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Hey, it's been a while since I've seen you guys, and I'm wondering if you'd like to share your favorite ECL 20 builds. Just post 'em up here with the relevant info (mainly Race and Classes).

For starters, here are some of my faves:

1a. Illumian Cleric 10/Contemplative 10: Without relying on min/maxing, this build is still powerful.

1b. Illumian Cleric 3/Church Inquisitor 2/Divine Oracle 5/Contemplative 10: A variant of the earlier Cleric build, just a little more complex. This is nothing but an improvement on the first as you gain more abilities without losing on spellcasting. Hard RPing, however.

2. Human Druid 20: Do I need to even explain. Powerful buffs and support spells, decent healing, great abilities, and an animal companion to boot! What's not to like?

I prolly haven't given this build as much thought as Pitz-Ikko's , but still (Xtian helped, too):

Incubus hexblade2/rogue2/blackguard4.

Virtually passes most save DC's with no ill effect whatsoever. Twisted Evil

You want a Cha-based combatant?

Gloura Cobra-Strike Monk 2/Fighter 2/Arcane Duelist 3/Blackguard 3/Mystic Wanderer 1. A friend gave this to me. Gets Cha bonus to AC four times, and to saves twice. With LA buyoff, you can get a couple of Pally of Slaughter levels to get another Cha to saves for a whopping Cha bonus to saves thrice! Twisted Evil

Pitz, where's mystic wanderer from?

Mystic Wanderer is from Magic of Faerun, or at least that's what I used (in case there's a newer printed version).

cleric1/druid19

Divine metamagic persistent spell. Do it on Owl's insight. Get some items that increases caster levels. Get monk's belt. Make the party fighter cry.

Kobold Wizard4/Sorcerer1/Ultimage Magus 10/Archmage 5
Feat: Practiced spellcaster
With Greater Rite of passage from RotD web enhancement.

Wizard Spellcasting 19/Sorcerer8.

Dwarf/Human Barbarian 1/Hexblade 2/Fighter 2/Occult Slayer 5/Exotic Weapon Master 1/Frenzied Berserker 9: A non-caster build that is still pretty formidable. If Dwarf, I'd go with the Dwarf Fighter substitute level for the Axe Focus ability. If Human, scrap the EWM and go for FB 10 instead.

Fighter 20

Good attack bonus! (laughs at druids and clerics Laughing

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Second best HD in the game! (laughs at druids and clerics Laughing

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No alignment restrictions! (laughs at druids and clerics Laughing

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11 class feats! No other class/prestige class gives you that much feats! (laughs at druids and clerics Laughing

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Access to fighter-only feats! (laughs at druids and clerics Laughing

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Automatic tower shield proficiency! (laughs at druids and clerics Laughing

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make a sense sarcasm check against DC 10. Failure means you believe fighter is superior to cleric/druid. lol

^...rolls over when forced to make a Will save! ><

hehehehe

i think elan shaper 5/ectopic adept 5/ constructor 10.
"Face my astral constructs!!!!!!!!"

hehehe but isn't the quickened constructs on the tenth level????

heheheh you haven't seen bj throwing monsters with high CRs i think they credit the number of constructs heheheh

the reason why is with the constructs deaths they all explode in one swift kaboom!!!!!

my other faves:

Human Rogue 1/ Wizard 5/ Fighter 1/ Daggerspell Mage 10/ Eldritch Knight 3
don't know if this build already exists but i sort of thought of it out of nowhere
just popped out of my mind ::POP!!::

Well, I have another to DM a campaign here, and since nobody in the party seems built for frontline combat, I'm taking that mantle. And note: it's a gestalt game!

We start at 5th level, but I already have the build in mind:

Goliath Barbarian 18/Fighter 2 // Psychic Warrior 2/Hexblade 2/Occult Slayer 5/Frenzied Berserker 10 who uses a warhammer or a maul, for flavor. Cool

This is an old one, I think, but I really like it. It's more of an ECL 18 build, but...

Gnome Illusionist 5/Shadowcrafter 8/Shadowcraft Mage 5/X 2

Where X is some other PrC that you meet the prereqs of, or the last two levels of Shadowcrafter, or whatever.

This build gives:
-Full casting progression
-Access to all Sor/Wiz Evocation, Conj. (creation) and Conj. (summoning) spells (without tricky material components, foci, and/or XP costs)
-With DM's permission, and the proper Arcane Disciple selection, access to Miracle without the XP cost

However, one caveat: this build is highly dependent on spell/s with the Shadow descriptor. That means it's tricky for any planeshopping campaigns that will take place in planes that are coterminous with the Plane of Shadow.

I'm using this build right now in Eberron, and it's a blast! Early on you rely on your hard-hitting illusion spells, and later on when all your opponents can either counter your illusions or have insanely high will saves, you switch to evoker/conjurer mode and start raising some hell. At high levels particularly, you can enhance the quasireality of your illusions such that disbelief will actually hurt your opponents more. Furthermore, if you get the Craft Wondrous Item feat and your DM allows Arcane Disciple shenanigans, the party will never have to look too far to find tomes and manuals and such. So not only are you a very lethal gnome, you're also the party's second best friend (next to the party cleric/druid/healer, of course).

is the campaign an online one??? the gestalt game??? is it in this forum or your just sharing the info?

pitz whats the feat that makes arcane caster levels and divine caster levels stack for conjuration spells????

Here's a nice build:

Rogue 2/ Sorcerer 4/ Unseen Seer 5/ Arcane Trickster 4/ Spellwarp Sniper 5

Turn any area effect into a ray attack, add sneak attack, and Walla! Now as Christian suggested, if you can find a way to make Antimagic Field a 5th level spell, this build definitely will kick ass. (Antimagic ray with NO SAVE! Now that is just crazy...)

I've been messing around with this character build in Mark's Eberron campaign, Cleric 6, Radiant Servant of Pelor(of Dol Arrah) 10,Contemplative 2, ----- 2

Got good will saves, great healing abilities, Great Base attack with persistent Divine Power and has other neato stuff. It's like the Swiss-Army Cleric. Laughing

Have you guys posted the ECL20 build that has base saves 40 (Fort, Rflx, Will)??
Emman said that it was already posted, but i can't find the thread.
I really wanted to see the build! Very Happy

It interest me.. Rolling Eyes

hmmm....

You know, that is still a theoretical build... I don't know if it's been completed yet.