Just for something different - DR build

[amysrevenge]

Just for fun, I'm experimenting with a DR build. I want to max out (or near max out) my DR on a WF fighter.

Wondering: is Improved DR a fighter bonus feat? I suspect it is not... Can you take it more than once? I suspect you can...

I'll get plenty of feats. I'm thinking of having a secondary specialty of Intimidate, and tertiary in Trip.

Feat selection (tentative):

1 - Adamantine Body
1 - Combat Expertise
2 - Improved Trip
3 - Skill Focus (Intimidate)
4 - Shield Mastery
6 - Weapon Focus (Bludgeoning)
6 - Bullheaded
8 - Improved Critical (Bludgeoning)
9 - Improved Damage Reduction
10 - Improved Shield Mastery
12 - Toughness
12 - Improved Damage Reduction
14 - open - maybe Improved Shield Bash

Enhancements to focus on:
WF DR
WF Tactics
Fighter Trip
Fighter Str
WF Con
Fighter Toughness

Skills:
Intimidate
Repair
Balance


Any tips or other ideas? I've just started messing about with this.

Mike

[Skaves]

This is the build I'm currently messing about with. It is a total focus on non-blocking DR with intimidate thrown in there as well. Its a tactical fighter, built to put mobs down with maneuvers and thus misses out on the last Armor mastery upgrade. I am part of a guild that runs quite a few good warforged repairs so the healers friend of course was left out.

The ranger levels confuse some, but I used it as a way to buff my saves and AC vs rust monsters (and also Beholders and mind flayers). Of course the new changes to hidden enemies makes the ranger search/spot skills very useful for this build as well.

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Clockwork Warrior
Level 14 Lawful Neutral Warforged Male
(12 Fighter \ 2 Ranger) 
Hit Points: 198
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 14\14\19\24
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 9
Will: 5

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 14)
Strength             16                    22
Dexterity            13                    14
Constitution         15                    16
Intelligence         14                    14
Wisdom               12                    12
Charisma              6                     6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 14)
Balance               3                    -1
Bluff                -2                    -2
Concentration         2                     3
Diplomacy            -2                    -2
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle                0                     0
Heal                  1                     1
Hide                  1                    -3
Intimidate            0                    15
Jump                  7                    18
Listen                1                     1
Move Silently         1                    -3
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair                4                    18
Search                6                    10
Spot                  5                     9
Swim                  3                    -4
Tumble                3                     2
Use Magic Device     n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Adamantine Body
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Aberration
Enhancement: Ranger Skill Boost I

Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense I
Enhancement: Fighter Strategy (Trip) I
Enhancement: Warforged Damage Reduction I
Enhancement: Warforged Tactics I

Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Damage Reduction
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Finesse
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Construct Thinking I

Level 4 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery I

Level 5 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Energy Resistence Boost I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Defense I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Resistance I

Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Combat Expertise
Feat: (Selected) Stunning Blow
Enhancement: Fighter Strategy (Stunning Blow) I
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I

Level 7 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Warforged Damage Reduction II

Level 8 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Trip
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II

Level 9 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Damage Reduction
Enhancement: Warforged Tactics II

Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons

Level 11 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery II
Enhancement: Warforged Healer's Friend I

Level 12 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons
Feat: (Selected) Improved Damage Reduction
Enhancement: Warforged Tactics III

Level 13 (Fighter)

Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Strength III
Enhancement: Warforged Damage Reduction III

[RemoJr]

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=85329 this should help

[amysrevenge]

Thanks for the link.

[darkgolem]

I made a warforged fighter paladin who will have dr 8 by 14.

Here's the build, in brief.

Basically take paladin 3 or 4 (I did 4) then fighter from then on to 14.

Feats:
Level 1: Adamantine body
Level 3: Improved Damage Reduction
Level 4 (fighter) weapon focus: slashing
Level 6 (fighter) dodge
Level 6 Improved Damage Reduction
Level 8 (fighter) Combat Expertise
Level 9 Improved Damage Reduction
Level 10 (fighter) Improved critical (slashing)
Level 12 (fighter) greater weapon focus: slashing
Level 12 Improved Damage Reduction
Level 14 Improved Trip

For Enhancements, take extra lay of hands, and take all the damage reduction buffs.

Make sure to have 13 intelligence by level 8, and a 13 dex at level 6.

You will be able to hit (with max bonus equipment) ac of 45 by level 9, using a tower shield and combat expertise, potion of barkskin +3, and get up to a 47 if you can hit dex 16 with items, and take tower shield mastery 2, armor mastery 3.

I suggest lay of hands and a cha bonus item too, with a fair charisma, giving you 2 lay of hands for about 70 hit points.

This will end up with a dr 8 warforged fighter, armor class around 47, and the ability to heal yourself. Get your self a fortitude item and you will in fact rock.

[Maldini]

Just make a WF Barbarian and max out his DR with the Boost as well. You could hit over a 20 DR standing boosted up.

[Khumbaaba]

Just make a WF Barbarian and max out his DR with the Boost as well. You could hit over a 20 DR standing boosted up.

Fairly certain they don't stack.

[Loromir]

Fairly certain they don't stack.

Rekon he'll get your reply?

[Khumbaaba]

Rekon he'll get your reply?

lol, 2007 post date. Missed that!

[Mr_Tank]

Unintentional necro ftw