Intimidating Turtling Machine

[Jay203]

I got bored, and that usually means bad news
so i got around thinking about making a warforged intimitank that focus around turtling with shield masteries and also critical rage with rapier
high str + greater rage + power attack for the construct like portals and stuff
feedbacks welcomed, but keep it at an appropriate lvl of "friendliness" k?

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Level 16 Chaotic Good Warforged Male
(2 Fighter \ 14 Barbarian) 
Hit Points: 272
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 16\16\21\26\26
Fortitude: 16
Reflex: 4
Will: 3

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 16)
Strength             18                    23
Dexterity             9                    10
Constitution         14                    18
Intelligence         13                    14
Wisdom                6                     6
Charisma             12                    12

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 1
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 1

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 16)
Balance               2                    -3
Bluff                 1                     1
Concentration         2                     4
Diplomacy             1                     1
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle                1                     1
Heal                 -2                    -2
Hide                  0                    -5
Intimidate            5                    26
Jump                  8                    20
Listen               -2                    -2
Move Silently         0                    -5
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair                2                    18
Search                2                     2
Spot                 -2                    -2
Swim                  8                    15
Tumble                2                     4
Use Magic Device      n/a                   n/a

Notable Equipment
Helm: Bandanna of Haggling 
Ring: Health Ring
Ring: Dextrous Ring
Goggles: Clever Goggles
Necklace: Wise Necklace
Trinket: Kardin’s Eye
Cloak: Charismatic Cloak
Cloak: Cloak
Belt: Ogre Power Belt

Level 1 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Adamantine Body


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Shield Mastery


Level 3 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Combat Expertise


Level 4 (Barbarian)


Level 5 (Barbarian)


Level 6 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Trip


Level 7 (Barbarian)


Level 8 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons


Level 9 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Shield Mastery


Level 10 (Barbarian)


Level 11 (Barbarian)


Level 12 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 13 (Barbarian)


Level 14 (Barbarian)


Level 15 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Bullheaded


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 Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Barbarian Critical Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Critical Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Improved Damage Reduction I
Enhancement: Barbarian Improved Damage Reduction 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 Intimidation
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage I
Enhancement: Fighter Strategy (Trip) I
Enhancement: Barbarian Intimidate I
Enhancement: Barbarian Intimidate II
Enhancement: Barbarian Intimidate III
Enhancement: Barbarian Intimidate IV
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution I
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution II
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution II
Enhancement: Warforged Healer's Friend I

EDIT: oh, and do excuse the all enhancements at lvl 16 part, i get lazy doing it every lvl up :P

EDIT#2: this is a "for-****s-and-giggles" build, don't even bother with this if you can't have fun without having the optimum build :P

[Borror0]

EDIT: oh, and do excuse the all enhancements at lvl 16 part, i get lazy doing it every lvl up :P

Actually, it makes reading the build much easier if you put it at the end than along the way.

As for the build, I won't analyze it. With a build like this, the character planner does an awful job showing us "what he can do". Consider a better presentation.

[Angelus_dead]

I got bored, and that usually means bad news
so i got around thinking about making a warforged intimitank that focus around turtling with shield masteries and also critical rage with rapier

I say one thing, that having Barbarian Intimidate means that when you're standing there with a shield on soaking damage and not hurting monsters, at least you can say "Hey, my Shaken is taking -2 off their saves and helping the casters kill stuff". No fighter intimitank can do that.

[Borror0]

At least you can say "Hey, my Shaken is taking -2 off their saves and helping the casters kill stuff". No fighter intimitank can do that.

That would have been a good argument in Module 4 & 5...

[Samadhi]

I say one thing, that having Barbarian Intimidate means that when you're standing there with a shield on soaking damage and not hurting monsters, at least you can say "Hey, my Shaken is taking -2 off their saves and helping the casters kill stuff". No fighter intimitank can do that.

... -2 saves means next intimidate lands better too

[Angelus_dead]

... -2 saves means next intimidate lands better too

How so? There's no save against Intimidate. And anyway, the shaken expires before you can intimidate again.

[Jay203]

aw com'on~
nothing really to say about it? D=

[Freeman]

Well, I've got a barbarian with intimidate at level 9 now. But I don't really agree with the "turtling" part. I mainly use intimidate to keep from having to chase down the mobs that the sorc firewalls. Instead, I just stand in the firewall and beat them down. The sorc's happy, I'm happy, and the cleric/bard/whoever only has to worry about healing one person standing still instead of a hasted, hopping sorc running all over the map. I can throw on a shield and block if I ever need to, but 99% of the time, I'd rather be slicing and dicing instead.