Since I haven't posted in this thread for awhile... a treat for you Lich lovers.

A shifter of great power (who excels in risen lord form)

This is different than the standard "monk" shifter; instead it takes advantage of the Weapon Master's ability to take more than one weapon of choice.

Human Druid 7 / Shifter 11 / Weapon Master 22 (i really wanted to Druid 7 / Shifter 17 / Weapon Master 16 and do longsword + scythe as an elf, but I was short one feat no matter how hard I tried. I could sacrifice 4 attacks per round for it... but would it be worth it? How often would I prefer to use advanced drow over risen lord? Not often enough to make it useful.)

SKILLS: Tumble (cross-skill), Spot (shifter/WM), Spellcraft (druid, up to 22 (you'll have to cross skill some of it)), Concentration (druid/shifter, up to 28), Discipline (WM), Hide (shifter, up to 28), Move Silently (cross-skill). You will have skills left over.

STR 14
DEX 14
CON 14
WIS 14
INT 14
CHA 8

(dex is the only stat that doesn't change in risen lord form, so raise that primarily)

Level 1 - Druid (Dodge, Expertise)
Level 2 - Druid
Level 3 - Druid (Alertness)
Level 4 - Druid (DEX up, 15)
Level 5 - Druid (Wild Shape!)
Level 6 - Shifter (Mobility)
Level 7 - Shifter
Level 8 - Shifter (DEX up, 16)
Level 9 - Shifter (Spring Attack)
Level 10 - Shifter
Level 11 - Shifter
Level 12 - Shifter (Whirlwind Attack, DEX up, 17)
Level 13 - Shifter
Level 14 - Druid
Level 15 - Druid (Weapon Focus: Scimitar)
Level 16 - Weapon Master (DEX up, 18)
Level 17 - Weapon Master
Level 18 - Weapon Master (weapon proficiency: exotic)
Level 19 - Weapon Master
Level 20 - Weapon Master (DEX up, 19)
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Level 21 - Weapon Master (weapon focus: scythe)
Level 22 - Shifter
Level 23 - Shifter
Level 24 - Shifter (Undead Shape, DEX up, 20)
Level 25 - Weapon Master
Level 26 - Weapon Master
Level 27 - Weapon Master (Knockdown)
Level 28 - Weapon Master (DEX up, 21)
Level 29 - Weapon Master
Level 30 - Weapon Master (Improved Knockdown)
Level 31 - Weapon Master * (Weapon of Choice: Scythe)
Level 32 - Weapon Master (DEX up, 22)
Level 33 - Weapon Master (Improved Critical: Scythe)
Level 34 - Weapon Master * (Epic Weapon Focus: Scythe)
Level 35 - Weapon Master
Level 36 - Weapon Master (Blind-Fight, DEX up, 23)
Level 37 - Weapon Master * (Epic Armor Skin)
Level 38 - Weapon Master
Level 39 - Weapon Master (Epic Energy Resistance: Fire or Acid, you choose.)
Level 40 - Weapon Master * (Epic Prowess, DEX up, 24)
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So as you can see, this build is a power house with 50% reduction against piercing and slashing weapons, spell resistance of 20, all undead immunities, a natural +5 scythe (so use a scythe that has good item properties) and can use a chaos shield with his scythe. The disadvantage is lower AC than normal builds (only caps out around 55 or so with the right spells) but makes up for it with immunities, damage reduction, heavy BAB and damage, a whole lot of HP, and chaos shield.

Disadvantages: Just as fast/slow as normal people, slightly lower AC than normal people (and wisdom shifters), no dev crit (but cannot be dev critted), slow to develop (level 31), not as good in other forms (unlike wisdom shifters who can use construct forms and such), only get up to undead shape, is vulnerable to undead-only attacks (such as sun burst, searing light vs undead).

Advantages: Can use many of the shapes semi-effectively (though of course specializes in risen lord), has item/weapon/armor merging ability, high BAB, high damage, high HP, immunities, etc.

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Edited By Cinnabar Din on 02/27/08 17:00

Just Curious What level do you get the Risen Lord Shift? Risen Lord is one of the Undead Shapes, taken at level 24. The risen lord wm is really a great combo, but as mentionned earlier, his ac is really low. Then, imo, it can be more efficient to get some Dr with the risen lord immunites.

I dont want to highjack this thread as anyway, this is a similar build, but with a slight variation on it. As good in offense, but better in defense with the 3 epic dr feats :

CLASSES:
- druid (8)
- Shifter(10)
- Weapon Master (22)

ABILITIES:
Str: 12
Dex: 18
Con: 22
Int: 14
Wis: 14
Cha: 08

STARTING ABILITIES:
Str: 12
Dex: 16
Con: 12
Int: 14
Wis: 14
Cha: 08

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Level 1 - druid - Dodge- Expertise
Level 2 - druid
Level 3 - druid - Alertness
Level 4 - druid +1Dex
Level 5 - druid
Level 6 - Shifter - Weapon Focus: Scimitar
Level 7 - Shifter
Level 8 - Shifter +1Dex
Level 9 - Shifter - Mobility
Level 10 - Shifter
Level 11 - Shifter
Level 12 - Shifter +1Con - Spring Attack
Level 13 - Shifter
Level 14 - druid
Level 15 - Shifter - Whirlwind Attack
Level 16 - Weapon Master +1Con - Weapon of choice Scimitar
Level 17 - Weapon Master
Level 18 - Weapon Master - weapon proficiency: exotic
Level 19 - Weapon Master
Level 20 - Weapon Master
Level 21 - Weapon Master - weapon focus: scythe
Level 22 - Weapon Master
Level 23 - Weapon Master
Level 24 - Shifter +1 Con - Undead Shape
Level 25 - Weapon Master
Level 26 - Weapon Master
Level 27 - Weapon Master - Improved Critical: Scythe
Level 28 - Weapon Master +1Con
Level 29 - Weapon Master - Weapon of choice scythe- Greater Con I
Level 31 - Weapon Master
Level 32 - Weapon Master +1Con - Epic Prowess
Level 33 - Weapon Master - Greater Con II
Level 34 - Weapon Master
Level 35 - Weapon Master - Epic Armor Skin
Level 36 - Weapon Master +1Con - Epic DR I
Level 37 - Weapon Master
Level 38 - Weapon Master - Epic DR II
Level 39 - druid - Epic DR III
Level 40 - druid +1Con

Edited By Anglashell on 05/13/07 09:13

Anglashell,

I dont see EWF: Scythe on your build and it also loses the 4th attack per round. Should probably drop a Great Con feat and pick up EWF. And go 7 Druid/8 Shifter/5 WM pre-epic to keep the 4th attack per round. Bilbo's build:

Replace lvl 22 or 23 shifter with a Druid level.

You only need 10 shifter levels to get Risen. Having 11 in this build adds nothing. Take an 8th Druid level instead and you get 2 more spells and a little more duration.