Arcane Dwarven Defender (Fighter 5 / Wizard 25 / Dwarven Defender10)

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Today, I will post three dwarven fighter/wizard builds. These builds will have similarities as follows:

1. Each build will attain four attacks per round
2. Each build will have 25+ wizard levels for eventual immunity to Greater Dispelling
3. Each build will have the three Autostill feats.

Working within those parameters, the obvious question becomes: what should the third class be? Each build I post gives a different answer: dwarven defender, weapon master or bard. Naturally, each build has its pros and cons.

This is the dwarven defender build. Its pros are as follows:

1. Dwarven Defender defensive bonuses (defensive stance, dwarven defender awareness, dwarven defender damage reduction 6/-)
2. The three goals listed above (4 attacks per round, eventual immunity to Greater Dispelling, full Autostill)
3. Decent saves: 25Fort, 22Will, 18Reflex (+11 on top of that vs. spells)
4. Improved Knockdown
5. Decent hitpoint total for a spellsword: 390
6. Epic Warding

Cons:

1. No spell penetration feats
2. No Epic Damage Reduction or Dev. Crit
3. Low AB of 39 – however, True Strike can help immensely
4. No UMD
5. No Evasion
6. Cross-classed Tumble

Why might I play this character: The dwarven defender defensive bonuses are potentially very helpful, especially when shapeshifting into an iron golem, for example. A spellsword with a base 6/- damage reduction who is also immune to flanking sneak attacks is pretty cool when you consider the great potential of spellswords and their damage shields.

Final note: I think the adventuring environment is always relevant in every build, and in my case, I build for Swordflight. There are annoying enemies with Greater Dispelling who make the 25 wizard levels really important in my view. Moreover, getting Epic Damage Reduction is less important on a character who can enable Epic Warding for really tough fights. I prioritized raising my attack bonus as much as possible, which resulted in the build as it is. Craft armor and craft weapon skills are quite valuable in Swordflight.

Feel free to comment and let me know what you think of the build.

Fighter(5), Wizard(25), Dwarven Defender(10), Dwarf

STR: 16 (26)
DEX: 14
CON: 14
WIS: 8
INT: 16 (19)
CHA: 6

Dwarf: (Darkvision, Defensive Training vs. Giants, Stonecunning, Hardiness vs. Poison, Hardiness vs. Spells, Offensive Training vs. Goblinoids, Offensive Training vs. Orcs, Skill Affinity: Lore)
01: Fighter(1): Weapon Focus: Scimitar, Dodge
02: Wizard(1): {Scribe Scroll}
03: Wizard(2): Blind Fight
04: Wizard(3): STR+1, (STR=17)
05: Wizard(4)
06: Wizard(5): Toughness, Extend Spell
07: Fighter(2): Knockdown
08: Fighter(3): STR+1, (STR=18)
09: Fighter(4): Empower Spell, Weapon Specialization: Scimitar
10: Wizard(6)
11: Dwarven Defender(1): {Defensive Stance}
12: Dwarven Defender(2): STR+1, Improved Critical: Scimitar, {Defensive Awareness I}, (STR=19)
13: Dwarven Defender(3)
14: Dwarven Defender(4)
15: Dwarven Defender(5): Improved Knockdown
16: Dwarven Defender(6): STR+1, (STR=20)
17: Dwarven Defender(7)
18: Dwarven Defender(8): Still Spell
19: Dwarven Defender(9)
20: Dwarven Defender(10): STR+1, (STR=21)
21: Wizard(7): Epic Weapon Focus: Scimitar
22: Wizard(8)
23: Wizard(9)
24: Wizard(10): INT+1, Epic Prowess, Great Intelligence I, (INT=18)
25: Wizard(11)
26: Wizard(12)
27: Wizard(13): Armor Skin
28: Wizard(14): STR+1, (STR=22)
29: Wizard(15): Great Intelligence II, (INT=19)
30: Wizard(16): Great Strength I, (STR=23)
31: Wizard(17)
32: Wizard(18): STR+1, (STR=24)
33: Wizard(19): Automatic Still Spell I
34: Wizard(20): Automatic Still Spell II
35: Wizard(21)
36: Wizard(22): STR+1, Automatic Still Spell III, (STR=25)
37: Wizard(23): Epic Spell: Epic Warding
38: Wizard(24)
39: Fighter(5): Epic Weapon Specialization: Scimitar
40: Wizard(25): STR+1, (STR=26)

Hitpoints: 390
Skillpoints: 231
Saving Throws (Fortitude/Will/Reflex): 25/22/18
Saving Throw bonuses: Spells: +11, Traps: +1, Poison: +2
BAB: 27
AB (max, naked): 39 (melee), 30 (ranged)
AC (naked/mundane items only): 18/28
Spell Casting: Wizard(9)
Alignment Changes: 0

Concentration 43(45), Craft Armor 10(14), Craft Weapon 10(14), Disable Trap 1(5), Discipline 42(50), Open Lock 1(3), Set Trap 1(3), Spellcraft 43(47), Tumble 20(22), remaining skillpoints 37

01: Concentration(4), Craft Weapon(1), Disable Trap(1), Discipline(4), Open Lock(1), Set Trap(1), Tumble(2), Save(1),
02: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(5),
03: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1),
04: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(1), Craft Weapon(2), Spellcraft(1),
05: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(1),
06: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(4),
07: Concentration(1), Discipline(6), Tumble(1),
08: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(2), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1),
09: Concentration(1), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1), Tumble(1),
10: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(4),
11: Concentration(1), Discipline(2), Tumble(1),
12: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(2), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1),
13: Concentration(1), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1), Tumble(1),
14: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(2), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1),
15: Concentration(1), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1), Tumble(1),
16: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(1), Craft Weapon(1), Discipline(1), Save(1),
17: Concentration(1), Discipline(1), Tumble(1), Save(2),
18: Concentration(1), Discipline(1), Save(5),
19: Concentration(1), Discipline(1), Tumble(1), Save(6),
20: Concentration(1), Discipline(1), Save(9),
21: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(11), Tumble(1),
22: Concentration(1), Craft Armor(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(2),
23: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(3),
24: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(6),
25: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(8),
26: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(12),
27: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(14),
28: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(18),
29: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(20),
30: Concentration(1), Save(25),
31: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(2), Tumble(1), Save(26),
32: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(30),
33: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(32),
34: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(36),
35: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(38),
36: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(42),
37: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Tumble(1), Save(44),
38: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(48),
39: Concentration(1), Discipline(19), Save(34),
40: Concentration(1), Spellcraft(2), Save(37)*,

*I couldn’t figure out where to allocate these remaining 37 skillpoints. Undoubtedly, it will become apparent as I play with the build. Please allocate as you wish.

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