U72 Melee bard for R10
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Lominal
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It should do fine, you'll have to drop a few points here and there (mostly racials, but make sure you get the +cha to hit/dmg/tactics, which is around 3 pts to get). I think if you drop the 7 kensei and a bunch of the racial stuff it should perform quite well on a first lifer, since on a mega-completionist the DC's reach into the absurd territory (hard speccing I think I hit ~ 177).
Swf is nice because it isn't reliant on skill points and bard gets more than enough to cover the important skills (umd, perform, balance)
Swf is nice because it isn't reliant on skill points and bard gets more than enough to cover the important skills (umd, perform, balance)
Lominal
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It's exactly what Ying said, thank you for catching, it should be fixed now.
Lominal
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it should be fine, albeit at a lower power level. If I did my work properly the build should be able to hold up without the extra tactics/for cormyr (at 100 Cha its only a loss of ~15, but I was able to hit 130+ without trying). The build should still be capable of r10, though slightly less optimal
Ice should still have a solid DC and crusade should land on many targets
QuantumFX
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It is fixed! I'm reading the doc as how I imagine some of my guildies will read it. I'd probably add your spell list and preferred filigree sets. It gives more insight into the build. (ex. I could see Prowess working for this build since you have both VKF haste boost and Human Action Boost. I could also see a Sanctified Fervor/Reverb set working for you.) Also, you might want to add some gearsets that don't have raid loot, or annoyingly rare MD loot. I have a feeling that a Sora Kell set might live very comfortably filling that spot.
QuantumFX
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I think the best places to pull some AP from would be Kensai or VKF. You'll need 3 AP into FDI for CHA to hit, 2 more AP into Swashbuckler for CHA to Damage. Kensai has Haste boost. You could potentially pick up "You've Got My Back" and use some Epic Sapphire Studded Buckles and a Legendary Cranium Orb for the PRR/MRR buff. And Deflect Arrows is in Swashbuckler as well.
PrinceOfAsphodel
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Is there any world in which you'd use tier 5 of Fatesinger instead? The 4th tier looks pretty trash for melee but I'm a big fan of Turn the Tide.
woq
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I'd consider the Eye of Shavarath for shaken to let everyone benefit from the +3 from fury and to apply that -2 saves; it is a *highly* underrated aug imo.
Greekthunder
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Hello great work, new to the game here , what free race would you recommend instead the one you have ?
Lominal
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Honestly it can probably work well with most of them. you'll give up the extra tactics but that isn't too huge.
I think human because of the extra feat+ skill points is nice, works well without tomes. Since you wont spend any AP in the racial tree, this one gets the most out of the base race.
Greekthunder
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thanks ! I ended up rolling a tie tiefling instead just for the extra charisma . probably I will try this build although with some tweaks , cheers
Greekthunder
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thanks ! Yes I found a couple more builds with a similar idea and building something close enough with the resources I have. i started with 2 levels of bard and probably get the fighter level next ! enjoy your day