8 WIS Bloodrager. What "Kill your party issues" and defences can overcome this?

[Olgen Breakjaw]

Hi There,

Meet Olgen, think I have finally settled on his build.

He's a Dazing Assault, CaGM Bloodrager who gets insta-blurry when he rages (so Moonlight Stalker is always on, effectively Wpn Focus, Gtr Weapon Focus and Wpn Spec level bonus that activates as a free action when he rage/blurs),

So his eventual attack routine is Pounce (Full Attack with Raging Brutality) and use CaGM to finish them off or Daze them. Enemy either does nothing or just dies.

The build:

1- Heavy Armor Prof Indomitable Stance, Blood Rage, Disruptive Bloodrage (+2 Cast Defensively) swap for Blood Line Familiar -Initial Hedgehog, then replace with Flying Fox, Bat Familiar with the Mauler ArchetypeFeat - Blind fight,
2- Armoured Swiftness
3-Blood Sanctuary, Feat: Combat Expertise
4-Blood Casting, Eschew Materials, Spells, Blood Power (Arcane Bloodrage-Blur)
5-Armour Training, Feat: Moonlight Stalker
6-Blood Feat- Power Attack
7-Blood Deflection,Blood Spell: Magic Missile Feat: Steadfast Personality
8-Primalist Swap Greater Arcane Bloodrage for Lesser Beast Totem and Beast Totem
9- Blood Feat: Combat ReflexesFeat: Raging Vitality
10-Blood Spell: Invisibility
11-Greater Bloodrager, Feat: Dazing Assault
12-Primalist Swap Caster’s Scourge for Come and Get Me and Greater Beast Totem, Blood Feat: Disruptive (+4 Cast Defensively)
13-Blood Spell: Lightning Bolt Feat:Raging Brutality
14-Indomitable Will
15-Blood Feat: Spell Breaker, Feat:Rage Casting
16-Primalist swap True Arcane Bloodrage for Guarded Stance and Reckless Abandon, Blood Spell: Dimension Door
17-Tireless Bloodrager, Feat:?????????
18-Blood Feat: Iron Will
19-Feat: Heroic Will
20-Mighty Bloodrager, Primalist Swap Caster's Bane for Inspire Ferocity and ??????

No I am an unashamed Kick in the door player. (In fact the CaGM build in the AM Barbarian guide book is mine.)

However this style of play is harder at high levels with a smart DM.
So you'll note I gave him a Cha of 15 and Rage Casting. So by bumping CHA I hope to have somewhat relevant offensive casting at higher levels on the rounds I can't just charge.

The issue is I had to DUMP wis to get the CHA higher.
I took a Hedgehog Familiar (+2 will saves) and Steadfast Personality comes online at 7.

So Pre level 7, what "kill your party" enemy spells am I worried about and is spamming Protection from Evil enough?

[avr]

Confusion effects and fear effects are the most common will save effects you need to worry about. Confusion is the direct party-killer of the two and can be seen sometimes at low levels. The irrepressible trait could substitute for steadfast personality there but doesn't stack with it or protect against fear.

Organising tactics with your party is probably the best way to mitigate confusion - someone to attack you and run away once the combat's over, maybe someone with calm emotions handy if that's possible.

[Firebug]

Double down on the low wisdom and get some Talons of Leng?
Alternatively, get a Azata's Whimsy and buff the party?

Low level though, hide behind the pile of dead bards?

[Philippe Lam]

Steadfast Personality has been errated to apply to mind-affecting only - verify with your GM which version he uses, as pre-errata it applied to every will save as it can change many things.

Heroism usually lasts long enough to budget around it. Outside of it, I could see Incandescent ioun stone or the Destined Bloodline. Overall if there's martials who can deal with a low wisdom better than most, bloodrager are among these, the raging will bonus is never bad

[Ryze Kuja]

You can use a Pale Lavender Ellipsoid Ioun Stone to absorb 4th level and lower spells. Improved Iron Will can get you a second Will Save, but if your Will is in the crapper, it might not be worth it. A Rod of Absorption could work too.

If you play with 3pp Psionics, there's a power called Psychic Bodyguard that allows someone else to make your Will Saves for you.