Off the top of my head, a human Unbreakable Fighter with Racial Heritage (Orc) for the Deathless Initiate feat chain and the Heart of the Wilderness trait would be pretty damn hard to kill, though much of that is in the form of mechanics to let you deal with harsh saving throws and negative HP.
There's also a Synthesist Summoner who builds like a tank. High AC, high all around stats, extra HP buffer, and evolutions to give things like flight and damage reduction.
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Presenting "Gruurk", the savage Half-Orc Barbarian from Belkzen.
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Gruurk
Half-Orc Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 7
CG Medium Humanoid (human, orc)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11
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Defense
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AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+8 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 128 (7d12+70)
Fort +14 (+4 vs. hot or cold environments and to resist damage from suffocation), Ref +5, Will +6
DR 3/—, 6/lethal; Resist fire 1, extreme endurance (fire)
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 Furious Spiked chain +16/+11 (2d4+12/x2) and
. . Bite (Tusked) +8 (1d4+3/x2) and
. . Masterwork Dagger +14/+9 (1d4+6/19-20/x2)
Special Attacks rage (21 rounds/day)
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Statistics
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Str 22, Dex 14, Con 26, Int 9, Wis 13, Cha 8
Base Atk +7; CMB +13; CMD 23
Feats Born Alone, Diehard, Endurance (Shaman's Apprentice), Raging Vitality, Toughness +7
Traits Linebreaker (Belkzen), Tusked
Skills Acrobatics -1, Climb +13, Escape Artist -1, Fly -1, Perception +11, Ride -1, Stealth -1, Swim +13 (+17 to resist nonlethal damage from exhaustion)
Languages Common, Orc
SQ fast movement +10, rage powers (guarded life, guarded life, greater, guarded stance +2 [8 rds])
Other Gear +2 Breastplate, +1 Furious Spiked chain, Masterwork Dagger, Belt of physical might (Str & Con +2), Backpack, masterwork (empty), Bedroll, Blanket, winter, Crowbar, Skeleton key, Tent, small, Waterskin, Wrist sheath, spring loaded (1 @ 1 lbs), 369 GP, 4 SP
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Special Abilities
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Born Alone Gain temporary HP equal to Con bonus until next turn when you drop an opponent.
Damage Reduction (3/-) You have Damage Reduction against all attacks.
Damage Reduction (6/lethal) You have Damage Reduction against non-lethal damage
Damage Resistance, Fire (1) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Fire attacks.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Diehard You are stable and can choose how to act when at negative Hp.
Endurance (Shaman's Apprentice) +4 to a variety of skill checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Extreme Endurance (Fire) (Ex) At 3rd level, the invulnerable rager is inured to either hot or cold climate effects (choose one) as if using endure elements. In addition, the barbarian gains 1 point of fire or cold resistance for every three levels beyond 3rd. This ability
Fast Movement +10 (Ex) +10 feet to speed, unless heavily loaded.
Guarded Life (14 hp) (Ex) If reduced below 0 hp, convert some damage to non-lethal and auto-stabilize.
Guarded Stance +2 (8 rds) (Ex) Gain a +2 dodge bonus to AC vs. melee attacks while raging.
Linebreaker (Belkzen) When charging, add 10 feet to your base speed.
Rage (21 rounds/day) (Ex) +4 Str, +4 Con, +2 to Will saves, -2 to AC when enraged.
Raging Vitality +2 CON while raging, Rage does not end if you become unconscious.
Skeleton key Use a +10 Disable Device for one try to open a lock.
