Blademaster

[elg582]

9 Monk/8 Fighter/3 Ranger

STR 16 + 4 levels +3 tome
DEX 15 + 2 tome
CON 16 + 2 levels + 3 tome
INT 8
WIS 12
CHA 8


Level | Class | Feat(s)

1 Fighter Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword, Power Attack, Weapon Focus: Slashing

2 Ranger Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider

3 Monk Dodge, Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh

4 Ranger

5 Monk Mobility

6 Fighter Cleave, Great Cleave

7 Fighter

8 Monk Path of Harmonious Balance

9 Fighter Weapon Specialization: Slashing, Improved Critical: Slashing

10 Fighter

11 Monk

12 Fighter Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Greater Two Weapon Fighting

13 Fighter

14 Monk

15 Fighter Greater Weapon Focus: Slashing, Spring Attack

16 Monk Toughness

17 Monk

18 Monk Master of Forms

19 Monk

20 Ranger

[Lauf]

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Level 21 Lawful Good Warforged Male
(12 Fighter \ 4 Monk \ 4 Rogue \ 1 Epic) 
Hit Points: 321
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 18\18\23\28\28
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 15
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(34 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 21)
Strength             18                    25
Dexterity            14                    16
Constitution         16                    18
Intelligence         12                    14
Wisdom                8                    10
Charisma              6                     8

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

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Fighter
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Cleave


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Stunning Blow
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 4 (Fighter)


Level 5 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Great Cleave


Level 6 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons


Level 7 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Mobility


Level 8 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Path) Path of Harmonious Balance: Fists of Light


Level 9 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Adept of Forms


Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Spring Attack


Level 11 (Fighter)


Level 12 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Feat: (Selected) Master of Forms


Level 13 (Fighter)


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Combat Expertise


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Whirlwind Attack


Level 16 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 17 (Rogue)


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Grandmaster of Forms


Level 19 (Monk)


Level 20 (Rogue)


Level 21 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Overwhelming Critical

cleave, great cleave, whirlwind, overwhelming critical... grab a greataxe, power surge and go to town.
the 4 rogue levels let you get killer enhancement from the assassin tree, should work nicely with the master's blitz.

[elg582]

Interesting, but a completely different build. Power Surge is nice, but I'm not sure that it is a reasonable trade-off for Improved Evasion and Shadow Veil; that's a lot of defense to lose for something only situationally better than other action boosts on the same timer and counter.

Plus, I have a ton of Khopeshes and Bastard Swords I need someone to use

[unbongwah]

I know you called it the Blademaster, but I would try to exploit the rgr splash further by adding Manyshot (+PBS+Zen Archery) rather than take the D/M/SA chain. Use your monk feats for PA, ZA, and Toughness. I'd also take rgr 1 @ lvl 1 to max skill pts; and move up rgr 3 to get +10% offhand that much sooner.

[elg582]

I know you called it the Blademaster, but I would try to exploit the rgr splash further by adding Manyshot (+PBS+Zen Archery) rather than take the D/M/SA chain. Use your monk feats for PA, ZA, and Toughness. I'd also take rgr 1 @ lvl 1 to max skill pts; and move up rgr 3 to get +10% offhand that much sooner.

All excellent points, as usual, but again, a different build.

For one thing, you need at least dodge to open up the enhancement bonuses, and this is a high defense, high dps melee build that needs the defense. Yes, ranged is more dps, but then, ranged is more dps; 12 monk/6 ranger/2 fighter with manyshot and 10k stars will do more dps than any melee you can put together, without ever putting the bow down. It also needs some kind of high threat melee to hold aggro, which is where this sort of build will hopefully come in.


The reason the level order is all screwed up is that I rolled it as a PDK iconic to start at level 15

[Inoukchuk]

Interesting, but a completely different build. Power Surge is nice, but I'm not sure that it is a reasonable trade-off for Improved Evasion and Shadow Veil; that's a lot of defense to lose for something only situationally better than other action boosts on the same timer and counter.

Plus, I have a ton of Khopeshes and Bastard Swords I need someone to use

Power surge is an independent action boost; it does not share a timer. It's a 1 min boost with1 min cool down so it can be maintained almost all the time, and stacks with haste boost and damage boost (and manyshot), and it triggers action surge which also will remain up all that time.

That said your build is just fine, should do what it's designed to very well. My only misgiving is that it has neither great saves (paladin level saves) nor crowd control (tactics), so for a "defensive build" it has some important blind spots. That and the fact that you didn't list your enhancements =)

[elg582]

Power surge is an independent action boost; it does not share a timer. It's a 1 min boost with1 min cool down so it can be maintained almost all the time, and stacks with haste boost and damage boost (and manyshot), and it triggers action surge which also will remain up all that time.

Fair enough, but it is still only 4 damage; nice, but not a "must have," imho.

That said your build is just fine, should do what it's designed to very well. My only misgiving is that it has neither great saves (paladin level saves) nor crowd control (tactics), so for a "defensive build" it has some important blind spots. That and the fact that you didn't list your enhancements =)

Yea, no paladin saves, but improved evasion and good reflex, anyway. Add in 25% incorporeal, 25+% dodge, decent AC and PRR...

Should I pick up stunning blow? AP are kind of tight, so I'm not sure how high I could get the DC...

Enhancements are fairly obvious once it's built: Kensei to get One with the Blade, Ninja for Shadow Veil and Sting of the Ninja, Tempest and Shintao for off-hand proc % and goodies (+15 PRR in Earth stance, for example).

[Inoukchuk]

Fair enough, but it is still only 4 damage; nice, but not a "must have," imho.




Yea, no paladin saves, but improved evasion and good reflex, anyway. Add in 25% incorporeal, 25+% dodge, decent AC and PRR...

Should I pick up stunning blow? AP are kind of tight, so I'm not sure how high I could get the DC...

Enhancements are fairly obvious once it's built: Kensei to get One with the Blade, Ninja for Shadow Veil and Sting of the Ninja, Tempest and Shintao for off-hand proc % and goodies (+15 PRR in Earth stance, for example).

No, I wouldn't bother with tactics without some form of str augmentation like power surge and/or DM (that's the real value of power surge IMO). If you'd maxed STR, put all level ups in it, had ram's might or something and +4/5 tome you could at least make it worthwhile (target around 60 DC by level 25). DM + power surge makes it tactics a no-brainer.

[elg582]

No, I wouldn't bother with tactics without some form of str augmentation like power surge and/or DM (that's the real value of power surge IMO). If you'd maxed STR, put all level ups in it, had ram's might or something and +4/5 tome you could at least make it worthwhile (target around 60 DC by level 25). DM + power surge makes it tactics a no-brainer.

That's kind of what I thought; even with items and AP, I'll never get stunning blow over ~40, and I don't have the AP.

That's OK, I really had this build in mind for more of a party/raid DPS/off-tank.