| Initial Values |
Final Values | |
| STR | 17 | 22 |
| DEX | 13 | 13 |
| CON | 10 | 10 |
| INT | 14 | 14 |
| WIS | 8 | 8 |
| CHA | 18 | 21 |
| Base attack bonus | 30 | |
| Fortitude save | 26 | |
| Reflex save | 19 | |
| Will save | 14 | |
| Spell resistance | 41 | |
| Hit Points | 350 | |
| Natural AC | 14 | |
- Race: Yuan ti
- Classes: Fighter 10 Blackguard 3 Frenzied Bezerker 10 Weapon Master 7
- Cleric Domains: None
- Build Nature: PvM
- Alignment: NE
- Deity: Any
I was tempted to call this build "thrillhouse" because I think I had more fun making and testing the build that I did playing the actual campaign! Settled on the barnstormer because this toon's combat display is pretty impressive.
Pros
- Barnlord's barnstormer is a devastating damage dealing machine with Epic Divine Might and Supreme power attacks
- Laugh with glee when you see normal hits of 76-82dmg + elemental
- Crit 40% of the time for x3 damage (each crit approaches 290dmg!)
- Supreme cleave and whirlwind attack to annihilate any enemies that group around you.
- Good saves for a melee
Cons
- Low strength 22 +10 item = 32
- Few skills
The skills listed are my preferences because they benefit the barnstormer in battle the most.
The Epic divine might could be brought forward a little by optimising when great strength is taken.
End game stats: (+8 elemental weapon and the approximately the best gear)
48AC (~60 with shield), 36/31/28 saves, 32str and 30cha, +46to hit with Power attack on
DMG = (2-8+16str+24PA+6spec+20divine+8weap) x3 - on 13-20 - & elemental dmg.
An estimation of damage, assuming everything hits with haste and no other buffs but including the epic gear is: 900+320ish elemental. However each monster that dies gives two extra supreme cleave attacks, which can add a huge amount to the damage calculation.
- This build exploits the flachion bug (ver 1.23 - July 2009 still working) where you do not need greater focus or greater weapon spec to take the epic versions of these feats. Therefore we take Fighter lvl 10 (not 12)
| Tumble | Listen | |||||||||||
| UMD | Spellcraft | |||||||||||
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| CL | Class | Feat | Bonus/Class Feats | Attributes | ||||||||
| 1 | Fighter | Luck of Heros, Power Attack | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Fighter | Cleave | ||||||||||
| 3 | Fighter | Weapon Focus (falchion) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Fighter | Great Cleave | STR+1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Fighter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | Fighter | Dodge, Weapon Specialization (falchion) | ||||||||||
| 7 | Frenzied Bezerker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | Blackguard | STR+1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Blackguard | Combat Expertise | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | Frenzied Bezerker | |||||||||||
| 11 | Frenzied Bezerker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | Blackguard | Divine Might | STR+1 | |||||||||
| 13 | Frenzied Bezerker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 | Frenzied Bezerker | |||||||||||
| 15 | Frenzied Bezerker | Mobility | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | Frenzied Bezerker | STR+1 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Frenzied Bezerker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 18 | Frenzied Bezerker | Spring attack | ||||||||||
| 19 | Frenzied Bezerker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 20 | Fighter | CHA+1 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Fighter | Whirlwind attack, Epic weapon focus* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 22 | Weapon Master | |||||||||||
| 23 | Weapon Master | Epic weapon specialization* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | Weapon Master | CHA+1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Weapon Master | Improved Power Attack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 26 | Weapon Master | |||||||||||
| 27 | Weapon Master | Great Strength +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 28 | Weapon Master | CHA+1 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Fighter | Epic Divine Might | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 30 | Fighter | Epic Prowess | ||||||||||