Hey there,
I'm quite pleased with this build, though I haven't yet gotten to the really fun parts
The skill progression is quite confusing, though. There is no summary of the skill totals (the totals in reply #12 are incorrect). Also, Terrifying Rage requires an intimidate skill of 25 but you don't take any points in it until level 32 (perhaps you meant to indicate the number of points to put into intim at that level but forgot?). The listen skill you only start taking at level 41 and don't say whether or not to take more than 1 point per level - I assume this should be maxed out for a tank. Finally, at level 40 you say to dump 38 points into concentration, but if all my other assumptions are correct, then there are only 25 points available.
It would help to have that cleared up or put in table format. Since I've already done that myself (in my custom spreadsheet), I'll copy mine below. Here is the criteria I used for this progression - please let me know if any of my assumptions are off.
1) Total skill points
Barbarians get 4 points per level, plus 1 extra point per level (retroactive) starting at level 41
Bards also get 4 points per level, plus 1 extra point per level (retroactive) starting at level 41
XDD get 2 points per level
INT of 12 gives +1 per level
Being human gives +1 per level
First level barbarian >> (4+1+1) x 4 + 1 = 25 points
Another 51 levels of barbarian >> 51 x 7 = 357 points
1 level of bard >> 1 x 7 = 7 points
7 levels of XDD >> 7 x 4 = 28 points
Total of 417 points
2) The classes have the following relevant skills as class-skills:
Brd: concentration, craft armor, craft weapon, discipline, listen, tumble, use magic device
XDD: concentration, craft armor, craft weapon, discipline, listen
Bbn: craft armor, craft weapon, discipline, intimidate, listen
This means you have to do a skill dump into conc, tumble, and umd, and plan out intim for Terrifying Rage.
3) I have prioritized the skills in this sequence:
Discipline, Craft Armor, Craft Weapon are top priority, since you list them at every level.
Tumble is maxed whenever possible, up to the XDD limit.
Intimidate is next, since this is required for Terrifying Rage at level 33, and this should probably be maxed to optimize TR.
Listen is next and maxed, since I can't see having an uber tank without maxed Listen or, at least, Blind Fighting.
Lore needs the minimum for XDD.
UMD is maxed at level 16 and left at that number of ranks.
The rest goes into Conc, which is dumped at level 40.
4) Totals
Conc 25
CrA 63
CrW 63
Disc 63
Intim 63
Lstn 63
Lore 8
Tumb 50
UMD 19
5) My progression table based on the above, optimized to take skill points as early as possible:
Level | Class | Skill Progression |
1 | Bbn (1) | CrA +4 (4) CrW +4 (4) Disc +4 (4) Intim +4 (4) Total Saved: 8 |
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2
[/td][td]
Bbn (2)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (5)
CrW +1 (5)
Disc +1 (5)
Intim +1 (5)
Total Saved: 10[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
3
[/td][td]
Bbn (3)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (6)
CrW +1 (6)
Disc +1 (6)
Intim +1 (6)
Total Saved: 12[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
4
[/td][td]
Bbn (4)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (7)
CrW +1 (7)
Disc +1 (7)
Intim +1 (7)
Total Saved: 14[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
5
[/td][td]
Bbn (5)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (8)
CrW +1 (8)
Disc +1 (8)
Intim +1 (8)
Total Saved: 16[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
6
[/td][td]
Bbn (6)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (9)
CrW +1 (9)
Disc +1 (9)
Intim +1 (9)
Total Saved: 18[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
7
[/td][td]
Bbn (7)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (10)
CrW +1 (10)
Disc +1 (10)
Intim +1 (10)
Total Saved: 20[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
8
[/td][td]
Bbn (8)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (11)
CrW +1 (11)
Disc +1 (11)
Intim +1 (11)
Total Saved: 22[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
9
[/td][td]
Bbn (9)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (12)
CrW +1 (12)
Disc +1 (12)
Intim +1 (12)
Total Saved: 24[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
10
[/td][td]
Bbn (10)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (13)
CrW +1 (13)
Disc +1 (13)
Intim +1 (13)
Total Saved: 26[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
11
[/td][td]
Bbn (11)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (14)
