Anger Mismanagement

[Casta]

LOL how bout I just carry your stone and you enjoy the ride LOL

That might stop me from running ahead not from raging. And buffs only last 30 min after 26 min of rage you need to rebuff me anyway, and thats if i raged non stop but you dont click rage if someones afk you wait untill you start fighting.

So my rage lasts longer then your buffs

[brshelton]

my JOB is to buff you. no my job is to kill sh!t so dont try and ay my JOB is to buff you or what MY job is period

[Jakz]

my JOB is to buff you. no my job is to kill sh!t so dont try and ay my JOB is to buff you or what MY job is period

**** calm down buddy. It isn't something to get so fired up over. In this game if you have buffs you can cast and you do not, you are hurting your party and not playing your character to its potential at all. As a barb, how many people would want me in a group if I just ran around and not used weapons but instead just hit with my bare fists. I wouldn't find many groups. Same with any caster who dosn't buff, you shouldn't find groups.

Fakz

[nbhs275]

I'm open to suggestions and comments on this build. Right now she's at Level 9.3 and is extremely fun to play. I know all about the slow swingrate inherent in Falchions - but - that hasn't seemed to slow her down at all. She tears through just about everything in her path.

A few notes about what I was thinking:
* Dex of 16 means I get full Mithral FP dex bonus. Put on a +4 Dex item for a Mithral Breastplate or +6 item for Mith Chain Shirt.
* Drow SR enhancements to help shake off things like Fear, Hold Person, and other pesky effects that prevent her from doing anything.
* Iron Will for much the same reason - Will save needed shoring up.
* Heavy on the Rage enhancements because this is a Rage build. As the level cap increases, I'll fill in the blank spots with Intimidate bonuses.
* Toughness will be taken at L15. With 226 HP straight up, no False Life item or Con bonus item or Draconic Vitality, I don't see this being a major issue, especially once I throw a Heavy Fort item on her. Toughness enhancements to follow the feat.
* Spot raises to help see stuff. Balance to stay upright. Jump because Jump is hands-down one of the most useful and underrated skills in the game. Intimidate for aggro management.
* Two levels of Fighter for the feats.
* Female because the female rage-scream effect is way cooler than the male. It's always good for a laugh in my guild.

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Amaenda Stormbringer
Level 14 Chaotic Good Drow Female
(2 Fighter \ 12 Barbarian) 
Hit Points: 226
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 14\14\19\24
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 7
Will: 7

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Stats         Base Stats         Modified Stats
Abilities        (Level 1)          (Level 14)           (Level 14)
Strength             16                 20                   21
Dexterity            14                 14                   16
Constitution         14                 14                   16
Intelligence         10                 10                   10
Wisdom               12                 12                   12
Charisma             10                 10                   10

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Strength used at level 9

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills        Base Skills        Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 14)          (Level 14)
Balance               4                 11                   11
Intimidate            4                 17                   17
Jump                  7                 20                   20
Spot                  3                  9                   11

Level 1 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Two Handed Fighting
Enhancement: Barbarian Willpower I

Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I

Level 3 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Iron Will
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage I
Enhancement: Improved Drow Spell Resistence I
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity I
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution I

Level 4 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I

Level 5 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Hardy Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage I

Level 6 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Handed Fighting
Enhancement: Barbarian Willpower II

Level 7 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage II

Level 8 (Barbarian)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Hardy Rage II
Enhancement: Improved Drow Spell Resistence II
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity II
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution II

Level 9 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Willpower III

Level 10 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Improved Drow Spell Resistence III

Level 11 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage III

Level 12 (Barbarian)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Handed Fighting
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage III
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage III

Level 13 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Critical Rage I

Level 14 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Intimidation
Enhancement: Improved Drow Spell Resistence IV

Go barbarian 14 because:

Improved crit II is better then weapon focus and Dodge by about 5000%.

1 tohit is not worth a feat when you can break 30 with just your personal rage

1 AC is a waste when you wont break 50 consistently, unless your using a shield and missing the point of being a barbarian. Dodge is only for AC fighters going into spring attack.

[nbhs275]

I'm not a fan of PA, actually. -X to hit just isn't worth it for the added damage. The mobs one needs the added damage for are harder to hit, so reducing ones chances to hit seems rather counterproductive.

Have you ever played a real melee?

High end mobs MAY have an AC of 35, on rare. very very rare occasions.

14 BaB
17 str
4 GH
5 weapon
-5 PA
_________
35

So even with PA running full time it always lands.

I have my TWF Barbarian, who duel weilds with PA running with +1 weapons alot of the time(smiting, banishing,disruption) and still hit 99% of the time. Also, don't forget you can shut it off. Which is as simple as one little click.

[MondoGrunday]

PA is beneficial for a two hander that maximizes damage and is purely dps. PA is not very usefull for someone that focuses on stat damage. I would never use PA on my twf rogue/ranger that needs to hit every swing rather than do damage every swing. it depends on the build if PA matters or not.

[nbhs275]

PA is beneficial for a two hander that maximizes damage and is purely dps. PA is not very usefull for someone that focuses on stat damage. I would never use PA on my twf rogue/ranger that needs to hit every swing rather than do damage every swing. it depends on the build if PA matters or not.

My barbarian doing 20-30 in each hand with 60-70 damage crits with the same WP rapiers will kill about 2x faster then yours. Two pronged offense. HP and con damage.

[boldarblood]

PA is beneficial for a two hander that maximizes damage and is purely dps. PA is not very usefull for someone that focuses on stat damage. I would never use PA on my twf rogue/ranger that needs to hit every swing rather than do damage every swing. it depends on the build if PA matters or not.

I use power attack on my strength based Dwarf 1/13 Rogue / Ranger, he sits at a 28 strength, raged 30, then greater heroism, pair of +5 burst dwarf axes and haste. As long as I am not missing I will keep power attack going. If i have trouble hitting, I take it off. I find it to be a very good addition for the extra damage. I still go over +30 in each hand with power attack.


I dont think I have ever turned power attack off my Barbarian.