So my Barbarian build will have to rebuff after every two rounds as standart action. It leaves open move and swift actions in that buffing turn - how can I utilize those to benefit as a melee damager at high levels? I have an empty featslot and aren't restricted in ammount of gold.
Get heavy blade scabbard trick to bull rush to get a +2 too hit when you finish buffing www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/equipment-trick-combat
Um... why are you needing a standard action to buff every two rounds? BUT for something to do intimidate as a move action and attack with hurtful as a swift action.
Battle Cry is a great feat to use a swift on, assuming you have some charisma. Otherwise, there might be some good magic items that have swift action abilities.
Um... why are you needing a standard action to buff every two rounds?
Touch of Rage with Community Minded.
At level 20 it's +12 to hit and damage for 3 rounds - can't leave those numbers behind.Battle Cry is a great feat to use a swift on, assuming you have some charisma.
Hm. To hit bonus is wasted and I don't know about saving throw against fear - can general and specific bonuses to saving throws stack even if they are of the same type? The ability to reroll a failed saving throw is always good though.
Otherwise, there might be some good magic items that have swift action abilities.
Yes, I mainly thought about those - I can max UMD if required, but I don't think there is a way to use wands and potions as swift.
community minded has the buff only apply to allies for an additional 2 rounds, so you can't buff yourself every 3 rounds, it'd still be 1 round duration with that feat.
Any morale bonuses you confer upon your allies through your own abilities or spells last 2 additional rounds.
community minded has the buff only apply to allies for an additional 2 rounds, so you can't buff yourself every 3 rounds, it'd still be 1 round duration with that feat.
Any morale bonuses you confer upon your allies through your own abilities or spells last 2 additional rounds.
you know, I'm curious if your overall DPR is going down by doing this buffing. Also is quickened SLA allowed? It's a monster feat, but can be picked up by players in some games and it'll make that buffing a swift action.
Guaranteed his dpr's going down, but I'm guessing its a party mechanic for the lower ABs in the party?
Touch of rage is a 1 person only buff. So no helping others with this move.
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Whether DPR goes up or down would depend upon his opponent's AC. Against the 'standard' AC (which I entirely disagree with) - the DPR would go down. Against monsters/characters actually built with good AC - it'd probably go up.
Of course - that assumes that he has no constant morale bonuses to hit/damage. And he should - so he won't be getting full benefit from Touch of Rage. (Greater Heroism giving +4 to hit at a minimum.)
Overall - it'd probably only increase DPR in corner cases - making it not really worth the feats & trait to get.
you know, I'm curious if your overall DPR is going down by doing this buffing. Also is quickened SLA allowed? It's a monster feat, but can be picked up by players in some games and it'll make that buffing a swift action.
It is allowed - but it's only 3 times per day and I already have raging brutality as swift.
Yes, I know it will drop my DPR, but I want to make at least some use of this ability, hence why I asked if I can put something in those swifts and moves to increase the efficiency of that buffing round.
Or you can pick it up and buff three times a day for 3 rounds each time. And you were already planning on not using raging brutality on your buff rounds. And using is for 9 rounds a day is getting "at least some use of this ability" but outside of that the only thing is what I suggested earlier, demoralize as a move and hurtful to attack as a swift.
I guess how many fights do you have a day and how long do they last for? In my experience 3 times a day for big bursts is all that would be needed, but I guess if you consistently have more than 15 or something rounds of combat then only 9 rounds isn't as great a deal.