This dragon will resist dev crit and almost anything that requires a fort save, and its buffs are immune from Greater Dispel, which helps a great deal when you consider how much dragons rely on their buffs.

Oh, and it gets 8 APR when hasted and using stunning claw. Which is nice when you are up against high AC builds.

This is similar but different to the variation I suggested in connection with Thrax's Stunning Claw
Click Here which is also fun.

Good hunting.

The Avenging Dragon

Druid 26/Monk 6/CoT 8 - Human
PvM 1-40, PvP 39-40

Lawful, Non-Evil

Str 8
Dex 8
Con 8
Wis 18 to 30
Int 14
Cha 15 to 16

1 Druid 1 LoH, Extend Spell
2 Monk 1 [Cleave, Evasion]
3 Druid 2 WF Kama
4 Druid 3 +wis 19
5 Druid 4 :
6 Druid 5: Empower Spell
7 Monk 2:
8 Druid 6: +wis 20
9 Druid 7 : GFort
10 Druid 8
11 CoT 1
12 Monk 3 +wis 21, Disarm
13 CoT 2 Resist Energy: Cold
14 CoT 3
15 CoT 4 Toughness, Imp. Crit *unarmed*
16 CoT 5 +wis 22
17 Monk 4:
18 CoT 6 Imp. Disarm, Extra Stunning Fist
19 CoT 7
20 CoT 8: Expertise +Wis 23
21 Druid 9: EER: Fire
22 Druid 10
23 Druid 11
24 Druid 12 +wis 24, Armor Skin
25 Druid 13
26 Druid 14
27 Monk 5: Gr Wis I 25
28 Druid 15: +wis26
29 Druid 16
30 Druid 17 Epic Prowess
31 Druid 18
32 Druid 19: +wis 27
33 Druid 20: Gr Wis II 28
34 Druid 21:
35 Druid 22:
36 Druid 23 +wis 29 Epic Fortitude
37 Druid 24: Druid Feat: GrWis 30
38 Druid 25
39 Druid 26 Dragon Shape
40 Monk 6 [IKD] +cha 16

AB: 27 base + 19 Str +1 EP +6 Dragon Claws -2 Huge Size = 51 + 6 str = 57 + 2 outdoors = 59 + 3 Divine Wrath = 62
Subtract -6 AB for the Bite attack

AC: 30 (62 in DS)

Fort: 36 (48 in DS)
Will: 37 (37 in DS)
Reflex: 26 (40 in DS)

HP: 336 Max

Skills
Spellcraft 38
Discipline 43
Concentration 43
Tumble 40
Listen 43
O/L 2/1
Set 2/1
PP: 2/1
Disable 2/1
Heal 30
Move Silently 20
Hide 20

Cheers,

Ithacan (<--used to say build to taste, now says build to forty)

Many walk the Lands
Few know the Path

The Path of the Eternal Code

Badlands 3013 http://www.badlandsnwn.com


Fixed Dragon Shape stats (size and dragon claws not counted in, WF/EWF: unarmed added to AB), feat change on author's request - Kail Pendragon
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We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender - Winston Churchill

Edited By Kail Pendragon on 02/11/07 12:17

Here are two excellent dragons by excellent builders,

Kail Pendragon's Nature's Wyrm [Druid 30 Monk 6 CoT 4] Click Here

and

Pulse Cap's Shapeshifting Druid [Druid 26 Monk 6 CoT 8] Click Here

Both are different in some respects BUT do hit the non-dispellable buffs while still hitting a good AB and the APR that mine strives for. While neither strives to be immune to dev crit, which is a central focus of my offering, they are excellent dragons.

*tips hat to the Pendragon and the Pulse Cap*

Ithacan
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We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender - Winston Churchill

Edited By Ithacan on 02/03/07 23:30

Noticed a carry over on the AB: Divine Wrath for this one is only +3 (level 5 CoT), not +9 (as it would be for a level 20 CoT). Can I get that edited in the original post?

Many thanks, Grip/Cinn/Grim/Finneous et al lol, and cheers.

Edited By Ithacan on 02/03/07 23:33

You mispelled my name! I'll have to teach you a lesson oh well, typos happen.

Why do you take so much Druid? more CoT would render higher saves, more feats and higher Divine Wrath (you were taking 20 CoT when you showed your variant on my build btw), it's not casting oriented either... If I ever stumble into spelling your name right

Sorry 'bout that Thax.

Oh, the 26 caster levels are for one thing only, although they do open up a few options casting wise: non-dispellable buffs. You lose saves BUT your fort save still puts Dev Crit out of reach unless you roll a one. You lose no AB. You lose +6 on Divine Wrath BUT divine wrath lasts such a short time I felt it was a fair trade off.

So it's different.

Cheers,

Ithacan EWF does not carry over into dragon shape, only IC and EP work. Good build though. (fyi) Overwhelming crit carries over too. Ithacan, you forgot to do your homeworks about DS

I fixed the dragon shape stats (you didn't take into consideration huge size, +6 dragon claws and the fact that WF/EWF: unarmed do not work for unarmed shapes). Lemme know what you want to swap for WF/EWF.
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Wait for me Dragon, we'll meet in the sky
By fire and magic, I'm sworn
Hell is calling, we cannot be denied
Fly to the blackness of the Storm

We must die to be reborn! Growf.

ER: Cold

and

EER: Fire

Thanks, Kail Five Dragons.