Artificer Gish

[Angry Bob]

For a backup character.

What's the best way to make a gish out of an artificer? What's a good stat distribution on 36 points? Prestige classes(Is renegade mastermaker any good?)?

Can such a character be made to pull his weight in a party that already has a barbarian and a warblade?

All official 3.5 material is permitted. Psionics are discouraged but not forbidden.

[Bayar]

You could try to play a Meleeficer. Read the Artificer Handbook section about them: http://brilliantgameologists.com/boa...1&topic=5929.0

Renegade Mastermaker...not really worth it. Play a warforged instead and roleplay him as a level 10 renegade mastermaker. No difference whatsoever.

Remember that artificers dont generally multiclass unless they get spell lists out of it and only for 1 level (so they wont have to roll UMD checks to activate the items with those spells on it). Thus, you should play a straight artificer focusing on bolstering his melee prowess.

Attune Magic Weapon is a must for this type of character. It is like weapon focus and half a weapon specialisation for any magical weapon you weild. And it stacks with wep focus/specialisation.

As for stats: go with a 16 in STR, a 12 in DEX, a 14 CON, a 14 in INT, 14 WIS and 12 CHA. You can dump WIS if you dont want to focus on casting divine spells reliably from items.

[Eldariel]

Metamagic Item-infusion combined with Persistent Spell and various Wands (Eternal and otherwise as applicable) is the heart and soul of Meleeificer; then you are ClericandWizardandDruidzilla with tons of insane spells on you and yeah. Of course, buff Infusions too. But Metamagic Item gets you Divine Power and the like.

[WoodenSword]

For a backup character.

What's the best way to make a gish out of an artificer? What's a good stat distribution on 36 points? Prestige classes(Is renegade mastermaker any good?)?

Can such a character be made to pull his weight in a party that already has a barbarian and a warblade?

All official 3.5 material is permitted. Psionics are discouraged but not forbidden.

Renegade Mastermaker's great...If you are a moron and don't use Warforged or Warforged Scout

However, I say take Swashbuckler

[Greenish]

Renegade Mastermaker's great...If you are a moron and don't use Warforged or Warforged Scout

Renegade Mastermaker isn't great for any race. While warforged artificer has great flavour, I wouldn't declare them the best race for the job. Warforged scouts just suck.

[Bayar]

Renegade Mastermaker isn't great for any race. While warforged artificer has great flavour, I wouldn't declare them the best race for the job. Warforged scouts just suck.

He wwas reffering to the fact that you get everything you need from renegade mastermaker by being a warforged or a warforged scout. Warforged dont qualify for Renegade Mastermaker by not being living beings, but being living constructs.

[Greenish]

He wwas reffering to the fact that you get everything you need from renegade mastermaker by being a warforged or a warforged scout.

Yes, I know. He was also saying that if you aren't warforged, Renegade Mastermaker is a great class, which is what I objected to.

[Pluto]

Before level 7:
Attune Personal Weapon infusion + Bane enhancement.
Add default Cleric/Wizard/Ranger/Paladin/Bard buffs via Spell Storing Item.
If you have Wands that can be persisted (Swift Haste, Swift Fly, Wraithstrike, Divine Power, whatever), start persisting.

At and beyond level 7:
Make wands of spells that can be persisted [from any list in the game]. Persist them. Smash everything.