Ethereal Dragon (PvM/PvP, level 40 build)

The Concept: Get Devastating Critical, Epic Dodge, and Self Conceal V all into one build. That's it, really.

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Race: Elf

Alignment: Any Non-lawful

Starting Stats:
Str: 17
Dex: 19
Con: 7
Int: 8
Wis: 8
Cha: 11

1 - Bard 1 - Power Attack
2 - Bard 2
3 - Bard 3 - Cleave
4 - Bard 4 - Dex 20
5 - Bard 5
6 - RDD 1 / Bard 5 - Weapon Focus (rapier)
7 - RDD 2 / Bard 5
8 - RDD 3 / Bard 5 - Dex 21
9 - RDD 4 / Bard 5 - Great Cleave
10 - RDD 5 / Bard 5
11 - RDD 6 / Bard 5
12 - RDD 7 / Bard 5 - Dodge, Dex 22
13 - RDD 8 / Bard 5
14 - RDD 9 / Bard 5
15 - RDD 10 / Bard 5 - Mobility
16 - Bard 6 / RDD 10 - Dex 23
17 - SD 1 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
18 - SD 2 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Improved Critical (rapier)
19 - SD 3 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
20 - SD 4 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Dex 24

21 - SD 5 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Overwhelming Critical (rapier)
22 - SD 6 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
23 - SD 7 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
24 - SD 8 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Great Dex 25, Dex 26
25 - SD 9 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
26 - SD 10 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
27 - SD 11 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Great Dex 27
28 - SD 12 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Dex 28
29 - SD 13 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Epic Dodge*
30 - SD 14 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Great Dex 29
31 - SD 15 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
32 - SD 16 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - SC I*, Dex 30
33 - SD 17 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - Devastating Critical (rapier)
34 - SD 18 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
35 - SD 19 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - SC II*
36 - SD 20 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - SC III, Str 26
37 - SD 21 / RDD 10 / Bard 6
38 - SD 22 / RDD 10 / Bard 6 - SC IV*
39 - Bard 7 / RDD 10 / SD 22 - SC V
40 - Bard 8 / RDD 10 / SD 22 - Con 10

Skills: Discipline 43, Hide 30, Lore 8, Move Silently 8, Perform 14, Spellcraft 20, Tumble 40, UMD 16. Have 8 in Lore at level 5. Have 10 in Hide, 8 in Move Silently, and 5 in Tumble at level 16. Have 30 in Hide and 30 in Tumble at level 32.

Ending Stats:
Str: 26
Dex: 30
Con: 10
Int: 10
Wis: 8
Cha: 13

Spells:
Level 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Daze, Flare, Light, Resistance
Level 1: Balagarn’s Iron Horn, Cure Light Wounds, Identify, Mage Armor
Level 2: Bull’s Strength, Cure Moderate Wounds, Invisibility, See Invisibility
Level 3: Cure Serious Wounds, Haste, Wounding Whispers

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Attack Bonus (rapier): +33/+28/+23 (+33/+33/+28/+23 w/ Haste, +2 w/ Bard Song)

Damage (rapier): 1d6+8 (15-20/x2) (+2 w/ Bard Song)

AC (robes, tower shield): 35 (+8 w/ Haste, Mage Armor)

Max HP: 308 (+8 w/ Bard Song)

Saves:
Fortitude: 20 (+4 vs. spells, +1 w/ Bard Song)
Reflex: 32 (+4 vs. spells, +1 w/ Bard Song)
Will: 22 (+4 vs. spells, +1 w/ Bard Song)

Devestating Critical DC: 38

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Strengths:
-Devastating Critical
-Epic Dodge
-SC V
-Good AC
-Good saves
-Level 3 Bard spells

Weaknesses:
-Low AB
-3 attacks/round
-Low damage
-Low HP

With it's low HP and basically nonexistant offensive capability against anything it can't Dev Crit, this build probably looks better than it is, but it should survive pretty well in any melee combat, and it's just plain cool to have Epic Dodge, Dev Crit, and SC V all in one character.

Edited By Nimueh_Leafbow on 01/26/06 00:13

I've been beaten to the punch.

Click Here Dev crit seems a waste with such low AB, you are not gonna crit often (if at all) when it counts. You got everything you wanted, but is it worth it?