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Just for fun - uber broken builds and stuff
Topic Started: Jul 13 2012, 11:21 AM (1,798 Views)
Mr_Otyugh
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To be fair, most of the builds mentioned aren't really broken, a lot of these are even pretty normal in the long run :P most of the really powerful ones tend to be prominently one class and dip to something else, tends to be the last 4-9 levels only, some of them even dip whole 3 classes. Not gonna mention any of them since I'm not big fan of them, and if you're going all "blargh blargh, talking outta arse" that's fine by me if you believe so, having nothing to prove, just thought I'd mention my opinion thus far.

Instead I'm going to flash more interesting builds. ;)
  • 12 fighter/ 3 swashbuckler/ 10 dwarven defender/ 5 duelist

    OR

    8-10 fighter/ 3 SB / 10 DD / 7-9 duelist

    Build that utilizes dex, con and int dominantly to get high DR, parry and damage from int.


    12 fighter / 5 IB / 10 assassin / 3 swashbuckler

    Simplistic split but relatively effective sneak-warrior type that can deal nice damage out of sneak attacks too.


    16 rogue / 8 fighter / 5 FB / 1 ranger

    Supplementary fighter that dominantly strikes from flanks and deals heavy damage.

    12 fighter / 10 assassin / 1 wizard / 7 AA

    Okay archer that doesn't rely in ranger favored enemies for dealing damage.

    12 wizard / 10 EK / 5 IB / 3 SB

    Just for getting nice benefit out of int and still retain good number of spells.
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Agony_Aunt,Jul 13 2012
07:14 PM
Surprised noone has mentioned the Ranger 21/FB 5/X build yet. Combining Favoured Power Attack with FB Power Attack and Favoured enemies and bane of enemies.... its scary. If you want you can drop some ranger levels to try and squeeze in WM for more critical chance just to get more consistent high damage in a trade off for less damage when not critting. Its very tight on feats though.

Ranger 21 and FB? FB isn't good for either of the ranger weapon styles... or are you going Aragorn and using both two handers and bows?:P
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Tomekk,Jul 13 2012
07:39 PM
Ranger 21 and FB? FB isn't good for either of the ranger weapon styles... or are you going Aragorn and using both two handers and bows?:P

Yup, Two hander, STR based.... will be a total glass canon of course. Not tested though, but maybe FE/BoE/FPA do work when you are in full plate... could be worth testing.

Better version is probably just 1 level of Ranger and skip the FE stuff, just take FPA. You have to take the Ranger level on a free feat level though so you can select FPA.
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Agony_Aunt,Jul 13 2012
07:51 PM
Better version is probably just 1 level of Ranger and skip the FE stuff, just take FPA. You have to take the Ranger level on a free feat level though so you can select FPA.

It's not really worth that strong though, I'd rather go full WM and Fighter instead of it.
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Awakened, from the dark, dark slumber!"
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Agony_Aunt,Jul 13 2012
07:51 PM
Tomekk,Jul 13 2012
07:39 PM
Ranger 21 and FB? FB isn't good for either of the ranger weapon styles... or are you going Aragorn and using both two handers and bows?:P

Yup, Two hander, STR based.... will be a total glass canon of course. Not tested though, but maybe FE/BoE/FPA do work when you are in full plate... could be worth testing.

Better version is probably just 1 level of Ranger and skip the FE stuff, just take FPA. You have to take the Ranger level on a free feat level though so you can select FPA.

Switch-Hitter (The unofficial term for ranged to two hand.) rangers are very powerful.

I'd go atleast six levels for Manyshot, which is an absurdly powerful feat in the right hands. Dragon bows, slings, and throwing weapons can fully make use a high strength ranged user, and you can use a shield with the sling to offset the lowish AC.

Soften them up before they reach you, Obliterate them with improved and favored power attack strikes when they arrive.

I wouldn't even worry about having lower than normal attack bonus by forgoing a bit of dex on this server (Ranged wise atleast). I've no issue hitting -anything- as even a low BAB, lowish STR wizard. The bosses on this server are jokes when it comes to AC.
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Aside from all that though. I don't get why more people don't exploit some of the crazy combos out there.

Clerics with Scribe Scroll = Infinite Greater Restorations, Words of Faith, Regenerate scrolls for fun and profit.

6-8 levels of Warlock to support any sort of melee/ranged build. With Warlock Buddy it amounts to Perm'd Haste, See Invisible, CHA to Saves. Invisibility. All extremely powerful spell effects, with long durations thanks to warlock buddy, usable at will. Who cares if it's dispelled if Warlock Buddy is applying it again? Not to mention the Warlock's two lovely class skills of Heal and UMD.

Low level Druids, Barbs, Rangers. - Spending 700ish gold in Brux for a Dire Bear Form totem. - Granting you the level 12 ability very early. Or people with UMD skills of 10 or so.
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The_Tarot,Jul 13 2012
08:49 PM
Clerics with Scribe Scroll = Infinite Greater Restorations, Words of Faith, Regenerate scrolls for fun and profit.

Not infinite... it costs money. But i agree, Cleric players should exploit it more really.
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Agony_Aunt,Jul 13 2012
09:32 PM
The_Tarot,Jul 13 2012
08:49 PM
Clerics with Scribe Scroll = Infinite Greater Restorations, Words of Faith, Regenerate scrolls for fun and profit.

Not infinite... it costs money. But i agree, Cleric players should exploit it more really.

