I wanted to make a bard/rdd/bg and read the many topics dealing with that build. I've found a lot of interesting things, and obviously, this template was inspired by all those previous builds, as the bard/rdd/bg build is a classical one. I think this version is quite polished, but most important, it's easily playable. Feel free to comment & improve it. Anyway, here is how I would imagine that bard who would bring death and sorrow to his opponents :
Race: Human -------------------------- FINAL BUILD --------------------------
CLASSES: - Bard (20) - Red Dragon Disciple (16) - Black Guard (4)
------------------------------ Level 1 - bard - Power attack - Cleave Level 2 - bard Level 3 - bard - Curse song Level 4 - bard +1Cha Level 5 - bard ( 5 en hide, 8 en lore) Level 6 - Red Dragon Disciple - Knockdown Level 7 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 8 - Red Dragon Disciple +1Cha Level 9 - Red Dragon Disciple - Still spell Level 10 - Black guard Level 11 - Black guard Level 12 - Black guard +1Cha - Divine shield Level 13 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 14 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 15 - Black guard - Divine power Level 16 - Red Dragon Disciple +1Cha Level 17 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 18 - bard - Improved critical (Scimitar) Level 19 - bard Level 20 - bard +1Str Level 21 - Red Dragon Disciple - Weapon focus (Scimitar) Level 22 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 23 - bard Level 24 - bard +1Str - Great cleave Level 25 - bard Level 26 - bard Level 27 - bard - Overwhelming crit (Scimitar) Level 28 - bard +1Cha Level 29 - bard Level 30 - bard - Dev crit (Scimitar) Level 31 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 32 - Red Dragon Disciple +1Cha Level 33 - Red Dragon Disciple - Epic weapon focus (Scimitar) Level 34 - bard Level 35 - bard Level 36 - Red Dragon Disciple +1Cha - Armor skin - Epic prowess Level 37 - Red Dragon Disciple Level 38 - bard Level 39 - bard - Lasting inspiration Level 40 - Red Dragon Disciple +1Cha
Edited By griphook on 05/06/05 19:23
Gear : Tower shield, full plate, scimitar
+ : dev crit & lasting inspiration, LOTS of skills, bard song, good ac & dmg, fair ab, player friendly as every bard ^^
- : average amount of hp imo
Morality : chaotic evil
Edited By Anglashell on 05/03/05 20:41
cool build. I'm always fond of divine might/shield builds.
bard 26/rdd 10/bg 4 gets one more bonus feat and a better bard song. rdd 15 gives +1 ac, but so does 25 bard if you've got the perform skill high enough. fewer hitpoints though.
The extra feat could go towards great cha, so you can lower your starting cha to 15 and you'll get two more extra starting stat points to spend (+2 con would work nicely to make up for the lost hps).
Alternatively you could grab blind-fight and keep the existing stat spread. I hate trying to beat down invis or concealed guys without blind-fight.
going 26 bard instead of rdd also allows you to get lasting impression at lvl 36 instead of 39, which could make leveling easier.
The problem I had was to find a way to obtain 80 in perform skill if i chose to go bard26, and i must admit, i didnt find it ( unless perhaps sacrificing all the free feats to get epic perform skill )
Good point. It really depends on equipment, since that is the only way to reach epic bardsong perform levels.
If you can max your cha and if you take 43 points in perform you can get to 57, which is a lvl 21 bard song. You don't get that +1 ac, but you get +30 temporary hps and +9 skills. You also get 6 more curse songs to use before resting.
With a +30 perform item (epic minstrel gloves) you'd exceed the 80 perform needed for a lvl 26 bardsong. If the right equipment is available you won't need any skill focus (perform) feats.