The Vampire class is much maligned in large by the 4E Char-op group as being a sub par class, having said that, however there will always be those who gravitate to it for its flavour and challenges in playing. In that mein I thought it would be useful to include 2 guides that discuss ways to get the most bang for your buck out of this class.
Originally posted by GMforPowergamers:
What it is: This handbook is all about making the best of a bad situation. If you are already of the mindset that you want to play a vampire, this is the handbook that will help you make some important choices. This is for the people who are willing to rough it, and play a challenging character for the fun of it. I have found the base concept of Vampire is popular enough to make it still a played class, I do not believe it is even the least played class…this is the guide for people making the willing and informed choice to play a vampire.
What it is NOT: This handbook is not the best damage, or best striker, or how to make a killer combo character. This is also not the place to complain about the class, we have heard it all before… straight jacket, underpowered, weak, even unplayable have all been thrown around.
This Handbook uses the following system for ratings:
Red: An useless or overshadowed option (from 0/10 to 2/10)
Violet: An option insufficient for most needs but that can be worked, with some difficulty, into something good (from 3/10 to 5/10)
Black: An option sufficient for your needs but nothing more (from 6/10 to 7/10)
Blue: A solid choice which should be always taken into account (from 8/10 to 9/10)
Sky Blue: The best choice in a single spot. These choices are never wrong (10/10)
Gold: A rare rating given to specify that if you make another choice, you are probably doing something wrong (mandatory, without rank)
Unranked: sometimes choices are out of rank. I'm reserving this green hue for this strange need, usually for non combat-related powers.
This Handbook will cover the following sources:
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AP - Arcane Power
AV - Adventurer's Vault
AV 2 - Adventurer's Vault 2
D XXX - Dragon Magazine, issue XXX
DMA 2009 - Dragon Magazine Annual 2009
DP - Divine Power
DSCS - Dark Sun Campaign Setting
Du XXX - Dungeon Magazine, issue XXX
E1 - Death's Reach (Adventure)
EPG-Ebberon Players Guide
FRPG - Forgotten Realms Player's Guide
HoFL - Heroes of Fallen Lands
HoFK - Heroes of Forgotten Kingdoms
Homm - Village of Hommlet (Adventure)
HoS - Heroes of Shadow
NCG - Neverwinter Campaign Guide
MOTP - Manual of the Planes
MP - Martial Power
MP2- Martial Power 2
P1 - King of the Trollhaunt Warrens (Adventure)
P2 - Demon Queen Enclave (Adventure)
P3 - Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress (Adventure)
PHB - Player's Handbook
PHB 2 - Player's Handbook 2
PHB 3 - Player's Handbook 3
PHB D - Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn
PHB T - Player's Handbook Races: Tiefling
PHH 1 - Player's Handbook Heroes: Series 1
PHH 2 - Player's Handbook Heroes: Series 2
PP - Primal Power
PsP - Psionic Power [/sblock]
Special Thanks to: LDB for the standard handbook format, and Nausicaa who I copy and pasted said format from.
Anyone with comments, suggestions, or contributions to make to the guide, but please remember this is trying to make the best of a bad situation, so if we can keep the nay saying to a minimum.
class traits
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Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: cloth and simple- This means you are going to NEED AC boosting feats.
Implement Proficiency: Holy symbol, and ki focus- It was an odd choice to go with but I like the holy symbols.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12+ Constitution Score, Hit Points per Level Gained: 5- This is standard striker fair.
Healing Surges per Day: 2- Dun Dun Dun... No con mod to surges per day, and some class love in regaining them. This is what will make you HAVE to drink blood.
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class features
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Blood Is Life: During a short rest this will bring you back to full in one of two ways. I suggest you talk to your party ahead of time, because they need to give you a surge for one of those ways. The other way is to have more surges then your full amount (normally 2). Either way getting 2 surges for 1 is a good but not great deal, and since you regen to bloodied(see enduring soul), all you ever need is one surge.
Child of the Night: This is the big feature. It makes you undead, and vunrability, and really, you need to look at it. Read this 10 times before you make your character and every few weeks well playing it.
Enduring Soul: This one will keep you alive...um undead. It will make you regen when you are bloodied. It is important that you know regen turns off at 0. So make sure you stay up. The most important thing for you is to never drop below 0.
Hidden Might: This is your striker feature. It adds your cha mod to damage the same way slayers add dex. It is not going to take on the fly figures, or extra dice, it just puts a larger number after the d in your damage line.
Vampiric Reflexes: When not wearing any armor, or only cloth, and no shield you get a +2 AC and Ref, so it almost looks like you have defences.
Night crawler: At level 8 you get a climb speed, and with some work this can make you have some fun, but as far as optimazation goes, I just dont see it.
Vital Consumtion: I almost feel like this should be your level 4 power. WHen you use one of those attack powers that cst a surge you gain temp hp.
Energized blood drinker: At level 23 your blood drinker power gains temp hp with the surge.
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class Stats
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Str-again counter intuitive, but str really does so little for you
Con- by losing your Con mod to surges you lose any reason to put any points here…I would suggest a 10-12 here
Dex- This is your bread and butter, it should be atleast a 16, I would suggest an 18 just because with everything else stacked against them, you need that +1 to hit.
Int- three of your class skills go off of Int, but really there is not much here for you to use. If you can dump it, it is only flavor why you want more then a 10.
Wis- Like Int, wis is in the same boat, only worse it only has 1 skill (perception) and even if it seems like a good skill, maybe this is the time to leave it to others.
Cha- This is both your striker and your regen mechanic, it might be even more important then dex in some eyes, but here I am listing it at second most important stat. think 15+ here
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Races
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Bladeling- gets a bonus to Dex, and not much else. I only mention it in passing, not suggested.
Changling- Ok, so Dex and Cha, and an OK race set up. I guess it is thematic (come on shapeshifter vamp), but changling still is far from the most supported or optimal option.
Deva- Ok, it seems odd at first, but the radiant resistance, the cha boost, and a good race power and some ok feats.
Dragonborn- Ok, it is worse than you think the cha bonus is ok, and breath weapon is always good, but the Heritage and Fury powers are worth much less because they rarely use there surge value, and they at least in theory spend less time bloodied because of the regen.
Drow- Now here we have a real choice. +dex and Cha, some good feats, and if you can convince the DM then there encounter power “Cloud of Darkness” might block the sun.
Eladrin-You get your choice of Cha or Dex, which is a good start. Fey step has a lot of support and teleport is a good option, but that long sword prof and trance are wasted features. If you use the switch rules from never winter for sub races, you can get this up to Blue.
Elf- +2 dex, and Elvin accuracy. A good speed boost. Feats and up and coming race utilities, this
might just be a reak choice.
Githzerai- dex boost, iron mind, and a boost to initiative. It looks good, but not much support outside of phb3.
Gnoll- It really makes an ok vamp. I would not count on blood fury that much. But good stats and pack fighting help.
Gnome- Ok, I really wanted to make this one work, if only for the laugh at making a gnome striker, but The stealth powers, and choice of dex or cha make a good shot. Also Small does not change the basic attack from being a d10.
Half elf- You know what, they make good everything…I mean dual heritage gives you all the feats you ever need, and Cha bonus. Think dilatant or Knack are both good choices, they are.
Hafling- Yes please, + both dex and Cha and second chance. It is a small death dealer.
Half orc- Temp Hp when bloodied, and a bonus to Dex, not bad, but not great. I don't think furius assault is a big deal with implment attacks, atleast not as big as +1w gets.
Human- You know the main bonuses, but the downside one is no extra at will to grab. There new race power instead is the only thing keeping it blue.
Revenant- Like half elf this one is good for a lot of classes, but it makes a funny double undead here. Dex and Cha to start, and I think the dark reaping can help sure up your damage a bit
Shadar Kai- See eladrin. It seems like a watered down eladrin, so play at your own risk.
Shade- This one seems like it was meant to be, the cha regen helps lessen the shade weakness, and cha dex again. Free stealth is nice, and for a regen character the wasted standard to hide allows a round to breath. A dark and shadow born vampire looks like a theme fit as well. IF your DM belives that draining surges past 0 is damage, this will drop to Black.
Shifter- The razor claw has Dex, and other then that there is very little here.
Shardmind- Ok let’s just say of all the craziness this one might just be the funniest. It gets cha, and some Ok powers…but really good luck convincing the Dm of this one.
Thri-kreen- Dex bonus and an Ok race power. I am sure there is some value here, even if it does take work.
Tiefling- +cha, and infernal wraith. It has some good feats. You could do worse.
Vryloka- This race was made for this class…nuff said I really wanted to showcase this is the best possible choice, but there is not something inbetween this and Gold.
Wilden- + to dex but not much else
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Class Skills
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Acrobatics (Dex), It keys off your prime stat, helps you escape from grabs, and negates falling damage. It also has some Ok skill powers, it is a good bet.
Arcana
(Int), It looks like a good skill, but without a reason to take Int to back it up, leave this to the others in your party
Athletics (Str), Str is a trap, str skills are a trap. Take Acrobatics instead.
Bluff (Cha), It keys off your secondary, seems to fit the Vamp theme, and has some good choices of skill powers. If your a changling this is Sky Blue.
Diplomacy (Cha), It keys off your secondary, seems to fit the Vamp theme, but has no good choices of skill powers.
History (Int), It keys off a dump stat, and doesn't have much in the way of skill powers, it does look good theme wise, so I will give it the benfet of the doubt here.
Intimidate (Cha),It keys off your secondary, seems to fit the Vamp theme, and has some good choices of skill powers.
