NOTE: Update these skills as you can, putting them into Concentration and Spellcraft after level 9 Bard until the last Bard level at 40, then put the stored skill points into Discipline, Taunt, and Tumble.
NOTE: The Avatar absolutely MUST have the following skills ranks at the corresponding levels: Level 9: Lore 8 (For Dragon Disciple) Level 35: Spellcraft 34 (For Epic Spells)
VITALS~ Attack Bonus: 39/34/29 (With a mundane Greatsword equipped) Armor Class: 37 (completely naked; NO gear and NO spells) Hit Points: 422 Saving Throws: Fortitude 25, Reflex 20, Will 24 (+9 against spells from Spellcraft bonus) Special: Darkvision Immunity to Critical Hits Immunity to Fire Immunity to Hold Immunity to Paralysis Immunity to Sleep DC 19, 30' cone, 6d10 damage fire breath 1x day Summon Skeleton Chieftain 1x per day Summon Wraith 2x per day Summon Skeleton Blackguard 1x per day DC 24 Paralyzation Touch 6x per day DC 22 Death Touch 3x per day
NOTE: Curse Song will do the exact reverse against the enemy, effectively doubling the Bard Song effect if both it and Curse Song are used simultaneously.
STRATEGIES (PvM and PvP)~
This build is pretty straight forward: no other class stands a chance in hell of holding its own against the Avatar in melee. With an unhittable AC, 50% concealment from Improved Invisibility, 60/+20 Damage Resistance, Immunity to Critical Hits, Darkness+Ultravision, Find Traps, and Wounding Whispers, nothing can even fight *back.*
In return, with Bard Song, War Cry, +12 Strength Bonus from whatever items or buffs, Aid and Bless (from potions or a Scabbard of Bless), and a +5 Greatsword, this character will have an final Attack Bonus of about 56/51/46. He/she can still land a critical hit on a 15 (the assuming keen is on) against an AC 71 opponent. Add in Curse Song, a skill level 32 taunt, 2d6+23 *unbuffed* damage with a +5 greatsword, Great Cleave, and Overwhelming and Devastating Critical, there isn't much that can survive more than a few rounds against the Avatar.
Once the Avatar casts silence on him/herself, magic users are helpless once within the 30' spell radius. Most magic users are going to have horrible strength scores as well, so Balagorn's Horn can render them helpless just the same. With a Spellcraft skill of 45, Lesser Dispell can be used to counterspell any spells that manage to slip through. Improved Knockdown is really just overkill. Against Wizzy or Sorcy/Pale Masters with Immunity to Critical Hits and Epic Warding, the Avatar can just keep the caster under the Silence radius (recasting it as necessary) until Warding wears out and then the battle's pretty much over.
Let's see someone top this one .
Edited By Wildeyes on 03/18/04 00:26:35
Edited By Cinnabar Din on 02/27/08 02:28
i am using your build as a template but my server doesnt allow Dev Crits. I also chose to grab a few more Bard lvls as well ending at Bard 14/RDD 10/ PM 16
picked up Imp Power Attack for Dev Crit and only have Epic Warding and Epic Mage Armor for spells and Acid 5/-
+40/+35/+30 mundane GS AC at 35 naked
better bard song and spells instead of a few more AC and pet _________________ Demons are Forever!