My 16/2/2 Sorc/Pal/Rog Build

[Sirea]

I've never done a build like this before, so I've probably made some mistakes. Constructive Criticism is more than welcome!

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Ikari
Level 20 Lawful Good Warforged Female
(2 Paladin \ 2 Rogue \ 16 Sorcerer) 
Hit Points: 288
Spell Points: 1408 
BAB: 11\11\16\21
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 12
Will: 13

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             16                    23
Dexterity             8                     8
Constitution         16                    20
Intelligence         14                    16
Wisdom                6                     6
Charisma             14                    18

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               3                     3
Bluff                 2                     4
Concentration         5                    28
Diplomacy             2                     4
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle                6                     8
Heal                 -2                    -2
Hide                  1                     1
Intimidate            6                    27
Jump                  7                    10
Listen               -2                    -2
Move Silently         1                     1
Open Lock             3                     3
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair                6                     7
Search                2                     3
Spot                 -2                    -2
Swim                  3                     6
Tumble                3                     3
Use Magic Device      6                    27

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 2 (Paladin)


Level 3 (Sorcerer)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Spell (1): Repair Light Damage
Spell (1): Nightshield


Level 4 (Sorcerer)
Ability Raise: STR
Spell (1): Expeditious Retreat


Level 5 (Sorcerer)
Spell (1): Jump


Level 6 (Sorcerer)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Spell
Spell (2): Blur


Level 7 (Sorcerer)
Spell (2): Resist Energy


Level 8 (Sorcerer)
Ability Raise: STR
Spell (3): Haste


Level 9 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 10 (Rogue)


Level 11 (Sorcerer)
Spell (3): Repair Serious Damage
Spell (2): Web


Level 12 (Sorcerer)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Two Handed Fighting
Spell (4): Wall of Fire


Level 13 (Sorcerer)
Spell (2): Invisibility
Spell (3): Displacement
Spell (4): Repair Critical Damage


Level 14 (Sorcerer)
Spell (5): Protection From Elements


Level 15 (Sorcerer)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Spell (3): Rage
Spell (4): Fire Shield
Spell (5): Cloudkill


Level 16 (Sorcerer)
Ability Raise: STR
Spell (6): Reconstruct


Level 17 (Sorcerer)
Spell (4): Stoneskin
Spell (6): Greater Heroism
Spell (5): Cone of Cold


Level 18 (Sorcerer)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Spell (7): Waves of Exhaustion


Level 19 (Sorcerer)
Spell (5): Teleport
Spell (6): Tenser's Transformation
Spell (7): Delayed Blast Fireball


Level 20 (Sorcerer)
Ability Raise: STR
Spell (8): Polar Ray
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Follower of the Lord of Blades
Enhancement: Sorcerer Improved Quickening I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Improved Quickening II
Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Racial Toughness IV
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Lineage of Elements I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Lineage of Elements II
Enhancement: Sorcerer Lineage of Elements III
Enhancement: Sorcerer Lineage of Force I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Lineage of Force II
Enhancement: Sorcerer Lineage of Force III
Enhancement: Sorcerer Elemental Manipulation I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Elemental Manipulation II
Enhancement: Sorcerer Elemental Manipulation III
Enhancement: Sorcerer Elemental Manipulation IV
Enhancement: Sorcerer Force Manipulation I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Force Manipulation II
Enhancement: Sorcerer Force Manipulation III
Enhancement: Sorcerer Force Manipulation IV
Enhancement: Sorcerer Energy of the Dragonblooded I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Energy of the Dragonblooded II
Enhancement: Sorcerer Charisma I
Enhancement: Sorcerer Charisma II
Enhancement: Paladin Toughness I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution II
Enhancement: Warforged Inscribed Armor I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack II
Enhancement: Warforged Great Weapon Aptitude II
Enhancement: Warforged Great Weapon Aptitude III

Plan is to use Greatswords to take advantage of the +1 to-hit with Lord of Blades (unless that's not worth it; still though, could you imagine having an Epic SoS on a sorcerer? )

Yes, I want to be able to Intimidate with this build. Should be able to get into the 50s with just GH and +15 item.

Thoughts on DR and Hate Enhancements? What's an achievable DR?

Thoughts on gear?

Thanks for looking!

[Gercho]

Have you checked tukaw's build? its really similar to you and he seems to know a lot about it, maybe you can get some ideas from there:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...ight=tukaw%27s

[Averroes]

My 2p: Don't bother.

I know you've run with my 16/2/2 before. These builds were awesome a) when firewall worked on everything, and b) prior to PrEs. They're still perfectly effective for soloing inspired quarter, but then again so is everyone else. Absolutely useless at endgame; completely piking all raids other than abbot.

Melee casters were fine at 12 cap, at 14 cap, even at 16 cap when only rangers had a PrE. But most real melee characters saw a damage increase over 20% from enhancements since then, while casters have no parallel.

You're pretty much limited as a caster to inferior direct damage and buffs, as your spell pen will be significantly enough lower than that of a full caster (4 levels + 4 feats) that even no-save debuffs won't land reliably or at all against targets that matter.


In any event, it would be fun to level, and can be fun to play, but I think it deviates too far from optimal for me to play it at this point. Perhaps you feel differently. Mine's about to be TR'd into a Pally, who will enjoy having a torq and all the other caster loot.

You might also consider a wizard-based version. Skillpoints will be brutally tight on this build, and a wizard can take insightful reflexes instead of 2 Pally levels to cover the save that really matters while picking up more caster levels.

Good luck, whatever you do.