Winged Bard of Hardiness (10 RDD,30 Bard)

[Onyx [SL]]

Here is my version of more of a Caster version that has Roar for the Elsy runs so the mages won't cry that they can't cast any spells due to being slienced. Plus I made it so this version can be able to reach 60 CHR by going all CHR. I used the speed arti on this one so I have alot more zip to me to get out of tough spots fast.

CONS:
No spell penetration so less offensive spells. Less Bard levels so lack of Song and Spell power and benefits. Less Bard epics like a caster bard would have.

ADVANTAGE: Going 10 levels of RDD grants 10 extra ABILITY POINTS, resistant to Fire 70 percent (for ely), Plus increase in AC.

I went Halfling due to they get racial bonus's plus can take the Legendary Luck feat at lengendary levels. -2 STR +2 DEX

"Shard" (secret Beyond UltraRare)
- FC: Bard
- DEX +4, CON +4, CHA +4, free feat: Lasting Inspiration, free feat: Extra Music, free feat: Lingering Song, increased base movement rate - very fast


------[START]-[SHARD]-[RDD]+[60 level]+[+14 EQUIP]
STR---[12]--------[12]------[16]+---- [16]+--------[30]
DEX --[16]--------[20]------[20]+-----[20]+--------[34]
CON -[14]--------[18]------[20]+-----[20]+--------[34]
INT ---[14]--------[14]------[16]+-----[14]+--------[28]
WIS ----[8]---------[8]--------[8]+------[8]+---------[22]
CHA --[14]-------[18]------[20]------+[46]+-------[60]

[ability click CHA UP TO 46]

[leveling progression]

creation feats
1- Artist (gives you two levels of bard)

pre-epic feats
3- Curse song
6- Meta Magic extend spell (for extended ghost spell)
9- Toughness (it's like taking two con's)
12- spell focus Enchantment
15- greater spell focus Enchantment
18- spell focus Illusion

epic feats
21- Armored skin
24- Greater Chr
27- Greater Chr
30- Greater Chr
33- Greater Chr BONUS FEAT! Greater Chr
36- Greater Chr BONUS FEAT! Spell Focus Transmutation
39- Greater Spell Focus Transmutation BONUS FEAT! Greater Spell Focus Illusion

use [tome] Necromancy (Crit Immune anti fear 38 points)

legendary feats
42- Epic spell focus Illusion (Possum 4 points)
45- Epic spell focus Transmutation (UUU 38 points)
48- Epic spell focus Enchantment (anti silence, anti deaf 38 points)
51- Legendary Artist
54- Legendary Illusion
57- Legendary Luck
60- Epic Save feat Will


total skillpoints: [summation]=[total]
43 Heal
43 Concentration
43 Perform
43 Discipline
34 Parry
20 umd
30 tumble
8 lore

At level 40 271 skill points

level 41 38 points put rest in Parry and Craft Armor
each level after put 1 point each into Concentration, Discipline, Heal, Parry, Perform, and 3 points in Craft Armor at level 52 put 2 points each level into taunt.

63 Heal
63 Craft Armor
63 Parry
63 Concentration
63 Perform
63 Discipline
18 taunt
20 umd
30 tumble
8 lore

fort 60
refl 61
will 63

AB - N/A
AC - 123 w/75% concealed without gird
HP - 1025 w/song

SPELLS:
Level 1: Grease, Amplify, Joyful Noise, Expeditious Retreat, Insidious Rhythm
Level 2: Endure Elements, Clarity, Ghostly Visage, Silence, Clang
Level 3: Greater Magic Weapon, Bestow Curse, Gust, Wounding Whispers, Displacement
Level 4: Mass Cure Light Wounds, Stone Shatter, Rainbow Pattern, Dismissal, Legend Lore
Level 5: Healing Circle, Ethereal Visage, Wail of Doom, Lesser Mind Blank, Mass Cure Moderate Wounds
Level 6: Energy Buffer, Ice Storm, Mass Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Mass Cure Serious Wounds

Other notes: So far the only time my party Limbo'd was when someone overspawned the DIS fight and no one was able to rez me back up.

I've found that this guy really is able to keep the party alive and is great for looting due to it's speed of zipping around the map. What I do is keep dirg and uuu on a quick front panel and as soon as I see a Male or Pit Fiend I click UUU then move in just behind the fighters then hit Dirg for crit immune. Then I spam my mass heal spells at anything that's taking damage.

I've got the Bard ego item which gets me another level. By the chart not sure if it's even worth using.

Lvl AB Dam W F R HP AC Skill
51 6 7 7 5 5 90 6 16
52 6 7 7 5 5 92 6 16
53 6 7 7 5 5 94 6 16

The thing is never have figure out how to use the bard song levels and what will be best for nessus. So I've been running around in default mode untill I can figure out how to get out of it. Every time I set my levels of song I think I'm done but it reverts back to default. So totally nob on this part.

[starfall]

you have to look for the option to confirm your choices. i think it's on the main page of the !bardsong conversation, but only appears after you change your song points.

[Onyx [SL]]

Thanks for the input I also asked awhile back about how to set that damn thing and got some good input from people that played Bards. One thing I'll definattly will do will max out my curse save wise so people's spell casting can stick better.

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Still playing with the song levels but I'm finding you don't need to be a lvl 60 bard for the end game to be effective. With the new Bard song function I can allicate up to 500 points to whatever I need to be effective. What you see below is what I came up with just in testing. Like to get more points into the monsters AB in curse if I can.

Song: Maxed AB 63 - AC 61 - SKILLS 63 (+21 SKILLS)
low on save and damage


Curse: Maxed SAVES 63 (-7) - AC 61 - SKILLS 63 (-21)
low on damage

Equpment wise for this build I would recommend anything that will help boost up your Heal, Craft Armor, Parry. Concentration, Perform and Discipline skills. I use the Uro Armor (lets me use displacement instead of EV) so that I can use a bur shield to bump up my AC.
I use the War Chanter belt (think that's what it's called) can rez a group of people once per rest.

Play Stratigy
All this protection isn't going to stop alot of attacks thou. If your being beat on from standing flat footed I recommend zip away to the back then come back when something's not key'd on you. Your heals work great in keeping the party up.