I made a barbarian build that has all rages and couple other epic feats... Originally the name was The Thundering Barbarian, but Lockindal has already used that name. So I changed the name to "The Screaming Barbarian". The name sounds funny to me... so I am using it.
By level 7, you will have exceeded 100HP(Max 111HP). By level 13, you will have exceeded 200HP(Max 211HP). By level 18, you will have exceeded 300HP(Max 314HP). By level 23, you will have exceeded 400HP(Max 402HP). By level 29, you will have exceeded 500HP(Max 510HP). By level 35, you will have exceeded 600HP(Max 618HP). By level 40, you will have exceeded 700HP(Max 708HP).
===Symbols and meaning===
* You can change this to Human, the only thing that would be affected is the ability that you will have and you might lose certian feats. It is not bad thing, but will take longer to get what you need to get. But, the upside thing to taking the Human race is bonus feat at level 1.
**I didn't want to have a character that can't talk right... but if you don't care about that, then you would want to put either that 4 points into STR or CON, if not, into the DEX or INT(for more skill points) then.
*** Required if you want to get Weapon Spec at earliest oppuntity. It also enables you to get EWS early once you hit Epic levels.
**** Used for comparison between first level and the last level.
***** Can replace that feat with something else if the server does not allow that feat. Best to replace it with Epic Damage Reduction feat.
+ In addition to that, greataxe gives you 3 in critical range, but if you want to have higher damage range, switch that with Greatsword.
++ After this level, don't take Fighter class until you reach level 21, the reason for that is that you want to have minimum levels of fighter. And by taking fighter class at level 21, you will have bonus feat to select from.
+++ Last Fighter class selection.
++++ At this point, you will have 25 Intimidate skill points, stop putting skill points into that skill at that point. You only need 25 Intimidate for Terrifying Rage.
-Author's additional information-
If you wanted to get Weapon Specialization for exotic weapon, such as Scythe, it will require you to take more fighter levels, probably minimum of 8 levels. All seven have to be taken before the epic levels. Then the last one taken on 21st level.
This build is one of the build that can get all barbarian rages and can get devastating critical and couple of damage reduction plus the fighter's feat, Epic Weapon Specialization. All of those are epic feats.
Pretty niffy isn't it? Any feedback on this build?
Thank you in advance.
Anuis
Edited By Bromium on 02/28/08 19:38
Ahh information overload! Holy cow man, detailed or what. Cool build, but could you compress the lvling instructions to something more legible?
By level 7, you will have exceeded 100HP(Max 111HP). By level 13, you will have exceeded 200HP(Max 211HP). By level 18, you will have exceeded 300HP(Max 314HP). By level 23, you will have exceeded 400HP(Max 402HP). By level 29, you will have exceeded 500HP(Max 510HP). By level 35, you will have exceeded 600HP(Max 618HP). By level 40, you will have exceeded 700HP(Max 708HP).
* You can change this to Human, the only thing that would be affected is the ability that you will have and you might lose certian feats. It is not bad thing, but will take longer to get what you need to get. But, the upside thing to taking the Human race is bonus feat at level 1.
**I didn't want to have a character that can't talk right... but if you don't care about that, then you would want to put either that 4 points into STR or CON, if not, into the DEX or INT(for more skill points) then.
*** Required if you want to get Weapon Spec at earliest oppuntity. It also enables you to get EWS early once you hit Epic levels.
**** Used for comparison between first level and the last level.
***** Can replace that feat with something else if the server does not allow that feat. Best to replace it with Epic Damage Reduction feat.
+ In addition to that, greataxe gives you 3 in critical range, but if you want to have higher damage range, switch that with Greatsword.
++ After this level, don't take Fighter class until you reach level 21, the reason for that is that you want to have minimum levels of fighter. And by taking fighter class at level 21, you will have bonus feat to select from.
+++ Last Fighter class selection.
++++ At this point, you will have 25 Intimidate skill points, stop putting skill points into that skill at that point. You only need 25 Intimidate for Terrifying Rage.
-Author's additional information-
If you wanted to get Weapon Specialization for exotic weapon, such as Scythe, it will require you to take more fighter levels, probably minimum of 8 levels. All seven have to be taken before the epic levels. Then the last one taken on 21st level.
This build is one of the build that can get all barbarian rages and can get devastating critical and couple of damage reduction plus the fighter's feat, Epic Weapon Specialization. All of those are epic feats.
Ignore the PM I sent you about this, Anuis. I hadn't actually looked at it before sending it
Anyways... looks like a pretty good build; but doesn't fit the same concept as mine did; so it's different enough.
This is very similair to the first incarnation of Thundering Barbarian; but as I have said, the second incarnation is much better "all around"; this build lacks the good combat feats (as did TB v 1) such as blind fight and IKD. I also feel the low int on this build hurts it a lot.
I think a dwarven version would work a lot better. Dwarves get better racial qualities, and do not lose as much stat wise.
~ Lock _________________ "Life builds you up just to tear you down." - 3rd Strike
Ignore the PM I sent you about this, Anuis. I hadn't actually looked at it before sending it
Anyways... looks like a pretty good build; but doesn't fit the same concept as mine did; so it's different enough.
This is very similair to the first incarnation of Thundering Barbarian; but as I have said, the second incarnation is much better "all around"; this build lacks the good combat feats (as did TB v 1) such as blind fight and IKD. I also feel the low int on this build hurts it a lot.
I think a dwarven version would work a lot better. Dwarves get better racial qualities, and do not lose as much stat wise.