Okay not "infinite", but the cost is so very low, it isn't remotely an issue making 40 at a time for most people.
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I added 1 Ranger to my ogre for the express reason of taking Favored Enemy: Outsiders and Power Favored. I tried to add the 1 Ranger early but the brutal xp hit of -40% led me to take it out and just wait for my last level. I'm with Tomekk on this one. FB doesn't work nearly as well for a duel wielder. Much better to use a 2 hander. But you better believe PFA kicks butt against the Outsiders. Stacked with 5 FB, IPA turns the dmg. bonus to +30, +90 on his many crits. That 250 crit max is strictly against Outsiders.

After my Cleric's most recent delevelling, he's got brew potion, craft wand, and scribe scroll. Yes, the scrolls and the wands and the divine power potions are absolutely devastating. But I caution against thinking that Word of Faith from a scroll is the end all be all. It is still of little use against the higher SR baddies here. Also, Greater Restoration's light has dimmed a bit in my view. After I self-cast it I need to reapply Living Undeath because the Restoration 'cured' me of it. Mass Heal and Regenerate on the other hand...yum.
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I've been working on a build along the lines of 24 bard/1cleric/4 RDD to have a character with both EDM and Hymn of Requiem. She's currently stuck at those annoying early teenaged levels due to not having enough AC. Should be powerful, since even without a good weapon, or using divine might, she can crit for around 100 in Baator.

Should be deliciously cheesy when she has 30 charisma, epic divine might, hymn of requiem, and a powerful spear. I haven't actually done anything to test the build out, though.
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I had a sacred fist in pnp that was really fun. Haven't tried 'em in nwn2 but a cleric primary build with 1 monk/10 SF could probably throw down some awesome.

There aren't any monk weapons that count as spears right?
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Thought I'd go ahead and throw Az'kar's build on here since it's pretty insane.
Bladeling monk 11/assassin 10/rogue 9. Basically a kaze build with sneak attacks. HIPS, death attack with a fort DC 26 to resist paralysis, on-hit hold on both kamas, and 9d6 sneak attack on 14 attacks per round, 16 with haste. Fully buffed and coming from stealth, 144d6 sneak attack damage combined with 32 chances (1 roll for hold from weapons, 1 roll for death attack) to roll a 1 and be left helpless for the next round.

Of course, the build has it's flaws too. Look at him hard and he shatters.
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The craziest builds iv'e seen have ben:

*17fs/RDD10/Bard 1/Cleric 2
And yeah, not really sure how those would in rp go together anyway but against a Fighter it's Really badass, and i when fighting Balors for example it could damage up to 300 normally...that is without crits... -.- Only weakness is it relies heavely on Buffs :P But squeeeze it faar enough and you got that with 65ab and 70ac

*Otherwise the 21FS/RDD4/Bard 1/Bg 4 is bothersome to meet in a fight. Dr 10, with high ab and ac aand....Vampiric Feast if things doesn't go the way you like XD Same like the one above...hard to get RP acknowleged but yepp, it's okay :)Had this as my Priestess at my old server i was on(TFR).


*Mages are quite easey to make powerfull and hard to kill, may it be monsters or other players. My own build for Narissa contained the Dc of a lvl 32 caster and still multiclassed with 4 classes, having 51 ac without buffs...And if you infuse the build with ShadowDancer it get's mean...However many people i have met have thought the prestige classes to be the most powerfull and essential, but really the basic builds are much more baaaaadaasss xD To combo.
Ofcourse there are some ways to kill em aswell...Adamante Arrows and "MEGA Spawning of Wand of Least/lesser Spell Mantle".... -Low...*cough cough*

*Also i guess as many stated the Ranger is crazy in combo:

21Ranger/Shadow Dancer 1/Fighter 8/ comes by nice with Bane of Enemies and Epic Weapon Focus. :P

My worst builds...well...i once tried to make an Orc Frenzied Berserker mage! :D It went...over expectations... -.-' Having the strongest Mage on server..(Physicaly atleast...), and though lvl 21 Wiz he could cast second tier spells :P Quite charming.

Quite ironical is it that i continiued favorising mages...since actually the first time i got on Nwn 2 on TFR server...with my Wizard...i accedently shot the first guy i was going to say "Hi" to in the head with a Magic missile...Just at the same time as i also wrote "Hi"...on my first encounter....luckely he was a very nice and Forgiving Half Orc.. xD -.-

And yes, we want Sneak atack on range touches! :D *Cookies to the first one to implement it!!*
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Reptiller,Jul 13 2012
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Hydra,Jul 13 2012
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Ogre : Bard 10, Mage 10, Sorcerer 10  ::troll::

At that I say Three Piggies and Big Bad Wolf build:

Wizard(pig familiar)/Sorc(Pig familiar)/Druid(a bigger piggie companion)/Ranger(wolf compnaion)

Actually did this on a different server and used to perform the tale every day in the server's main marketplace. Eventually people got tired and lynched the hell out of me for that.

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Maewind:''That's still plant-hating! That makes you a plant racist!''

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And yes, we want Sneak atack on range touches!


Yes. This. Can't really justify ever doing Arcane Trickster without it, them being gutted immensely in purpose without ranged Open Lock/Disarm Trap, and even if that was implemented the traps that are floating around don't really have any threat to them.

Although, Being a Trapper, with the new Epic Trap Blueprints available would be interesting.

Go, 1 rogue/27 Bard/2 Shadow Dancer, Dex based, Stealth and trapped focused could likely achieve a Hide&Move Silently of 100 or so when buffed, feated, and outfitted right. -- Probably HORRIBLE to level though.

An undetectable jerk, stacking 10 Epic Lightning Traps in one spot, and luring people over it. ::troll::

Or the the ones that don't allow a reflex for half, although I don't believe Evasion works with them anyway.
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