Perception (Wis), Any other handbook I would rate this atleast blue if not gold, it is the most useful skill in the game, and the most common to roll, and even with no wis it is a good investment, even if not the best.
Religion (Int), It keys off a dump stat, and doesn't have much in the way of skill powers, it doesn't even look good theme wise.
Stealth (Dex),Prime stat, ok skill power, and good theme fit. It can also come in handy in alot of ways
Thievery (Dex).Prime stat, ok skill power, and good theme fit. It can also come in handy in alot of ways
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At will powers
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The trick with your at wills is that each targets a diffrent NAD, so the better you are at guessing the weak defence the better you are.
Dark beckoning- Ok pro it could be your most accurate attack (Cha+2 vs will) Con, it is range 5 and you need melee to trigger your encounter powers. It is also low damage. Even when people tell you the power of the at wills is chooseing the NAD to target, remember will is a last ditch attack.
Taste of life- It gives temps, does middle of the road damge, and it targets fort. It also however is necrotic damage and as such very ressistable.
Vampire slam- It is your basic attack, it is already set with a d10 damage (just about the best you can hope for with implment) Vampire Slam is your can opener, Blood drinker is your spoon. This is most likely to make you feel like a striker right here.
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Encounter powers
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Blood Drinker- It is alost like the slayer Power strike, but adding D10's instead of Ws. It is triggered on a hit from a melee vampire at will, so no stacking with feral assault.unleash fury, and no poaching other at wills with half elf to help.
Feral Assault/unleash fury- yea, I don't get why this was nto one scaleing power, but they made it two. If you have extra surges they almost seam like good idea's (so last half of heroic and into paragon) but when you first get Feral Assault it almost feels like a trap. Spend a surge for 2d8 extra damage, or an extra target is only good when you have the surges to spend.
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Daily Powers
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SWARM OF SHADOWS/HUNGRY SWARM/CONSUMING SWARM- Close blast 3 (5 at epic) targeting fort, some mobility(teleport into blast) and blind. I almost feel like the righter saw the rouge blinding barrage, and used it as a base. I am unsure why it is diffrent powers instead of scaleing X d6. It is a good but not great damage, and a nice bit of control. Since they are leveled they CAN be swaped with multi class.
UNFETTERED HUNGER - this one is kind like a barbarian rage, you hit or miss for damage, and gain a bonus to attack and damge for the rest of the encounter. There is a reason this does not scale...it need not. It is most likly the best power you have at any point. 2d10 damage in close burst 1 is OK, but the encounte long buff of +2 to hit +4 damage and increase to your shift is almost GOLD level striker coolness, and the no spending surges to heal is almost a joke, if you are doing it right you should be able to count on one hand how many surges you burn mid encounter to heal. The down side is if it is going bad and one of those times you are droped...well this ends badly.
DOMINEERING GAZE/IRRESISTIBLE GAZE- Ok so when you thinkk striker Dominate does not come to mind. However add the line of stealing a surge AND dealing your surge value and it sounds more like it. The higher level one also comes with an after effect of daze and ongoing. As long as you kept your cha within 2 of your dex this is also a very accurate attack.
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Utility Powers
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level 2
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2 encounter powers to choose from at this point. Both are minor action Close Blast 5 that only target one creature in blast.
Charming Gaze- Stoping opp attacks is ok, but not really a striker thing, and a bonus to bluff or diplomacy seems a little weak
Hunter's Gaze-
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level 4
[sblock]Strength of Blood- OK, so this power give you the cool str of a vampire, only one problem, to get best results it cost a healing surge. I wonder if WotC realized that at 4th level you had 2 surges, and 2 encounter powers that cost surges, and only 1 encounter power to reclaim one. [/sblock]
level 6
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level 10
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level 16
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level 22
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. This one is tough, they both feel strikery to me, and add to the DPR. They both give encounters that grant an extra attack.
Blood Drinker's Pounce- It lets you move and get a another slam in (Your can opener) so I will give it the lead here. This one requares you drop a target or bloodie it with your encounter blood driker.
Culling Call- This one brings the enemy to you and grants combat advantage thanks to a free Dark Beakoning when you drop a foe. This one you need to drop a target but with anything. There is a school of thought that you are more likly to be out of encounters when you drop a foe. [/sblock]
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Originally posted by GMforPowergamers:
Ok, so beyond the class are feats, Paragon paths, Epic Destiny, and Skill/race Utilities powers.
Themes
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Just as race and class create basic definitions regarding your character’s place in the world, theme adds a third component to help refine your story and identity.
Alchemist DM399- The Alchemist works best on Leaders, and anyone who wants utility. It is not bad, but don't expect anything great here.
Animal Master DM399- Ask your DM if you can buy a puppy...there is nothing for you here.
Bregan D’aerthe spy (Drow) NCG- Levitate is not that nice, and not granting +2 to hit with CA only sounds good until you run into the skimisher with +XdY with CA.
Chevalier DM399- Buy a horse and be done with it. there is nothing to see here.
Dead Rat Deserter (Human, Half elf, Hafling) NCG- 3 good races, and a nice theme fit, the extra mobility could come in handy, and the hybrid form at 10 only suffers from lack of a striker feature (not a vampire attack)
Devil’s pawn NCG- Maybe with some multi into Warlock, or if you were going teifling...no it would still suck for you.
Explorerer DM398- good mobility, and a bonus to fort and endurance (shoreing up weakness) Not great, but you can work with it.
Fatedancers DM401- OK, I don't use the cards...this theme does so I am unsure.
Gloomwrought emissary DM400-
Guardian DM399- If you are getting the defender thing is going, then maybe, but I have a special place in my heart for swaping out for the defender to then get his mark punishment
Guttersnipe DM399- yea, weapon attacks are blah, and over all it doesn't really help you.
Harper Agent NCG- I think this one is atleast blue for everyone.
Heir of Delzoun (Dwarf) NCG- You don't want to be a dwarf to begin with, and this adds nothing worth changing that thought.
Hospitaler DM399- If you ever think the vampire is a good leader you are wrong. but if you are suplment a healer it might take some worth.
Iliyanbruen guardian (Eladrin) NCG- Eladrin are not that good to begining with, and nothing here really helps.
Mercenary DM399- extra damage and prone atlest once per encounter. The extra powers are not that much though.
Neverwinter Noble (Human) NCG- Minor leader boost, and a thematic fit, human is not that bad, but I belive Noble below is better.
Noble DM399- Minor leader boost, and a free item.
Oghma's faithful NCG-
Order adept DM399- You have no arcane powers, and you are not a controler, so forget it.
Ordained priest DM399- Not much here.
Outlaw DM399- Not bad, Daze is a good and once per enconter you can add it to any at will.
Pack outcast (Human, shifter) NCG- Unlike the dread rat, this one is basic attacks and a wolf is nto as stealthy as a rat...all in all not worth it.
Scholar DM399-
Scion of Shadow (Human, Shadar Kai, Shade) NCG-
Seeker of Illefarn DM402-
Seer DM399-
Son of Alagondar DM402-
SPellscarred harbringer NCG-
Student of Evard DM400- This is nice, just skip the utlities and take some extra d12's for damage as an encounter.
Uthgardt barbarian (human) NCG-
Wizard's Apprentice DM399- This theme lets you go invisable, fly, take on small creature forms and get there movement, um the only power not screaming vampire is the Orb, and who doesn't love daze. Oh and lets not forget a free item.
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Paragon Paths
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Adroit Explorer (Human) PHB2- If I am reading this right, it gives you the same extra encounter, and gives you some suprise boost. This is a very good, infact I almost feel too good for a vampire.
Ancestral Incarnate (Deva) PHB2- If you went Deva it can be made to work, but it is already some work to make it here...so look to Dark Star instead.
Avenging Haunt (Reverant) D376- The reverant just gets better. Is there any class this is not good for?
Bloodfury Savage (half orc) PHB2-Skip it, You are not a weapon user, and like the half orc race, this is much better for a martial character.
Chameleon (changeling) EPG- If you are a Changeling then this is a good choice, it gets better the better paths everyone else has. Infact if you are playing with an above avrage group of optimizers (then why are you doing vampire) this could make it to Sky Blue with some work.
Dark Star (Deva) D393- This one is good powers, and lets be honnest useing memeory of a thousand is already good, enhancing it and letting you use it after an action point makes it great.
Fey Beguiler (Gnome) PHB2- Yea, skip it...man I really am looking for an excuse for a gnome vampire...
Rrathmal
(Githzeri) PHB2- It is a good choice, if you didn't have to be gith it would be better.
Turathi Highborn (Teifling) PHB2- This is a suprise hit. It doubles your striker damage (Turathi Frenzy (11th level): You gain a bonus to damage rolls against bloodied enemies equal to 1 + your Charisma modifier.) and has good domination and damage powers...
Vampire Noble (Vampire) HoS- Suprise suprise the PP built for the class is a good one. It gives an extra use of your best encounter power, and has some nice synergy. It does have two choices though. Stalker is more focus on your striker and does more damge, infact at 20th level the daily gives you a 3d8 basic attack to replace the 1d10/2d10 you have. SO I rate it a little higher of the two. Beguiler on the other hand gives you more Stealth and Bluff, and with combat advantage it does MORE damage, Changlings or going for more control it is worth it. Eaither way the daylight bonus is NICE.
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Epic Destiny
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Dark Lord DM372- If you want to go strahd on some one, this one is good. How ever there are better. No stat ups hurt this...if you could get eather Dex or Cha out of this it would be Blue.