Gruurk
Half-Orc Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 7
CG Medium Humanoid (human, orc)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11
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Defense
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AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 107 (7d12+49)
Fort +11 (+4 vs. hot or cold environments and to resist damage from suffocation), Ref +5, Will +4
DR 3/—, 6/lethal; Resist fire 1, extreme endurance (fire)
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 Furious Spiked chain +12/+7 (2d4+7/x2) and
. . Bite (Tusked) +6 (1d4+2/x2) and
. . Masterwork Dagger +12/+7 (1d4+4/19-20/x2)
Special Attacks rage (21 rounds/day)
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 9, Wis 13, Cha 8
Base Atk +7; CMB +11; CMD 23
Feats Born Alone, Diehard, Endurance (Shaman's Apprentice), Raging Vitality, Toughness +7
Traits Linebreaker (Belkzen), Tusked
Skills Acrobatics -1, Climb +11, Escape Artist -1, Fly -1, Perception +11, Ride -1, Stealth -1, Swim +11 (+15 to resist nonlethal damage from exhaustion)
Languages Common, Orc
SQ fast movement +10, rage powers (guarded life, guarded life, greater, guarded stance +2 [5 rds])
Other Gear +2 Breastplate, +1 Furious Spiked chain, Masterwork Dagger, Belt of physical might (Str & Con +2), Backpack, masterwork (empty), Bedroll, Blanket, winter, Crowbar, Skeleton key, Tent, small, Waterskin, Wrist sheath, spring loaded (1 @ 1 lbs), 369 GP, 4 SP
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Special Abilities
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Born Alone Gain temporary HP equal to Con bonus until next turn when you drop an opponent.
Damage Reduction (3/-) You have Damage Reduction against all attacks.
Damage Reduction (6/lethal) You have Damage Reduction against non-lethal damage
Damage Resistance, Fire (1) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Fire attacks.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Diehard You are stable and can choose how to act when at negative Hp.
Endurance (Shaman's Apprentice) +4 to a variety of skill checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Extreme Endurance (Fire) (Ex) At 3rd level, the invulnerable rager is inured to either hot or cold climate effects (choose one) as if using endure elements. In addition, the barbarian gains 1 point of fire or cold resistance for every three levels beyond 3rd. This ability
Fast Movement +10 (Ex) +10 feet to speed, unless heavily loaded.
Guarded Life (14 hp) (Ex) If reduced below 0 hp, convert some damage to non-lethal and auto-stabilize.
Guarded Stance +2 (5 rds) (Ex) Gain a +2 dodge bonus to AC vs. melee attacks while raging.
Linebreaker (Belkzen) When charging, add 10 feet to your base speed.
Rage (21 rounds/day) (Ex) +4 Str, +4 Con, +2 to Will saves, -2 to AC when enraged.
Raging Vitality +2 CON while raging, Rage does not end if you become unconscious.
Skeleton key Use a +10 Disable Device for one try to open a lock.
Comments and rationale to follow later once i've slept. Basic concept is continually topping up HP (8 points at a time) with temporary HP by dropping foes, while simultaneously soaking hits with decent DR and making use of Guarded Life to take advantage of DR6 for non-lethal damage. AC is a little low but mitigated by a very long duration Guarded Stance. Skill points used for tricky situations (Perception, Swim, Climb). Character is very tough, his huge HP pool combined with DR makes him very forgiving and hes fairly simple (only a couple of things to track).
Not mine but this build is quite unkillable.
Lay on hands Paladin for thousands of extra HP.
Sounds like this guy needs a fighter. Simply because they don't need to keep track of rage rounds/spells or lay on hands charges.
Sword and board with mostly weapon focus type feats with a single weapon. Dwarf with a large steel shield and a waraxe or warhammer (assuming x3 crits aren't above his concentration levels). The Dwarf racial feats include a nice cleave tree.
I suggest Dwarf because not only are they really awesome, but the higher con and bonus vs various saves make them a tad more survivable than the average Joe. Darkvision also solves a lot of issues.
Is the character required to be able to act? I'm pretty sure I know how to make someone utterly invincible... so long as they don't mind being utterly frozen.
Wouldn't Crane Style and 3 ranks be -2 AB for 4 AC?
Ahh.. missed that one. Very sweet indeed!
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He could make 200 bards and then hide behind them when they die...
