Elf tempest warpriest, scimitar build

[Lauf]

Was asked to post this build, so here goes.

basic idea behind it was to get as many bonuses to twf as possible, by getting the elven scimitar line, the warpriest deity weapons (scimitars ofc) and the tempest twf +damage/attack bonuses.

build was 12 fvs / 6 ranger / 2 rogue, some nice healing bonuses from deepwood stalker, and exposing strike rocks.

end result - works quite well, able to heal / melee/ trap and occasionally drop manyshots on people. what it is not however, is a melee juggernaught. the damage is OK, but not nearly as high as a good THF build. it will struggle in "pure dps" encounters where previous builds would coast through. still good damage, just not off the charts.

still, a good, solid, jack-of-all-trades build.

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Level 20 Lawful Good Elf Male
(2 Rogue \ 6 Ranger \ 12 Favored Soul) 
Hit Points: 331
Spell Points: 1068 
BAB: 16\16\21\26\26
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 23
Will: 13

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(36 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             14                    26
Dexterity            18                    25
Constitution         14                    20
Intelligence         14                    20
Wisdom               10                    16
Charisma             10                    16

Tomes Used
+4 Tome of Strength used at level 19
+4 Tome of Dexterity used at level 19
+4 Tome of Constitution used at level 19
+4 Tome of Intelligence used at level 19
+4 Tome of Wisdom used at level 19
+4 Tome of Charisma used at level 19


Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 2 (Favored Soul)


Level 3 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Cleave


Level 4 (Favored Soul)


Level 5 (Favored Soul)


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Completionist


Level 7 (Favored Soul)


Level 8 (Favored Soul)


Level 9 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Great Cleave


Level 10 (Ranger)


Level 11 (Ranger)


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


Level 13 (Ranger)


Level 14 (Ranger)


Level 15 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Favored Soul)


Level 17 (Favored Soul)


Level 18 (Favored Soul)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell


Level 19 (Favored Soul)


Level 20 (Favored Soul)
Enhancement: Elf - Elven Accuracy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Keen Senses (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Keen Senses (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Elf - Keen Senses (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Nothing is Hidden (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Nothing is Hidden (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Elf - Nothing is Hidden (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Valenar Weapon Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Elf - Skill (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Smite Foe (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Resilience of Battle (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Sanctuary (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - War Domain: Blur (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Divine Might (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Divine Might (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Divine Might (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Toughness (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Toughness (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Awareness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Awareness (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Awareness (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Smite Weakness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wall of Steel (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wall of Steel (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wall of Steel (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Strength (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Ameliorating Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Righteous Weapons (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Divine Power (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Fvs) - Wrathful Weapons (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Shield of Whirling Steel (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Tempest (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Far Shot (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Sneak Attack (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Exposing Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Increased Empathy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Increased Empathy (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Increased Empathy (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Versatile Empathy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Versatile Empathy (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Tendon Cut (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Tendon Cut (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Tendon Cut (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Angel of Vengeance (Fvs) - Font of Power (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Angel of Vengeance (Fvs) - Angelic Resistance (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Angel of Vengeance (Fvs) - Inquisition (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Angel of Vengeance (Fvs) - Inquisition (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Angel of Vengeance (Fvs) - Inquisition (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Angel of Vengeance (Fvs) - Articles of Faith (Rank 1)

[unbongwah]

Looks a lot like my 2nd Tempest Warpriest build; I took monk instead of rog and HE instead of elf, but the core concept is the same. You don't list epic levels; do you take any metamagics besides Quicken? Why so much base DEX when you didn't take any ranged feats?

[Lauf]

Looks a lot like my 2nd Tempest Warpriest build;

there are similarities between the two, which is why I have expressed interest and tried to contribute to your build. it didn't develop along the same lines as mine though, yours seemed to include offensive spell casting, while this one was built with maxing scimitar damage in mind. at the time I saw no reason to publish this one, however since I've been asked for it, here it is.

You don't list epic levels;

this build wasn't planned as an end build, but rather for leveling me through a fvs life while trying something different, so my plans for it stopped at 20. I ended up playing it up to 24, which is why I felt I am able to offer insight as to how it handles in epics.

do you take any metamagics besides Quicken? Why so much base DEX when you didn't take any ranged feats?

eventually I took empower heal @ 21, and overwhelming crit @ 24.
even without selecting ranged feats the 6 ranger levels offer plenty, and manyshot gets its fair share of play time. I'd be lying if I said that was the reason for the high dex though, the high dex was mainly because I prefer having +1 reflex while leveling to say having +1 attack/damage, or +2 const (<20 hp in heroics). having said that, it's also useful for the bow using aspect.


like I've said, not the finest build I've played, but certainly a good and solid platform.

[Bumbaragum]

Same as first post, sneaked on me.

[maddong]

I can't really see the ap breakdown in that format very well. If you changed the 2 rogue to kensei could you fit some more pluses in?

[Lauf]

I can't really see the ap breakdown in that format very well. If you changed the 2 rogue to kensei could you fit some more pluses in?

I have not taken points in any rogue tree, and to be honest APs are very tight as is (I'm about 3 shy of where I would want to be), so investing in kensai, or any other tree for that matter, would mean losing either exposing strike from deepwood, scimitars as weapon implements from AoV, skill from elf (+3% doublestrike, +3% doubleshot, +3% dodge, and bypass 3% dodge), or the tier 5s from warpriest. neither of which is an acceptable for the smaller gain from kensai.
your only alternative is to take out points from the tempest tree and replace them with kensai tree, which would mean losing 10% off-hand strikes and ending up with the same attack/damage benefit. so that wouldn't help either.

if you were to somehow find free APs, you can always get more pluses from the tempest tree without going fighter. I believe I only got 2 of the possible 4 there, though I was able to max the bonuses from the other trees.

that's as far as APs go.

as for the class split, by exchanging rogue for fighter you would lose evasion and trapping ability, and gain 2 feats (which I'm guessing would be ranged feats). In my opinion such a change in class split would be a huge loss to survivability and utility, and not worth the feats it offers.