alteil
2021-11-10, 12:43 PM
Hello, i'm about to start a new campaign and decided to play the BFS/lockdown guy for the party. I'm mainly Looking for some Opinions on my planned choices, some help with feats/Maneuvers or pointers for something i might have missed.
some Background Info:
My co-players are relatively new playing a Duskblade and Bard respectively, i wanted something that makes their life easier and this is what i found in my research.
No Flaws
Max 3 classes on a single character
No nightstick stacking
( I'm aware Cleric bases are stronger but given the limitations and me having played several clerics before i wanted something else)
I'm also Playing the Enforcer Paladin Variant class, largely irrelevant but it does give Intimidate as a class skill so makes getting the required ranks easier.
We begin at lv 4 and I got lucky with my rolled stats:
Race: Illumian (to help with MAD and keeping WIS at a minimum)
18/13/15/13/13/17 are my rolled stats with a floating +1 to spend on something from being level 4, putting 1 in each of dex/con/char and the rest into STR as i level.
Due to being Illumian and lack of flaws my feat choices are Limited thus im thinking of going budget lockdown, my planned build is: Pal 4/ Crus 1/ RKV 10/ Pal 2/ Crus 4
Planned Feats
1 Combat Reflexes
3 Stand Still
6 Extra Granted Maneuver
9 Power Attack
12 Battle Blessing
15 Robilar's Gambit
18 Defensive Sweep or extra turning
Maneuvers:
Level 5: Leading The Attack ,Charging Minotaur, Douse The Flame, Mountain Hammer , Crusader's Strike or Foe Hammer
(leaning towards Crusader's Strike because i wont be getting any other healing maneuvers for a while and PA should prove enough dmg but still unsure.)
lv 7: White Raven Tactics
lv 9: Defensive Rebuke or Covering Strike/ Revitalizing Strike (leaning towers Rebuke, suggestions?)
lv 11: Shadow Stride
lv 13: Rallying Strike or Irresistible Mountain Strike / Order Forged from Chaos (Most likely Rallying strike)
lv 15: Clarion Call or Swarming Attack (or anything from the level 9/11/13 rows)
lv 19: White Raven Hammer
lv 20: Swap something for Righteous Vitality
Stances:
Level 5: Iron Guard's Glare
Level 6: Child of Shadow (Idk nothing seems that good, this is only used outside of combat as its nice for ambushes/ anything that goes before me in the first round)
Level 11: Thicket of Blades
level 18: Immortal Fortitude or Aura of Perfect Order ( Perfect order is mostly for out of combat whereas Immortal fortitude is for when/ if it gets dangerous, suggestions?
Ill appreciate any input/suggestions and thanks in Advance.
some Background Info:
My co-players are relatively new playing a Duskblade and Bard respectively, i wanted something that makes their life easier and this is what i found in my research.
No Flaws
Max 3 classes on a single character
No nightstick stacking
( I'm aware Cleric bases are stronger but given the limitations and me having played several clerics before i wanted something else)
I'm also Playing the Enforcer Paladin Variant class, largely irrelevant but it does give Intimidate as a class skill so makes getting the required ranks easier.
We begin at lv 4 and I got lucky with my rolled stats:
Race: Illumian (to help with MAD and keeping WIS at a minimum)
18/13/15/13/13/17 are my rolled stats with a floating +1 to spend on something from being level 4, putting 1 in each of dex/con/char and the rest into STR as i level.
Due to being Illumian and lack of flaws my feat choices are Limited thus im thinking of going budget lockdown, my planned build is: Pal 4/ Crus 1/ RKV 10/ Pal 2/ Crus 4
Planned Feats
1 Combat Reflexes
3 Stand Still
6 Extra Granted Maneuver
9 Power Attack
12 Battle Blessing
15 Robilar's Gambit
18 Defensive Sweep or extra turning
Maneuvers:
Level 5: Leading The Attack ,Charging Minotaur, Douse The Flame, Mountain Hammer , Crusader's Strike or Foe Hammer
(leaning towards Crusader's Strike because i wont be getting any other healing maneuvers for a while and PA should prove enough dmg but still unsure.)
lv 7: White Raven Tactics
lv 9: Defensive Rebuke or Covering Strike/ Revitalizing Strike (leaning towers Rebuke, suggestions?)
lv 11: Shadow Stride
lv 13: Rallying Strike or Irresistible Mountain Strike / Order Forged from Chaos (Most likely Rallying strike)
lv 15: Clarion Call or Swarming Attack (or anything from the level 9/11/13 rows)
lv 19: White Raven Hammer
lv 20: Swap something for Righteous Vitality
Stances:
Level 5: Iron Guard's Glare
Level 6: Child of Shadow (Idk nothing seems that good, this is only used outside of combat as its nice for ambushes/ anything that goes before me in the first round)
Level 11: Thicket of Blades
level 18: Immortal Fortitude or Aura of Perfect Order ( Perfect order is mostly for out of combat whereas Immortal fortitude is for when/ if it gets dangerous, suggestions?
Ill appreciate any input/suggestions and thanks in Advance.