Vanilla Oil

[hydra_ex]

Vanilla Oil
TN Warforged Fighter 20

Concept: An extremely simple and vanilla build, vanilla oil is nothing special. However, as a template, it works great for new players and vets alike, as it is both easy to play and extremely powerful, even without very much gear. With gear, it stands out as one of the two "Max" DPS builds, along with a WF FB. Mainly, the point of posting the build here is so I can link to it in my signature

Gameplay: You'll have so many haste boosts and power surges, that using them conservatively isn't much of an issue. In addition, you have intimidate, which is capable of even tanking Suulomades on some difficulties!


Starting Stats:
18 STR (16 pts)
15 DEX (8 pts)
17 CON (8 pts)
8 INT (0 pts)
6 WIS (0 pts)
6 CHA (0 pts)

[For 28 point build, with +1 DEX tome, get 16 DEX lower STR to 17 and CON to 15]


Ending Stats:
52/66 STR (18 Base +5 Levels +6 Item +3 Enhc +8 Power Surge +2 Rage Spell +2 Madstone Proc +3 +3 Tome +2 Yugo Pot/ +4 Tome +1 Litany +6 Gloves of the Titan +2 Madstone Clicky +4 Hezrou)
17 DEX (15 Base +2 Tome*)
32 CON (17 Base +6 Item +2 Enhc +2 Rage Spell +4 Madstone Proc +1 Exceptional +2 Tome)
8 INT (8 Base)
6 WIS (6 Base)
14 CHA** (6 Base +2 Tome +6 Item)
*Use before level 8, in order to get ITWF
**Situationally used for intimitanking only

Hit Points: 691 - 751
20 Base
200 Fighter
220 Consitution
10 Favor
20 Minos Legens/Quorforged
66 Toughness
45 Crafted
30 GFL
30 Racial Enhc
30 Class Enhc

40 Dobule Madstone
40 Yuguloth


Armor Class: Negligible


Saves: 36/14/8 (17 Reflex against magic)
12/6/6 Class
5/5/5 Resistance
0/0/-2 Docent
0/0/1 Bullheaded
11/3/-2 Stat
4/4/4 GH


Tactics:

Trip: 35/42 + Vertigo
10 Base
21/28 STR
1 Racial Tactics Enhc
3 Kensei

Stunning Blow: 35/42 + Weighted
10 Base
21/28 STR
1 Racial Tactics Enhc
3 Kensei

Important Skills:

Intimidate: 54
23 Ranks
15 Item
2 Stat
3 Kensei
4 GH
2 Luck
2 Bullheaded
3 SF: Intimidate

Feats: (FB = Fighter Bonus)
1) Adamantine Body*; FB: WP: Khopesh
2) FB: TWF
3) Toughness
4) FB: WF: Slash
6) Oversized TWF; FB: WS: Slash
8) FB: ITWF
9) IC: Slash
10) FB: PA
12) GWF: Slash; FB: GWS: Slash
14) FB: GTWF
15) Toughness
16) FB: Stunning Blow
18) Toughness; FB: SWF: Slash
20) Quickdraw
*Taken for aesthetic reasons; replace with toughness and rework feat order if you don't want it.


Level Progression:
Always raise STR; always raise Intimidate.


Enhancements: (80 pts)

Fighter Attack Boost III (6 pts)
Fighter Extra Action Boost I (2 pts)
Fighter Haste Boost IV (10 pts)
Fighter Capstone: Weapon Alacrity (2 pts)
Fighter Kensei: Signature Weapon Khopesh (3 pts)
Fighter Critical Accuracy III (6 pts)
Fighter Kensei III (8 pts)
Fighter Weapon Mastery: Khopesh (3 pts)
Racial Tougness III (6 pts)
Fighter Strength III (12 pts)
Fighter Toughness III (6 pts)
Warforged Constitution II (6 pts)
Warforged Healer's Friend I (2 pts)
Warforged Power Attack III (6 pts)
Warforged Tactics I (2 pts)

[Zachski]

Is this build not supposed to have Power Attack, or am I just blind?

[SolarDawning]

Is this build not supposed to have Power Attack, or am I just blind?

The build in his post indicates that it is taken at level 10.

[Zachski]

The build in his post indicates that it is taken at level 10.

So it was the latter then. I'm blind, lol.

This is why you should get more than 5 hours of sleep, folks.

[hydra_ex]

The build in his post indicates that it is taken at level 10.

The reason for taking PA later than in most builds is because a -5 to-hit is actually noticeable in many areas (Skeleton arci, gwylan's elves). However, things like kensei will give an almost free boost to damage and to hit, so that's why I decided to take it early.