Dulcimerist
12-17-2018, 09:27 PM
I've been having fun using unbongwah's PDK WC Challenge Farmer, located in this post:
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/419453-Help-me-craft-an-Iconic-Challenge-Farmer?p=6092135&viewfull=1#post6092135
When I bumped my bard to level 16, I took another level of bard. The addition of level 5 spells have been nice, but not spectacular. I saw that unbongwah had updated the build by taking a 3rd level of fighter, and I completely agree that the addition of Stalwart Defense is much better than what the 13th level of bard offers. I'm going to respec.
After having fun with this character in Gianthold to grab the +10HP feat, I invested in some tomes to meet prerequisites and gain more skill points. The character planner didn't understand that the tomes would be applied prior to a respec, so I manually entered the order I'll take the feats. Please check my work! Here's what I'm considering, based on the two builds from unbongwah's forum post:
PDK Warchanter Swashbuckler Challenge Farmer
12/3/1 Bard/Fighter/Favored Soul
True Neutral Purple Dragon Knight
Level Order
1. Fighter . . . . 6. Bard. . . . . .11. Fighter. . . . 16. Fighter
2. Bard . . . . . .7. Favored Soul. .12. Bard
3. Bard . . . . . .8. Bard . . . . . 13. Bard
4. Bard . . . . . .9. Bard . . . . . 14. Bard
5. Bard . . . . . 10. Bard . . . . . 15. Bard
Stats
. . . . . . . .32pt . . Tome . . Level Up
. . . . . . . .---- . . ----. . .--------
Strength. . . . 11. . . .+2. . . .4: CHA
Dexterity . . . 11. . . .+4. . . .8: CHA
Constitution. . 16. . . . . . . .12: CHA
Intelligence. . .8. . . .+4. . . 16: CHA
Wisdom. . . . . .8
Charisma. . . . 18. . . .+4. . .
Caution: If starting a new character, begin with STR and DEX at 13, and CON at 14! (Otherwise you won't be able to select your feats!)
Skills
. . . . .Fi Bd Bd Bd Bd Bd Fv Bd Bd Bd Fi Bd Bd Bd Bd Fi
. . . . . 1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7. 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
. . . . .------------------------------------------------
Jump. . . 4 . . . .1 .3 . . . . . . . . 4 .1 . . 2. . .4. 19
Perform . . .1 .1 .4 .2 .1 . . 2. 1. 1. . .2 .1 .1 .1 . . 18
Heal. . . 2 . . . . . . . . 4 .2 .3 .2 . . . .3 .1 .1 . . 18
UMD . . . . .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 . . 2. 1. 1. . .2 .1 .1 .1 . . 18
Tumble. . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . 2. . .3 . . 2. 4. . .15
Balance . . .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
. . . . .------------------------------------------------
. . . . . 8 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .4. 8. 8. 8. 4 .8 .8 .8 .8 .4
Feats
.1. . . . : Cleave
.1 PDK. . : Precision
.1 Fighter: Power Attack
.3. . . . : Single Weapon Fighting
.6. . . . : Great Cleave
.9. . . . : Improved Single Weapon Fighting
11 Fighter: Improved Critical: Piercing
12. . . . : Shield Mastery
15. . . . : Greater Single Weapon Fighting
.7 Deity. : Follower of: Helm
Spells
Bard Expeditious Retreat (2), Focusing Chant (3), Sonic Blast (4), Hypnotism (6)
Rage (5), Blur (5), Soundburst (6), Cure Moderate Wounds (9)
Haste (9), Displacement (9), Cure Serious Wounds (10), Good Hope (13)
Dimension Door (13), Freedom of Movement (13), Otto's Sphere of Dancing (14)
Favored Soul Nightshield (7), Protection from Evil (7)
Enhancements (64 of 64 AP)
Warchanter (38 AP) Skaldic: Constitution, Weapon Training, Song of Heroism, Fighting Spirit Poetic Edda II, Enchant Weapon
Arcane Shield Chant III, Iced Edges III, Sprint Boost I
Ironskin Chant III, Frozen Fury III
Reckless Chant III, Northwind III
Expeditious Chant III, Howl of the North, Spinning Ice III
Swashbuckler (11 AP) Confidence, Swashbuckling On Your Toes III, Blow By Blow: Melee III
Fast Movement
Skirmisher
Stalwart Defender (6 AP) Toughness, Stalwart Defense Durable Defense III, Stalwart Defensive Mastery I
Purple Dragon Knight (5 AP) Damage Boost Cormyrean Knight Training, Improved Recovery
War Soul (4 AP) Smite Foe: Melee Divine Presence III
Skills:
- Perform, Heal, and UMD take priority; and sufficient Balance is required for the Single Weapon Fighting feats.
- Jump I enjoy with melees, and helps me get around quicker. However, would higher jump slow me down if I wear a featherfall item?
