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    Colossus in the Playground
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    Default Re: [3.5] Hulking Out (Optimization Challenge)

    Wizard 17/Barbarian 1/Frenzied Berserker 1/Warshaper 1 with Practiced Spellcaster and Reckless Rage (rest of the feats are up to the user). Shapechange into Pit Fiend, base 37 Str (+4 Warshaper). Alter Self to generic Medium Outsider; stats remain as they are. Wish to replicate Giant Size, +32 Str for total of 73. +6 Enhancement, 79. Use 5 Wishes or have inherents or whatever, 84. Cast Rage on yourself, +2 Morale. Hulk out (Reckless Raging Rage, Frenzy for +12), 98.

    Draconic Polymorph may be able to outperform Shapechange; not in the mood to run numbers right now. And I'm sure you could come up with +2 more somehow to hit 100.


    EDIT: And if that Wishing losing XP hurts you, you could do the same with a Cleric with Animal-domain instead; Miracle to replicate lower level spells costs none. Would probably make more sense with the Angry half anyways.

    EDIT#2: Doh, Reckless Rage isn't CWar. Well, whatever. -2 then, so only 96. Or if you Shapechange into Outsider and then Draconic Polymorph into Pit Fiend (again!) and get +8 Str. So 104.

    EDIT#3: And yeah, Cleric will mostly be casting Miracles since much of that stuff isn't on his list but hey, that's why Clerics get the spell in the first place! Also, Draconic 104 Str isn't nearly as sustainable as the 96 since 96 lasts for 10 min/level (or about 7 hours with Greater Rod of Extend) outside the Giant Size/Raging part while Draconic has a buff in the middle that's round/level.
    Last edited by Eldariel; 2010-10-17 at 07:46 AM.
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