Deadly Trickster PHB1- This is good, but lacking encounter attack rolls make one of the features not as well as it could be. Rerolls are always good, holding your dailys on good rolls are good, useing the minor action to recharge all your encounters to steal more surges...it can be worked with.
Demi God PHB1- Not as good as it is for other classes, but still just short of SKY BLUE, your Regen is already good, so you don't need it from your ED.
Destined Scion HoFK- Ok it is offencive, bonus to hit, and the ability to turn a miss into a hit. It is Good for any striker.
Heir to the Empire (Teifling) PHB T- You get Cha but not Dex here, It has some good control and dominate like mechanics that fit well here.
Indomitable Champion HoFL- Extra Hit points, Extra def, and 2 stats of your choice (Dex and Cha please) What is not to like,
Punisher of the Gods DMA- OK, we all know it...I have to list it, but just look for yourself.
Ravon Knight DM380- You boost your Dex, and get some good powers, but nothing to write home about. Dark Scythe is almost good enough to make this a BLUE.
Soul of the World (Deva) DM385- Can I just say the longer I work on this the better Deva looks. It is worth it for race encounter powers even without helpful stat ups. It also give some great multi class picks for powers.
Thief of Legend DM388- If you are going stealth and Thievery this is perfect, it has a flair and boosts your two prime stats.
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non class Utilities
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Acrobitic skill powers
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Acrobatics Utility 2 Agile Recovery- prone sucks, but one of your at wills is a basic, so just charge, and use the free action encounter anyway...if you really want this there are magic boots to look into.
Acrobatics Utility 6 Tumbling Dodge- Ok, immediate damage reduction and with a good dex, you most likly have a great roll.
Acrobatics Utility 6 Dodge Step- this is really good for a ranged attacker... ranger or warlock or sorcerer could all use it, but you really do your best work in melee, so it is not that great.
Acrobatics Utility 6 Graceful Maneuver- An encounter shift of 3 or 4 is ok for most strikers, but there are better options
Acrobatics Utility 6 Perfect Balance- The number of times this will be useful and your spider climb cant make up the diffrence is so small it might as well be 0.
Acrobatics Utility 10 Drop and Roll- an atwill that triggers when you fall and take no damage...is this ever a good idea?
Acrobatics Utility 10 Rapid Escape- Minor action to excape and get combat advantage. Not bad, but not great. I can't imagin giving up myst form for this.
Acrobatics Utility 16 Reflexive Dodge- Like tumbling dodge this negates damage on what should be a good check for you. It also gives you a shift.
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Bluff
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Bluff Utility 2 Serpent's Tongue- it is ok if you use alot of bluff I guess.
Bluff Utility 2 Battle Feint- It is good, but if granting combat advantage is what you are looking for...well go look at the class choices.
Bluff Utility 2 False Bravado- at will ditch a mark, the more soldiers you fase the closer to GOLD this gets.
Bluff Utility 6 Fast Talk, Not bad, and can get some good use in skill challanges, but inless you are a changling it is a take it or leave it.
Bluff Utility 6 Confusing Blather- This power is only good if you plan on running away alot.
Bluff Utility 6 Dirty Tricks-Ok, if you want this, take confusing blather, it is better.
Bluff Utility 6 Faulty Memory- As an old VtM player I want to make this work. How ever it is not really that good.
Bluff Utility 10 Improvisational Arcana-I said eariler to leave the rituels to others, and I really feel that. This is a good power, just not for you.
Bluff Utility 10 Stall Tactics - until you see it, you will not belive how good it is. get the whole party to go before a solo even gets his first turn.
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Diplomacy
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Diplomacy Utility 2 Master Diplomat DM389-
Diplomacy Utility 2 Soothing Words PHB3-
Diplomacy Utility 6 Haggle PHB3-
Diplomacy Utility 6 Stirring Speech PHB3-
Diplomacy Utility 10 Noble Sacrifice phb3-
Diplomacy Utility 10 Befriend phb3-
Diplomacy Utility 10 Cry for Mercy phb3-
Diplomacy Utility 16 Indomitable Ally PHB3-
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Intimadate
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Intimidate Utility 2 Ominous Threat phb3- I have heard it said vampire plays more like a defender, if that is your goal, or if you just want to pick up for a slacking defender this could work.
Intimidate Utility 6 Demoralize Foe PHB3- This one works well when you bite off more than you can chew
Intimidate Utility 6 Try the Stick PHB3- Intimidate is better for you then diplomacy, so this could get you somewhere, but not really a strong option.
Intimidate Utility 6 Everybody Move phb3- If you need more control, this is the power for you…in fact it is most likely the best skill power available for this skill.
Intimidate Utility 10 Snap Out of It PHB3- I like to call this one the gibbs slap, but let the leader or defender pick it up ,unless for some reason you are trying to be secondary leader.
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Stealth
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Stealth Utility 2 Obscured Avoidance PHB3- Ditching marks are good, vbut without a way to generate concealment this is lack luster at best.
Stealth Utility 6 Concealed Shift
phb3- Goblin tactics is pure win, but again you need concealment, so unless you are planning on using warlock or shade…
Stealth Utility 6Shrouding Gloom PHB3- Minor action hide is great, but without a way to generate
concealment…
Stealth Utility 10 Crowd Cover PHB3- Not bad, I really like the concept, but too situational for its own good.
Stealth Utility 10 Persistent Tail PHB3- In the right situation it is golden, but that situation wont come up in every campaign let alone regularly in it.
Stealth Utility 16 Deepening Gloom- yea that cover and concealment thing got in the way of my melee striker.
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Thivery
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Thievery Utility 2 Fast Hands PHB3- Since you don’t use weapons this is less useful then you would think.
Thievery Utility 2 Lock Tap PHB3- This is game dependent, so I am not giving it a lot of credit.
Thievery Utility 2 Quick Palm PHB3- You don’t need your minor so much, so this can work, but again not great unless you are facing lots of equipped monsters.
Thievery Utility 6 Hasty Retreat- This is really good if you are disarming a lot of traps, but if not then well…
Thievery Utility 6 Stolen Defense PHB3- not bad but you have better ways to grant CA.
Thievery Utility 6 Quick Switch PHB3- As a melee striker you can get some use out of this.
Thievery Utility 10 Disruptive Stunt PHB3- This one can be fluffed to the mist form that give you a good shift, and is every encounter, we may have a winner here.
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non multi class feats
[sblock] Unarmored Agility- Even the Devs call this a mandatory feat. You wont have the stats for armor, or the want of a shield...so this is your AC feat.
Expertise- Take one of them, no matter what by 11th level (I suggest by 6th)Ki Focus/Holy Symbol The extra damage from ki focus is very nice.*(when we talk multi class and weapon attacks the ki focus is really the only option)
Durable- This one is contested, some people belive it is needed to keep up, others feel it is a waste. take a look through the thread and decied for your self.
Implment Focus- free damage on all of your hits, I suggest you take it early, but if by 11th you don't have it there is almost no excuse...you need the damage.
Radiant Power (Deva)- The same reason fighters take power attack can be said here, but it is deva only.
Superior Reflexes/Will/Fortitude - Ref and will should both be able to be gotten here in heroic, on the other hand your fort is already low...embrace the weakness and except it. If you build to have the Con/Str at level 21 to meet the prereq you wasted resources. I suggest Ref quickly but will at the end of the heroic levels (when dom and stun become more of an issue.).
Vampiric Heritage- Don't do it...low damage and most of the other powers it ioens up are just ike choices you already have... and worse yet you if doing it well never want to spend a healing surge to heal. [/sblock]
multi class feats
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This could also lead to paragon paths and epic destinies.
Dex Based
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Rogue- (low slash was Suggested to me)
Monk-
Assassin-
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Cha Based
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Warlock
Bard
Paliden
Cleric
Warlord- taking Inspireing leader means a 13 str and cha, but opens up effect powers like Vengence is Mine (free off turn basic attack, and an ally gets a move and basic).
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Originally posted by GMforPowergamers:
Example builds.
Purple People Eater: She is an accurate striker that can pile on the damage. I wont be putting her for highest DPR any time soon, but she holds her own on avrage. If you put her with a leader giving basic attacks (her slam) it could get even better.
I stacked her resstances and gave her a feat to throw radiant at will. She looks alot like a slayer with a d10 brutal 2 weapon and power attack, except she has dailys on top of that.
purple people eater
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Level 5
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Suprise, level 5
Deva, Vampire
Deva - Brink of Corruption (+2 to Stealth)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 19, INT 10, WIS 12, CHA 17
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 18, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 14
AC: 22 Fort: 14 Ref: 17 Will: 17
HP: 43 Surges: 2 Surge Value: 10
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +11, Religion +9, Stealth +13, Thievery +11
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +2, Athletics +1, Bluff +5, Diplomacy +5, Dungeoneering +3, Endurance +2, Heal +3, History +4, Insight +3, Intimidate +5, Nature +3, Perception +3, Streetwise +5
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Deva Racial Power: Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Vampire Attack 1: Swarm of Shadows
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Charming Gaze
Vampire Attack 3: Feral Assault
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
FEATS
Level 1: Radiant Power
Level 2: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 4: Unarmored Agility
ITEMS
Devastating Ki Focus +1 x1
Magic Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +2 x1
Lucky Charm +1 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (heroic tier) x1
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Ok, so at level 5 she is looking at Vampire slam at +8 Vs Ref, 1d10+12 (can take -2 to hit to get +2 radiant damage)
Her other at will attacks are +8 vs fort 1d8+10 gain and 5 temps, and +9 vs will 1d6+9 and pull 3
Mem of a thousand lets her add 1d6 to a d20 skill or attack roll once per encounter, and the Devastating Ki Focus lets her count all 1's and 2's as 3's for damage rolls.
