The Lord of Avernus (Bard 26 / BG 4 / RDD 10)

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Summary:

This was a wicked build concept I created, high Bard, stats boosted by RDD, then add Blackguard for great saves, stackable Bull’s Strength, Divine Might (+5-11 divine damage/hit) and Divine Shield (+5-11 AC). It has bardic spellcasting up to level 6. The Lord of Avernus can cast the Darkness spell with full armor with no chance of spell failure, however other spells will need to be cast with armor off (such as Keen Edge, Greater Magic Weapon). There is also a nasty Bard / Curse Song too, which can drop enemy AC by 5-6 and lower enemies skills by 7 or more, allowing them to be more easily knocked down or taunted.

The character split is not new, but of the eight Bard 26/RDD 10/BG 4 builds in the ECB Archives and Tapatalk forum I could find, this is the only one that has Str 38 and Cha 20 with Divine Might and Shield. The most similar comparators being Mogheiden – Melody of the Dark by Valerfor – which doesn’t have Divine Shield, puts Str to 40, Cha to 16, and Song of Despair by Revenant Mattlov which has Str 38 and Cha 16.

Build details:

Bard(26), Red Dragon Disciple(10), Blackguard(4), Human

Neutral or Chaotic Evil only

Designed for PvM 1-40

STR: 16 (38)
DEX: 8
CON: 14 (16)
WIS: 8
INT: 12 (14)
CHA: 16 (20)

Human: (Quick to Master)
01: Bard(1): Power Attack, Cleave
02: Bard(2)
03: Bard(3): Curse Song
04: Bard(4): STR+1, (STR=17)
05: Bard(5)
06: Red Dragon Disciple(1): Blind Fight
07: Bard(6)
08: Red Dragon Disciple(2): STR+1, (STR=20)
09: Red Dragon Disciple(3): Knockdown
10: Blackguard(1)
11: Red Dragon Disciple(4): (STR=22)
12: Bard(7): STR+1, Weapon Focus: Halberd, (STR=23)
13: Blackguard(2): {Smite Good}
14: Red Dragon Disciple(5)
15: Blackguard(3): Divine Shield
16: Red Dragon Disciple(6): STR+1, (STR=24)
17: Bard(8)
18: Blackguard(4): Divine Might
19: Red Dragon Disciple(7): (CON=16)
20: Red Dragon Disciple(8): STR+1, (STR=25)
21: Red Dragon Disciple(9): Epic Weapon Focus: Halberd, (INT=14)
22: Red Dragon Disciple(10): {Darkvision}, (STR=29), (CHA=18)
23: Bard(9)
24: Bard(10): STR+1, Epic Prowess, (STR=30)
25: Bard(11)
26: Bard(12)
27: Bard(13): Great Strength I, (STR=31)
28: Bard(14): STR+1, (STR=32)
29: Bard(15)
30: Bard(16): Great Strength II, (STR=33)
31: Bard(17)
32: Bard(18): STR+1, (STR=34)
33: Bard(19): Great Strength III, (STR=35)
34: Bard(20)
35: Bard(21)
36: Bard(22): STR+1, Lasting Inspiration, (STR=36)
37: Bard(23): Great Charisma I, (CHA=19)
38: Bard(24)
39: Bard(25): Great Strength IV, (STR=37)
40: Bard(26): STR+1, Great Charisma II, (STR=38), (CHA=20)

Hitpoints: 400
Skillpoints: 249
Saving Throws (Fortitude/Will/Reflex): 30/27/23
Saving Throw bonuses: Spells: +5
BAB: 26
AB (max, naked): 44 (melee), 26 (ranged)
AC (naked/mundane items only): 21/32
Spell Casting: Bard(6)
Alignment Changes: 0

Discipline 43(57), Hide 5(4), Lore 8(36), Open Lock 1(0), Perform 43(48), Search 12(14), Spellcraft 23(25), Taunt 43(48), Tumble 40(39), UMD 30(35)

01: Discipline(4), Lore(4), Open Lock(1), Perform(1), Taunt(4), Tumble(4), UMD(4), Save(1),
02: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Perform(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(1),
03: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Perform(3), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
04: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(2),
05: Lore(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(5),
06: Search(3), Save(6),
07: Hide(5), Perform(3), Tumble(2), UMD(2),
08: Discipline(4),
09: Discipline(1), Save(3),
10: Discipline(1), Taunt(4), Save(2),
11: Discipline(1), Save(5),
12: Discipline(1), Tumble(5), UMD(5),
13: Discipline(1), Taunt(3),
14: Discipline(1), Search(1), Save(2),
15: Discipline(1), Save(5),
16: Discipline(1), Save(8),
17: Discipline(1), Perform(3), Tumble(5), UMD(5),
18: Discipline(1), Taunt(3),
19: Discipline(1), Search(3),
20: Discipline(1), Search(3),
21: Discipline(1), Search(2), Save(1),
22: Discipline(1), Save(5),
23: Discipline(1), Tumble(5), UMD(6),
24: Discipline(1), Spellcraft(3), Taunt(2), UMD(1),
25: Discipline(1), Perform(2), Taunt(3), UMD(1),
26: Discipline(1), Spellcraft(5), UMD(1),
27: Discipline(1), Tumble(5), UMD(1),
28: Discipline(1), Perform(3), Taunt(3),
29: Discipline(1), Perform(3), Taunt(1), Save(2),
30: Discipline(1), Perform(6), Save(2),
31: Discipline(1), Perform(5), Save(3),
32: Discipline(1), Perform(4), Tumble(5),
33: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Save(5),
34: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Taunt(5), Save(5),
35: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Taunt(5), Save(5),
36: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Taunt(5), Save(5),
37: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Taunt(2), Tumble(5), Save(3),
38: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Spellcraft(5), Taunt(1), Save(2),
39: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Spellcraft(5), Taunt(1), Save(1),
40: Discipline(1), Perform(1), Spellcraft(5), Taunt(1),

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