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Hello, I have been experimenting with NPC builds, and I want to make something that works in a low-magic setting against players who have
normal access to magic items and spells.
The idea is to make an NPC and tweak the rules so that he is as challenging to face in combat as one who had access to normal NPC WBL. This is on order to not have to worry about increasing player WBL by having too many NPCs vs monsters, and also to represent enemies from low-magic communities.
Let's start with a Barbarian, probably the easiest to make low-magic due to rage powers and self-buff:
Human barb 10.
(Attributes. includes stat boosts)
Str 26
Dex 18
Con 18
Int 14
Wis 16
Cha 12
Combat bonuses: +2 attack/damage. +4 AC, +1 Saves.
Gear: Mithral Breastplate, MW Falchion, MW comp. longbow (+8 str), mw dagger.
HP: 116
AC 24 (25 raging, 22 reckless)
DR 2/-
Fort +12 Ref +8 Will +8.
Normal Attack: Falchion +22/+17 2d4+14, bow +15/+10 1d8+8.
Feats: Power Attack(PA), Weapon Focus[Falchion], Improved Critical[Falchion], Raging Vitality, Extra Rage power x2.
Rage Powers: Lesser Beast totem, Superstitious (+4 morale), Reckless Abandon, Beast Totem (+3 nat arm), Greater Beast totem, Eater of Magic (second save, tmp hp), Flesh Wound (1/rage fort (-acp) vs damage to halve dam and convert nonlethal.)
Rage: May full attack on charge.
Claws w/power attack and reckless +22/+22/+17 1d8+18
Falchion w/PA+rage +24/+19 2d4+26 (15-20x2)
CMB +22 (24 Falchion).
Saves: Fort +15 Ref +8 Will +10 (+4 vs magic)
HP: 146.
The idea was simply to grant bonuses that you would normally have from magic items or spell buffs. The question is, would this be too powerful to use against normally equipped Level 9-10 PCs? Too weak compared to the magic versions? Or fairly much the same.
Note that it is of course possible to make a lot more powerful builds, this is just as an example for an NPC. Also, the attributes are probably too high compared to what the PCs have, but please look at the final stats, attack/damage and defenses. After all, the PCs never need to know the attributes of the enemy.
The AC is low, but I suppose this is not going to be good for a barbarian anyway, even on level 10. So what do you think?