Playable from level 1 - 40 ..PvM Build

Here's a build I worked up today. I didn't see one like this in the listing.

This guy gets two epic spells, devastating crit, a 16th level epic vrock to draw attacks and to create openings for the Undead Fiend to sneak attack (+5d6). In addition, he has improved knockdown to create his own sneak attacks as well as Epic Skill Focus in Taunt - his skill check is close to 50. With his bard levels he gets a level 8 Bard Song and max. Tumble and Use Magic Device.

His naked AC is 30, hit points (as I rolled them) were 382. He gets 4 attacks per round and with a mundane bastard sword his AB is 37/32/27/22

Please advise on improvements.

Thanks,
Kaliban


Undead Fiend Bard 8/Palemaster 16/Blackguard 16
Race: Human, Alignment: Evil

Stats
Str 16 (26)
Dex 10
Con 14
Int 14
Wis 8
Cha 14


1 Bard 1 Power Attack, Cleave
2 Bard 2
3 Bard 3 Wpn Prof: Exotic
4 Bard 4
5 Bard 5
6 Bard 6 Wpn Focus: Bastard Sword
7 Bard 7
8 PM 1
9 PM 2 Great Cleave
10 BG 1
11 BG 2
12 BG 3 Knockdown
13 BG 4
14 BG 5
15 BG 6 Imp. Crit: Bastard Sword
16 BG 7
17 BG 8
18 BG 9 Imp. Knockdown
19 BG 10
20 PM 3
21 PM 4 Epic Weapon Focus
22 PM 5
23 PM 6
24 PM 7 Toughness
25 PM 8
26 PM 9
27 PM 10 Armor Skin
28 BG 11
29 BG 12
30 BG 13 Overwhelming Crit, Epic Skill Focus: Taunt
31 BG 14
32 PM 11 Called Shot
33 PM 12
34 PM 13 Energy Resistance: Fire I
35 BG 15 Dev Crit, Epic Fiendish Servant
36 PM 14
37 PM 15
38 PM 16 Epic Mage Armor, Epic Warding
39 BG 16
40 Bard 8

AC 30 HP 382 BA 26
AB: 37/32/27/22
Fort Save 26
Reflex Save 21
Will Save 22
Skills: Max: Taunt, Tumble, UMD, Discipline, Spellcraft, Perform: 11, Lore 24

Edited By griphook on 06/02/05 14:38

How about switching his weapon to scimitar? I think that losing 0-4 points of damage is worth having better critical chance, also he'd have one free feat more. T_t,

Thanks for the scimitar suggestion. Looking at the build a day later, that's probably a change I'd make too.

Kaliban Hi. I like this combination of classes. Here is my take on a bard/blackguard/pale master. I'm focusing more on bard to improve his ab and versitility though spellcasting and singing. Blackguard is used to obtain the divine might feat to increase his damage output.

human, chaotic evil

bard 20/bg 4/pm 16

str 16
dex 8
con 14
wis 8
int 12
cha 16

1. bard: power attack, cleave
2. bard
3. bard: curse song
4. bard: +str
5. bard
6. bard: still spell
7. bard
8. bard: +str
9. blackguard: weapon focus (scimitar)
10. blackguard
11. blackguard
12. blackguard: divine might, +str
13. bard
14. bard
15. bard: improved critical (scimitar)
16. bard: +str
17. bard
18. bard: blind-fight
19. bard
20. bard: +str
21. palemaster: epic weapon focus (scimitar)
22. palemaster
23. palemaster
24. palemaster: epic prowess, +str
25. palemaster
26. palemaster
27. palemaster: great str 1
28. palemaster: +str
29. palemaster
30. palemaster: great str 2
31. palemaster
32. palemaster: +str
33. palemaster: great str 3, epic energy resist (sonic)
34. palemaster
35. palemaster
36. bard: great str 4, +str
37. bard
38. bard
39. bard: lasting inspiration
40. palemaster: epic mage armor, +str

final stats
str 30
dex 8
con 14
wis 8
int 12
cha 16

skills:
29 heal
5 hide
42 perform
43 spellcraft
42 taunt
40 tumble
17 umd

ac
10 base
10 palemaster
8 fullplate
3 tower sheild
-1 dex
8 tumble
5 armor (epic mage armor)
5 deflection (epic mage armor)
5 natural (epic mage armor)
5 dodge (epic mage armor)
1 dodge (mage armor)
4 haste
5 bardsong
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68

ab
26 base
12 str (34 str with bg bull's and bard bull's)
5 greater magic weapon
2 war cry
2 bard song
5 curse song
6 taunt
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58 (normally 50, since taunt may not work and war cry wears off and has limited castings)

you may want to swap two of the great str feats for more combat related feats (knockdown, called-shot, etc...). I was going for max ab with this build. Looks a lot like my 'Bad to the Bone' build but STR based instead of CHA.
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Click Here Yes. I looked to undead fiend and bad to the bone for inspiration. I like the number of bonus feats that the bad to the bone build gets from going epic palemaster and blackguard.

Unfortunately, with high cha and low str, the build's ab won't be high enough to hit the high level monsters on the world that I play on. I don't like to swing and miss while my divine might buff is running out. I used bard levels to add to AB as well as boosting strength. bard has eagle's spendour, so with that and some +cha equipment my build can reach a +9 cha modifier. Not as cool as the +14 your build gets, but my build will land hits where your build might not.