Hi all!
I'm currently levelling up a barbarian earth genasi (excuse the cheese), and was hoping to get some advice on feats for the final build.
Intended build: 24 Barbarian / 4 Fighter / 2 Rogue
Build focus: Epic damage reduction III, Mighty & Terrifying rage, Imp TWF using two-bladed sword...
Status and question: Currently level 20 and I'm basically deciding between two feats: Epic WS or Amor Skin. He's already been struggling with low AC, but should get a bump at 23 when I take the first rogue level and will already have EDR III completed at 22. What would others recommend, should I go for the +2 AC OR the +4 damage?
Barbie help - Malachite
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Re: Barbie help - Malachite
I don't know your exact AC, but I wouldn't even consider armor skin honestly. You're a damage and DR build, get epic weapon spec
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Re: Barbie help - Malachite
For current build, I'd probably go with EWS instead of armor skin. No shield and no TWF for two weapon defense is going to hurt quite a bit, so you might as well do enough damage to take out your targets before they can take you down. No epic prowess either, but I'd probably go with the damage if you're going for 4 fighter.
If you want to consider a rebuild, there is the below option:
There's actually a two-weapon fighter class that you may find appealing. Since you're not going for devcrit you should be able to fit in all the necessary feats.
It also has the added benefit that you don't need to invest in DEX because the class gets you the necessary feats for you.
Build is 24/5/1 Barbarian/Two Weapon Fighter/Bard or Rogue
Stats:
18(20)/10/16(18)/10/8(6)/8(6)
Pre-epic(8): Power Attack, Lightning Reflexes, Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Weapon Focus, IMPR Crit, Blind Fight, Heavy Armor Proficiency, KD
Epic(4+1B): EDR 1-3, Epic Weapon Focus, Mighty Rage
End Stats: 24/10/21/10/6/6
End AB will be 4 Higher, since TWF will allow you to use double weapons without an AB penalty, and the TWF class gets epic prowess free at L5. AC will be 4 higher, since TWF gives you two weapon defense, though without Armor skin it's not going to be that high even so. Damage will be a little lower despite the higher STR bonus, due to missing EWS. Due to a lack of feats I had to skip on terrifying rage though.
Still, with a 4 higher AB I'd probably go for it.
If you want to consider a rebuild, there is the below option:
There's actually a two-weapon fighter class that you may find appealing. Since you're not going for devcrit you should be able to fit in all the necessary feats.
It also has the added benefit that you don't need to invest in DEX because the class gets you the necessary feats for you.
Build is 24/5/1 Barbarian/Two Weapon Fighter/Bard or Rogue
Stats:
18(20)/10/16(18)/10/8(6)/8(6)
Pre-epic(8): Power Attack, Lightning Reflexes, Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Weapon Focus, IMPR Crit, Blind Fight, Heavy Armor Proficiency, KD
Epic(4+1B): EDR 1-3, Epic Weapon Focus, Mighty Rage
End Stats: 24/10/21/10/6/6
End AB will be 4 Higher, since TWF will allow you to use double weapons without an AB penalty, and the TWF class gets epic prowess free at L5. AC will be 4 higher, since TWF gives you two weapon defense, though without Armor skin it's not going to be that high even so. Damage will be a little lower despite the higher STR bonus, due to missing EWS. Due to a lack of feats I had to skip on terrifying rage though.
Still, with a 4 higher AB I'd probably go for it.
Re: Barbie help - Malachite
Thanks for the replies. I'm actually going to rebuild and go TWF... Was debating this when I started him but was more interested in getting EDR. However, doing this has made him not great offensively and the EDR helps only so much when getting hit all the time!
Instead, I'll go for TWF and heavy on offense to try to take out foe faster than they can hit me! Thanks for your input.
Instead, I'll go for TWF and heavy on offense to try to take out foe faster than they can hit me! Thanks for your input.