Fruchtfliege
2012-10-21, 05:23 AM
Hey all,
I am currently in the process of creating a new character, because my old one was too powerful for the crowd I'm playing with.
"The crowd" is very unoptimized and consists of a bararian (who never heard of shocktrooper, leap attack or pounce), a druid (who knows basically no game mechanics at all and is played like a tier 4 at best) and a sorcerer (who chooses his spells out of PHB I only and is about to take a PrC that doesn't increase caster levels).
This is why I chose the skill monkey role with a bit of healing flavour.
My build so far is Factotum 3/Cloistered Cleric 1
(With knowledge devotion and Improved initiative through CC and 1*Font of Inspiration, Weapon finesse, Obtain familiar [Raven] as my feats)
Stats are (28 point buy):
Str: 10; Dex: 14; Con: 14; Int: 15 [-> 16 lvl 4]; Wis: 12; Cha: 10
Now in combat this means damage through criticals and Knowledge Devotion, which is weak but okay.
Iaijutsu focus is nothing that belongs in 3.5 in my oppionion and my DM sees it the same was.
So this is why I am worried about damage at higher levels.
Right now one option would be either multiclassing into a ToB class, which I'd like to avoid. My last three characters were all ToB and I'd like to take factotum all the way.
Another option, and the one I am leaning towards right now, would be taking improved familiar at level 9 and chosing an Earth Mephit, giving him leather armor and some big two handed weapon for additional fighting power.
Do you guys think this would be a viable option?
P.S.: Regarding Familiars My DM has sanctioned that my familiar would gain the benefits of me leveling up and may even share spells with me even though they are spell like abilities.
I am currently in the process of creating a new character, because my old one was too powerful for the crowd I'm playing with.
"The crowd" is very unoptimized and consists of a bararian (who never heard of shocktrooper, leap attack or pounce), a druid (who knows basically no game mechanics at all and is played like a tier 4 at best) and a sorcerer (who chooses his spells out of PHB I only and is about to take a PrC that doesn't increase caster levels).
This is why I chose the skill monkey role with a bit of healing flavour.
My build so far is Factotum 3/Cloistered Cleric 1
(With knowledge devotion and Improved initiative through CC and 1*Font of Inspiration, Weapon finesse, Obtain familiar [Raven] as my feats)
Stats are (28 point buy):
Str: 10; Dex: 14; Con: 14; Int: 15 [-> 16 lvl 4]; Wis: 12; Cha: 10
Now in combat this means damage through criticals and Knowledge Devotion, which is weak but okay.
Iaijutsu focus is nothing that belongs in 3.5 in my oppionion and my DM sees it the same was.
So this is why I am worried about damage at higher levels.
Right now one option would be either multiclassing into a ToB class, which I'd like to avoid. My last three characters were all ToB and I'd like to take factotum all the way.
Another option, and the one I am leaning towards right now, would be taking improved familiar at level 9 and chosing an Earth Mephit, giving him leather armor and some big two handed weapon for additional fighting power.
Do you guys think this would be a viable option?
P.S.: Regarding Familiars My DM has sanctioned that my familiar would gain the benefits of me leveling up and may even share spells with me even though they are spell like abilities.