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Seems to me like the problem is that even if you give him a Paladin, he'll forget to use Lay on Hands and not bother with the spells. I'd say give him a fighter - maybe a Lore Warden that likes doing Dirty Trick or something, that sounds up his ally. Help him with his feat choices and attack calculations, and for the love of god don't let him anywhere near explosives. (A tool belt of alchemical items is fun to have for any character, though.)
Harlan Vale, Backwoods Hunter
Human Ranger [Infiltrator, Skirmisher?] 1
Stat Priority: Dex, Str, Con, Wis, Int, Cha
Feats:
(HB)Point Blank Shot
(1)Precise Shot
(CS)Archery: Rapid Shot
(3)Deadly Aim
(5)Weapon Focus (longbow)
(CS)Improved Precise Shot
(7)Manyshot
1st Favored Enemy: Magical Beasts
Infiltrator adaptation: +2 Natural Armor (or Darkvision)
Animal Companion: Horse (or other suitable mount)
2nd Favored Enemy: Base on game? Humanoids (Human) is always a safe bet.
At 4th level you get spells. Gravity Bow is a good option here, but so is taking the Skirmisher archetype for thinks like Bolster Companion, Defensive Bow Stance, etc.
Tactics: Stay out of the way, let the enemy come to you and fill 'em with arrows as they come. Then when you are mounted, you can go anywhere you want and still full attack.
This was written pretty quickly, but if you're not a dunce, you should stay alive.
Human Superstition Barbarian has amazing saves by applying favored class bonus to it, and you get a big HD, and you get bonuses to Con. Take Eater of Magic Rage power and when someone casts a spell you can fail, roll a new save, and if successful gain temporary HP. You can also go Invulnerable Rager for DR/- equal to half your level. And you can take Rage Powers to improve it. You can also get a ring of evasion to avoid taking any damage from things that allow reflex saves. Have the barbarian use a sword and board and a mithral breastplate. He wont be so great at damage, but he'll be pretty damn survivable.
Edit: Damn just noticed somebody already suggested basically this exact thing.
Well, I'll second it anyway.
A Stonelord Paladin (dwarven archetype) may also be an option. You can get DR and Lay on Hands, so that may help keep him alive.
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The Dwarven Stonelord Paladin has great defensive abilities IMO, Strannik. Slap a well built one in enchanted full plate, give him a heavy wooden or steel shield, and a warhammer in the other and watch him rarely die. The swift action LoH is good, so is DR/adamantine=1/2 level and the chance to ignore crits. Then defensive stance to give him temporary HP and make him better at killing, have the only mercy you get be fatigued and watch as you get really hard to die. Also, get Steel Soul for saves, and use the Elemental to help draw the foes away from you.
Unfortunately, the OP banned 3pp because the Armigir is the best possible way because you have DR that stacks with adamantine and bonuses to AC for wearing full plate. too bad you banned it.
http://www.roll-dice-online.com/
Number of sides: 6
Number of dice to roll: 4
Number of rolls: 6
Result
3 - 6 - 4 - 6 (Avg: 4,75)
6 - 6 - 3 - 2 (Avg: 4,25)
3 - 5 - 5 - 5 (Avg: 4,5)
5 - 6 - 1 - 4 (Avg: 4,0)
2 - 6 - 3 - 1 (Avg: 3,0)
5 - 1 - 4 - 4 (Avg: 3,5)
(Total avg: 4,0)
Equipment:
Headband int +2: 4k/ Headband of Wisdom +2: 4k/ Belt of cons +2 4k/Ring of Protection +1: 2k /Amulet of Natural Armor +1: 2k /Cloak of Resistance +2: 4k
= 22k
Dwarf Magus Kensai 5/ Monk Master of Many Styles 2
Str:15 Dex:16+2(race) Con:10 Int:15 Wis:15+2(race)+1(level) Car:10-2(race)
AC: 10 + 2(dodge)+6(dex + cats grace)+5(wis)+3(Int)+1(RoP)+1(AnA) +4(Fighting Defensively) +4 (Mage Armor) +2(shield) = 34
Saves: 7/4/7 + 1/6/5 + 2/2/2 +2/2/2 = 12/14/16 - 14/16/18 vs sleep, paralysis and stunning - 16/18/20 vs spell
Feats:Steel Soul, Dodge, Lightning Reflexes, Iron Will, Great Fortitude, Crane Style, Dragon Style
So we have plenty of builds posted, but I really think you need to ask that player what his goal is in playing the game.
