Nymphkin Smiter (3 rogue/ 7 pally/ 30 CoT)

[simpetar]

Here is my attempt to make a smiter, for I have seen some of them and decided they can be funny to play.

Proclamation 1: I have no experience with playing or building toons such as this, so any feedback and comment will be most welcome.

Proclamation 2: I like to play HC characters, this is why I have chosen an open subby (and keep in mind better subbies would make the numbers better).

Race: Half-Elf
Subrace: Nymphkin (-1 dex, -1 wis, +2 cha, speaks Animal, speaks Sylvan)

Starting stats (after subby) [lvl 60 buffed]
STR 14 (14) [54]
DEX 11 (10) [22]
CON 14 (14) [26]
INT 12 (12) [24]
WIS 9 (8) [20]
CHA 16 (18) [37]

Stat points: first 6 go to cha, rest into strength
Leveling progression: 2 rogue, 6 pally, 10 CoT, 1 pally (13 points to Taunt) 1 rogue (UMD dump), 20 CoT

Feats

pre-epic
Blooded
Exotic Weapon Proficiency
WF Bastard Sword
Toughness
Extra Smiting
Iron Will
Lightning Reflex

pre-epic CoT bonus
IC Bastard Sword
Power Attack
Cleave
Great Cleave
Blind Fight

epic
Great Charisma 1
6x Great Smiting

epic CoT bonus
4x Great Smiting
EWF Bastard Sword

legendary
LSA Tumble
Epic Prowess
LWF Bastard Sword
Overhelming Critical Bastard Sword
Devastating Critical Bastard Sword
Armor skin
ESF UMD

Skills
Discipline 63
Tumble 60 (after LSA)
UMD 23 (dump at lvl 20)
Craft Armor 63
Craft Weapon 63
Taunt 13 (13 points at lvl 19; should be able to Taunt some melee mobs)

AB: 19 base + 10 epic + 15 legendary + 7 weapon foci + 22 strength + 20 buff + 1 or 2 Craft Weapon = 94 or 95

AC (URs and Pentavite): 10 base + 6 dex + 22 medium armor + 19 shield + 16 natural + 16 deflection + 20 dodge + 12 tumble + 2 armor skin + 1 or 2 Craft Armor = 124 or 125

saves: all are above 60, basically no problem in this way

This build does not have any parry, but when under effect of Divine Wrath, will be immune to crits. Is lack of parry an issue? What I have in mind is dropping dexterity by 2 to 8 and use heavy armors (lowering AC by 1 but more physical immunity and bigger variety of what is out there), and rising intelligence by 2 to have one skill (parry) to maximize - is it worth it?

cheers
simpetar

[MightyKhan]

coincedence?
Sylvan Champion

[simpetar]

Oh, my bad, I should have known such build is posted already. I guess the build is right then?

[MightyKhan]

i just posted it yesterday, but it's different from yours. you chose exotic weaponry and slightly higher saves instead of divine might and improved expertise.
you also have more UMD, but no listen skill.

[simpetar]

1. Exotic weaponry: I chose it because I consider Bastard Swords a powerful weapon, due to their availability (i.e. True Prismatic Blade), nice critical range and multiplier and wonderful damage types on DB versions. On the other hand, I have recently seen some nice Warhammers (one that slows target, one that casts Soundburst, Rona version...), plus bludgeoning damage is somewhat more desirable. Maybe they would be a decent choice too. Warhammers would save a feat.
2. Saves: with such great charisma and CoT bonuses, I really do not have to worry about them, nor about good equipment (CoT bonuses count into the +20 cap), but I saw no other place to spend the feat slots.
3. Divine Might: it is surely nice to have an extra source of irresistable damage, but the short duration (13 rounds) does not really encourage me to take it. Maybe it would be a good idea to take Extra Turning to add some uses per day?
4. Improved Expertise: Is 95 AB (fully buffed) enough to make good use of Expertise? It greatly helps your survivability when things get messy, but IMHO 85 (or 90) is really not enough to hit mobs in harder areas. Which is a pity, because CoTs seem to me as great damage dealers.
5. UMD: 33 is the amount you need to read lvl 9 scrolls and I like to have it granted. Hell´s penalties can be offset by high charisma and bard song, but 23 hard points + ESF is a solid base in my opinion.
6. Listen: CoTs get 5 free combat feats in pre-epic levels, and Blindfight matched the best. I hope lack of Listen will not be a great problem because Blindfight is undroppable and quite low wisdom will not enhance it significantly, especially in hells. Further, I cannot afford another skill, unless I drop dexterity
Thanks for the input by the way, it helps a lot