Add +1 to damage on all when target is bloodied and +1 to her def against bloodied enemies.
Lucky charm gives her a daily just like mem of a thousand
she ressit radiant and necro 7, countering her vunrability already.
When bloodied regen 3
dpr
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HP 134; Bloodied 67
AC 23;
Fortitude 21, Reflex 18, Will 17
Vampire slam at +8 Vs Ref, 1d10+12 need a 10, avrage damage is 17.8 crit 22+1d8 DPR 10.333
Tast of Life +8 vs fort 1d8+10 need 11 avg dam is 14.875 crit 18+1d8 DPR 7.833
Dark beckinig +9 vs will 1d6+9 need an 8 avg damage 13 crit 15+1d8 DPR 8.793
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Level 15
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Suprise - Copy, level 15
Deva, Vampire, Dark Star
Deva - Brink of Corruption (+2 to Stealth)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 9, CON 12, DEX 22, INT 11, WIS 13, CHA 20
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 18, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 14
AC: 32 Fort: 25 Ref: 29 Will: 29
HP: 94 Surges: 3 Surge Value: 23
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +18, Religion +14, Stealth +20, Thievery +18
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +7, Athletics +6, Bluff +12, Diplomacy +12, Dungeoneering +8, Endurance +8, Heal +8, History +9, Insight +8, Intimidate +12, Nature +8, Perception +8, Streetwise +12
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Deva Racial Power: Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Charming Gaze
Vampire Attack 3: Feral Assault
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
Vampire Utility 6: Form of the Bat
Vampire Attack 9: Domineering Gaze
Vampire Utility 10: Gaseous Form
Thievery Utility 10: Disruptive Stunt
Dark Star Attack 11: Excruciating Transposition
Dark Star Utility 12: Tangled Fate
Vampire Attack 15: Hungry Swarm
FEATS
Level 1: Radiant Power
Level 2: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 4: Unarmored Agility
Level 6: Superior Reflexes
Level 8: Implement Focus (Ki focuses)
Level 10: Auspicious Lineage
Level 11: Superior Will
Level 12: Great Fortitude
Level 14: Skill Power
ITEMS
Lucky Charm +3 x1
Magic Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +4 x1
Devastating Ki Focus +3 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (paragon tier) x1
Belt of Lucky Strikes (heroic tier) x1
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Ok, so at level 15 she is looking at Vampire slam at +18 Vs Ref, 1d10+24 (can take -2 to hit to get +4 radiant damage)
Her other at will attacks are +18 vs fort 1d8+20 gain and 7 temps, and +19 vs will 1d6+19 and pull 3
Mem of a thousand lets her add 1d8 to a d20 skill or attack roll once per encounter, and if whe hits with it she makes the target grant combat advantage and take a -2 to hit until the end of there next turn.
the Devastating Ki Focus lets her count all 1's and 2's as 3's for damage rolls.
Belt of Lucky lets her make a melee basic (slam) when soemone misses her once per day
Add +2 to damage on all when target is bloodied and +1 to her def against bloodied enemies.
Lucky charm gives her a daily just like mem of a thousand but now roll 2d6 and take the higher
she ressit radiant and necro 12.
When bloodied regen 5
Dark star gives her an intrupt attack that if it hits will means she takes half damage, and so does the attacker (half of there own that is)
Level 25
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Suprise - Copy (1), level 25
Deva, Vampire, Dark Star, Soul of the World
Knowledge of Ancient Lives Option: Knowledge of Ancient Lives (Monk)
Past Spirit Option: Past Spirit (Dragonborn)
Past Spirit Option: Past Spirit (Elf)
Dragon Breath Key Ability: Dragon Breath Dexterity
Dragon Breath Damage Type: Dragon Breath Acid
Deva - Brink of Corruption (+2 to Stealth)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 13, DEX 25, INT 14, WIS 16, CHA 23
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 18, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 14
AC: 41 Fort: 33 Ref: 38 Will: 38
HP: 145 Surges: 3 Surge Value: 36
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +24, Religion +21, Stealth +26, Thievery +24
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +14, Athletics +12, Bluff +18, Diplomacy +18, Dungeoneering +15, Endurance +13, Heal +15, History +16, Insight +15, Intimidate +18, Nature +15, Perception +15, Streetwise +18
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Deva Racial Power: Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Dragonborn Racial Power: Dragon Breath
Elf Racial Power: Elven Accuracy
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Charming Gaze
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
Vampire Utility 6: Form of the Bat
Vampire Utility 10: Gaseous Form
Thievery Utility 10: Disruptive Stunt
Dark Star Attack 11: Excruciating Transposition
Dark Star Utility 12: Tangled Fate
Vampire Attack 15: Hungry Swarm
Vampire Utility 16: Shared Blood
Vampire Attack 17: Unleashed Fury
Dark Star Attack 20: Soul Scourge
Vampire Attack 25: Irresistible Gaze
FEATS
Level 1: Radiant Power
Level 2: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 4: Unarmored Agility
Level 6: Superior Reflexes
Level 8: Implement Focus (Ki focuses)
Level 10: Auspicious Lineage
Level 11: Superior Will
Level 12: Great Fortitude
Level 14: Skill Power
Level 16: Cold Adaptation
Level 18: Resilient Focus
Level 20: Heat Adaptation
Level 21: Transcendent Lineage
Level 22: Draconic Triumph
Level 24: Ascendant Lineage
ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit
Devastating Ki Focus +5 x1
Magic Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +6 x1
Lucky Charm +5 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (epic tier) x1
Hero's Gauntlets (paragon tier) x1
Belt of Lucky Strikes (heroic tier) x1
Psychic's Ring (paragon tier) x1
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Ok, so at level 25 she is looking at Vampire slam at +27 Vs Ref, 2d10+33 (can take -2 to hit to get +6 radiant damage)
Her other at will attacks are +27 vs fort 2d8+27 gain and 8 temps, and +28 vs will 2d6+26 and pull 3
Mem of a thousand lets her add 1d8 (roll 2d8 take the better, if you still fail recharge the power) to a d20 skill or attack roll once per encounter, and if whe hits with it she makes the target grant combat advantage and take a -2 to hit until the end of there next turn.
She now counts as an elf, a dragon born (gaining breath weap and accuracy), and a monk. (thank you epic destiny) SO she can trade out her Unleashed Fury or Irresistible Gaze for monk attacks if she wants.
the Devastating Ki Focus lets her count all 1's and 2's as 3's for damage rolls.
Belt of Lucky lets her make a melee basic (slam) when soemone misses her once per day
Add +3 to damage on all when target is bloodied and +1 to her def against bloodied enemies.
Lucky charm gives her a daily just like mem of a thousand but now roll 3d6 and take the higher
she ressit radiant and necro 17, and fire and cold 15. I choose those feats becuse at this level you can expect alot of multi damage types.
When bloodied regen 6
Dark star gives her an intrupt attack that if it hits will means she takes half damage, and so does the attacker (half of there own that is)
The daily from darkstar is ok for what it does, but it's effect is add 4 radiant and necrotic damage to all attacks until end of encounter.
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standard vamp, for those looking to play a more normal vamp charachter....
standard vamp
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Standard, level 15
Vryloka, Vampire, Vampire Noble
Bloodline: Stalker Bloodline
Occupation - Criminal (+2 to Thievery)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 11, CON 14, DEX 22, INT 12, WIS 9, CHA 22
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 13, DEX 16, INT 11, WIS 8, CHA 16
AC: 30 Fort: 24 Ref: 30 Will: 29
HP: 106 Surges: 3 Surge Value: 26
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +18, Bluff +18, Intimidate +20, Stealth +20, Thievery +20
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +8, Athletics +7, Diplomacy +13, Dungeoneering +6, Endurance +9, Heal +6, History +8, Insight +6, Nature +6, Perception +8, Religion +8, Streetwise +13
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Vryloka Utility: Lifeblood
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Hunter's Gaze
Rogue Attack 3: Low Slash
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
Vampire Utility 6: Form of the Bat
Vampire Attack 9: Domineering Gaze
Vampire Utility 10: Gaseous Form
Vampire Noble Utility 12: Hunter's Frenzy
Rogue Attack 15: Slaying Strike
FEATS
Level 1: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 2: Sneak of Shadows
Level 4: Novice Power
Level 6: Unarmored Agility
Level 8: Superior Reflexes
Level 10: Adept Power
Level 11: Devastating Critical
Level 12: Implement Focus (Ki focuses)
Level 14: Toughness
ITEMS
Dagger x1
Bloodthread Githweave Armor +3 x1
Forked Lightning Ki Focus +3 x1
Amulet of Protection +4 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (paragon tier) x1
Strikebacks (heroic tier) x1
Map of Unseen Lands (heroic tier)
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Originally posted by GMforPowergamers:
I just Don't Want to Suck, A Vampire Handbook
Disclaimer: what this handbook is and isn’t is a little different than the standard char op handbooks.
bloodbites.com - Vampire and gothic layouts, pictures, creepy stickers, and more
Disclaimer: what this handbook is and isn’t is a little different than the standard char op handbooks.
bloodbites.com - Vampire and gothic layouts, pictures, creepy stickers, and more
What it is: This handbook is all about making the best of a bad situation. If you are already of the mindset that you want to play a vampire, this is the handbook that will help you make some important choices. This is for the people who are willing to rough it, and play a challenging character for the fun of it. I have found the base concept of Vampire is popular enough to make it still a played class, I do not believe it is even the least played class…this is the guide for people making the willing and informed choice to play a vampire.
