Longsword Champion (Fighter 14 / Weapon Master 25 / Bard 1)

The consept was to make the best swordsman. You may choose to dual wield or spend those 3 feats for imp. knockdown and power attack. 1 Bard level to boost tumble, UMD and spellcraft for defenses and magic capabilities.

Race: Human
Alignment: Any
Starting Stats:

Str 16
Dex 15
Con 14
Wis 8
Int 14
Cha 8

Leveling:

1. Fighter 1, Dodge, Power attack, Weapon focus (Longsword)
2. Fighter 2, Mobility
3. Fighter 3, Expertise
4. Fighter 4, Str (17), Weapon spesialisation (Longsword)
5. Fighter 5
6. Fighter 6, Spring attack, Whirlwind attack
7. Weapon Master 1, Weapon of choise (Longsword)
8. Weapon Master 2, Str (18)
9. Weapon Master 3, Improved critical (Longsword)
10. Weapon Master 4
11. Weapon Master 5
12. Weapon Master 6, Str (19), Cleave
13. Weapon Master 7
14. Fighter 7
15. Fighter 8, Great Cleave, Two weapon fighting (*)
16. Fighter 9, Str (20)
17. Fighter 10, Ambidexterity(**)
18. Fighter 11, Improved two weapon fighting(***)
19. Fighter 12, Blind fight
20. Weapon Master 8, Str (21)
21. Weapon Master 9, Great Str I (22)
22. Weapon Master 10
23. Weapon Master 11
24. Weapon Master 12, Str (23), Great Str II (24)
25. Weapon Master 13, Overwhelming critical (Longsword)
26. Weapon Master 14
27. Weapon Master 15, Great Str III (25)
28. Weapon Master 16, Str (26), Devasting critical (Longsword)
29. Weapon Master 17
30. Weapon Master 18, Great Str IV (27)
31. Weapon Master 19, Epic weapon focus (Longsword)
32. Weapon Master 20, Str (28)
33. Fighter 13, Great Str V (29)
34. Fighter 14, Epic weapon spesialisation (Longsword)
35. Weapon Master 21
36. Weapon Master 22, Str (30), Great Str VI (31), Epic prowess
37. Bard 1, Saved 120 skillpoint up til here (40 spellcraft, 40 tumble, 40 UMD)
38. Weapon Master 23
39. Weapon Master 24, Epic skill focus: Discipline
40. Weapon Master 25, Str (32), Armor skin

If no dual wield
* Knockdown
** Improved knockdown
*** Improved power attack

End Stats (unbuffed and non-magic):

Str 32
Dex 15
Con 14
Wis 8
Int 14
Cha 8

43 Discipline + 20 (epic skill focus)
40 Spellcraft
40 Tumble
40 UMD
20 Spot
21 Heal
5 Perform
4 Intimidate

Equipment: 2 Longswords, full plate mail, (tower shield)
BAB: 30
AB: 51
AB and DMG with dualwielded longswords:
Main Hand:
+47/+42/+37/+32 1-8 +15 (15-20 / x3)
Off hand:
+47/+42 1-8 +15 (15-20 / x3)

AB and DMG with longsword and towershield:
Main Hand:
+51/+46/+41/+36 1-8 +15 (15-20 / x3)

Devasting critical DC 41

Saves: 22 Fortitude, 22 Reflex, 15 Will (+8 vs. spells)
AC: 22 (naked), 31 (full plate), 34 (full plate and tower shield)
HP: 476 (maximized), average about 420

(Bardsong +1 AB and +1 Damage)

Magical equipment wishlist:
Enchanted longswords
Red dragon armour or maybe the iron skeleton
Cloack of fortificaton
AC, strength and constitution boosters

Edited By blixen71 on 09/04/06 02:06

It's a fairly strong fighter. Two things, though:

Your saves are painfully low. You will never save against any effect, ever, unless it has a similarly low DC. This raises the fact that spellcasters will roast you. Of course, spellcasters will roast most fighters, so I guess this is old news.

You really don't benefit much from dual weild. Those two extra attacks per round aren't worth it - by dropping dex to 13 you can pump strength up to 17 for an extra epic feat, which gives you 4 AB, 3-8 AC (shield based), 3 feats, and one epic feat. At the very least you could use this to grab an extra WM weapon for multiple damage types.
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