Brand new to game, seeking help

[JordonJustice]

Hello everyone, i just recently joined the game and built a bard up to lvl 6 and i enjoy it a ton, now that I have a bit more experience of what I can do in this game and how I should do it, im looking for some people to really help me build what it is im looking for.

My dream character would be A bard who uses his songs to boost the effectiveness of his team, has good crowd control with songs/spells, and the ability to heal a team, while still being able to do some damage of his own

Im no expert on building characters in fact i have no idea how i need to go about this, but let me tell you guys the musts and then hopefully someone will be kind enough to help me out!

Human
Bard atleast level 12
and i like the spellsinger prestige but im willing to negotiate
also i like the idea of going bard/fighter and having enough feats to get everything i need bard wise and being a good dual weapon fighter! Please lemme know how i can build this character thank you!

[cru121]

every bard can sing and heal (to a degree). crowd control and melee are however usually either/or. basically, either you focus on charisma, take spell boosting feats, or you focus on strength and take melee feats.

so I'd recommend to pick one of these and focus on that. and I'd recommend melee/strength. because even with average charisma, all bards have Fascinate song, and the DC of this crowd control song depends on your Perform check, and Perform is easy to increase.

Don't hesitate to dip, a lot of bards dip fighter or rogue or barbarian.

[ProdigalGuru]

How's this?

Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 3.9.1
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Level 20 True Neutral Human Male
(20 Bard) 
Hit Points: 262
Spell Points: 1151 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 11
Reflex: 12
Will: 22

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             14                    16
Dexterity             8                     8
Constitution         16                    18
Intelligence         10                    10
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma             16                    29

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

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               3                    22
Bluff                 3                     9
Concentration         7                    34
Diplomacy             7                    32
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle                7                    32
Heal                 -1                    -1
Hide                 -1                    -1
Intimidate            3                     9
Jump                  4                    13
Listen               -1                    -1
Move Silently        -1                    10
Open Lock            n/a                   n/a
Perform               7                    32
Repair                0                     0
Search                0                     0
Spot                 -1                    -1
Swim                  2                     3
Tumble                1                     1
Use Magic Device      7                    39

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Human Bonus) Skill Focus: Use Magic Device
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 2 (Bard)


Level 3 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell


Level 4 (Bard)


Level 5 (Bard)


Level 6 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness


Level 7 (Bard)


Level 8 (Bard)


Level 9 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell


Level 10 (Bard)


Level 11 (Bard)


Level 12 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Bard)


Level 14 (Bard)


Level 15 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Force of Personality


Level 16 (Bard)


Level 17 (Bard)


Level 18 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Luck of Heroes


Level 19 (Bard)


Level 20 (Bard)
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack III
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 Lingering Song III
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song IV
Enhancement: Bard Spellsinger I
Enhancement: Bard Spellsinger II
Enhancement: Bard Musical Prodigy
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Charisma I
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery I
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Improved Concentration I
Enhancement: Improved Concentration II
Enhancement: Improved Concentration III
Enhancement: Bard Lyric of Song I
Enhancement: Bard Lyric of Song II
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic I
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic II
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic III
Enhancement: Bard Energy of the Music I
Enhancement: Bard Energy of the Music II
Enhancement: Bard Energy of the Music III
Enhancement: Bard Charisma I
Enhancement: Bard Charisma II
Enhancement: Bard Charisma III
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery II

[Pape_27]

Bard 12/Ranger 6 maybe?

the 6 levels of ranger grant you the first two tiers of the two weapon fighting feat chain (without having to have the pre-reg stats), as well as access to manyshot and two tiers fo the favored enemy feat.

Have not tried this build on a planner yet, so I rightly dont know how it would play out.

I would highly recommend that you download the character planner. --> http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p...51&postcount=1

It is one of the best tools in the game. Play around with it a bit and it will really help you see how things fit together once you learn how to use it.

[Valindria]

Hello everyone, i just recently joined the game and built a bard up to lvl 6 and i enjoy it a ton, now that I have a bit more experience of what I can do in this game and how I should do it, im looking for some people to really help me build what it is im looking for.

My dream character would be A bard who uses his songs to boost the effectiveness of his team, has good crowd control with songs/spells, and the ability to heal a team, while still being able to do some damage of his own

Im no expert on building characters in fact i have no idea how i need to go about this, but let me tell you guys the musts and then hopefully someone will be kind enough to help me out!

Human
Bard atleast level 12
and i like the spellsinger prestige but im willing to negotiate
also i like the idea of going bard/fighter and having enough feats to get everything i need bard wise and being a good dual weapon fighter! Please lemme know how i can build this character thank you!

For your consideration: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=293085

Good CC via songs and some spells. Good DPS via twf with kopesh. Good survival skills. Lots of fun.