What it is NOT: This handbook is not the best damage, or best striker, or how to make a killer combo character. This is also not the place to complain about the class, we have heard it all before… straight jacket, underpowered, weak, even unplayable have all been thrown around.
This Handbook uses the following system for ratings:
Red: An useless or overshadowed option (from 0/10 to 2/10)
Violet: An option insufficient for most needs but that can be worked, with some difficulty, into something good (from 3/10 to 5/10)
Black: An option sufficient for your needs but nothing more (from 6/10 to 7/10)
Blue: A solid choice which should be always taken into account (from 8/10 to 9/10)
Sky Blue: The best choice in a single spot. These choices are never wrong (10/10)
Gold: A rare rating given to specify that if you make another choice, you are probably doing something wrong (mandatory, without rank)
Unranked: sometimes choices are out of rank. I'm reserving this green hue for this strange need, usually for non combat-related powers.
This Handbook will cover the following sources:
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AP - Arcane Power
AV - Adventurer's Vault
AV 2 - Adventurer's Vault 2
D XXX - Dragon Magazine, issue XXX
DMA 2009 - Dragon Magazine Annual 2009
DP - Divine Power
DSCS - Dark Sun Campaign Setting
Du XXX - Dungeon Magazine, issue XXX
E1 - Death's Reach (Adventure)
EPG-Ebberon Players Guide
FRPG - Forgotten Realms Player's Guide
HoFL - Heroes of Fallen Lands
HoFK - Heroes of Forgotten Kingdoms
Homm - Village of Hommlet (Adventure)
HoS - Heroes of Shadow
NCG - Neverwinter Campaign Guide
MOTP - Manual of the Planes
MP - Martial Power
MP2- Martial Power 2
P1 - King of the Trollhaunt Warrens (Adventure)
P2 - Demon Queen Enclave (Adventure)
P3 - Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress (Adventure)
PHB - Player's Handbook
PHB 2 - Player's Handbook 2
PHB 3 - Player's Handbook 3
PHB D - Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn
PHB T - Player's Handbook Races: Tiefling
PHH 1 - Player's Handbook Heroes: Series 1
PHH 2 - Player's Handbook Heroes: Series 2
PP - Primal Power
PsP - Psionic Power [/sblock]
Special Thanks to: LDB for the standard handbook format, and Nausicaa who I copy and pasted said format from.
Anyone with comments, suggestions, or contributions to make to the guide, but please remember this is trying to make the best of a bad situation, so if we can keep the nay saying to a minimum.
class traits
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Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: cloth and simple- This means you are going to NEED AC boosting feats.
Implement Proficiency: Holy symbol, and ki focus- It was an odd choice to go with but I like the holy symbols.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12+ Constitution Score, Hit Points per Level Gained: 5- This is standard striker fair.
Healing Surges per Day: 2- Dun Dun Dun... No con mod to surges per day, and some class love in regaining them. This is what will make you HAVE to drink blood.
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class features
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Blood Is Life: During a short rest this will bring you back to full in one of two ways. I suggest you talk to your party ahead of time, because they need to give you a surge for one of those ways. The other way is to have more surges then your full amount (normally 2). Either way getting 2 surges for 1 is a good but not great deal, and since you regen to bloodied(see enduring soul), all you ever need is one surge.
Child of the Night: This is the big feature. It makes you undead, and vunrability, and really, you need to look at it. Read this 10 times before you make your character and every few weeks well playing it.
Enduring Soul: This one will keep you alive...um undead. It will make you regen when you are bloodied. It is important that you know regen turns off at 0. So make sure you stay up. The most important thing for you is to never drop below 0.
Hidden Might: This is your striker feature. It adds your cha mod to damage the same way slayers add dex. It is not going to take on the fly figures, or extra dice, it just puts a larger number after the d in your damage line.
Vampiric Reflexes: When not wearing any armor, or only cloth, and no shield you get a +2 AC and Ref, so it almost looks like you have defences.
Night crawler: At level 8 you get a climb speed, and with some work this can make you have some fun, but as far as optimazation goes, I just dont see it.
Vital Consumtion: I almost feel like this should be your level 4 power. WHen you use one of those attack powers that cst a surge you gain temp hp.
Energized blood drinker: At level 23 your blood drinker power gains temp hp with the surge.
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class Stats
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Str-again counter intuitive, but str really does so little for you
Con- by losing your Con mod to surges you lose any reason to put any points here…I would suggest a 10-12 here
Dex- This is your bread and butter, it should be atleast a 16, I would suggest an 18 just because with everything else stacked against them, you need that +1 to hit.
Int- three of your class skills go off of Int, but really there is not much here for you to use. If you can dump it, it is only flavor why you want more then a 10.
Wis- Like Int, wis is in the same boat, only worse it only has 1 skill (perception) and even if it seems like a good skill, maybe this is the time to leave it to others.
Cha- This is both your striker and your regen mechanic, it might be even more important then dex in some eyes, but here I am listing it at second most important stat. think 15+ here
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Races
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Bladeling- gets a bonus to Dex, and not much else. I only mention it in passing, not suggested.
Changling- Ok, so Dex and Cha, and an OK race set up. I guess it is thematic (come on shapeshifter vamp), but changling still is far from the most supported or optimal option.
Deva- Ok, it seems odd at first, but the radiant resistance, the cha boost, and a good race power and some ok feats.
Dragonborn- Ok, it is worse than you think the cha bonus is ok, and breath weapon is always good, but the Heritage and Fury powers are worth much less because they rarely use there surge value, and they at least in theory spend less time bloodied because of the regen.
Drow- Now here we have a real choice. +dex and Cha, some good feats, and if you can convince the DM then there encounter power “Cloud of Darkness” might block the sun.
Eladrin-You get your choice of Cha or Dex, which is a good start. Fey step has a lot of support and teleport is a good option, but that long sword prof and trance are wasted features. If you use the switch rules from never winter for sub races, you can get this up to Blue.
Elf- +2 dex, and Elvin accuracy. A good speed boost. Feats and up and coming race utilities, this
might just be a reak choice.
Githzerai- dex boost, iron mind, and a boost to initiative. It looks good, but not much support outside of phb3.
Gnoll- It really makes an ok vamp. I would not count on blood fury that much. But good stats and pack fighting help.
Gnome- Ok, I really wanted to make this one work, if only for the laugh at making a gnome striker, but The stealth powers, and choice of dex or cha make a good shot. Also Small does not change the basic attack from being a d10.
Half elf- You know what, they make good everything…I mean dual heritage gives you all the feats you ever need, and Cha bonus. Think dilatant or Knack are both good choices, they are.
Hafling- Yes please, + both dex and Cha and second chance. It is a small death dealer.
Half orc- Temp Hp when bloodied, and a bonus to Dex, not bad, but not great. I don't think furius assault is a big deal with implment attacks, atleast not as big as +1w gets.
Human- You know the main bonuses, but the downside one is no extra at will to grab. There new race power instead is the only thing keeping it blue.
Revenant- Like half elf this one is good for a lot of classes, but it makes a funny double undead here. Dex and Cha to start, and I think the dark reaping can help sure up your damage a bit
Shadar Kai- See eladrin. It seems like a watered down eladrin, so play at your own risk.
Shade- This one seems like it was meant to be, the cha regen helps lessen the shade weakness, and cha dex again. Free stealth is nice, and for a regen character the wasted standard to hide allows a round to breath. A dark and shadow born vampire looks like a theme fit as well. IF your DM belives that draining surges past 0 is damage, this will drop to Black.
Shifter- The razor claw has Dex, and other then that there is very little here.
Shardmind- Ok let’s just say of all the craziness this one might just be the funniest. It gets cha, and some Ok powers…but really good luck convincing the Dm of this one.
Thri-kreen- Dex bonus and an Ok race power. I am sure there is some value here, even if it does take work.
Tiefling- +cha, and infernal wraith. It has some good feats. You could do worse.
Vryloka- This race was made for this class…nuff said I really wanted to showcase this is the best possible choice, but there is not something inbetween this and Gold.
Wilden- + to dex but not much else
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Class Skills
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Acrobatics (Dex), It keys off your prime stat, helps you escape from grabs, and negates falling damage. It also has some Ok skill powers, it is a good bet.
Arcana
(Int), It looks like a good skill, but without a reason to take Int to back it up, leave this to the others in your party
Athletics (Str), Str is a trap, str skills are a trap. Take Acrobatics instead.
Bluff (Cha), It keys off your secondary, seems to fit the Vamp theme, and has some good choices of skill powers. If your a changling this is Sky Blue.
Diplomacy (Cha), It keys off your secondary, seems to fit the Vamp theme, but has no good choices of skill powers.
History (Int), It keys off a dump stat, and doesn't have much in the way of skill powers, it does look good theme wise, so I will give it the benfet of the doubt here.
Intimidate (Cha),It keys off your secondary, seems to fit the Vamp theme, and has some good choices of skill powers.
Perception (Wis), Any other handbook I would rate this atleast blue if not gold, it is the most useful skill in the game, and the most common to roll, and even with no wis it is a good investment, even if not the best.
Religion (Int), It keys off a dump stat, and doesn't have much in the way of skill powers, it doesn't even look good theme wise.
