Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

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chambordini wrote:Anyone care to give me their best eldritch knight 10, wiz 10, dragonslayer 10 build?

You know, something with autostill, enough ab to be able to use IPA, ok defenses, passable damage, semi decent hit points? I invite you to give me a link to such in the nwn2db.

Wizard 6 / Arcane Scholar 7 / Eldritch Knight 10 / Dragon Slayer 7.

BAB : 23 (Five Attacks)
Caster Level : 30 (With practised spell caster)

Starting stats:

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STR : 16 (+ 6 ability increases, + 2 great strength feats)
DEX : Whatever you fancy
CON : Whatever you fancy
INT : 18 (+ 1 ability increase)
WIS : Whatever you fancy
CHA : Whatever you fancy 

Feats:

Level 1: Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
Level 3: Martial Weapon Proficiency
Level 5: Empower Spell (Wizard bonus feat)
Level 6: Iron Will, (EK grants Combat casting, Skill Focus (Concentration))
Level 9: Northlander Hewing
Level 12: Dodge
Level 15: Practised Spellcaster
Level 18: Still Spell
Level 21: Great Strength I
Level 23: Great Strength II
Level 25: Automatic: Still Spell I
Level 27: Automatic: Still Spell II
Level 29: Automatic: Still Spell III

As for damage...

This build will reach base strength of 24, which is 28 with Bull's Strength or Tesner's Transformation.

One handed damage with a mundane longsword:
8 (Long Sword) + 9 (Strength) + 9 (Northlander hewing) + 5 (Greater Magic Weapon)
= 31

Two handed damage with a mundane longsword:
8 (Long Sword) + 13 (Strength) + 9 (Northlander hewing) + 5 (Greater Magic Weapon)
= 35

Without Tesner's Transformation your AB will be:
23 (BAB) + 9 (Strength) + 4 (Greater Heroism) + 5 (Greater Magic Weapon) - 2 (Northlander Hewing)
= 39, 34, 29

With Tesner's Transformation your AB will be:
23 (BAB) + 9 (Strength) + 4 (Greater Heroism) + 5 (Greater Magic Weapon) - 2 (Northlander Hewing) + 7 (Tesner's Transformation)
= 46, 41, 36

AC:
10 (Base)
+ 8 (Full Plate)
+ 1 (Dexterity bonus)
+ 6 (Greater Mage Armor)
+ 4 (Shield spell)
+ 3 (Dodge boots)
+ 3 (Deflection)
+ 5 (Natural from Spiderskin)
+ 3 (Tumble)
- 2 (Northlander Hewing)
= 41 (You can use a heavy shield or tower shield to make it slightly higher)

Now, the fact is that your Northlander Hewing damage output is not comparable to that of a strength based Barbarian. (About half of it.) However, you do have multitude of defenses at your disposal from from concealment, to mirror images, and blanket immunities. Not to mention ability to throw some empowered and maximized orbs, rays, and missile storms for a bit of extra arcane flavor.

Also, the things that I have sketched down here... are not exactly min-maxed. So just pointing out that Northlander Hewing feat is a valid alternative for Improved Power attack.

Improved Power attack costs two feats and -6 AB, for 6 or 12 points of damage.

While Northlander Hewing costs one feat, -2 AB, and two attacks that are likely to be misses, for 12,5~ points of damage. (With the previously mentioned build and weapon, with some other build this transaction will be different.)


Just bringing it up since no one mentioned Northlander Hewing...