CrW +1 (14)
Disc +1 (14)
Intim +1 (14)
Total Saved: 28[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
12
[/td][td]
Bbn (12)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (15)
CrW +1 (15)
Disc +1 (15)
Total Saved: 31[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
13
[/td][td]
Bbn (13)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (16)
CrW +1 (16)
Disc +1 (16)
Total Saved: 34[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
14
[/td][td]
Bbn (14)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (17)
CrW +1 (17)
Disc +1 (17)
Total Saved: 37[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
15
[/td][td]
Bbn (15)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (18)
CrW +1 (18)
Disc +1 (18)
Total Saved: 40[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
16
[/td][td]
Brd (1)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (19)
CrW +1 (19)
Disc +1 (19)
Intim +1 (15)
Lore +8 (8)
Tumb +15 (15)
UMD +19 (19)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
17
[/td][td]
RDD (1)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (20)
CrW +1 (20)
Disc +1 (20)
Total Saved: 1[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
18
[/td][td]
RDD (2)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (21)
CrW +1 (21)
Disc +1 (21)
Total Saved: 2[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
19
[/td][td]
RDD (3)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (22)
CrW +1 (22)
Disc +1 (22)
Total Saved: 3[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
20
[/td][td]
RDD (4)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (23)
CrW +1 (23)
Disc +1 (23)
Total Saved: 4[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
21
[/td][td]
RDD (5)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (24)
CrW +1 (24)
Disc +1 (24)
Total Saved: 5[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
22
[/td][td]
RDD (6)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (25)
CrW +1 (25)
Disc +1 (25)
Total Saved: 6[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
23
[/td][td]
Bbn (16)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (26)
CrW +1 (26)
Disc +1 (26)
Intim +9 (24)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
24
[/td][td]
Bbn (17)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (27)
CrW +1 (27)
Disc +1 (27)
Intim +3 (27)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
25
[/td][td]
Bbn (18)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (28)
CrW +1 (28)
Disc +1 (28)
Intim +1 (28)
Lstn +2 (2)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
26
[/td][td]
Bbn (19)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (29)
CrW +1 (29)
Disc +1 (29)
Intim +1 (29)
Lstn +2 (4)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
27
[/td][td]
Bbn (20)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (30)
CrW +1 (30)
Disc +1 (30)
Intim +1 (30)
Lstn +1 (5)
Total Saved: 1[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
28
[/td][td]
Bbn (21)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (31)
CrW +1 (31)
Disc +1 (31)
Intim +1 (31)
Total Saved: 3[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
29
[/td][td]
Bbn (22)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (32)
CrW +1 (32)
Disc +1 (32)
Intim +1 (32)
Total Saved: 5[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
30
[/td][td]
Bbn (23)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (33)
CrW +1 (33)
Disc +1 (33)
Intim +1 (33)
Total Saved: 7[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
31
[/td][td]
Bbn (24)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (34)
CrW +1 (34)
Disc +1 (34)
Intim +1 (34)
Total Saved: 9[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
32
[/td][td]
Bbn (25)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (35)
CrW +1 (35)
Disc +1 (35)
Intim +1 (35)
Total Saved: 11[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
33
[/td][td]
Bbn (26)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (36)
CrW +1 (36)
Disc +1 (36)
Intim +1 (36)
Total Saved: 13[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
34
[/td][td]
Bbn (27)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (37)
CrW +1 (37)
Disc +1 (37)
Intim +1 (37)
Total Saved: 15[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
35
[/td][td]
Bbn (28)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (38)
CrW +1 (38)
Disc +1 (38)
Intim +1 (38)
Total Saved: 17[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
36
[/td][td]
Bbn (29)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (39)