- Tumble I'm tentatively investing in, hoping it would allow me to not wear a featherfall item so I can drop down quicker, effectively increasing my movement speed. Would this investment negate a sufficient amount of damage from falling? (If not, I might reallocate these skill points to Concentration since I didn't choose Quicken.)
Items: (I haven't created the crafted items yet.)
Armor - Drow Outrunner Armor (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Drow_Outrunner_Armor) (I have a +4 Mythic Boost)
Helm - Pansophic Circlet (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Pansophic_Circlet) with Sapphire of Heavy Fortification
Necklace - Hypnotic Pendant (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Hypnotic_Pendant) with Topaz of Enchantment
Bracers - Bracers of the Sun and Moon (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Bracers_of_the_Sun_and_Moon) (Is there something better?)
Cloak - Cloak of Night (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Cloak_of_Night_(level_16))
Ring - Ring of the Buccaneer (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Ring_of_the_Buccaneer_(level_16)) with Sapphire of Natural Armor +5
Ring - Ring of Lies (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Ring_of_Lies) (This character has a +1 Mythic Boost) or crafted Charisma 8, Sheltering 19, Insightful Charisma 3
Belt - crafted Constitution 8, Stunning 9, Insightful Constitution 3
Gloves - crafted Doublestrike 9 Melee Alacrity 12, Healing Amplification 32, Insightful Stunning 4
Boots - crafted Dodge Bonus 8, Parrying 3 Strength 8, Insightful Dodge Bonus 3
Goggles - crafted Seeker 8, Deadly 6, Insightful Seeker 3
Trinket - Shard of Xoriat (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Shard_of_Xoriat) or Momento of War (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Momento_of_War) (Is there something better?)
Shield - Swashbuckler (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Swashbuckler_(level_16))
Weapon - Cutthroat's Smallblade (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Cutthroat%27s_Smallblade_(level_16))
I also have an Envenomed Blade (https://ddowiki.com/page/Envenomed_Blade) with +2 Mythic Boost, but I'm unsure if the Paralyzing DC17 would be all that effective in level 16-21 challenges. What other weapons would be good to have when running Cannith Challenges, and possibly even the seasonal challenges? Undead are in some of them, and the Cutthroat's Smallblade isn't particularly good against skellies.
If I can gather up slotted crafting blanks, I'd have several places for augments. Which augments would be worth grabbing?
Thanks in advance for any advice, and please feel free to nitpick! :)
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/419453-Help-me-craft-an-Iconic-Challenge-Farmer?p=6092135&viewfull=1#post6092135
When I bumped my bard to level 16, I took another level of bard. The addition of level 5 spells have been nice, but not spectacular. I saw that unbongwah had updated the build by taking a 3rd level of fighter, and I completely agree that the addition of Stalwart Defense is much better than what the 13th level of bard offers. I'm going to respec.
After having fun with this character in Gianthold to grab the +10HP feat, I invested in some tomes to meet prerequisites and gain more skill points. The character planner didn't understand that the tomes would be applied prior to a respec, so I manually entered the order I'll take the feats. Please check my work! Here's what I'm considering, based on the two builds from unbongwah's forum post:
PDK Warchanter Swashbuckler Challenge Farmer
12/3/1 Bard/Fighter/Favored Soul
True Neutral Purple Dragon Knight
Level Order
1. Fighter . . . . 6. Bard. . . . . .11. Fighter. . . . 16. Fighter
2. Bard . . . . . .7. Favored Soul. .12. Bard
3. Bard . . . . . .8. Bard . . . . . 13. Bard
4. Bard . . . . . .9. Bard . . . . . 14. Bard
5. Bard . . . . . 10. Bard . . . . . 15. Bard
Stats
. . . . . . . .32pt . . Tome . . Level Up
. . . . . . . .---- . . ----. . .--------
Strength. . . . 11. . . .+2. . . .4: CHA
Dexterity . . . 11. . . .+4. . . .8: CHA
Constitution. . 16. . . . . . . .12: CHA
Intelligence. . .8. . . .+4. . . 16: CHA
Wisdom. . . . . .8
Charisma. . . . 18. . . .+4. . .
Caution: If starting a new character, begin with STR and DEX at 13, and CON at 14! (Otherwise you won't be able to select your feats!)
