Exile
2007-04-11, 12:43 PM
I've been working on a high AC melee build and I'd like some input. As a background my character is a Snow Elf (from Frostburn), dex 17, str 18, with a house ruled bonus exotic weapon proficiency in Great Scimitar (from Sandstorm) as my DM agrees that Eberron Elves favor scimitars over rapier based weapons like the Courtblade.
We started out at level 1, and I've since hit fighter level 4 in only a couple of sessions (DM ruled only core books with limited exceptions for first few levels, no Tome of Battle stuff). My original thought was to progress until level 6 as fighter, take a dip in exotic weapon master at level 7 for uncanny blow, and then take five levels of Citadel Elite from the Eberron supplement Sharn City of Towers.
However since the outset of the adventure I’ve gotten a copy of Complete Mage and discovered the Abjurant Champion. Now I’m wondering if I can fit in one level of Wizard (favored class for Snow Elf) and 5 levels of Abjurant Champion somewhere.
If this build were to go to 20 (expect 8 levels of fighter when all is said and done), which I know is a long way in the future, the character would have a BAB of 19, and a functional AC of 38 before factoring in magical items.
(For the curious, the AC breakdown is base 10, dex 3, Citadel Elite 5, Improved Greater Mage Armor 11, Improved Shield 9.)
Not to mention the character would have the spell selection of a level 6 mage with an effective casting level of 19, and decent Fort and Will saves to boot.
So my questions to all you build optimizers out there:
What order would you take Fighter 8, Wizard 1, Exotic Weapon Master 1, Abjurant Champion 5, and Citadel Elite 5 in to be most efficient at all levels?
Can you think of any feats that would make this even better? (I’m thinking Elusive Target chain…)
Did I make any glaring errors or set upon a build that’s not really as practical as it appears to me?
Thanks guys,
Exile
We started out at level 1, and I've since hit fighter level 4 in only a couple of sessions (DM ruled only core books with limited exceptions for first few levels, no Tome of Battle stuff). My original thought was to progress until level 6 as fighter, take a dip in exotic weapon master at level 7 for uncanny blow, and then take five levels of Citadel Elite from the Eberron supplement Sharn City of Towers.
However since the outset of the adventure I’ve gotten a copy of Complete Mage and discovered the Abjurant Champion. Now I’m wondering if I can fit in one level of Wizard (favored class for Snow Elf) and 5 levels of Abjurant Champion somewhere.
If this build were to go to 20 (expect 8 levels of fighter when all is said and done), which I know is a long way in the future, the character would have a BAB of 19, and a functional AC of 38 before factoring in magical items.
(For the curious, the AC breakdown is base 10, dex 3, Citadel Elite 5, Improved Greater Mage Armor 11, Improved Shield 9.)
Not to mention the character would have the spell selection of a level 6 mage with an effective casting level of 19, and decent Fort and Will saves to boot.
So my questions to all you build optimizers out there:
What order would you take Fighter 8, Wizard 1, Exotic Weapon Master 1, Abjurant Champion 5, and Citadel Elite 5 in to be most efficient at all levels?
Can you think of any feats that would make this even better? (I’m thinking Elusive Target chain…)
Did I make any glaring errors or set upon a build that’s not really as practical as it appears to me?
Thanks guys,
Exile