Two Axe Heads Are Better Than One (Rogue 10 / Fighter 8 / Dwarven Defender 22)

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Here is another attempt at a Double Axe build for Swordflight. This build says, “Maybe I can’t stop you from hitting me but you won’t do much damage even when you do hit me!” As with my Elusive Dervish build, this build takes the stealth skills for use with a suit of leather armor that provides the Hide in Plain Sight feat. With a bard companion that gets 80+ perform and has the Lasting Inspiration feat, our stealth skills buffed by her bard song will be high enough to use to great effect.

I’ve never played a dwarven defender but I think a dwarven defender build shouldn’t be using a shield. It should either dual-wield or use a two-handed weapon.

Admitedly, our low AB may be an issue and Taunt is not an option for this build. So we will have to rely on HiPS to land hits but obviously enemies with True Seeing will be an issue.

I plan on using this build soon so I will be able to report back on its results. Each Swordflight playthrough takes quite a while however, so I don’t know if I will manage to take this all the way to level 40.

In general, I realize that double weapons are probably worse than other options but that’s precisely why I’m trying to find a build that makes them worth using.

Crippling Strike means that if we can land successful sneak attacks via stealth or knockdowns, enemies’ strength will be lowered and they will have a harder time hitting us back.

Oh, this build has 24/- damage reduction. So we really will only be concerned with elemental damage or perhaps critical hits (other than spells, obviously).

Fighter(8), Dwarven Defender(22), Rogue(10), Dwarf

STR: 16 (26)
DEX: 15
CON: 16 (21)
WIS: 8
INT: 14
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: Rogue(1): Ambidexterity
02: Fighter(1): Two-Weapon Fighting
03: Fighter(2): Weapon Proficiency Exotic, Weapon Focus: Double Axe
04: Fighter(3): CON+1, (CON=17)
05: Fighter(4): Weapon Specialization: Double Axe
06: Fighter(5): Toughness
07: Rogue(2): {Evasion}
08: Fighter(6): CON+1, Dodge, (CON=18)
09: Dwarven Defender(1): Knockdown, {Defensive Stance}
10: Dwarven Defender(2): {Defensive Awareness I}
11: Dwarven Defender(3)
12: Dwarven Defender(4): CON+1, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, (CON=19)
13: Dwarven Defender(5)
14: Dwarven Defender(6)
15: Rogue(3): Improved Critical: Double Axe, {Uncanny Dodge I}
16: Dwarven Defender(7): CON+1, (CON=20)
17: Dwarven Defender(8)
18: Rogue(4): Blind Fight
19: Dwarven Defender(9)
20: Dwarven Defender(10): CON+1, (CON=21)
21: Fighter(7): Epic Weapon Focus: Double Axe
22: Fighter(8): Epic Weapon Specialization: Double Axe
23: Rogue(5)
24: Dwarven Defender(11): STR+1, Epic Damage Reduction I, (STR=17)
25: Dwarven Defender(12)
26: Dwarven Defender(13)
27: Dwarven Defender(14): Great Strength I, Epic Damage Reduction II, (STR=18)
28: Rogue(6): STR+1, (STR=19)
29: Dwarven Defender(15)
30: Dwarven Defender(16): Great Strength II, (STR=20)
31: Dwarven Defender(17)
32: Dwarven Defender(18): STR+1, Epic Damage Reduction III, (STR=21)
33: Rogue(7): Great Strength III, (STR=22)
34: Dwarven Defender(19)
35: Rogue(8)
36: Dwarven Defender(20): STR+1, Great Strength IV, (STR=24)
37: Rogue(9)
38: Dwarven Defender(21)
39: Rogue(10): Great Strength V, Crippling Strike, (STR=25)
40: Dwarven Defender(22): STR+1, Epic Prowess, (STR=26)

Hitpoints: 644
Skillpoints: 250
Saving Throws (Fortitude/Will/Reflex): 28/19/21
Saving Throw bonuses: Spells: +2, Traps: +2, Poison: +2
BAB: 29
AB (max, naked): 41 (melee), 32 (ranged)
AC (naked/mundane items only): 20/30
Spell Casting:
Alignment Changes: 0

Craft Armor 3(5), Craft Weapon 3(5), Disable Trap 1(3), Discipline 43(51), Hide 37(39), Move Silently 37(39), Open Lock 1(3), Pick Pocket 1(3), Search 4(6), Spot 43(42), Tumble 40(42), UMD 37(35)

01: Craft Armor(3), Craft Weapon(3), Disable Trap(1), Hide(4), Move Silently(4), Open Lock(1), Pick Pocket(1), Search(4), Spot(4), Tumble(4), UMD(4), Save(7),
02: Discipline(5), Save(6),
03: Discipline(1), Save(9),
04: Discipline(1), Save(12),
05: Discipline(1), Save(15),
06: Discipline(1), Save(18),
07: Hide(5), Move Silently(5), Spot(6), Tumble(6), UMD(6),
08: Discipline(2), Save(2),
09: Discipline(1), Spot(2), Save(3),
10: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(5),
11: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(7),
12: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(9),
13: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(11),
14: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(13),
15: Hide(3), Move Silently(3), Spot(1), Tumble(8), UMD(8),
16: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
17: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(3),
18: Hide(3), Move Silently(3), Spot(1), Tumble(3), UMD(3),
19: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
20: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(3),
21: Discipline(1), Save(6),
22: Discipline(1), Save(9),
23: Hide(3), Move Silently(3), Spot(3), Tumble(5), UMD(5),
24: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
25: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(3),
26: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(5),
27: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(7),
28: Hide(3), Move Silently(3), Spot(1), Tumble(5), UMD(5),
29: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
30: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(3),
31: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(5),
32: Discipline(1), Spot(1), Save(7),
33: Hide(3), Move Silently(3), Spot(1), Tumble(5), UMD(5),
34: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
35: Hide(5), Move Silently(4), Spot(1), UMD(1),
36: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
37: Hide(3), Move Silently(3), Spot(1), Tumble(4),
38: Discipline(2), Spot(1), Save(1),
39: Hide(5), Move Silently(6),
40: Discipline(2), Spot(2),

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