Stealth (Dex),Prime stat, ok skill power, and good theme fit. It can also come in handy in alot of ways
Thievery (Dex).Prime stat, ok skill power, and good theme fit. It can also come in handy in alot of ways
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At will powers
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The trick with your at wills is that each targets a diffrent NAD, so the better you are at guessing the weak defence the better you are.
Dark beckoning- Ok pro it could be your most accurate attack (Cha+2 vs will) Con, it is range 5 and you need melee to trigger your encounter powers. It is also low damage. Even when people tell you the power of the at wills is chooseing the NAD to target, remember will is a last ditch attack.
Taste of life- It gives temps, does middle of the road damge, and it targets fort. It also however is necrotic damage and as such very ressistable.
Vampire slam- It is your basic attack, it is already set with a d10 damage (just about the best you can hope for with implment) Vampire Slam is your can opener, Blood drinker is your spoon. This is most likely to make you feel like a striker right here.
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Encounter powers
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Blood Drinker- It is alost like the slayer Power strike, but adding D10's instead of Ws. It is triggered on a hit from a melee vampire at will, so no stacking with feral assault.unleash fury, and no poaching other at wills with half elf to help.
Feral Assault/unleash fury- yea, I don't get why this was nto one scaleing power, but they made it two. If you have extra surges they almost seam like good idea's (so last half of heroic and into paragon) but when you first get Feral Assault it almost feels like a trap. Spend a surge for 2d8 extra damage, or an extra target is only good when you have the surges to spend.
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Daily Powers
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SWARM OF SHADOWS/HUNGRY SWARM/CONSUMING SWARM- Close blast 3 (5 at epic) targeting fort, some mobility(teleport into blast) and blind. I almost feel like the righter saw the rouge blinding barrage, and used it as a base. I am unsure why it is diffrent powers instead of scaleing X d6. It is a good but not great damage, and a nice bit of control. Since they are leveled they CAN be swaped with multi class.
UNFETTERED HUNGER - this one is kind like a barbarian rage, you hit or miss for damage, and gain a bonus to attack and damge for the rest of the encounter. There is a reason this does not scale...it need not. It is most likly the best power you have at any point. 2d10 damage in close burst 1 is OK, but the encounte long buff of +2 to hit +4 damage and increase to your shift is almost GOLD level striker coolness, and the no spending surges to heal is almost a joke, if you are doing it right you should be able to count on one hand how many surges you burn mid encounter to heal. The down side is if it is going bad and one of those times you are droped...well this ends badly.
DOMINEERING GAZE/IRRESISTIBLE GAZE- Ok so when you thinkk striker Dominate does not come to mind. However add the line of stealing a surge AND dealing your surge value and it sounds more like it. The higher level one also comes with an after effect of daze and ongoing. As long as you kept your cha within 2 of your dex this is also a very accurate attack.
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Utility Powers
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level 2
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2 encounter powers to choose from at this point. Both are minor action Close Blast 5 that only target one creature in blast.
Charming Gaze- Stoping opp attacks is ok, but not really a striker thing, and a bonus to bluff or diplomacy seems a little weak
Hunter's Gaze-
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level 4
[sblock]Strength of Blood- OK, so this power give you the cool str of a vampire, only one problem, to get best results it cost a healing surge. I wonder if WotC realized that at 4th level you had 2 surges, and 2 encounter powers that cost surges, and only 1 encounter power to reclaim one. [/sblock]
level 6
[sblock]Form of the Bat- Fly speed 8 makes for a quick get away, or OK scouting, but becareful you have no combat abilities in this form. [/sblock]
level 10
[sblock]Gaseous Form- This is a daily Utlity power, and it gives you phaseing and Insub. It can get you out of a jam or into one if you are not carefull. [/sblock]
level 16
[sblock]Shared Blood- This one seams odd to me. again costing a surge, but this one is well worth it, giving temps equal to someones bloodied value is nothing to sneeze at. [/sblock]
level 22
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Blood Drinker's Pounce- It lets you move and get a another slam in (Your can opener) so I will give it the lead here. This one requares you drop a target or bloodie it with your encounter blood driker.
Culling Call- This one brings the enemy to you and grants combat advantage thanks to a free Dark Beakoning when you drop a foe. This one you need to drop a target but with anything. There is a school of thought that you are more likly to be out of encounters when you drop a foe. [/sblock]
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Originally posted by GMforPowergamers:
Ok, so beyond the class are feats, Paragon paths, Epic Destiny, and Skill/race Utilities powers.
Themes
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Just as race and class create basic definitions regarding your character’s place in the world, theme adds a third component to help refine your story and identity.
Alchemist DM399- The Alchemist works best on Leaders, and anyone who wants utility. It is not bad, but don't expect anything great here.
Animal Master DM399- Ask your DM if you can buy a puppy...there is nothing for you here.
Bregan D’aerthe spy (Drow) NCG- Levitate is not that nice, and not granting +2 to hit with CA only sounds good until you run into the skimisher with +XdY with CA.
Chevalier DM399- Buy a horse and be done with it. there is nothing to see here.
Dead Rat Deserter (Human, Half elf, Hafling) NCG- 3 good races, and a nice theme fit, the extra mobility could come in handy, and the hybrid form at 10 only suffers from lack of a striker feature (not a vampire attack)
Devil’s pawn NCG- Maybe with some multi into Warlock, or if you were going teifling...no it would still suck for you.
Explorerer DM398- good mobility, and a bonus to fort and endurance (shoreing up weakness) Not great, but you can work with it.
Fatedancers DM401- OK, I don't use the cards...this theme does so I am unsure.
Gloomwrought emissary DM400-
Guardian DM399- If you are getting the defender thing is going, then maybe, but I have a special place in my heart for swaping out for the defender to then get his mark punishment
Guttersnipe DM399- yea, weapon attacks are blah, and over all it doesn't really help you.
Harper Agent NCG- I think this one is atleast blue for everyone.
Heir of Delzoun (Dwarf) NCG- You don't want to be a dwarf to begin with, and this adds nothing worth changing that thought.
Hospitaler DM399- If you ever think the vampire is a good leader you are wrong. but if you are suplment a healer it might take some worth.
Iliyanbruen guardian (Eladrin) NCG- Eladrin are not that good to begining with, and nothing here really helps.
Mercenary DM399- extra damage and prone atlest once per encounter. The extra powers are not that much though.
Neverwinter Noble (Human) NCG- Minor leader boost, and a thematic fit, human is not that bad, but I belive Noble below is better.
Noble DM399- Minor leader boost, and a free item.
Oghma's faithful NCG-
Order adept DM399- You have no arcane powers, and you are not a controler, so forget it.
Ordained priest DM399- Not much here.
Outlaw DM399- Not bad, Daze is a good and once per enconter you can add it to any at will.
Pack outcast (Human, shifter) NCG- Unlike the dread rat, this one is basic attacks and a wolf is nto as stealthy as a rat...all in all not worth it.
Scholar DM399-
Scion of Shadow (Human, Shadar Kai, Shade) NCG-
Seeker of Illefarn DM402-
Seer DM399-
Son of Alagondar DM402-
SPellscarred harbringer NCG-
Student of Evard DM400- This is nice, just skip the utlities and take some extra d12's for damage as an encounter.
Uthgardt barbarian (human) NCG-
Wizard's Apprentice DM399- This theme lets you go invisable, fly, take on small creature forms and get there movement, um the only power not screaming vampire is the Orb, and who doesn't love daze. Oh and lets not forget a free item.
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Paragon Paths
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Adroit Explorer (Human) PHB2- If I am reading this right, it gives you the same extra encounter, and gives you some suprise boost. This is a very good, infact I almost feel too good for a vampire.
Ancestral Incarnate (Deva) PHB2- If you went Deva it can be made to work, but it is already some work to make it here...so look to Dark Star instead.
Avenging Haunt (Reverant) D376- The reverant just gets better. Is there any class this is not good for?
Bloodfury Savage (half orc) PHB2-Skip it, You are not a weapon user, and like the half orc race, this is much better for a martial character.
Chameleon (changeling) EPG- If you are a Changeling then this is a good choice, it gets better the better paths everyone else has. Infact if you are playing with an above avrage group of optimizers (then why are you doing vampire) this could make it to Sky Blue with some work.
Dark Star (Deva) D393- This one is good powers, and lets be honnest useing memeory of a thousand is already good, enhancing it and letting you use it after an action point makes it great.
Fey Beguiler (Gnome) PHB2- Yea, skip it...man I really am looking for an excuse for a gnome vampire...
Rrathmal
(Githzeri) PHB2- It is a good choice, if you didn't have to be gith it would be better.
Turathi Highborn (Teifling) PHB2- This is a suprise hit. It doubles your striker damage (Turathi Frenzy (11th level): You gain a bonus to damage rolls against bloodied enemies equal to 1 + your Charisma modifier.) and has good domination and damage powers...
Vampire Noble (Vampire) HoS- Suprise suprise the PP built for the class is a good one. It gives an extra use of your best encounter power, and has some nice synergy. It does have two choices though. Stalker is more focus on your striker and does more damge, infact at 20th level the daily gives you a 3d8 basic attack to replace the 1d10/2d10 you have. SO I rate it a little higher of the two. Beguiler on the other hand gives you more Stealth and Bluff, and with combat advantage it does MORE damage, Changlings or going for more control it is worth it. Eaither way the daylight bonus is NICE.
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Epic Destiny
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Dark Lord DM372- If you want to go strahd on some one, this one is good. How ever there are better. No stat ups hurt this...if you could get eather Dex or Cha out of this it would be Blue.
