So...been having some issues in a campaign run by a friend. I have been playing a Greatsword wielding inquisitor of War, who, after drinking from a magic fountain and being turned Neutral Evil, is now going to be leaving the party post-haste (You know, before the Paladin kills his butt).
That being said, I have been giving much thought to playing a Rage Prophet, and with some of the options offered in the Advanced Players Guide, it is possible to build a true Juggernaut.
Thus, the Build:
Dwarven Barbarian 8/Oracle 2 into Rage Prophet 10
25 Point Buy (Starting Stats)
Str 15
Dex 12
Con 16
Int 14
Wis 09
Cha 16
Alternate Class Feature: Invulnerability
Rage Powers: Guarded Life, Reckless Abandon, Moment of Clarity, Increased Damage Reduction (x3)
Reveletions (Life Tree): Combat Healer, Safe Curing, Enhanced Cures
Feats:
Power Attack, Skill Focus: Craft (WeaponSmith), Master Craftsman (Craft: Weaponsmith) Craft Arms and Armor, Craft Wonderous Item,
Extra Rage Power (x2), Extra Revelation (x2)
Why Dwarf? Well, I wanted to be a Dwarven Weaponsmith. No real reason other than that.
The basic idea is to build a true Juggernaut. With Invulnerability and Increased Damage Reduction (x3), you are looking at DR 7/-. Combined with the effects of Guarded Life, and you are preventing 14 points of physical damage when you rage at 1 HP. Throw down a Cure Critical Wounds on yourself while raging, and you get rid of quite a few of that pesky non-lethal damage, as well as gain back a nominal amount of HP.
As for so many Barbarian levels to Oracle levels, I needed more rounds of Rage. I could of gone 5 Barb/5 Oracle and gotten the Heal spell, but the rounds of rage I would of had would not of been enough to make great use of Guarded Life.
So, that all being said, what do you all think?
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You can burn spells to extend rage way more efficiently than taking more barbarian levels to accomplish the same. You probably get more rounds of rage by getting lower level oracle slots to burn than you will from barbarian levels.
Also access to higher level revelations and rage powers using Rage prophet is unclear at best. It may be that you get extra levels to improve abilities but not to meet level requirements. That limits at least combat healer.
Also spell perfection is your friend for the cheap quickening - though it is sort of costly. If you get more oracle then divine power, if not, divine favor. You get a ton of benefits from those bonuses. I think there are at least 3 good metamagic effects (silence and quicken for sure ...the other is up to you...I think persistent could be good).
Because you are limiting your time in each class, and the fact that class features are generally the most powerful thing your character has access to, I would recommend sinking your feats into Extra Rage Power and Extra Revelation.
