Thinking about building an Eldritch Knight

[Chevalier83]

Hi folks,

we are playing RotRL and I think about playing an EK as I have an awesome story that fits that class very well. The alternative would be to go pure wizard.

The EK would be a universalist build further gimping my spellcasting. I also lose 2 levels of spell progression due to 1 level of fighter.

I was wondering what stats an EK should have lategame (say around level 15) to be a relevant close combat fighter. A quick build I made would be around the following:

+21 / +12 / +26 (quickened true strike) to hit, 3d6 +30 +1d6 acid (15-20 x 2) (power attack / furious focus included)
40 AC; saves between +12 and +16; ~130 HP

all calculated using monstrous physique III and shield; haste is not included.

DCs for high level CC spells would be 25.

So the question is, whether the EK build will be contributing. What do you guys think?

[Gilarius]

I'm wondering how you get the 40 AC?

Monstrous Physique III (huge) gets you +6 natural armour, but drops dex by 4 (-2 to AC)

Shield spell =4, or do you mean an actual shield? (Arcane failure chance?)

My current eldritch knight in RotRL (12th level) doesn't have anything like that AC, so I'm curious.

As far as 'contributing' goes, it's very dependent on the rest of the party. If there is a full arcane caster thare too and/or a barbarian/paladin/other melee brute, then you'd be more of a backup to them. If either or both are lacking, then you'll do well.

[Athaleon]

+21 to hit at level 15 is not enough. Nor is DC 25 high enough for your spells.

Spell DCs are hard to raise, so if you're not a dedicated caster I would stick to spells that don't allow saves.

And I hate to sound so negative, but at that level, 40 AC is just not enough. In the RotRL campaign I played, the Fighter had 40-45 AC around that level and still got stomped on by every non-trivial encounter.

Are you playing the character from level 1, or joining at 15?