Firechanter
2013-08-19, 02:38 AM
I've got a Warblade there who's pretty good already, being primary melee / damage dealer and having some melee support tricks up the sleeve.
As we play with PF feat progression (1 every odd level), the build matured relatively quickly, and now I have some more feats to allocate, starting at level 13. I want to keep him single-classed all the way to 20, to enjoy the benefits of Dual Stance.
So far he has the following feats:
EWP (using Meteor Hammer, blunt version of Spiked Chain; Human Bonus feat)
Power Attack
Improved Bull Rush
Adaptive Style
Shock Trooper
Leap Attack
Stand Still
Combat Reflexes (Warblade Bonus feat)
Improved Initiative (Warblade Bonus feat)
And the following maneuvers:
Moment of Perfect Mind
Emerald Razor
Wall of Blades
White Raven Tactics
Iron Heart Surge [Saph's fix]
Mithral Tornado
Pouncing Charge
Dancing Mongoose
Order Forged From Chaos
[and Mountain Hammer from an item]
I already got the rest of the maneuvers planned through:
Greater Insightful Strike
White Raven Hammer
Raging Mongoose
Time Stands Still
War Master's Charge
SoPC
and his stances are:
Leading the Charge
Leaping Dragon Stance [fixed Stance progression]
Dancing Blade Form
and planned for 15: Stance of Alacrity
I made this build specifically to include as many Gold and Cyan maneuver picks as possible, as per the Warblade Handbook; however a small number of picks are just to fill prerequisites for higher maneuvers of a discipline.
So as you can see, this guy is primarily a Charger, and can knock pretty much everything out of its socks with the Shock Trooper/Leap Attack/Pouncing Charge/Dancing Mongoose combo; especially when Hasted. Raging Mongoose will further increase damage potential, so there's little to ask for in that department.
He doesn't have any Ranged attack, but since he has decent movement, can jump over most obstacles and has 20ft Reach on his turn (in Iron Heart stance), he's rarely useless.
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So, back to the question: with what feats should I proceed?
So for the record, for levels 13+ I have 4 more character feats, plus 2 more bonus feats. I was thinking maybe pick up some Martial Study and Martial Stance feats. The interesting candidates there being Shadow Hand (especially Shadow Blink), or maybe some Devoted Spirit stuff.
Or something else entirely?
Keen to hear your suggestions. =)
As we play with PF feat progression (1 every odd level), the build matured relatively quickly, and now I have some more feats to allocate, starting at level 13. I want to keep him single-classed all the way to 20, to enjoy the benefits of Dual Stance.
So far he has the following feats:
EWP (using Meteor Hammer, blunt version of Spiked Chain; Human Bonus feat)
Power Attack
Improved Bull Rush
Adaptive Style
Shock Trooper
Leap Attack
Stand Still
Combat Reflexes (Warblade Bonus feat)
Improved Initiative (Warblade Bonus feat)
And the following maneuvers:
Moment of Perfect Mind
Emerald Razor
Wall of Blades
White Raven Tactics
Iron Heart Surge [Saph's fix]
Mithral Tornado
Pouncing Charge
Dancing Mongoose
Order Forged From Chaos
[and Mountain Hammer from an item]
I already got the rest of the maneuvers planned through:
Greater Insightful Strike
White Raven Hammer
Raging Mongoose
Time Stands Still
War Master's Charge
SoPC
and his stances are:
Leading the Charge
Leaping Dragon Stance [fixed Stance progression]
Dancing Blade Form
and planned for 15: Stance of Alacrity
I made this build specifically to include as many Gold and Cyan maneuver picks as possible, as per the Warblade Handbook; however a small number of picks are just to fill prerequisites for higher maneuvers of a discipline.
So as you can see, this guy is primarily a Charger, and can knock pretty much everything out of its socks with the Shock Trooper/Leap Attack/Pouncing Charge/Dancing Mongoose combo; especially when Hasted. Raging Mongoose will further increase damage potential, so there's little to ask for in that department.
He doesn't have any Ranged attack, but since he has decent movement, can jump over most obstacles and has 20ft Reach on his turn (in Iron Heart stance), he's rarely useless.
--
So, back to the question: with what feats should I proceed?
So for the record, for levels 13+ I have 4 more character feats, plus 2 more bonus feats. I was thinking maybe pick up some Martial Study and Martial Stance feats. The interesting candidates there being Shadow Hand (especially Shadow Blink), or maybe some Devoted Spirit stuff.
Or something else entirely?
Keen to hear your suggestions. =)