Min/Max Boards

...Swashbuckler??? I'm mystified. What's that level for? Weapon Finesse? If you want it that much, bind Paimon, or pick it as a regular feat. "Wasting" one level on a non-binding class is bad enough, even though Rogue makes for a strong 1st level due to skills. But Swashy is so completely forgettable, you're hurting your build with it. To wit, you won't be able to bind 6th level vestiges at 11th level the way your build is laid out (only effective Binder level 9 from class levels, +2 for Improved Binding, and an 11th level Binder still binds 5th level vestiges...). So exchange that Swashy level for a Binder level, and you're good. Not to mention that your Pact Augmentation gets a significant upgrade at Binder level 5.

I'd further recommend skipping Persuasive/Negotiator, which are crap feats. Move Improved Binding to be your bonus feat for Binder level 4, pick Weapon Finesse as your regular 3rd level feat instead, and you're good. I'd also skip Improved Two-Weapon Fighting (which would only extend your flurry of misses), and either get some Binder-y goodness like Expel Vestige (lots of versatility during the day when you really need it!), or improve your sneak attack potential with Craven (massive damage boost) or Staggering Strike (massive survivability boost).

Starting off with the usual... What's your level? Books allowed? Wealth? Are you the DM, a player, or what? What else can you tell us about the situation of your fighter menace, your party etc.? How permanent will dying be to such a powerful character?

The usualy solution, btw, would be to be a 20th level Wizard (or, depending on circumstance, even a lot below that) and choose your preferred method from about a thousand possibilities...


EDIT: Swordsage'd in part. But seriously, can this guy kill a Great Wyrm Celestial Gold Dragon? If not, Gate one in and watch the fireworks.

Killing him is too easy.

Old Unseelie fey gnome savage ghost 4 Gnome paragon 3/Cleric 1/Warblade 1/Tattooed monk 1
Str —(1), Dex 7, Con —, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 19.
Visit the Worm of Minaros for +1 Cha.
Buy a cloak of charisma +6 (-72,000gp)
Buy wand of Devil's Ego (-11,250gp)
Buy wand of Inner Beauty (-42,500gp)
Domains: Charm, Pleasure
Take lifesight, travel devotion, Ability Training/Advancement in charisma, Ability Focus(Malevolence) and Quicken Manifestation

He cannot see you while you are ethereal. Get close, use your wands and domain power. Next round, Travel devotion to move next to him, Manifest as a free action, activate your tattoo, then move into his square. He has to make a DC 39 will save with a -22 penalty or be possessed.

Love the idea, although minor nitpicks: the cloak of cha+6 and the inner beauty spell are not available in E6: the former requires CL 8 (not obtainable in E6), and the latter is a Bard 4 spell, which doesn't exist in E6. So the save DC would be a little lower. Still a very likely one-shot.

Quicken Spell at 3rd level? For quickening level -2 spells, I assume. Seriously, that's a good feat... once you hit 9th or 12th level. At 3rd, you want Craft Wondrous Item, or Extend Spell, or Improved Initiative. Or Spell Focus (Conjuration), so you can take Augment Summoning at 6th - and yes, summoning is just as good on a Cleric as it is on a Wizard, and you can accompany your summoned buddies in melee!

Woohoo! Really fun find here (excuse me if this is well-known):

8th level Kensai can transfer part of their BAB or base save bonuses to a willing recipient using the Instill (Ex) ability. Here's the text:

Instill (Ex): Once per day, a kensai of 8th level or higher may take a full-round action to make a Concentration check (DC 10 + target's HD or character level) to impart some of his own ability into a willing ally he can touch. The kensai then transfers some of his power to the ally: He subtracts up to 1 point per class level from his base attack bonus and/or any or all of his base save bonuses and transfers the same amount to the recipient. The kensai regains the instilled power 1 hour later, when it transfers back out of the ally. If the ally dies before the instilled power is transferred back, the kensai must make a Fortitude save (DC 5 + target's HD or character level) or die as well. If he succeeds, he immediately gets his instilled powers back.

Note that the transferred BAB or base save points remain for an hour. Further note that there's no limit on how often or how much the Kensai can use this ability. Even though there's seemingly a cap in place (up to 1 point/class level), I don't see why BASE attack or save wouldn't stack, so just use this ability several times to transfer all BAB and saves to the recipient to build a real monster.

Once you've digested this, think about the Leadership feat. More specifically, think 20th level PC with an 18th level Kensai cohort. Who picks up Leadership himself and has a 16th level Kensai cohort. Who picks up Leadership again and has a 14th level Kensai cohort. Unfortunately, that's where the chain ends (Kensai cohorts need to be at least 13th level to have this ability). That still leaves us with a 20th level PC who has a BAB of +68 for (close to) an hour. And what will we do with that?



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Funny, wanted to put the Duergar too.

One of the favored weapons of the goddess Akadi is a whirlwind  . I'm not sure how that works by RAW...maybe since she's the queen of elemental air, it's the whirlwind attack of air elementals? Anyways, use the spiritual weapon spell and create FORCE WHIRLWINDS  .

I wonder if there are other dieties with weird favored weapons...

Chauntea has a sheaf of grain. Yeah. Beating around the bush much?

I have a good one, but it's from Savage Species, so may I be excused for any ridiculousness occurring:

Horseshoes of Flame: these little buggers grant an ordinary horse 90ft fly speed (good maneuverability), +1d4 fire damage to all hoof attacks, +2 Dex, +10 Int, +6 Cha. For 30,240gp, this is a complete steal.

"OK, now my horse is half as smart as myself, what about it? Why should I spend a fortune on this again?"
"Silly, it's not for your horse, it's for you!"
"What? You're trying to make me angry or what?"
"Look, you moron, you're a Wizard/Bard/Sorcerer/Beguiler/whatever with lots of ranks in UMD, right? Got any ideas how this one might be useful to you?"
"But, but... I'll look ridiculous!"
"What do you care? It's +10 Int, +6 Cha! And it makes you fly!"
"Well, you've convinced me. But how do I put them on?"
"That, my friend, is really simple. Let me just get mine old hammer and some nails...  "

 

Frost Breath is hardly encounter-ending, the daze effect only lasts for a round, and the damage is inconsequential. Good spell? Sure. I-win-button? Nope.
Kelpstrand, though... I'd forgotten about that one. Funny, was just recently statting out a Druid 6 villain for my E6 campaign and actually gave her Kelpstrand.

Been thinking about the elemental turning thing lately, you know, the special ways of turning creatures with elemental subtypes granted by the Air, Earth, Fire and Water domains. Some of the things those elemental creatures can do are amazing, if you can just get your turns to stick, so you actually command and don't only rebuke. For example, your 14th level Cleric might want a permanent planehopping taxi in the form of a Djinni (genies get to Plane Shift themselves and up to eight creatures at will). Or your 6th level Cleric could do with the excellent, excellent scouting that is afforded by commanding a Minor Xorn. I haven't really thought this through to the end, but to me it seems this is a great, and much overlooked ability.