Pro-Vocation 14WC2 4F 2R - dps hate intim tank bard WF

[gurth83]

Here is build I'm currently leveling up. I want to make bard which can bring good dps to party, have got good dps, and can tank.

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Level 20 True Neutral Warforged Male
(4 Fighter \ 2 Rogue \ 14 Bard) 
Hit Points: 358
Spell Points: 421 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 17
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(34 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             16                    24
Dexterity            15                    18
Constitution         17                    22
Intelligence         10                    12
Wisdom                6                     8
Charisma             12                    14

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7
+3 Tome of Constitution used at level 11

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               6                    14
Bluff                 1                     2
Concentration         5                    24
Diplomacy             1                     2
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle                5                    24
Heal                 -2                    -1
Hide                  2                     4
Intimidate            5                    31
Jump                  7                    21
Listen               -2                    -1
Move Silently         2                     4
Open Lock             6                     8
Perform               n/a                  25
Repair                0                     1
Search                0                     1
Spot                 -2                    -1
Swim                  3                     7
Tumble                6                     8
Use Magic Device      5                    25

Level 1 (Rogue)
Skill: Balance (+4)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Haggle (+4)
Skill: Intimidate (+4)
Skill: Jump (+4)
Skill: Open Lock (+4)
Skill: Tumble (+4)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+4)
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Bard
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 2 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Perform (+3)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Spell (1): Expeditious Retreat


Level 3 (Bard)
Skill: Balance (+2)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Spell (1): Focusing Chant


Level 4 (Bard)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Perform (+3)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Spell (1): Master's Touch


Level 5 (Bard)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Jump (+4)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Spell (2): Blur
Spell (2): Rage


Level 6 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+4)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons
Spell (1): Detect Secret Doors
Spell (2): Invisibility


Level 7 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Perform (+3)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)


Level 8 (Rogue)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Intimidate (+7)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)


Level 9 (Bard)
Skill: Balance (+3)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Spell (3): Displacement
Spell (3): Haste
Spell (2): Cat's Grace


Level 10 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Jump (+4)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Spell (3): Good Hope


Level 11 (Fighter)
Skill: Intimidate (+3)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons


Level 12 (Bard)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Perform (+4)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+2)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting


Level 13 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+3)
Skill: Haggle (+2)
Skill: Perform (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Spell (4): Dimension Door
Spell (4): Freedom of Movement
Spell (3): Crushing Despair


Level 14 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Jump (+2)
Skill: Perform (+2)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+1)
Spell (4): Cure Critical Wounds


Level 15 (Fighter)
Skill: Intimidate (+3)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 16 (Bard)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Haggle (+2)
Skill: Perform (+2)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+2)


Level 17 (Fighter)
Skill: Intimidate (+3)


Level 18 (Bard)
Skill: Haggle (+2)
Skill: Perform (+3)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+2)
Feat: (Selected) Shield Mastery
Spell (4): Break Enchantment
Spell (5): Greater Heroism
Spell (5): Shadow Walk


Level 19 (Fighter)
Skill: Intimidate (+2)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Piercing Weapons


Level 20 (Bard)
Skill: Haggle (+1)
Skill: Intimidate (+1)
Skill: Perform (+2)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+2)
Spell (5): Greater Dispel Magic
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost II
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 Bravery 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 Warchanter I
Enhancement: Bard Warchanter II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate I
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate II
Enhancement: Rogue Dexterity I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Improved Trap Sense I
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery II
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery III
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery IV
Enhancement: Warforged Brute Fighting I
Enhancement: Warforged Brute Fighting II
Enhancement: Warforged Brute Fighting III
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution II
Enhancement: Warforged Healer's Friend I
Enhancement: Warforged Inscribed Armor I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack I

Few words about this build...

Enhancements purposes:
Haste Boost II - when tanking I will use it after succesfull intim when hate generation is increased to have more aggro.
Warforged Inscribed Armor I - to remove arcane spell failture from arcane scrolls np fire shield, teleport itp
Warforged Brute Fighting III - better hate taniking
Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery IV - self-healing
Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I, Rogue Sneak Attack Training I,Warforged Power Attack I - cheap dmg increase when dps mode is on
Rogue Dexterity I - to get even dex number +1 reflex (this can be skipped and 2AP saved when got 3 dex tome or +1 exceptonal dex)

What do I like in this build?
Warforge is greate looking. Nice immunites makes leveling easier, same increased fort, which additionaly allows me to use Inspire Reckness all the time (dps increase and additional chance to trigger weapon effects).
Decreased healing amp is painfull thats why I planing to use 20% and 30% h amp items.
Evasion - its really nice and reflex will be enougt to have good survivality when leveling.
Beholder aren't dangerous.
Good DR (song 5 + active shield blocking+ shield mastery)

Leveling progression is cleary planned.
1 rouge - gives lot of skill points. using two handed staff with PA on, till 4th, then master touched weapons eg.sword of thirnity till 12 then my 2x wounding rapiers of punc
2-6 bard - quick WC I - good dps increase and DR song.
8 rouge - evasion when its really needed for solling. It can make The Pit or Tapping The Flames much more easier. Just after +2 int tome was used so +1 additional skill point for intimediate
9 bard - extended haste + displacement
11 fighter - imp crit pircing as soon as posible, intim increase
12 bard - imp twf, at this level i will use my 2x wounding rapiers of punc <3
15 fighter - gtwf as soon as possible, intim increase
17 fighter - intim increase
19 fighter - +2 pirce dmg (in my opinion this is better than +1d6 SA on 15 bard 3 rouge 2 fighter splits, I dont need to flanking enemies and care about their fort), intim increase
20 bard - umd ,preform, haggle, intim increase

Gear:
Gear is strongly dependend on adventure packs, but I think each bard should have VoT + Attack On Stormreach + RR. I consider two modes DSP and tanikig.
DPS:
google: Tharne's Goggles +5/8 SA
armor: DT Docent: GFL, 6 dex, Destruction.
belt: GS 150 mn, heavy fort, +5 prot, + 35 hp, +1 cha skills
boots: ff, striding.., free
tinket: bloodstone 6 seeker (sands needed)
head: Teraza's Perfect Sight ,6 wisdom, TS
hands: Maenya's Iron Fists 6 str, intim 13
ring1: Katra's Razor Wit, 6 char, diplo 13, +2 dmg to hit form set
cloak: Stormsinger Cloak, 4 res, 11 preform, anthem, sonic guard
neck + ring: free for vod set: Kensai, Purple Dragon Knight, WC set is crappy trash,Ninja Spy, Shintao Monk,Deepwood Sniper if +2 hit is to melee weapons too,Tempest, Henshin Mystic, +2 exc con or str from Incredible Potential
wrist: Levik Bracers, 6 str 20 hamp
head: gs deathblock, balance 11, +1 exc reflex, 10 hp, 1 con skils

tank mode changes:
googles: gs 150 mana, 5 cha skill con op
shield: levik + wapon 3xpos rapier with 30 h amp or 2x boss bearers when succsefull intim
armor: dt docent, GFL, 15 inic, levik set (additional 30 inic)
tinket: head of good luck when no reci
cat grace to fill up dex item +2 reflex

[Cam_Neely]

few minor details (ie take fighter earlier, take power attack later ect)

but the big question is, at end game, how often will you really be tanking? Will this guy have more hate, HP, DR, healing amp or AC then typical end game tanks, not to mention good end game tanks? I doubt it, but feel free to supply the number.

Why piercing weapons? Seems sub optional, and if you want to tank, you need optional on this build.