Tinkering with a "utility fighter" build.


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This is something I've been working on a little in my spare time. Just a fun project. I enjoy playing straight fighters. They are always useful to a group but with this guy I wanted to give him a bit more utility to function on his own. Any advice / critique would be appreciated.

Keeping the build to level 7 with a 20 point buy. I don't want to over plan this guy.

Half - Elf "Martial Master" Fighter.

Str 14 + 2 Race = 16 / Dex 14 / Con 14 / Int 10 / Wis 12 + 1 Level 4 = 13 / Cha 13

Feats
1 - Half-Drow Paragon
1 - Power Attack
2 - Improved Bravery
3 - Drow Nobility
4 - Dodge
5 - Drow Nobility, Improved
6 - Vital Strike
7 - Drow Nobility, Greater

I don't have anything really in the way of offense (minus power attack & vital strike because those are useful no matter what I pick up) because I can use Martial Flexibility to pick that stuff up. I was thinking perhaps dropping Dodge for Point Blank Shot just because that way I can use Martial Flexibility to get down that feat line easier later on.


What are you hoping to accomplish with the Drow feats? I'm not sure how beneficial the SLAs are on a class that doesn't necessarily have the tools to take the most advantage of them, especially since the DCs will be pretty low.

If you're looking for raw versatility, make sure you pick up the main prereq feats for various chains. Power Attack, Point Blank Shot, and Improved Unarmed Strike are the three most likely to be useful. Also, because the archetype loses out on Weapon Training, consider picking up Martial Focus so you can grab the weapon mastery feats.


DethBySquirl wrote:

What are you hoping to accomplish with the Drow feats? I'm not sure how beneficial the SLAs are on a class that doesn't necessarily have the tools to take the most advantage of them, especially since the DCs will be pretty low.

If you're looking for raw versatility, make sure you pick up the main prereq feats for various chains. Power Attack, Point Blank Shot, and Improved Unarmed Strike are the three most likely to be useful. Also, because the archetype loses out on Weapon Training, consider picking up Martial Focus so you can grab the weapon mastery feats.

Well having the SLAs will be handy because none of them rely on having a DC, just caster level checks. Being able to stop foes from going invisible is nice, as well as shrouding everything in darkness seeing as I would have darkvision.

Also it unlocks the Noble Spell Resistance, which would give me spell resistance as a Fighter. This is one of the main draws of going down the drow chain. It would also open up the Umbral Scion feats, and 2/day Dispel Magic may not be much but it can come in handy. I already would have a constant Detect Magic and I can still invest in spellcraft as a fighter so the character can recognize more obvious threats.

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