The hardest part was the first few levels. This build was easy to play from level 1 to 30. The bard inspiration of courage or defense helps improve the character combat ability. The PM part of the build finally balances out the build with a +2 or more in AC bonus. Three levels of BG provides the build with high saves thanks to this build having high CHA, Divine Power and Epic Divine Power. The RDD build provides nice attack bonuses do to the STR increase and an increase in the character's AC. This build used the Yuan-ti race as it provides some really nice bonuses. I do no recommend this for people who plan to continue on to the expansion.Ĭlick to expand.I did a Bard/RDD/BG/PM build. If you intend to finish with just the OC however you can sneak in 2 levels of Fighter and leave Duelist level at 6. Note: You won't be able to get Whirlwind Attack without sacrificing Curse Song or vice versa if you don't have MotB, given the LvL cap 20 of the OC. You can already reach good BAB with buffs however so +attack isn't as appealing as the damage Scythe/Spear have to offer, especially if you use +Str items/buffs. Why: Not raising Dex, so the only benefit you get for using a typical Duelist weapon is +2 attack. Precise Strike only works when the Scythe is doing piercing damage though (when you character is hitting his target with the sharp point of the scythe rather than slashing with the edge). Fortunately you can rely on your other skills to pull you through, but just a heads up.įlourish and Precise Strike actually do work on the Scythe. Physical reduction will work twice to reduce this character's damage (once for normal damage, once for Precise Strike). Lacks higher level bard spells and songs The build works as intended, but is a lot less effective in other situations (pure hack n slash, etc) Spear-user does more damage in general but suffers heavily against piercing resistant types (and there will be quite a number of those) Scythe-user can benefit from spells that improve slashing, looks a lot cooler, powerful criticals Good BAB and damage (so long as it doesn't have piercing resistance) Lots of skill points here, now you can finally take those skills you've always wanted to try out This was hard to do since if you wanted to have all the conversations skills along with other "nifty" skills like Appraise while keeping "important" skills like Tumble and Perform, you usually had to sacrifice some your "battle" stats.Īfter trying other high BAB classes and getting builds with high damage but dismal survivability/inconsistent functionality/a-build-that-does-something-that-someone-else-can-do-better I finally stumbled upon the Duelist prestige class. I wanted a Bard who could do a lot of stuff (ie, have lots of skill points) and remain effective in serious combat. Skills: Any you want, but do get Parry and Tumble I don't recommend this for people who plan to continue on to the expansion. You decide what to do with the rest, I recommend Blind Fight at least. You decide what to do with the rest, I recommend Blind Fight at least.Įxpansion, add Spear masteries. Whirlwind AttackĮxpansion, add Scythe masteries. This bonus is nice in the beginning stages of the game, but as your character grows and gains access to more powerful buffs (especially Str buffs) and items +2 attack is no longer as important. Why: Not raising Dex, so the only benefit you get for using a typical Duelist weapon (finesse-able light weapon) is +2 attack. Human (Drow and Tiefling could work, similar idea but different stats, skills)Ĭha - 14 (you can add points here if you want better DC's) Perhaps others passing by could at least do the same and dump random bits of trivia in this thread, for others to read and reference.ĭuelist 8 (10 if expansion)/Bard x/none or x To me at least.Įither that, or most people are still focused on builds with frenzied berzerkers or clerics and the like.Īfter reflecting on the amount of time I've spent searching on yahoo and google and still being forced to find out things for myself I've decided that to just write down some of the things I've recently learned. While a lot of effort has gone into creating builds and understanding the different game mechanics of NWN2, a lot of that info is still obscure.
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