DR question

[Kotter]

So thinking of making a barbarian and was thinking of trying to go as many hp's and as HIgh of DR as you can get.... so how high of a dr do you think you can crank out by level 16 and what eaquipment should I start hording for such a character?

dwarf
str 18
dex 10
con 18
in 8
wis 8
chr 6

[Laith]

barb DR currently caps at 7/- (when not blocking).

non-blocking DR (the kind that shows up in your character sheet or buff bar) never-ever-ever stacks... so there's really no question as to how high you'll get it.

please refer to the following if DR is still confusing (its a confusing subject):
http://ddo.enterwiki.net/page/Damage_reduction
http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=152766
http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=152972

[Aesop]

you're pretty much already there

... unless you want to make a Sword and Board Barb... which I imagine the Barb Enthusiasts will yell at you for

you make a pure barb
you take a max str and put the rest of your points into Con
you take 1 Toughness Feat
you take all the toughness and Improved DR Enhancements

Head Piece = Minos Legens (toughness and Heavy Fort helm)
Green Steel Goggles HP item from the shroud raid

+6 Con Necklace
The Belt from the Titan Raid I think is +6 Strength and Greater False Life

Agent of Argonesson Favor gets you +10 HP


yeah pretty much basic stuff


I'm sure someone else knows more specifics

[Kotter]

If I have a barb with max DR and wear lets say adamantine armor it's DR would not stack?

[Aesop]

If I have a barb with max DR and wear lets say adamantine armor it's DR would not stack?

nope it won't

the only DR that stacks is Blocking DR

[xanvar]

If I have a barb with max DR and wear lets say adamantine armor it's DR would not stack?

nope it would overlap but since bard dr is - then the armor would be fairly useless.

[Missing_Minds]

nope it would overlap but since bard dr is - then the armor would be fairly useless.

barB. ;) And I have no issues with a barB doing sword and board if the player chooses. Nothing wrong with that at all if you ask me.

The only way to get a higher DR on a character would be to make a WF, take adamantine body, and at 1st and every 3 levels after that (3,6,9, etc) take the feat that allows you to add on another DR to that. The problem is that the WF DR is DR/adamantine and not DR/-. Meaning that transmuting and adamantine weapons can cut right through it.