(12 FvS / 8 Bard) Long shot at Support, Probably Terrible

[fiishi]

So this idea is really a reach, but in concept it seems alright. The goal is to get enough FvS for the Heal spell and enough bard levels for decent buffs and marginal crowd control. This would mean lvl6 FvS spells (buffs, heals, raise dead) and lvl3 bard spells (for haste, good hope and displacement)

The first problem that arises is the DC on some spells. Most of them would be buffs, cures and support stuff, but ideally there would be some crowd control and FvS spells that would be used. The character would be a second life wizard which would give (at least) +2 to the DCs. I would also take the spell penetration feats and most likely make it a human to get the one extra feat.

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Justah Test
Level 20 True Neutral Human Female
(8 Bard \ 12 Favored Soul) 
Hit Points: 376
Spell Points: 1395 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 16
Reflex: 16
Will: 20

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(34 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             14                    20
Dexterity            15                    15
Constitution         14                    22
Intelligence          8                     8
Wisdom               15                    22
Charisma             14                    20

Tomes Used
+4 Tome of Strength used at level 20
+4 Tome of Constitution used at level 20
+4 Tome of Wisdom used at level 20
+4 Tome of Charisma used at level 20

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               6                    16
Bluff                 2                    20
Concentration         6                    21
Diplomacy             2                     5
Disable Device       n/a                   n/a
Haggle                2                     5
Heal                  2                     6
Hide                  2                     2
Intimidate            2                     5
Jump                  6                    11
Listen                2                     6
Move Silently         2                     2
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform               6                    19
Repair               -1                    -1
Search               -1                    -1
Spot                  2                     6
Swim                  2                     5
Tumble                6                     6
Use Magic Device      6                    22

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Wizard
Feat: (Human Bonus) Spell Penetration
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery I
Enhancement: Improved Perform I


Level 2 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Deity) Favored by the Sovereign Host


Level 3 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 4 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Smiting I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Life I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Smiting I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Charisma I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness I


Level 5 (Favored Soul)


Level 6 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Fire


Level 7 (Favored Soul)


Level 8 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Favored Soul Smiting II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Spell Penetration I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Charisma II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Wisdom I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness III


Level 9 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Spell Penetration
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Strength I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II


Level 10 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Smiting I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic III


Level 11 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Electricity
Enhancement: Favored Soul Spell Penetration II


Level 12 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness IV


Level 13 (Favored Soul)


Level 14 (Bard)
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage I
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song I
Enhancement: Unyielding Sovereignty
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Life II


Level 15 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Heighten Spell
Enhancement: Favored Soul Angel of Vengeance I


Level 16 (Bard)
Enhancement: Favored Soul Smiting III


Level 17 (Bard)
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion III


Level 18 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Favored Soul Angel of Vengeance II


Level 19 (Bard)
Enhancement: Human Greater Adaptability Constitution I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Wisdom II


Level 20 (Bard)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Improved Concentration I

So what I would like input on is how -- or if -- this can be made effective. Any ideas other than "Just forget it and do XXX" are welcome. I am perfectly happy playing my pale master for now and having a second life as something else, but that isn't the point of this. I want something original and fun to play that is at least somewhat effective in higher level content. Something a little off about a character is a good thing in my book, which is why my PM is a dwarf. I hope that explains my idea and where I am coming from.

Lastly, thanks for reading and helping me out; I just started playing again (about a month ago) since the beta test and about a month just afterwards

[ShadowFlash]

Level 12 Fvs = 1 (one) level 6 spell slot (in order of preference)
Choices include:
Heal<----A must have
Blade Barrier<----A shame not to have on any divine
Cure Mod, Mass<----your highest potential mass cure

Other:
Divine Punishment<----Even at lvl12 it will be nice if you can fit the enhanements=3d6+36=46.5 (triple stacked before feats/enhancements & AoV procs)
Aura & procs to supplement weak offensive

Although FvS sounds uber-cool, you should probablly consider RS cleric instead
Level 12 Cleric = 4 spell slots
Cure Mod, Mass<----Automatic
Heal<----Of course
Blade Barrier<----Another no-brainer
One more choice:
Harm<----for your Pale Master Friends
Cometfall<----fun while leveling

Other:
Divine Punishment<----Cast at Lvl14 (due to RSII +2 light&alignment)=3d6+42=52.5 (triple stacked before feats/enhancements, but with no chance of proc increase)
Bursts & Aura's to supplement weak healing

As Far as 8 Bard levels....My wife plays an AA with an 8 level bard splash..It's a good cut-off point, but....

CC will be limited to fascinate, which can still be VERY good (with perform investments), BUT!!!!!....situationaly useful only, as most will ignore your fascinated mobs and bring 'em right back out of it every time you manage to set it up.

Even with Extend, good bard buffs (like displacement) will more than likely be self-only for survivability.
Low HP...always a concern
Depending on PrE...maybe a decent song (warchanter) or decent SP buffing pool (spellsinger)

Other concerns:
Feats & AP....no where near enough...there's never enough...
In order to "pimp" DP...maximize & empower are REQUIRED on a 12 level splash
Healing REQUIRES quicken and Emp. Heal(cleric only)

Run it through the planner WITH leveling order AND spell selection and post again

[fiishi]

EDIT: Added code to first post for reference.

I've pumped up the DC pretty well and focused a lot on healing (1 person at a time so far) and taken a lot of that advice -- Thanks for it

Something else that could be an interesting trade off would be taking 13 FvS, 7 Bard so that I could have an extra lvl6 spell and only one less lvl3 bard spell. I tried to buff up CON and STR a little to make it more adaptable as well. I am too tired to mess with the item generator now, but you get the idea for gear.

This isn't meant to replace any healer or bard out there, but could do well if one were to die or maybe when a party needs a little extra dps AND a little extra healing.

[r3dl4nce]

Why mix fvs and bard?
A 20 spellsinger bard can heal very well, no need to multiclass it