Quote: I'm very new to NWN so I'm probably being more vague about things then I should. I'm basically looking for a good solo PvM build and I wanted to come up with some foundation before I asked for help. So there ya go. Now .. ehem ... Help! 
Edited By Chumgeyser on 10/21/06 01:13
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Are you planning on playing single player or multiplayer? If you're going multiplayer, then first you need to befriend one of the veterans so that they can tell you what kind of world it is, low-mid-high magic, items, etc. But if you're just starting out, i'd go with a cleric build first, just to get the hang of things, then move on to something a little more difficult.
I'm going to be playing single player for now. Eventually I'd like to try multi-player but I don't plan on doing that for awhile.I know of about 9 or 10 Archer Builds that are 2 if not 3 dimnesional. One of my favorites is Xitooner's Martial Rogue.Quote: Posted 10/21/06 02:05 (GMT) -- Chumgeyser
I would be interested in an archer build of somekind but the ones I found looked very one dimensional.
It is possible, but some feats would need to be sacrificed (hopefuly not Great Strengths). Regarding Dev Crit in general, most environments ban it outright, though there are a few here and there that allow it. In Singleplayer, many players don't find it challenging and that it takes away the fun and joy of the game. I'm of that mindset, but I'll admit there are days when I come home from work, tired, stressed, pissed-off, and I just need to sit down and play a violent filthy Half-orc who ravages everything, and if I'm going to go, I might as well go all the way with Dev Crit. Guilty but cathartic pleasure.Quote: I had a few extra questions... about the Strongest Halfling build. I read that the Dev. Crit roll is partially based on strength, and that halflings can weild a scimitar as a 2-handed weapon. So wouldn't the strongest halfling in the world, with dev. crit and a scimitar kick a lot of ***? Or is that build not possible?
Does good damage, but does even better Defense. The problem with such builds is their length to mature. This is often the case with builds that split nearly evenly among 3 classes.Quote: Is the rogue/cleric/monk build as damaging as it appears? I don't have a good handle of the NWN game mechanics yet but that seems like the most damaging (over time) build that I've found?
I can suggest one to scratch off that list you have, the Stygian Knight. Probably not as playable as the rest you have highlighted.Quote: I'm very new to NWN so I'm probably being more vague about things then I should. I'm basically looking for a good solo PvM build and I wanted to come up with some foundation before I asked for help. So there ya go. Now .. ehem ... Help!
No problem. Glad to be of help, and happy to share. Let it be known that the best builds are the ones you build yourself, sometimes from scratch, sometimes organically, and sometimes based on something else you've seen and tweaked to your playstyle or environment. Opinions abound in this regard, and it is often a good idea to use other players as sounding boards to bounce ideas off.Quote: Posted 10/21/06 20:11 (GMT) -- Chumgeyser
Thanks for all the advice! Grizzled I just realized that most of these builds were yous
Yes, SC V, if one can afford it, is a thing of beauty all on its own, but Improved Invis is a poor man's SC V.Quote: I took a look at Death's Rival, as Highlander77 suggested. I remembered why I initially passed on this build, it didn't have SCV. I can see that having a high UMD can make up for that, and I like the idea of playing a treasure hunter who can read magic scrolls. So right now Death's Rival is at the top of my list.
Without looking at them and going off memory, that's basically it. One is strength-based and one is not. The Bounty Hunter probably is quite adept at most confrontations, being strength-based, while Death's Rival is more of a stealth specialist and truly shines in Epic. Because I tend to play a lot of 1-30 environments, I tend to play things that mature earlier rather than later, and thus would recommend The Bounty Hunter build over that. If the two were forced to fight one another at, say, Level28, I'm putting my money on Death's Rival.Quote: I would like to know what the real difference between Death's Rival and The Last Great Bounty Hunter: Rogue20/Fighter10/CoT10 is. If they are basically the same except one duel-wields and wears light armor while the othe uses a 2-hander and wears plate, then I'll take Death's Rival.
Assault and Battery is a heavy damager, make no mistake. However, that's pretty much the extent of his capabilities in pre-epic, unless you wanted to start switching some Bard levels around. His lack of UMD combined with his low Will save make him a sitting duck unless in a high magic environment with lots of immunties. Until then, he has to wait until Level22 to get "versatile" and "3-dimensional". If it were me, I'd probably slop 3 Bard levels in there pre-epic and then 3 more in Epic. Help Will save, get you UMD, Tumble, Spellcraft much earlier, and make him 100 times more "playable".Quote: The other two builds I'm still considering are Assault and Battery (Bard 3/ Fighter 12/ Weapon Master 25) and Shock and Awe: Barbarian7/Rogue17/Fighter16 Both of these builds look powerful and fun, and since they both have a high UMD they look to be versital as well.