Deadly Trickster PHB1- This is good, but lacking encounter attack rolls make one of the features not as well as it could be. Rerolls are always good, holding your dailys on good rolls are good, useing the minor action to recharge all your encounters to steal more surges...it can be worked with.
Demi God PHB1- Not as good as it is for other classes, but still just short of SKY BLUE, your Regen is already good, so you don't need it from your ED.
Destined Scion HoFK- Ok it is offencive, bonus to hit, and the ability to turn a miss into a hit. It is Good for any striker.
Heir to the Empire (Teifling) PHB T- You get Cha but not Dex here, It has some good control and dominate like mechanics that fit well here.
Indomitable Champion HoFL- Extra Hit points, Extra def, and 2 stats of your choice (Dex and Cha please) What is not to like,
Punisher of the Gods DMA- OK, we all know it...I have to list it, but just look for yourself.
Ravon Knight DM380- You boost your Dex, and get some good powers, but nothing to write home about. Dark Scythe is almost good enough to make this a BLUE.
Soul of the World (Deva) DM385- Can I just say the longer I work on this the better Deva looks. It is worth it for race encounter powers even without helpful stat ups. It also give some great multi class picks for powers.
Thief of Legend DM388- If you are going stealth and Thievery this is perfect, it has a flair and boosts your two prime stats.
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non class Utilities
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Acrobitic skill powers
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Acrobatics Utility 2 Agile Recovery- prone sucks, but one of your at wills is a basic, so just charge, and use the free action encounter anyway...if you really want this there are magic boots to look into.
Acrobatics Utility 6 Tumbling Dodge- Ok, immediate damage reduction and with a good dex, you most likly have a great roll.
Acrobatics Utility 6 Dodge Step- this is really good for a ranged attacker... ranger or warlock or sorcerer could all use it, but you really do your best work in melee, so it is not that great.
Acrobatics Utility 6 Graceful Maneuver- An encounter shift of 3 or 4 is ok for most strikers, but there are better options
Acrobatics Utility 6 Perfect Balance- The number of times this will be useful and your spider climb cant make up the diffrence is so small it might as well be 0.
Acrobatics Utility 10 Drop and Roll- an atwill that triggers when you fall and take no damage...is this ever a good idea?
Acrobatics Utility 10 Rapid Escape- Minor action to excape and get combat advantage. Not bad, but not great. I can't imagin giving up myst form for this.
Acrobatics Utility 16 Reflexive Dodge- Like tumbling dodge this negates damage on what should be a good check for you. It also gives you a shift.
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Bluff
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Bluff Utility 2 Serpent's Tongue- it is ok if you use alot of bluff I guess.
Bluff Utility 2 Battle Feint- It is good, but if granting combat advantage is what you are looking for...well go look at the class choices.
Bluff Utility 2 False Bravado- at will ditch a mark, the more soldiers you fase the closer to GOLD this gets.
Bluff Utility 6 Fast Talk, Not bad, and can get some good use in skill challanges, but inless you are a changling it is a take it or leave it.
Bluff Utility 6 Confusing Blather- This power is only good if you plan on running away alot.
Bluff Utility 6 Dirty Tricks-Ok, if you want this, take confusing blather, it is better.
Bluff Utility 6 Faulty Memory- As an old VtM player I want to make this work. How ever it is not really that good.
Bluff Utility 10 Improvisational Arcana-I said eariler to leave the rituels to others, and I really feel that. This is a good power, just not for you.
Bluff Utility 10 Stall Tactics - until you see it, you will not belive how good it is. get the whole party to go before a solo even gets his first turn.
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Diplomacy
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Diplomacy Utility 2 Master Diplomat DM389-
Diplomacy Utility 2 Soothing Words PHB3-
Diplomacy Utility 6 Haggle PHB3-
Diplomacy Utility 6 Stirring Speech PHB3-
Diplomacy Utility 10 Noble Sacrifice phb3-
Diplomacy Utility 10 Befriend phb3-
Diplomacy Utility 10 Cry for Mercy phb3-
Diplomacy Utility 16 Indomitable Ally PHB3-
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Intimadate
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Intimidate Utility 2 Ominous Threat phb3- I have heard it said vampire plays more like a defender, if that is your goal, or if you just want to pick up for a slacking defender this could work.
Intimidate Utility 6 Demoralize Foe PHB3- This one works well when you bite off more than you can chew
Intimidate Utility 6 Try the Stick PHB3- Intimidate is better for you then diplomacy, so this could get you somewhere, but not really a strong option.
Intimidate Utility 6 Everybody Move phb3- If you need more control, this is the power for you…in fact it is most likely the best skill power available for this skill.
Intimidate Utility 10 Snap Out of It PHB3- I like to call this one the gibbs slap, but let the leader or defender pick it up ,unless for some reason you are trying to be secondary leader.
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Stealth
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Stealth Utility 2 Obscured Avoidance PHB3- Ditching marks are good, vbut without a way to generate concealment this is lack luster at best.
Stealth Utility 6 Concealed Shift
phb3- Goblin tactics is pure win, but again you need concealment, so unless you are planning on using warlock or shade…
Stealth Utility 6Shrouding Gloom PHB3- Minor action hide is great, but without a way to generate
concealment…
Stealth Utility 10 Crowd Cover PHB3- Not bad, I really like the concept, but too situational for its own good.
Stealth Utility 10 Persistent Tail PHB3- In the right situation it is golden, but that situation wont come up in every campaign let alone regularly in it.
Stealth Utility 16 Deepening Gloom- yea that cover and concealment thing got in the way of my melee striker.
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Thivery
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Thievery Utility 2 Fast Hands PHB3- Since you don’t use weapons this is less useful then you would think.
Thievery Utility 2 Lock Tap PHB3- This is game dependent, so I am not giving it a lot of credit.
Thievery Utility 2 Quick Palm PHB3- You don’t need your minor so much, so this can work, but again not great unless you are facing lots of equipped monsters.
Thievery Utility 6 Hasty Retreat- This is really good if you are disarming a lot of traps, but if not then well…
Thievery Utility 6 Stolen Defense PHB3- not bad but you have better ways to grant CA.
Thievery Utility 6 Quick Switch PHB3- As a melee striker you can get some use out of this.
Thievery Utility 10 Disruptive Stunt PHB3- This one can be fluffed to the mist form that give you a good shift, and is every encounter, we may have a winner here.
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non multi class feats
[sblock] Unarmored Agility- Even the Devs call this a mandatory feat. You wont have the stats for armor, or the want of a shield...so this is your AC feat.
Expertise- Take one of them, no matter what by 11th level (I suggest by 6th)Ki Focus/Holy Symbol The extra damage from ki focus is very nice.*(when we talk multi class and weapon attacks the ki focus is really the only option)
Durable- This one is contested, some people belive it is needed to keep up, others feel it is a waste. take a look through the thread and decied for your self.
Implment Focus- free damage on all of your hits, I suggest you take it early, but if by 11th you don't have it there is almost no excuse...you need the damage.
Radiant Power (Deva)- The same reason fighters take power attack can be said here, but it is deva only.
Superior Reflexes/Will/Fortitude - Ref and will should both be able to be gotten here in heroic, on the other hand your fort is already low...embrace the weakness and except it. If you build to have the Con/Str at level 21 to meet the prereq you wasted resources. I suggest Ref quickly but will at the end of the heroic levels (when dom and stun become more of an issue.).
Vampiric Heritage- Don't do it...low damage and most of the other powers it ioens up are just ike choices you already have... and worse yet you if doing it well never want to spend a healing surge to heal. [/sblock]
multi class feats
[sblock] If we assume your boosting dex and cha then those are the classes I will look into multi class. I am looking for the base feat and an encounter better then ferral assualt. IF by 10th you can get a daily to replace the swarm forms all the better.
This could also lead to paragon paths and epic destinies.
Dex Based
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Rogue- (low slash was Suggested to me)
Monk-
Assassin-
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Cha Based
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Warlock
Bard
Paliden
Cleric
Warlord- taking Inspireing leader means a 13 str and cha, but opens up effect powers like Vengence is Mine (free off turn basic attack, and an ally gets a move and basic).
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Originally posted by GMforPowergamers:
Example builds.
Purple People Eater: She is an accurate striker that can pile on the damage. I wont be putting her for highest DPR any time soon, but she holds her own on avrage. If you put her with a leader giving basic attacks (her slam) it could get even better.
I stacked her resstances and gave her a feat to throw radiant at will. She looks alot like a slayer with a d10 brutal 2 weapon and power attack, except she has dailys on top of that.
purple people eater
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Level 5
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Suprise, level 5
Deva, Vampire
Deva - Brink of Corruption (+2 to Stealth)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 19, INT 10, WIS 12, CHA 17
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 18, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 14
AC: 22 Fort: 14 Ref: 17 Will: 17
HP: 43 Surges: 2 Surge Value: 10
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +11, Religion +9, Stealth +13, Thievery +11
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +2, Athletics +1, Bluff +5, Diplomacy +5, Dungeoneering +3, Endurance +2, Heal +3, History +4, Insight +3, Intimidate +5, Nature +3, Perception +3, Streetwise +5
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Deva Racial Power: Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Vampire Attack 1: Swarm of Shadows
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Charming Gaze
Vampire Attack 3: Feral Assault
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
FEATS
Level 1: Radiant Power
Level 2: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 4: Unarmored Agility
ITEMS
Devastating Ki Focus +1 x1
Magic Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +2 x1
Lucky Charm +1 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (heroic tier) x1
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Ok, so at level 5 she is looking at Vampire slam at +8 Vs Ref, 1d10+12 (can take -2 to hit to get +2 radiant damage)
Her other at will attacks are +8 vs fort 1d8+10 gain and 5 temps, and +9 vs will 1d6+9 and pull 3
Mem of a thousand lets her add 1d6 to a d20 skill or attack roll once per encounter, and the Devastating Ki Focus lets her count all 1's and 2's as 3's for damage rolls.
