Varis
2010-06-16, 04:59 PM
Having gone through the boards here, I have found some great info on builds. The devil does lie in the details however and I'm a lil bard in a campaign run by a DM disturbingly talented at combat. He tones down tactics with ogres for example, but if we fight something with an above average int, we fight for our lives... vs low CR stuff in mundane gear...
He is also taking it easy on us until we get to 9th level, so we have some time to work on our party tactics. We are getting close to 8th level so I'm looking to get ready.
A Bards power is his versatility so I wanted to make a compromise between a Sublime Chord and a Warblade. That settled me on a Lyric Thaumaturge.
I picked out spells but I'm stuck on the final choice in feats. Do I focus on Sonic Might? Or build on raising the DC for crowd control spells?
I'm a chaotic good human
base stats are str:10, dex:18, con:14, int:10, wis:10, cha:18
skills: mundane and prereq stuff. Of note is a good Hide, MS and UMD
feats so far:
1st: Point blank shot
1st: Rapid shot
3rd: Retributive Spell
6th: Melodic Casting
9th: ?
12th: ?
15th ?
18th: ?
Spells: (last one on the list is always the bonus wizard/sorcerer spell)
level 1
- Improvisation
- Inspirational Boost
- Expeditious Retreat
- Invis, Swift
- Accelerate movement
- Shield
level 2
- Soundburst
- Hold Person
- Sonic Weapon
- Invisibility
- Cure Moderate Wounds
- Wings of cover
level 3
- Creaking Cacophony
- Wounding Whispers
- Ray of Dizziness
- Glibness
- Fly
- Sound Lance
level 4
- Ray Deflection
- Celerity
- Spell Enhancer
- Greater Mirror Image
- Sirene's Grace
- Ruin Delvers Fortune
level 5
- Greater Heroism
- Boreal Wind
- Dragonsight
- Cacophonic burst
- Incite Riot
- Moonbow
level 6
- Snowsong
- Otto's Irresistable Dance
- Animate Objects
- Charm Monster – Mass
- Freezing Glance
I need to stand up to a very large variety of tough encounters. The DM won't hesitate to use stuff like stun ray and avasculate at higher levels.
The rest of the party consists of a druid, a ranger, a barbarian and a rogue/wiz
feel free to critique the build and suggest feats for me to round off the bard.
Some thoughts I had were rapid metamagic->energy sub:elec->born of 3 thunders to play with sonic might...
or perhaps more along the lines of spell focus, greater spell focus and enchanting song?
mess around with improved familiar and related feats?
even taking spell thesis + easy metamagic came to mind for a stronger cacophonic burst spell?
gah... perhaps I'm overthinking things =(
He is also taking it easy on us until we get to 9th level, so we have some time to work on our party tactics. We are getting close to 8th level so I'm looking to get ready.
A Bards power is his versatility so I wanted to make a compromise between a Sublime Chord and a Warblade. That settled me on a Lyric Thaumaturge.
I picked out spells but I'm stuck on the final choice in feats. Do I focus on Sonic Might? Or build on raising the DC for crowd control spells?
I'm a chaotic good human
base stats are str:10, dex:18, con:14, int:10, wis:10, cha:18
skills: mundane and prereq stuff. Of note is a good Hide, MS and UMD
feats so far:
1st: Point blank shot
1st: Rapid shot
3rd: Retributive Spell
6th: Melodic Casting
9th: ?
12th: ?
15th ?
18th: ?
Spells: (last one on the list is always the bonus wizard/sorcerer spell)
level 1
- Improvisation
- Inspirational Boost
- Expeditious Retreat
- Invis, Swift
- Accelerate movement
- Shield
level 2
- Soundburst
- Hold Person
- Sonic Weapon
- Invisibility
- Cure Moderate Wounds
- Wings of cover
level 3
- Creaking Cacophony
- Wounding Whispers
- Ray of Dizziness
- Glibness
- Fly
- Sound Lance
level 4
- Ray Deflection
- Celerity
- Spell Enhancer
- Greater Mirror Image
- Sirene's Grace
- Ruin Delvers Fortune
level 5
- Greater Heroism
- Boreal Wind
- Dragonsight
- Cacophonic burst
- Incite Riot
- Moonbow
level 6
- Snowsong
- Otto's Irresistable Dance
- Animate Objects
- Charm Monster – Mass
- Freezing Glance
I need to stand up to a very large variety of tough encounters. The DM won't hesitate to use stuff like stun ray and avasculate at higher levels.
The rest of the party consists of a druid, a ranger, a barbarian and a rogue/wiz
feel free to critique the build and suggest feats for me to round off the bard.
Some thoughts I had were rapid metamagic->energy sub:elec->born of 3 thunders to play with sonic might...
or perhaps more along the lines of spell focus, greater spell focus and enchanting song?
mess around with improved familiar and related feats?
even taking spell thesis + easy metamagic came to mind for a stronger cacophonic burst spell?
gah... perhaps I'm overthinking things =(