Drow Bard16/Fighter2/Barb2 THF

[Irinis]

This is my Taleri. She was an interesting experiment, as I never made a melee Bard before her, and she was originally planned to be a Spellsinger. I switched her to Warchanter after already having spent one point into CHA. Fortunately the one STR enhancement from 2 levels of Fighter fixed that mistake.

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Taleri Shadowsong
Level 20 Neutral Good Drow Female
(2 Fighter \ 2 Barbarian \ 16 Bard) 
Hit Points: 272
Spell Points: 590 
BAB: 16\16\21\26\26
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 10
Will: 15

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             16                    23
Dexterity            10                    10
Constitution         14                    16
Intelligence         10                    10
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma             17                    20

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 20
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 20

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 2 (Bard)


Level 3 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Force of Personality


Level 4 (Bard)
Ability Raise: CHA


Level 5 (Bard)


Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 7 (Bard)


Level 8 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Two Handed Fighting


Level 9 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell


Level 10 (Bard)


Level 11 (Bard)


Level 12 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 13 (Bard)


Level 14 (Bard)


Level 15 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Handed Fighting


Level 16 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 17 (Barbarian)


Level 18 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell


Level 19 (Barbarian)


Level 20 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Barbarian Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage I
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song I
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song II
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song III
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song IV
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack III
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage III
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song I
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song II
Enhancement: Bard Music of Makers
Enhancement: Bard Music of the Dead
Enhancement: Bard Warchanter I
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Bard Concentration I
Enhancement: Bard Concentration II
Enhancement: Bard Haggle I
Enhancement: Bard Haggle II
Enhancement: Bard Tumble I
Enhancement: Bard Lyric of Song I
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic I
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic II
Enhancement: Bard Energy of the Music I
Enhancement: Bard Energy of the Music II
Enhancement: Bard Charisma I
Enhancement: Bard Charisma II
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Bard Wand Mastery I
Enhancement: Bard Wand Mastery II
Enhancement: Bard Wand Mastery III

Thoughts on playing this to cap and after:

1. THF feats are now pretty useless, which frees up taking something like Quicken for non-interruptable heals in the midst of battle. She's died quite a few times from being interrupted. It's VERY annoying!
2. I don't use the Barb rage very often because obviously, can't selfheal while raged. When I have had stellar healers around and been able to relax enough to use it, it's been completely awesome. At first I didn't really like it but now I think it's pretty cool.
3. Some of these enhancements need work. Others are fantastic. I LOVE Music of the Dead and Music of Makers. I need more in Lingering Song.
4. Although usually Warchanters have even less CHA and less UMD than Taleri, I find it REALLY frustrating that when she dies she can't no-fail on a heal scroll without casting GH and waiting for the death penalty to wear off. That will get better when she gets t3 on her greensteel chaskills item, but in the meantime... I'm used to my first Spellsinger who could just pick up anything and UMD it, no matter what state she was in. It takes a bit of getting used to.

Ending Stats:

STR 34 (16 +4 levels +2 tome +1 Fighter +6 item +3 exceptional +2 rage spell) 38 raged
DEX 15 (10 +5 item)
CON 24 (14 +2 tome +6 item +2 rage spell) 28 raged
INT 10
WIS 8 (no concopp yet)
CHA 26 (17 +1 level +2 Bard +6 item)

I'll TR her eventually but for now she works surprisingly well overall.

[BoBoDaClown]

Do you find FOP worth it? Just doesn't seem to give you a lot at cap.

Personally I would go with lower cha (and another race ;p), but I understand your reasons