Add +1 to damage on all when target is bloodied and +1 to her def against bloodied enemies.
Lucky charm gives her a daily just like mem of a thousand
she ressit radiant and necro 7, countering her vunrability already.
When bloodied regen 3
dpr
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HP 134; Bloodied 67
AC 23;
Fortitude 21, Reflex 18, Will 17
Vampire slam at +8 Vs Ref, 1d10+12 need a 10, avrage damage is 17.8 crit 22+1d8 DPR 10.333
Tast of Life +8 vs fort 1d8+10 need 11 avg dam is 14.875 crit 18+1d8 DPR 7.833
Dark beckinig +9 vs will 1d6+9 need an 8 avg damage 13 crit 15+1d8 DPR 8.793
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Level 15
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Suprise - Copy, level 15
Deva, Vampire, Dark Star
Deva - Brink of Corruption (+2 to Stealth)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 9, CON 12, DEX 22, INT 11, WIS 13, CHA 20
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 18, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 14
AC: 32 Fort: 25 Ref: 29 Will: 29
HP: 94 Surges: 3 Surge Value: 23
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +18, Religion +14, Stealth +20, Thievery +18
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +7, Athletics +6, Bluff +12, Diplomacy +12, Dungeoneering +8, Endurance +8, Heal +8, History +9, Insight +8, Intimidate +12, Nature +8, Perception +8, Streetwise +12
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Deva Racial Power: Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Charming Gaze
Vampire Attack 3: Feral Assault
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
Vampire Utility 6: Form of the Bat
Vampire Attack 9: Domineering Gaze
Vampire Utility 10: Gaseous Form
Thievery Utility 10: Disruptive Stunt
Dark Star Attack 11: Excruciating Transposition
Dark Star Utility 12: Tangled Fate
Vampire Attack 15: Hungry Swarm
FEATS
Level 1: Radiant Power
Level 2: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 4: Unarmored Agility
Level 6: Superior Reflexes
Level 8: Implement Focus (Ki focuses)
Level 10: Auspicious Lineage
Level 11: Superior Will
Level 12: Great Fortitude
Level 14: Skill Power
ITEMS
Lucky Charm +3 x1
Magic Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +4 x1
Devastating Ki Focus +3 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (paragon tier) x1
Belt of Lucky Strikes (heroic tier) x1
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Ok, so at level 15 she is looking at Vampire slam at +18 Vs Ref, 1d10+24 (can take -2 to hit to get +4 radiant damage)
Her other at will attacks are +18 vs fort 1d8+20 gain and 7 temps, and +19 vs will 1d6+19 and pull 3
Mem of a thousand lets her add 1d8 to a d20 skill or attack roll once per encounter, and if whe hits with it she makes the target grant combat advantage and take a -2 to hit until the end of there next turn.
the Devastating Ki Focus lets her count all 1's and 2's as 3's for damage rolls.
Belt of Lucky lets her make a melee basic (slam) when soemone misses her once per day
Add +2 to damage on all when target is bloodied and +1 to her def against bloodied enemies.
Lucky charm gives her a daily just like mem of a thousand but now roll 2d6 and take the higher
she ressit radiant and necro 12.
When bloodied regen 5
Dark star gives her an intrupt attack that if it hits will means she takes half damage, and so does the attacker (half of there own that is)
Level 25
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Suprise - Copy (1), level 25
Deva, Vampire, Dark Star, Soul of the World
Knowledge of Ancient Lives Option: Knowledge of Ancient Lives (Monk)
Past Spirit Option: Past Spirit (Dragonborn)
Past Spirit Option: Past Spirit (Elf)
Dragon Breath Key Ability: Dragon Breath Dexterity
Dragon Breath Damage Type: Dragon Breath Acid
Deva - Brink of Corruption (+2 to Stealth)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 13, DEX 25, INT 14, WIS 16, CHA 23
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 11, DEX 18, INT 10, WIS 10, CHA 14
AC: 41 Fort: 33 Ref: 38 Will: 38
HP: 145 Surges: 3 Surge Value: 36
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +24, Religion +21, Stealth +26, Thievery +24
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +14, Athletics +12, Bluff +18, Diplomacy +18, Dungeoneering +15, Endurance +13, Heal +15, History +16, Insight +15, Intimidate +18, Nature +15, Perception +15, Streetwise +18
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Deva Racial Power: Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Dragonborn Racial Power: Dragon Breath
Elf Racial Power: Elven Accuracy
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Charming Gaze
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
Vampire Utility 6: Form of the Bat
Vampire Utility 10: Gaseous Form
Thievery Utility 10: Disruptive Stunt
Dark Star Attack 11: Excruciating Transposition
Dark Star Utility 12: Tangled Fate
Vampire Attack 15: Hungry Swarm
Vampire Utility 16: Shared Blood
Vampire Attack 17: Unleashed Fury
Dark Star Attack 20: Soul Scourge
Vampire Attack 25: Irresistible Gaze
FEATS
Level 1: Radiant Power
Level 2: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 4: Unarmored Agility
Level 6: Superior Reflexes
Level 8: Implement Focus (Ki focuses)
Level 10: Auspicious Lineage
Level 11: Superior Will
Level 12: Great Fortitude
Level 14: Skill Power
Level 16: Cold Adaptation
Level 18: Resilient Focus
Level 20: Heat Adaptation
Level 21: Transcendent Lineage
Level 22: Draconic Triumph
Level 24: Ascendant Lineage
ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit
Devastating Ki Focus +5 x1
Magic Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +6 x1
Lucky Charm +5 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (epic tier) x1
Hero's Gauntlets (paragon tier) x1
Belt of Lucky Strikes (heroic tier) x1
Psychic's Ring (paragon tier) x1
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Ok, so at level 25 she is looking at Vampire slam at +27 Vs Ref, 2d10+33 (can take -2 to hit to get +6 radiant damage)
Her other at will attacks are +27 vs fort 2d8+27 gain and 8 temps, and +28 vs will 2d6+26 and pull 3
Mem of a thousand lets her add 1d8 (roll 2d8 take the better, if you still fail recharge the power) to a d20 skill or attack roll once per encounter, and if whe hits with it she makes the target grant combat advantage and take a -2 to hit until the end of there next turn.
She now counts as an elf, a dragon born (gaining breath weap and accuracy), and a monk. (thank you epic destiny) SO she can trade out her Unleashed Fury or Irresistible Gaze for monk attacks if she wants.
the Devastating Ki Focus lets her count all 1's and 2's as 3's for damage rolls.
Belt of Lucky lets her make a melee basic (slam) when soemone misses her once per day
Add +3 to damage on all when target is bloodied and +1 to her def against bloodied enemies.
Lucky charm gives her a daily just like mem of a thousand but now roll 3d6 and take the higher
she ressit radiant and necro 17, and fire and cold 15. I choose those feats becuse at this level you can expect alot of multi damage types.
When bloodied regen 6
Dark star gives her an intrupt attack that if it hits will means she takes half damage, and so does the attacker (half of there own that is)
The daily from darkstar is ok for what it does, but it's effect is add 4 radiant and necrotic damage to all attacks until end of encounter.
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standard vamp, for those looking to play a more normal vamp charachter....
standard vamp
[sblock] ====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ======
Standard, level 15
Vryloka, Vampire, Vampire Noble
Bloodline: Stalker Bloodline
Occupation - Criminal (+2 to Thievery)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 11, CON 14, DEX 22, INT 12, WIS 9, CHA 22
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 13, DEX 16, INT 11, WIS 8, CHA 16
AC: 30 Fort: 24 Ref: 30 Will: 29
HP: 106 Surges: 3 Surge Value: 26
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +18, Bluff +18, Intimidate +20, Stealth +20, Thievery +20
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +8, Athletics +7, Diplomacy +13, Dungeoneering +6, Endurance +9, Heal +6, History +8, Insight +6, Nature +6, Perception +8, Religion +8, Streetwise +13
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Vryloka Utility: Lifeblood
Vampire Attack: Blood Drinker
Vampire Attack 1: Dark Beckoning
Vampire Attack 1: Taste of Life
Vampire Attack 1: Vampire Slam
Vampire Utility 2: Hunter's Gaze
Rogue Attack 3: Low Slash
Vampire Utility 4: Strength of Blood
Vampire Attack 5: Unfettered Hunger
Vampire Utility 6: Form of the Bat
Vampire Attack 9: Domineering Gaze
Vampire Utility 10: Gaseous Form
Vampire Noble Utility 12: Hunter's Frenzy
Rogue Attack 15: Slaying Strike
FEATS
Level 1: Ki Focus Expertise
Level 2: Sneak of Shadows
Level 4: Novice Power
Level 6: Unarmored Agility
Level 8: Superior Reflexes
Level 10: Adept Power
Level 11: Devastating Critical
Level 12: Implement Focus (Ki focuses)
Level 14: Toughness
ITEMS
Dagger x1
Bloodthread Githweave Armor +3 x1
Forked Lightning Ki Focus +3 x1
Amulet of Protection +4 x1
Bracers of Mighty Striking (paragon tier) x1
Strikebacks (heroic tier) x1
Map of Unseen Lands (heroic tier)
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