Axe Thrower: Barbarian(29) / Bard(1) / Red Dragon Disciple(10)

This build hasn't got alot of damage, but I havn't seen a throwing weapon build before, and I tried my best to do one. If you have any suggestions please reply.

Playable from level 1-40 PvM

Race
Elf

Alignment
Any Non-Lawful

Starting [Ending]
Str 16 [26]
Dex 18 [30]
Con 12 [14]
Int 8 [10]
Wis 8
Cha 12 [14]

Leveling Feats and Abilities
1 Barbarian 1 Point Blank Shot
2 Barbarian 2
3 Barbarian 3 Rapid Shot
4 Barbarian 4 Str = 17
5 Barbarian 5
6 Barbarian 6 Weapon Focus (Throwing Axe)
7 Barbarian 7
8 Barbarian 8 Str = 18
9 Barbarian 9 Improved Critical (Throwing Axe)
10 Barbarian 10
11 Barbarian 11
12 Barbarian 12 Power Attack, Dex = 19
13 Barbarian 13
14 Barbarian 14
15 Barbarian 15 Cleave
16 Barbarian 16 Dex = 20
17 Barbarian 17
18 Barbarian 18 Great Cleave
19 Bard 1
20 Red Dragon Disciple 1 Dex = 21
21 Red Dragon Disciple 2 Great Dex I, Str = 20, Dex = 22
22 Red Dragon Disciple 3
23 Red Dragon Disciple 4 Str = 22
24 Red Dragon Disciple 5 Great Dex II, Dex = 24
25 Red Dragon Disciple 6
26 Red Dragon Disciple 7 Con = 14
27 Red Dragon Disciple 8 Great Dex III, Dex = 25
28 Red Dragon Disciple 9 Dex = 26, Int = 10
29 Red Dragon Disciple 10 Str = 26, Cha = 14
30 Barbarian 19 Overwhelming Critical (Throwing Axe)
31 Barbarian 20
32 Barbarian 21 Dex = 27
33 Barbarian 22 Devastating Critical (Throwing Axe)
34 Barbarian 23
35 Barbarian 24 Thundering Rage
36 Barbarian 25 Toughness, Dex = 28
37 Barbarian 26
38 Barbarian 27
39 Barbarian 28 Great Dex IV, Armor Skin, Dex = 29
40 Barbarian 29 Dex = 30

Skills
These are the skills I got. Do what you wish, but you need at least 8 Lore to level up as Red Dragon Disciple. I did it like this: First take 8 points in Lore when you are level 5 and save everything else until you get you bard level. Then take 2 perform, 20 spellcraft, 20 tumble and save 16. Then take everything into spot so you get 27 points by your last RDD level. The rest (44 points) goes into Discipline and Listen.
Discipline: 30
Listen: 14
Lore: 8
Perform: 2 (You don't need more with only one level of Bard)
Spellcraft: 20
Spot: 27
Tumble: 20

HP
If Max Rolled: 554
When raged (+6 Con): 614

AC
Naked: 30
With a Tower Shield: 33
When raged: 28 naked and 31 with the shield.

AB
With a throwing axe: +39/+34/+29/+24
With rapid shot: +37/+37/+32/+27/+22

Damage
with a throwing axe: 1d6 +8 (Critical: 19-20/x2)
When raged (+6 Str): 1d6 +11
Thundering Rage also increases the damage when you make a critical hit.

Saves: Normal [Raged]

Fort: 25 [28]
Reflex: 28 [28]
Will: 19 [22] Nice build! But I think Halfling has a lot more to offer than Elf. If you go Halfling, your AB with your throwing axes will bump by 1 (they get +1 to hit with any thrown weapon), get +1AB and +1AC due to size, and your CON will be 2 points higher. This means you'll be able to drop toughness and keep the same HP, and replace it by EWF to raise your AB by another +2. All that at the cost of -1Dmg! And you also get the "lucky" feat. So, in short, going halfling gives you:

+4AB
+1AC
+1 all saves
-1Dmg

I think it's a pretty fair trade, no? LOL You beat me too it! Agreed. Go halfling. In fact, the ONLY way elf wins over halfling would be IF you needed wizard, and since it isnt an option for rdd, go pintsize! I love the idea. THanks for posting it.

Peace It's a lot tougher to get Devastating Critical with Halfling.
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~ Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss What's the reason for Barbarian instead of Fighter. You get the same xp-penalty (except if you go Human), your damage will benefit from EWS, you will have more feats to improve combat stats. You will loose skillpoints, but both spot, listen and discipline is worthless at the level you have them anyway.

And top off with 1 bard for skilldumping.

Halfling Fighter28/Bard2/RDD10.

Other than that, nice idea about the thrower.
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Quote: Posted 02/17/06 13:51:44 (GMT) -- Grimnir77

What's the reason for Barbarian instead of Fighter.

