Roderick_BR
2008-07-04, 08:20 AM
Ok, I'm still plowing through the books, when work and family allows, so I'm not fully keen on how character creation works. By what I understood:
You have 2 at-wills, that you can spam as much as you want (with minor limits, like the healing ones)
You can learn a number of encounter powers, but can still use only one each encounter.
You can learn a number of daily power, but can only use one each day.
You can learn a number of utility powers (utility powers at every even level, and attacks ever odd level), and can use it ??? times each ???
You get 1 feat every 2 levels.
Add racial bonuses to powers and/or feats.
Ok. That's what I get thus far.
What I need, is a viable build for a 5th level dragonborn fighter, and good tactics to use it.
The stats are more or less like this: +4 modifier for Strength and Dexterity, +3 modifier for Constitution, +1 modifier to the other scores. I'm assuming the player already used the bonus from high level. He used his feats to enhance his dragon breath power. As weapons, he uses some sort of hammer, a "chain", as he called it (I'm assuming the spiked chain), and a shield (I guess, because he said he got Tide of Iron).
He got, as I said, Tide of Iron, his dragon breath, and I don't know what others poers he got.
I apologise for so little information, but I'm helping out a friend, and he didn't had all the specs at the top of his head.
The party: Another dragonborn fighter that uses a greataxe, a dwarven warlord, a half-elf paladin.
The problem: The guy I'm helping is a kid that is kind of a noob, but he's shown to be willing to play the game and learn the rules. While in the past we made fun of his barbarian's suicidal tactics, I think it's time we move on and teach the boy. Thing is, he said his brother (the paladin) and the others STILL make fun of him, and often says his character will die, and generally mess with him, like telling him to attack first to get killed, not getting helped by his allies and even being hit by AoE splashs because the others doesn't bother with avoiding hitting him.
This is one case where I usually talk to the guys and we settle things out. But since it is the 2nd time it happened (in the first time they got scolded by the kid's mother), AND I want the kid to learn how to play the game, I need help to make an effective character, AND hints on how to use his powers in battle.
Broken builds are welcome. The kids need their lesson, and I want to be there to see. And I want to do it by showing how a person can learn how to do things, if people can help him to learn. I don't want to one-up them, just make the kid be a good addition to the party.
I'm thinking about entering the game myself (I know they won't refuse me), and I'm thinking about either playing a cleric, to help buffing the kid (since the warlord isen't) or make a warlock or wizard, and benefit from the kid's defense. Maybe a halfling.
Ironically enough, in the same day he told me about it, I played an online game, and joined a party as the tank, and found out how effective it can be to be part of an effective team (I don't play often, and don't play WoW, so it was still new to me)
So, I'm here asking for help to the Playgroundians. Effective tactics for a dragonborn fighter. He has no specific weapon feats, and his powers are not weapon specific, so he can use most any weapon without much problem. When going to 6th level, he may retrain something.
Also, a build for a halfling wizard, or halfling warlock, around 3rd level. Since most of the others playes aren't helping him, I need a build that synergises well with his character.
Thanks in advance.
You have 2 at-wills, that you can spam as much as you want (with minor limits, like the healing ones)
You can learn a number of encounter powers, but can still use only one each encounter.
You can learn a number of daily power, but can only use one each day.
You can learn a number of utility powers (utility powers at every even level, and attacks ever odd level), and can use it ??? times each ???
You get 1 feat every 2 levels.
Add racial bonuses to powers and/or feats.
Ok. That's what I get thus far.
What I need, is a viable build for a 5th level dragonborn fighter, and good tactics to use it.
The stats are more or less like this: +4 modifier for Strength and Dexterity, +3 modifier for Constitution, +1 modifier to the other scores. I'm assuming the player already used the bonus from high level. He used his feats to enhance his dragon breath power. As weapons, he uses some sort of hammer, a "chain", as he called it (I'm assuming the spiked chain), and a shield (I guess, because he said he got Tide of Iron).
He got, as I said, Tide of Iron, his dragon breath, and I don't know what others poers he got.
I apologise for so little information, but I'm helping out a friend, and he didn't had all the specs at the top of his head.
The party: Another dragonborn fighter that uses a greataxe, a dwarven warlord, a half-elf paladin.
The problem: The guy I'm helping is a kid that is kind of a noob, but he's shown to be willing to play the game and learn the rules. While in the past we made fun of his barbarian's suicidal tactics, I think it's time we move on and teach the boy. Thing is, he said his brother (the paladin) and the others STILL make fun of him, and often says his character will die, and generally mess with him, like telling him to attack first to get killed, not getting helped by his allies and even being hit by AoE splashs because the others doesn't bother with avoiding hitting him.
This is one case where I usually talk to the guys and we settle things out. But since it is the 2nd time it happened (in the first time they got scolded by the kid's mother), AND I want the kid to learn how to play the game, I need help to make an effective character, AND hints on how to use his powers in battle.
Broken builds are welcome. The kids need their lesson, and I want to be there to see. And I want to do it by showing how a person can learn how to do things, if people can help him to learn. I don't want to one-up them, just make the kid be a good addition to the party.
I'm thinking about entering the game myself (I know they won't refuse me), and I'm thinking about either playing a cleric, to help buffing the kid (since the warlord isen't) or make a warlock or wizard, and benefit from the kid's defense. Maybe a halfling.
Ironically enough, in the same day he told me about it, I played an online game, and joined a party as the tank, and found out how effective it can be to be part of an effective team (I don't play often, and don't play WoW, so it was still new to me)
So, I'm here asking for help to the Playgroundians. Effective tactics for a dragonborn fighter. He has no specific weapon feats, and his powers are not weapon specific, so he can use most any weapon without much problem. When going to 6th level, he may retrain something.
Also, a build for a halfling wizard, or halfling warlock, around 3rd level. Since most of the others playes aren't helping him, I need a build that synergises well with his character.
Thanks in advance.