You say he's making a lot of poor choices, and everybody makes mistakes. Forgetting spells is understandable if he's a new player. Forgetting to rage is kind of weird.
Entering melee as a gunslinger? Either he has fun creating these kinds of outlandish situations as a need for attention/ jokes, or you are a babysitter for somebody who wants to play a different game.
No build will change those problems. Can you elaborate some more on his expectations/goals/play style?
Well if you wanted to be cheesy you could always use the Reincarnated Druid Archetype...
While not TECHNICALLY invincible, it is partially immortal... as long as he doesn't die more than once a week.
Many Lives (Ex)
At 5th level, if a reincarnated druid is killed, she may automatically reincarnate (as the spell) 1 day later. The reincarnated druid appears in a safe location within 1 mile of her previous body. At will for the next 7 days, she can sense the presence of her remains as if using locate object as a spell-like ability. If she is killed during these 7 days, she remains dead and does not reincarnate. The many lives ability does not function if the reincarnated druid is slain by a death effect. A reincarnated druid cannot be raised from the dead or resurrected, though she can be reincarnated.
Oh and the Reincarnated Druid has alot of abilities kind of geared around not suddenly dying...
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Here's a monk that's annoying as @#$% to kill too:
Snot the Quinggong Goblin Monk, Tree Runner
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He will always fight defensively, because, with Crane Style and 3 ranks in acrobatics, he trades -1 AB for 4 AC.
With the Threatening Defender trait, he won;t even lose the first -1.
...I think you have a real winner here (although the meager allotment of a single Crane Wing per round makes the Crane chain better on paper than in real combat versus multiple multi-attack opponents; it's a lot of investment to get what is essentially the melee equivalent of Deflect Arrows).
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So: how to meld Snot the goblin monk with the teifling paladin to create a Champion of Irori....
...somebody's going to have to be adopted.
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Here's a monk that's annoying as @#$% to kill too:
Snot the Quinggong Goblin Monk, Tree Runner
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He will always fight defensively, because, with Crane Style and 3 ranks in acrobatics, he trades -1 AB for 4 AC.
With the Threatening Defender trait, he won;t even lose the first -1.
...I think you have a real winner here (although the meager allotment of a single Crane Wing per round makes the Crane chain better on paper than in real combat versus multiple multi-attack opponents; it's a lot of investment to get what is essentially the melee equivalent of Deflect Arrows).
This is why I'd go more along the lines of a Flowing monk.
I'm not sure what he gets from Quingong that is really needed here.. but my flowing monk, pretty much a nat 20 (Only crit that could actually hit you if your AC is really crazy high) So.. 5% chance for the enemy to actually hit my AC.
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I'm not sure what he gets from Quingong that is really needed here.There's no reason for any monk to ever NOT be a Qinggong because it stacks with everything and forfeits nothing -- unless you want it to (so it's entirely optional).
Not quite, if you play a Martial Artist, you don't get a ki pool and therefor Qinggong monk is non-applicable.
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Not quite, if you play a Martial Artist, you don't get a ki pool and therefor Qinggong monk is non-applicable.I'm not sure what he gets from Quingong that is really needed here.There's no reason for any monk to ever NOT be a Qinggong because it stacks with everything and forfeits nothing -- unless you want it to (so it's entirely optional).
Qinggong can't hurt you even if you never use it -- and you might pick up Ki Pool from another class or PrC.
All monks should be Qinggong monks in addition to whatever else they have going on.
Necroe'd for the awesome build ideas. Side note: did that so called player make out ok with whichever character someone here built for them?