~ Lock
I looked at your build Lock and I believe you can't get Thundering Rage and Terrifying Rage if you are not Epic Barbarian. I tried it in a test trial with my Blackguard/Fighter/Barbarian. You have to be epic barbarian to get the feats.
Quote: Posted 07/29/04 04:01:28 (GMT) -- TyrPaladin I looked at your build Lock and I believe you can't get Thundering Rage and Terrifying Rage if you are not Epic Barbarian. I tried it in a test trial with my Blackguard/Fighter/Barbarian. You have to be epic barbarian to get the feats.
You're wrong, the manual is wrong.
You did the leveling structure wrong. You MUST take those feats on a barbarian level, and you MUST have more than 15 barbarian levels (greater rage is a requirement).
~ Lock. _________________ "Life builds you up just to tear you down." - 3rd Strike
Alrighty then. I'll give it another try.
By the way, I didn't use the manual, I based on it on the site's information. Also you dont minid if I touch up your build? There are some good feats you could have taken.
Edited By TyrPaladin on 07/29/04 09:25
The Thundering Barbarian
Str - 16 +10 Dex - 13 Con - 14 +2 Wis - 10 Cha - 10
Fighter 37. Epic Toughness or *Devastating Critical 38. --
Barbarian 39. Terrifying Rage
Weapon Master 40. --; Con +1 (Listen 40, Spot 40, Tumble 20, Discipline 40, Initimidate 43, Heal 18, Fort 23, Reflex 23, Will 22.)
In my opinion, it would be best to drop Devastating Critical for Epic Toughness as your build only nets 508 HP and Devastating Critical defeats the purpose in having Thundering Rage. If you want you can drop the Great Sword for a GreatAxe and you can do 102 damage per critical hit when enraged.
Edited By TyrPaladin on 07/29/04 10:06
Iron Will instead of Improved Knockdown?
No way.
Also you didn't get blind-fight.
~ Lock. _________________ "Life builds you up just to tear you down." - 3rd Strike
Ignore the PM I sent you about this, Anuis. I hadn't actually looked at it before sending it
Anyways... looks like a pretty good build; but doesn't fit the same concept as mine did; so it's different enough.
This is very similair to the first incarnation of Thundering Barbarian; but as I have said, the second incarnation is much better "all around"; this build lacks the good combat feats (as did TB v 1) such as blind fight and IKD. I also feel the low int on this build hurts it a lot.
I think a dwarven version would work a lot better. Dwarves get better racial qualities, and do not lose as much stat wise.
~ Lock
I could try that. This version that I did was based on STR mostly... But it loses other qualities such as INT... I agree about that.
Doing the dwarf version would be good one. It will have CON, and not lose any INT due to the racial modifier.
Half-Orc = -2 on CHA and INT, +2 on STR Dwarf = -2 on CHA, +2 on CON.
With dwarf, I can work around the CON, it should be easier to do this way, and you would be able to get higher CON or STR since you don't lose any INT due to the racial modifier. Plus, it gets bonus against giants when fighting against them... that is another advantage. I am not sure about the AC though.... probably thinking of another race.
EDIT: If you did dwarf, you will get +2 on saving throws for poison and spells. +1 on attack rolls vs Orcs and Goblinoids, and 4+ on dodge bonus to AC against giants.
The most important part is the saving throws against poison and spells...
The only difference is how the ending stats will be. Since you don't have low DEX, you will be able to get higher saves, mainly Reflex. As for INT, you would not lose any skill points, same as other build except that you don't waste any points in that in the beginning of the character creation.
I will post the drawf version in couple hours. I am fixing few errors in the layout
EDIT: By the errors, I meant, both instruction and the build itself. I messed up the placement of the fighter level and I am fixing that.
EDIT EDIT: You can copy the same leveling instruction from the first version of the Screaming Barbarian and just change the race, and the ability stats.
The level layout is basically the same. So it doesn't make any diffence except for the ending stats as I said before.
I will post the result when I get back later tonight.
Anuis
Edited By Anuis on 07/29/04 21:36
Ok. The result of doing the dwarf barbarian is not much of difference.
The only change in the stats is the reflex. It only increases by 1.
However... you can improve this build even more if you switched something. If you drop the Great Strength, by doing this you will have to wait little bit longer to get Devastating Critical(the last feat selection). But in place of that, you can either put in Armor Skin, increasing the AC to 16(with tumble skill included), or something else that you think is necessary. Possibly epic skill focus for taunt skill for greater chance of defeating the concentration skill if the enemy has one.
Hope you will enjoy this build as I have.
Anuis
You mentioned in another topic about HolyBeefs Brb/BG, that you have much stronger version of this build here. Mind posting it anyways? =) _________________ Be realistic...
Quote: Posted 12/21/06 15:01 (GMT) -- Kalmar_Oxin
You mentioned in another topic about HolyBeefs Brb/BG, that you have much stronger version of this build here. Mind posting it anyways? =)
I am not sure what you mean? Can you post link to the topic in question to refreshen my memory?
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Quote: Posted 12/23/06 17:24 (GMT) -- Kalmar_Oxin
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Ah... yes... That was from two years ago... the build that I speak of probably isn't around anymore since I have formated my computer since then. I might have it saved somewhere, but I am not 100% sure. Also, it might have been the wrathful berserker, but my memory is not good these days. heh.
I will look for the build if I can remember where I saved the layout of the character.
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Yes, I could compress the leveling instruction. It will be little bit long though, but at least half or less of the original post.