War Tempest build, comments or advice?

[Silverwinter]

I'm getting ready to TR my bard, and have enjoyed playing my sword and board FvS, so I'm looking at a different take on a melee healer (more emphasis on the melee part). The basic build is 12 levels of Favored Soul, enough to get Heal and to max out the war priest tree. 6 levels of ranger to get the important enhancements out of the Tempest tree. 2 levels of monk for dodge and evade. She'll be an elf follower of the Undying Court, dual wielding scimitars (I have a good collection in the bank from her first life), and wearing light armor at least until/if her evade makes switching to cloth armor worth while. Here' is the build I've come up with so far, I welcome any input to fine tune it:


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Sepphir Starshimmer
Level 20 Lawful Good Elf Female
(2 Monk \ 6 Ranger \ 12 Favored Soul)
Hit Points: 297
Spell Points: 962
BAB: 16\16\21\26\26
Fortitude: 19
Reflex: 25
Will: 12

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(34 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20)
Strength 12 12
Dexterity 18 28
Constitution 15 16
Intelligence 10 10
Wisdom 8 8
Charisma 13 15

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 1
+1 Tome of Constitution used at level 1
+1 Tome of Charisma used at level 1
+2 Tome of Dexterity 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 6 16
Bluff 2 2
Concentration 7 25
Diplomacy 2 2
Disable Device n/a n/a
Haggle 2 2
Heal 3 22
Hide 4 9
Intimidate 2 2
Jump 5 10
Listen 3 10
Move Silently 4 9
Open Lock n/a n/a
Perform n/a n/a
Repair 0 0
Search 0 2
Spellcraft 0 0
Spot -1 6
Swim 5 5
Tumble n/a n/a
Use Magic Device n/a n/a

Level 1 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Bard
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Elf - Elven Accuracy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Shield of Whirling Steel (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)


Level 2 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Defense (Rank 1)


Level 3 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Deity) Follower of the Undying Court
Feat: (Selected) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting


Level 4 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Dodge
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Defense (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Dodge (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Dodge (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)


Level 5 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Mobility
Enhancement: Elf - Elven Dexterity (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Tempest (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)


Level 7 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Dodge (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Smite Foe (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)


Level 8 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Mobility (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Mobility (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Toughness (Rank 2)


Level 9 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Defense
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Graceful Death (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Mobility (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)


Level 10 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Dexterity (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)


Level 11 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Elf - Elven Accuracy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Enchantment Lore (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Enchantment Lore (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Toughness (Rank 3)


Level 12 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Resilience of Battle (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame: Saving Throws (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame: Energy Absorption (Rank 1)


Level 13 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Acid
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame: Saving Throws (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)


Level 14 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame: Saving Throws (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame: Energy Absorption (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Inflame: Energy Absorption (Rank 3)


Level 15 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wall of Steel (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wall of Steel (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)


Level 16 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wall of Steel (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Burden of Sin (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Ameliorating Strike (Rank 1)


Level 17 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Smite Weakness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Divine Power (Rank 1)


Level 18 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Fire
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Elf - Elven Dexterity (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wrathful Weapons (Rank 1)


Level 19 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Elaborate Parry (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Elaborate Parry (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Elaborate Parry (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - The Growing Storm (Rank 1)


Level 20 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - The Growing Storm (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - The Growing Storm (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Sanctuary (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - War Domain: Blur (Rank 1)

[Loromir]

and wearing light armor at least until/if her evade makes switching to cloth armor worth while


Just an FYI...you can still evade in light armor.

[Silverwinter]

Yes, just meant that if her dodge/evade gets higher than light armor max dex allows, she would change to something like black dragon scale robes.