My warchanter build

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Hi people :)

Just TRed one of my characters in a bard build, still not sure of how will be the progression in the higher levels (15+)... this is what i have in mind. Any advice is welcome :D

My idea is a bard who can melee properly (sneak attacks mainly) with two handed weapons, buff, full halfling's heroic companion line and heal using scrolls. I'm not sure if i'm gonna get only bard charisma II and wand and scroll mastery II, but i'm short of AP and this is the first idea.

I didn't get THF because it only increases the glancing blows chance, it doesn't seem too good for me considering other feat options.

It's still missing the skills, basically i would get full UMD, diplo, balance, perform and maybe bluff. A bit concentration too.


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Redcliff The Sneaky
Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Male
(20 Bard)
Hit Points: 282
Spell Points: 699
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 11
Reflex: 13
Will: 12

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(34 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20)
Strength 15 22
Dexterity 10 10
Constitution 16 18
Intelligence 9 10
Wisdom 8 8
Charisma 16 22

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 3
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Base Skills Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 20)
Balance 0 1
Bluff 3 11
Concentration 3 5
Diplomacy 3 7
Disable Device n/a n/a
Haggle 3 7
Heal -1 0
Hide 0 5
Intimidate 3 11
Jump 2 9
Listen -1 2
Move Silently 0 3
Open Lock n/a n/a
Perform n/a n/a
Repair -1 1
Search -1 1
Spot -1 0
Swim 2 7
Tumble n/a n/a
Use Magic Device n/a n/a

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Rogue
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 2 (Bard)


Level 3 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 4 (Bard)


Level 5 (Bard)


Level 6 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 7 (Bard)


Level 8 (Bard)


Level 9 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell


Level 10 (Bard)


Level 11 (Bard)


Level 12 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Bard)


Level 14 (Bard)


Level 15 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Sneak of Shadows


Level 16 (Bard)


Level 17 (Bard)


Level 18 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Skill Focus: Use Magic Device


Level 19 (Bard)


Level 20 (Bard)
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack III
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery III
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage III
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song I
Enhancement: Bard Warchanter I
Enhancement: Bard Warchanter II
Enhancement: Falchion Training
Enhancement: Bard Musical Prodigy
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning I
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning II
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning III
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning IV
Enhancement: Halfling Guile I
Enhancement: Halfling Guile II
Enhancement: Halfling Guile III
Enhancement: Halfling Guile IV
Enhancement: Halfling Hero's Companion I
Enhancement: Halfling Hero's Companion II
Enhancement: Halfling Hero's Companion III
Enhancement: Halfling Hero's Companion IV
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Improved Perform I
Enhancement: Improved Perform II
Enhancement: Improved Perform III
Enhancement: Improved Perform IV
Enhancement: Bard Charisma I
Enhancement: Bard Charisma II
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery II

[karl_k0ch]

TWF + SA damage is much more synergistic than THF + SA damage. But then, the feats are tight on a pure bard. THF has also glancing blows which can harm your fascinated mobs.

If you want to stay pure bard, your feats are mainly OK, but I'm not too sure if SF: UMD is really needed. You'll have to decide this for yourself.

Anyway, I do consider Halfling Guile/Cunning to be very expensive on the higher tiers. On my rogue, I only pushed them to III. I consider Wand & Scroll Mastery to be much more important. On a melee Bard, Cha is not that important; starting with 12 or 14 is more than OK.

If you are willing to splash, I'd go 16/2 fighter/2 rogue having 9 feats at your disposal and take (in no particular order):

TWF
ITWF
GTWF
WF: Slash/Pierce
Extend
Power Attack
Toughness
IC: Slash/Pierce
SF: UMD/Khopesh/Whatever.

For stats, you could go with 15/15/16/10/8/12, having enough Int to max out all essential bard skills and dump some spare points into OL. You'll lose one tier of +1/+1 for the Inspire, but that's essentially all you lose for such a kind of melee based build. The capstone and additional SP don't matter too much, imho.