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    Community Member Vincentthegerman001's Avatar
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    Default Looking for critiques/input on fighter build

    Ironbreaker
    Fighter 20
    Lawful Good Dwarf


    Stats
    . . . . . . . .32pt . . Level Up
    . . . . . . . .---- . . --------
    Strength. . . . 16. . . .4: CON
    Dexterity . . . .8. . . .8: CON
    Constitution. . 20. . . 12: CON
    Intelligence. . .8. . . 16: CON
    Wisdom. . . . . .8. . . 20: CON
    Charisma. . . . 12. . . 24: CON
    . . . . . . . . . . . . 28: CON


    Skills
    . . . . . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
    . . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
    Intim . . 4. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
    . . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
    . . . . . 4. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1



    Feats

    .1. . . . : Toughness
    .1 Fighter: Shield Mastery
    .2 Fighter: Power Attack
    .3. . . . : Cleave
    .4 Fighter: Great Cleave
    .6. . . . : Weapon Focus: Slashing
    .6 Fighter: Heavy Armor Combatant
    .8 Fighter: Improved Shield Mastery
    .9. . . . : Shield Deflection
    10 Fighter: Heavy Armor Master
    12. . . . : Improved Critical: Slashing
    12 Fighter: Tactical Mastery
    14 Fighter: Heavy Armor Champion
    15. . . . : Greater Weapon Focus: Slashing
    16 Fighter: Tactical Supremacy
    18. . . . : Superior Weapon Focus: Slashing
    18 Fighter: Weapon Specialization: Slashing
    20 Fighter: Greater Weapon Specialization: Slashing
    21 Epic . : Overwhelming Critical
    24 Epic . : Great Ability: Constitution
    26 Destiny: Perfect Two Handed Fighting
    27 Epic . : Epic Damage Reduction
    28 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
    29 Destiny: Dire Charge
    30 Epic . : Great Ability: Constitution
    30 Legend : Scion of: Arborea


    Enhancements (80 AP)

    Stalwart Defender (44 AP)
    • Toughness, Stalwart Defense, Overbalance, Stand Fast, Defensive Sweep, Last Stand
      1. Durable Defense III, Threatening Countenance III
      2. Inciting Defense III, Armor Expertise III
      3. Hardy Defense III, Shield Expertise III, Constitution
      4. Counterattack III, Swift Defense, Tenacious Defense III, Reinforced Armor III, Constitution
      5. Reprisal III, Block and Cut III

    Dwarf (36 AP)
    • Dwarven Toughness, Dwarven Constitution, Dwarven Toughness II, Dwarven Constitution II
      1. Axe Training, Dwarven Armor Mastery III
      2. Dwarven Tactics III, Child of the Mountain III, Axe Training
      3. Dwarven Runes III, Stand Like Stone III, Axe Training
      4. Dwarf Fortress III, Axe Training, Throw Your Weight Around


    Destiny (24 AP)

    Unyielding Sentinel
    1. Commanding Presence III, Shield Prowess III, Constitution
    2. Block Energy III, Constitution
    3. Constitution
    4. Spark of Life, Constitution
    5. Hardened III
    6. Undying Vanguard


    Haven't done a fighter before and I've only ever heard that they aren't as good as Paladins and Monks and yadda yadda yadda.

    So taking what little I know about fighters and what just 'felt right' sort of, I cranked out this. Looks alright to me in theory - but then I've never hit endgame before either, so I'm probably just in another late-night bout of overthinking.

    Basic premise is that it's an armored dwarf with a tower shield and a dwarf-axe plopping himself down in the most defensible position possible and weathering what comes at him head on.

    I really doubt that this does the most damage - what I was going for was beefing up of the defensive capabilities (given that this is a Dwarf I think the term 'Ironbreaker' is appropriate).

    So I know most of you builders probably have a lot of experience, and I'm not a big min/maxer or TRer for that matter. If I just wanted to take this to 30 and stay there, would it do alright as an undying tank?
    Last edited by Vincentthegerman001; 12-17-2017 at 03:42 AM.

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    Community Member Qhualor's Avatar
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    Looks pretty solid overall, but what sticks out..

    1. One thing to note is that Improved Shield Mastery isn't stacking like the description says. It gives my Vanguard Fighter only a few points in PRR, MP and nothing in Doublestrike. Did bug report it, but can't seem to find the e-mail where I gave specifics.

    2. I wouldn't take Shield Deflection unless you plan to actively block all the time.

    3. I always prefer to take Two Handed Fighting as a heroic feat. Personal choice, I prefer that over Shield Deflection.

    4. I think it would do fine at 30, but you would need to have really high intimidate and damage if you want to focus on blocking dps. I see a lot of investment in axes. You would need shields like Terminus and Demonic Slab to see some good bashing numbers. High threat would need to be a big focus if you aren't going to use the axe much.
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    It needs updating, but see my Dwarven Defender thread. There's other TYWA builds in my Kundarak Brigade thread.
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