Barbarian Scarred Witch Doctor Build

[Sunshine Rat!]

You can't cast spells in a Controlled Rag, so Urban Barb/Witch Doctor is not ideal.

Controlled Rage:
"When using a controlled rage, an urban barbarian gains no bonus on Will saves, takes no penalties to AC, and can still use Intelligence-, Dexterity-, and Charisma-based skills. This ability otherwise follows the normal rules for rage."

Rage:
"While in rage, a barbarian cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except Acrobatics, Fly, Intimidate, and Ride) or any ability that requires patience or concentration."

[Rynjin]

But do Hexes require concentration really?

[blackbloodtroll]

Supernatural abilities do not require concentration.

It is in the description of Supernatural abilities.

[Ender730]

The reason to go Barbarian/Scarred Witch Doctor isn't because of the high Con or wanting to melee, though that is a nice icing. The reason is that your saves DC will skyrocket with Rage.

[Cheapy]

...so it's because of the high con...

[Ender730]

Cheapy wrote:

...so it's because of the high con...

Heh. I meant that it's not because of a high con in relation to the hit points, since someone mentioned earlier that a witch shouldn't be tanking.

[Roberta Yang]

Ender730 wrote:

The reason to go Barbarian/Scarred Witch Doctor isn't because of the high Con or wanting to melee, though that is a nice icing. The reason is that your saves DC will skyrocket with Rage.

But raging is just a +2 to the DC, and each witch level gives +1/2 to hex DC's. You really only want one level of barbarian to capitalize on this, using Extra Rage to make up for the low number of rage rounds.

[gutnedawg]

So maybe go barb for level 1 then witch the rest of the way?

[Emmit Svenson]

It's +3 to DCs while raging with Raging Vitality.

[Flatrabbit]

Lab_Rat wrote:

Another piece of evidence pointing to the fact that racial heritage and the effects line of half-races are one and the same is that HeroLab lets you take scarred witch doctor as a half-orc. (Yes...Yes...I know what you are going to say)

As far as RAW goes. The effects line of half-races and racial heritage are exactly the same. We just get a little clarification as to what they mean by effects in the racial heritage feat. So I say half-orc SWD is a go. To bad it's not a legal choice in PFS.

Hate to necro/hijack this thread, but does anyone know HOW to get Scarred witch to show in Hero Lab. Mine only show "regular" witch?

[Tiems]

If you have the extra content from the advanced race guide, choose witch and at first level select archetype -> scarred witch doctor.

[Flatrabbit]

Tiems wrote:

If you have the extra content from the advanced race guide, choose witch and at first level select archetype -> scarred witch doctor.

Thank man, You are my favorite!