Skills
. . . . .Fi Bd Bd Bd Bd Bd Fv Bd Bd Bd Fi Bd Bd Bd Bd Fi
. . . . . 1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7. 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
. . . . .------------------------------------------------
Jump. . . 4 . . . .1 .3 . . . . . . . . 4 .1 . . 2. . .4. 19
Perform . . .1 .1 .4 .2 .1 . . 2. 1. 1. . .2 .1 .1 .1 . . 18
Heal. . . 2 . . . . . . . . 4 .2 .3 .2 . . . .3 .1 .1 . . 18
UMD . . . . .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 . . 2. 1. 1. . .2 .1 .1 .1 . . 18
Tumble. . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . 2. . .3 . . 2. 4. . .15
Balance . . .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
. . . . .------------------------------------------------
. . . . . 8 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .4. 8. 8. 8. 4 .8 .8 .8 .8 .4
Feats
.1. . . . : Cleave
.1 PDK. . : Precision
.1 Fighter: Power Attack
.3. . . . : Single Weapon Fighting
.6. . . . : Great Cleave
.9. . . . : Improved Single Weapon Fighting
11 Fighter: Improved Critical: Piercing
12. . . . : Shield Mastery
15. . . . : Greater Single Weapon Fighting
.7 Deity. : Follower of: Helm
Spells
Bard Expeditious Retreat (2), Focusing Chant (3), Sonic Blast (4), Hypnotism (6)
Rage (5), Blur (5), Soundburst (6), Cure Moderate Wounds (9)
Haste (9), Displacement (9), Cure Serious Wounds (10), Good Hope (13)
Dimension Door (13), Freedom of Movement (13), Otto's Sphere of Dancing (14)
Favored Soul Nightshield (7), Protection from Evil (7)
Enhancements (64 of 64 AP)
Warchanter (38 AP) Skaldic: Constitution, Weapon Training, Song of Heroism, Fighting Spirit Poetic Edda II, Enchant Weapon
Arcane Shield Chant III, Iced Edges III, Sprint Boost I
Ironskin Chant III, Frozen Fury III
Reckless Chant III, Northwind III
Expeditious Chant III, Howl of the North, Spinning Ice III
Swashbuckler (11 AP) Confidence, Swashbuckling On Your Toes III, Blow By Blow: Melee III
Fast Movement
Skirmisher
Stalwart Defender (6 AP) Toughness, Stalwart Defense Durable Defense III, Stalwart Defensive Mastery I
Purple Dragon Knight (5 AP) Damage Boost Cormyrean Knight Training, Improved Recovery
War Soul (4 AP) Smite Foe: Melee Divine Presence III
Skills:
- Perform, Heal, and UMD take priority; and sufficient Balance is required for the Single Weapon Fighting feats.
- Jump I enjoy with melees, and helps me get around quicker. However, would higher jump slow me down if I wear a featherfall item?
- Tumble I'm tentatively investing in, hoping it would allow me to not wear a featherfall item so I can drop down quicker, effectively increasing my movement speed. Would this investment negate a sufficient amount of damage from falling? (If not, I might reallocate these skill points to Concentration since I didn't choose Quicken.)
Items: (I haven't created the crafted items yet.)
Armor - Drow Outrunner Armor (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Drow_Outrunner_Armor) (I have a +4 Mythic Boost)
Helm - Pansophic Circlet (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Pansophic_Circlet) with Sapphire of Heavy Fortification
Necklace - Hypnotic Pendant (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Hypnotic_Pendant) with Topaz of Enchantment
Bracers - Bracers of the Sun and Moon (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Bracers_of_the_Sun_and_Moon) (Is there something better?)
Cloak - Cloak of Night (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Cloak_of_Night_(level_16))
Ring - Ring of the Buccaneer (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Ring_of_the_Buccaneer_(level_16)) with Sapphire of Natural Armor +5
Ring - Ring of Lies (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Ring_of_Lies) (This character has a +1 Mythic Boost) or crafted Charisma 8, Sheltering 19, Insightful Charisma 3
Belt - crafted Constitution 8, Stunning 9, Insightful Constitution 3
Gloves - crafted Doublestrike 9 Melee Alacrity 12, Healing Amplification 32, Insightful Stunning 4
Boots - crafted Dodge Bonus 8, Parrying 3 Strength 8, Insightful Dodge Bonus 3
Goggles - crafted Seeker 8, Deadly 6, Insightful Seeker 3
Trinket - Shard of Xoriat (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Shard_of_Xoriat) or Momento of War (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Momento_of_War) (Is there something better?)
Shield - Swashbuckler (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Swashbuckler_(level_16))
Weapon - Cutthroat's Smallblade (level 16) (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Cutthroat%27s_Smallblade_(level_16))
I also have an Envenomed Blade (https://ddowiki.com/page/Envenomed_Blade) with +2 Mythic Boost, but I'm unsure if the Paralyzing DC17 would be all that effective in level 16-21 challenges. What other weapons would be good to have when running Cannith Challenges, and possibly even the seasonal challenges? Undead are in some of them, and the Cutthroat's Smallblade isn't particularly good against skellies.
If I can gather up slotted crafting blanks, I'd have several places for augments. Which augments would be worth grabbing?
Thanks in advance for any advice, and please feel free to nitpick! :)