CrW +1 (39)
Disc +1 (39)
Intim +1 (39)
Total Saved: 19[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
37
[/td][td]
Bbn (30)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (40)
CrW +1 (40)
Disc +1 (40)
Intim +1 (40)
Total Saved: 21[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
38
[/td][td]
Bbn (31)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (41)
CrW +1 (41)
Disc +1 (41)
Intim +1 (41)
Total Saved: 23[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
39
[/td][td]
Bbn (32)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (42)
CrW +1 (42)
Disc +1 (42)
Intim +1 (42)
Total Saved: 25[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
40
[/td][td]
RDD (7)
[/td]000[tr][td]Conc +25 (25)
CrA +1 (43)
CrW +1 (43)
Disc +1 (43)
Intim +1 (43)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
41
[/td][td]
Bbn (33)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (44)
CrW +1 (44)
Disc +1 (44)
Intim +1 (44)
Lstn +11 (16)
Total Saved: 25[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
42
[/td][td]
Bbn (34)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (45)
CrW +1 (45)
Disc +1 (45)
Intim +1 (45)
Total Saved: 28[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
43
[/td][td]
Bbn (35)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (46)
CrW +1 (46)
Disc +1 (46)
Intim +1 (46)
Tumb +31 (46)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
44
[/td][td]
Bbn (36)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (47)
CrW +1 (47)
Disc +1 (47)
Intim +1 (47)
Lstn +2 (18)
Tumb +1 (47)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
45
[/td][td]
Bbn (37)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (48)
CrW +1 (48)
Disc +1 (48)
Intim +1 (48)
Lstn +2 (20)
Tumb +1 (48)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
46
[/td][td]
Bbn (38)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (49)
CrW +1 (49)
Disc +1 (49)
Intim +1 (49)
Lstn +2 (22)
Tumb +1 (49)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
47
[/td][td]
Bbn (39)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (50)
CrW +1 (50)
Disc +1 (50)
Intim +1 (50)
Lstn +2 (24)
Tumb +1 (50)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
48
[/td][td]
Bbn (40)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (51)
CrW +1 (51)
Disc +1 (51)
Intim +1 (51)
Lstn +3 (27)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
49
[/td][td]
Bbn (41)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (52)
CrW +1 (52)
Disc +1 (52)
Intim +1 (52)
Lstn +3 (30)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
50
[/td][td]
Bbn (42)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (53)
CrW +1 (53)
Disc +1 (53)
Intim +1 (53)
Lstn +3 (33)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
51
[/td][td]
Bbn (43)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (54)
CrW +1 (54)
Disc +1 (54)
Intim +1 (54)
Lstn +3 (36)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
52
[/td][td]
Bbn (44)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (55)
CrW +1 (55)
Disc +1 (55)
Intim +1 (55)
Lstn +3 (39)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
53
[/td][td]
Bbn (45)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (56)
CrW +1 (56)
Disc +1 (56)
Intim +1 (56)
Lstn +3 (42)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
54
[/td][td]
Bbn (46)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (57)
CrW +1 (57)
Disc +1 (57)
Intim +1 (57)
Lstn +3 (45)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
55
[/td][td]
Bbn (47)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (58)
CrW +1 (58)
Disc +1 (58)
Intim +1 (58)
Lstn +3 (48)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
56
[/td][td]
Bbn (48)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (59)
CrW +1 (59)
Disc +1 (59)
Intim +1 (59)
Lstn +3 (51)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
57
[/td][td]
Bbn (49)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (60)
CrW +1 (60)
Disc +1 (60)
Intim +1 (60)
Lstn +3 (54)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
58
[/td][td]
Bbn (50)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (61)
CrW +1 (61)
Disc +1 (61)
Intim +1 (61)
Lstn +3 (57)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
59
[/td][td]
Bbn (51)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (62)
CrW +1 (62)
Disc +1 (62)
Intim +1 (62)
Lstn +3 (60)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][tr][td]
60
[/td][td]
Bbn (52)
[/td]000[tr][td]CrA +1 (63)
CrW +1 (63)
Disc +1 (63)
Intim +1 (63)
Lstn +3 (63)
Total Saved: 0[/td][/tr][/tr][/table]