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Offline Amechra

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A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« on: July 15, 2012, 10:38:00 PM »
I'm thinking of making a Bloodstorm Blade that pulls off an equivalent of the Creation Slaying Oblivion Kick combo in Exalted (basically, it let's the character attack anyone he/she can see, and then throws on an effect that allows them to kill people with a touch).

Thing is, I can't think of any really broken combos to pull off using the fact that Bloodstorm Blades treat ranged attacks as if they were melee attacks.

I know that they can do Deadeye Shot+Shadow Blade+Hit-and-Run Fighter to add 3x their Dexterity modifier to the damage of their thrown attacks, but that is kinda weak-sauce (though this does mean that they are pretty SAD, combat-wise, only needing Dex and Con.)

Another idea is to use Teamwork Benefits to allow you to treat people being hit by your throwing weapons as if they were flanked... which is great for sneak attackers.

Any other neat spells, cheap templates, feats, or other effects that restrict their functioning to only working on melee attacks or ranged attacks? You can also include class feature that can be obtained with a dip, but nothing further in than, say, 5 levels in a class.
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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 11:22:16 PM »
Whirlwind Attack. Get a death effect somehow.

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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2012, 11:59:17 PM »
5 Levels? Needs more Iaijitsu Master. :)

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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2012, 03:06:54 AM »
You might want to look at http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=12015.0 for some ideas.

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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2012, 08:51:19 AM »
Dungeoncrashing is fun with a Bloodstorm Blade.
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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2012, 10:05:49 AM »
Dungeoncrashing is fun with a Bloodstorm Blade.
+1  as is Shocktroopering if you can find a way to make a ton of attacks with it.  Though the Dungeoncrashing may be more effective overall.

Given your goal is a kind Kenshiro "hit now then die a second later" move, what about Stormguard Warrior.  It should be possible to generate a somewhat obscene number of attacks with thrown weapons. 

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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2012, 10:17:07 AM »
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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2012, 10:18:09 AM »
It should be possible to generate a somewhat obscene number of attacks with thrown weapons.
Hmm... Fukumi-bari/shuriken storm, then follow up with a giant chop from a two-handed melee weapon?  :plotting
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Re: A list of generic boosts to melee and/or ranged attacks?
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2012, 10:33:40 PM »
Death Devotion to inflict negative levels with your weapon? Limited by max number of levels (per victim) based on 1/4 your own, though.

If you want Whilwind attack, you can get enough levels of Binder to bind Paimon, avoiding the pre-req feats. Stack on as much reach as you can get to attack everyone in your radius.

Maybe a Vorpal weapon when you can afford it, and the luck feat that allows you to treat natural 1s as 20s...