Can be used for both pvp and pvm. Seen a fair number of similar builds like this, but they were all devers and had lower con and no DR or taunt in exchange for a high dev DC. This is a somewhat more resiliant version that uses taunt to make up for lower ab.

Race - As the name of the build suggests, the race is suprisingly a Dwarf
Alignment Neutral Evil*

Starting

Str 14
Dex 8
Con 18
Wis 8
Int 14
Cha 13


Leveling

1 Bard-1: curse
2 Bard-2
3 Bard-3: kd
4 Bard-4 +1 str
5 Bard-5: 8 lore
6 RDD-1: power attack*
7 RDD-2
8 RDD-3 +1 str
9 RDD-4: cleave*
10 RDD-5
11 RDD-6
12 BG-1: wf: battleaxe (probably not the best weapon to choose, but I can't really picture a dwarf with anything else ) +1 str
13 RDD-7
14 RDD-8
15 RDD-9: Blind-fight
16 BG-2: +1 str
17 BG-3
18 BG-4: ikd
19 RDD-10
20 Bard-6 +1 con
21 Bard-7: EDR 1
22 Bard-8
23 Bard-9
24 Bard-10: EDR 2, +1 cha
25 Bard-11
26 Bard-12
27 Bard-13: EDR 3
28 Bard-14: +1 str
29 Bard-15
30 Bard-16: epic weapon focus
31 Bard-17
32 Bard-18: +1 str
33 Bard-19: Armourskin
34 Bard-20
35 Bard-21
36 Bard-22: epic prowess, +1 str
37 Bard-23: ESF:Taunt
38 Bard-24
39 Bard-25: ESF: Disc
40 Bard-25: lasting inspiration, +1 str

* If your pw has no alignment restirctions or you can change your law/chaos score then go paladin instead of BG and replace cleave and power attack for whatever you prefer. Good idea to try and stay nuetral post-pally levels for immunity to smite good/evil also.

Ending

Str 30
Dex 8
Con 21
Wis 8
Int 14
Cha 16


Skills
max out: disc, perform, tumble (40 only), taunt, listen, UMD,


HP 486


AC 23 unbuffed


AB 40 base with no buffs


Saves ..start/end

Fort 5/31
Reflex 1/20
Will 1/24

Bard song is worth +5 ac, +2 ab and +6 all round to skills, but if you can get 80 perform through items in your pw ac will go up to +6 and skills will increase by +1 for every +5 perform after 50.

Nondispellable pros of this build are the 9 physical DR, the 50% concealment with displacement (with invis purge anyway, don't know about other dispel magics) Bard song, and the useful, although short taunt ability.

Edited By griphook on 12/02/05 21:00