You get uncanny dodge witch is great when you have so much dexterity.
Quote: Posted 02/17/06 06:09:28 (GMT) -- Saosin777

Nice build! But I think Halfling has a lot more to offer than Elf. If you go Halfling, your AB with your throwing axes will bump by 1 (they get +1 to hit with any thrown weapon), get +1AB and +1AC due to size, and your CON will be 2 points higher. This means you'll be able to drop toughness and keep the same HP, and replace it by EWF to raise your AB by another +2. All that at the cost of -1Dmg! And you also get the "lucky" feat. So, in short, going halfling gives you:

+4AB
+1AC
+1 all saves
-1Dmg

I think it's a pretty fair trade, no?

Yeah, that's a realy good point. Thanks So I changed race to halfling. This made some differances, but none that are too big.
Changes:
HPs +40
AC = the same when naked, but you can't use tower shield, so you lose 1 AC there
AB +1
Fort +2
Will +1
So this build is better with halfling. Thanks goes to Saosin777 for that.

Axe Thrower: Barbarian(29) / Bard(1) / Red Dragon Disciple(10)

This build hasn't got alot of damage, but I havn't seen a throwing weapon build before, and I tried my best to do one. If you have any suggestions please reply.

Playable from level 1-40 PvM

Race
Halfling

Alignment
Any Non-Lawful

Starting [Ending]
Str 14 [26]
Dex 18 [28]
Con 14 [16]
Int 8 [10]
Wis 8
Cha 12 [14]

Leveling Feats and Abilities
1 Barbarian 1 Point Blank Shot
2 Barbarian 2
3 Barbarian 3 Rapid Shot
4 Barbarian 4 Str = 15
5 Barbarian 5
6 Barbarian 6 Weapon Focus (Throwing Axe)
7 Barbarian 7
8 Barbarian 8 Str = 16
9 Barbarian 9 Improved Critical (Throwing Axe)
10 Barbarian 10
11 Barbarian 11
12 Barbarian 12 Power Attack, Str =17
13 Barbarian 13
14 Barbarian 14
15 Barbarian 15 Cleave
16 Barbarian 16 Str = 18
17 Barbarian 17
18 Barbarian 18 Great Cleave
19 Bard 1
20 Red Dragon Disciple 1 Dex = 19
21 Red Dragon Disciple 2 Great Dex I, Str = 20, Dex = 20
22 Red Dragon Disciple 3
23 Red Dragon Disciple 4 Str = 22
24 Red Dragon Disciple 5 Great Dex II, Dex = 22
25 Red Dragon Disciple 6
26 Red Dragon Disciple 7 Con = 16
27 Red Dragon Disciple 8 Great Dex III, Dex = 23
28 Red Dragon Disciple 9 Dex = 24, Int = 10
29 Red Dragon Disciple 10 Str = 26, Cha = 14
30 Barbarian 19 Overwhelming Critical (Throwing Axe)
31 Barbarian 20
32 Barbarian 21 Dex = 25
33 Barbarian 22 Devastating Critical (Throwing Axe)
34 Barbarian 23
35 Barbarian 24 Thundering Rage
36 Barbarian 25 Toughness, Dex = 26
37 Barbarian 26
38 Barbarian 27
39 Barbarian 28 Great Dex IV, Armor Skin, Dex = 27
40 Barbarian 29 Dex = 28

Skills
These are the skills I got. Do what you wish, but you need at least 8 Lore to level up as Red Dragon Disciple. I did it like this: First take 8 points in Lore when you are level 5 and save everything else until you get you bard level. Then take 2 perform, 20 spellcraft, 20 tumble and save 16. Then take everything into spot so you get 27 points by your last RDD level. The rest (44 points) goes into Discipline and Listen.
Discipline: 30
Listen: 14
Lore: 8
Perform: 2 (You don't need more with only one level of Bard)
Spellcraft: 20
Spot: 27
Tumble: 20

HP
If Max Rolled: 594
When raged (+6 Con): 714

AC
Naked: 30
With a Large Shield: 32
When raged: 28 naked and 30 with the shield.

AB
With a throwing axe: +40/+35/+30/+25
With rapid shot: +38/+38/+33/+28/+23

Damage
with a throwing axe: 1d6 +8 (Critical: 19-20/x2)
When raged (+6 Str): 1d6 +11
Thundering Rage also increases the damage when you make a critical hit.

Saves: Normal [Raged]

Fort: 27 [30]
Reflex: 28 [28]
Will: 20 [23] Valid point about uncanny dodge. Halflings have +1 AB and AC from size, which makes it another point better than Elf. Your sheet doesn't show it, but see the combat log. And why not 2 bard levels? 1 to finish. Don't put skillpoints in both spot and listen unless you max them, as they are now both is mostly useless. Finishing with Bard you have the opportunity to top off a number of skills and Discipline, Tumble and spellcraft is among them. Barbarian 29 gives you nothing anyhow.
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Quote: Posted 02/17/06 17:46:23 (GMT) -- Grimnir77

Barbarian 29 gives you nothing anyhow.

Actually the 29th level gives you more damage reduction,
but a bard level in the end is maby better.