Feedback please.

[ShadowFox1978]

This build will use a w/p pick paired with a holy/puncture pick, dual-deathnips, and dual holy burst of puncturing picks as main weapon sets and will have access to a w/p longbow to soften up mobs. I tried a barb before and wasn't satisfied. I woul dlike feedback, before rolling a new one.


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Level 16 True Neutral Warforged Male
(14 Barbarian \ 2 Ranger)
Hit Points: 284
Spell Points: 0
BAB: 16\16\21\26\26
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 11
Will: 2

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 16)
Strength 18 22
Dexterity 16 18
Constitution 16 20
Intelligence 8 8
Wisdom 6 6
Charisma 6 6

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 1

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Base Skills Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 16)
Balance 5 11
Bluff -2 -2
Concentration 3 5
Diplomacy -2 -2
Disable Device n/a n/a
Haggle -2 -2
Heal -2 -2
Hide 3 4
Intimidate -2 -2
Jump 8 22
Listen -2 -2
Move Silently 3 4
Open Lock n/a n/a
Perform n/a n/a
Repair 1 2
Search -1 -1
Spot 2 12
Swim 4 6
Tumble 5 8
Use Magic Device n/a n/a

Level 1 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack

Level 2 (Ranger)

Level 3 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Stunning Blow

Level 4 (Barbarian)

Level 5 (Barbarian)

Level 6 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting

Level 7 (Barbarian)

Level 8 (Barbarian)

Level 9 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons

Level 10 (Barbarian)

Level 11 (Barbarian)

Level 12 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting

Level 13 (Barbarian)

Level 14 (Barbarian)

Level 15 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting

Level 16 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Reduction Boost I
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Reduction Boost II
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Reduction Boost III
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Reduction Boost IV
Enhancement: Barbarian Critical Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Critical Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage III
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage IV
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Hardy Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Hardy Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Item Defense I
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Attack I
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage III
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage IV
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution I
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution II
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution II
Enhancement: Warforged Construct Thinking I
Enhancement: Warforged Construct Thinking II
Enhancement: Warforged Healer's Friend I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack I

[ShadowFox1978]

I am an idiot. That is what I get for trying to post while the GF is rushing me out the door. Now that I have actually posted a build, can I please get feedback.

[Dark-Star]

Oversized twf is a waste on a barb.

There are two ways to go for what you are trying to do.

1. Go with a +5% weighted warhammer in your off hand (ideally weighted 4-5% of curse spewing) paired with your w/p pick. Use stunning blow, drop OTWF for cleave, toughness, itrip or whatever else.

2. Drop stunning blow, take repeater instead, then take icrit ranged instead of OTWF. Get a w/p (or just a good puncturing) repeater and a banishing repeater.

I have option two on Clean, and can attest to it giving to far more versatility. Soloing the vale is no problem, barely have to ever drink a pot.

[Guildmaster_Kadish]

I'd agree that OTWF is probably a wasted feat on a barbarian--your attack bonus should be too high for it to make any difference.

I'd say get rid of it and pick up improved crit slash instead (Deathnip + shroud holy good burst khopesh is better DPS than two Deathnips, since the seeker doesn't stack). This also gives you more versatility with what weapons you can use. However, you'd also probably want to grab khopesh proficiency in that case, which means dumping Favored Enemy, Die Hard, and Bow Strength from ranger and taking 2 fighter levels for TWF and Khopesh Prof. This is probably what I'd do if I were making a new barbarian, gaining +1 str from the fighter enhancements as well. However, it is a pretty serious deviation from your build, and as I'm not sure how much you plan to be using your w/p bow given your personal playstyle, I really can't recommend one choice over the other.

But maybe that's just me. I'd definitely say that you should drop OTWF though, and probably pick up Cleave or something else nice.

Hope this helped,
Master Kadish

[Guildmaster_Kadish]

1. Go with a +5% weighted warhammer in your off hand (ideally weighted 4-5% of curse spewing) paired with your w/p pick. Use stunning blow, drop OTWF for cleave, toughness, itrip or whatever else.

Sadly, Improved Trip requires Combat Expertise.

[Oxvon]

Honestly, with the starting stats you have I would just go pure Barbarian. You would have all the same feats - 1, and I agree to a previous comment that oversized two weapon fighting will not make that big of a difference. It doesn't add the bonus to hit that would take you from hitting nothing to hitting everything, and as a Barbarian when you rage you wouldn't be able to tell anyway.

Of course what I said doesn't really apply to you if your REALLY want to be able to use that bow effectively. But I will leave that up to you to decide that or not : ).