage, channeling vampiric touch, and Sneak Attack/Skirmishing (especially if you took the Swift Ambusher feat).
The best part is that unlike spells/skirmish/sneak attack, most strike maneuvers don't scale with your initiator level so you can just dip crusader, pick a few higher level maneuvers, then go right back to duskblade, with a Practiced Spellcaster feat to make up for the difference.
Are there any other sources I'm missing? (Ignoring Sudden Strike here, since Sneak Attack is just like it except Swift Ambusher doesn't stack scout/ninja levels)
Using gestalt, how many sources of bonus damage could you stack? If you were a rogue/scout//duskblade/crusader, you could cast swift invisibility, then move 30 feet, and attack an enemy with your Divine Surge or some other damaging strike, using your Smite class feature to add your crusader level to damage, channeling vampiric touch, and Sneak Attack/Skirmishing (especially if you took the Swift Ambusher feat).
The best part is that unlike spells/skirmish/sneak attack, most strike maneuvers don't scale with your initiator level so you can just dip crusader, pick a few higher level maneuvers, then go right back to duskblade, with a Practiced Spellcaster feat to make up for the difference.
Are there any other sources I'm missing? (Ignoring Sudden Strike here, since Sneak Attack is just like it except Swift Ambusher doesn't stack scout/ninja levels)