Neverwinter Nights 2:Red Dragon Disciple 10/Frenzied Berserker 5/Fighter 4/Bard 1
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General Build Notes
To get the most out of a high strength, you attack with a two-handed weapon, or a medium weapon held in both hands. This build ends with a 30 base strength, and you can get that up to 38 with a belt, for a +14 to hit and +21 to damage, with a special improved power attack for an additional +20 damage with a 2H weapon. This makes a high critical hit weapon much more attractive than a high base damage weapon. With an average additional 7 damage from a Holy weapon and an additional 2-3 damage from Adamantine/Elemental damage, and an additional 5 from base enchantment, that takes you up to +35 average damage per hit, potentially +55 with Power Attack. This means that each additional 5% damage from a critical hit improvement is worth at least 1.75 points of average base damage improvement, which means that either the Scythe or the Falchion is ideal. Using the frenzy bonus on a 2H weapon and improved power attack, the scythe crit will always be overkill, so the improved *number* of hits at incredible damage on the Falchion is recommended. It also helps that in the main campaign, a +1 Falchion is available early, but magic scythes are very rare.
Race Selection
Human or Dwarf. The Dwarf loses a feat and a skill, but picks up some combat bonuses, but since the build is tight on feats, Human is recommended.
Ability Selection
- Str: 17
- Dex: 12
- Con: 14
- Int: 14
- Wis: 8
- Cha: 11
Advance Strength at every opportunity.
Skills
- Appraise: 4 (L1 only)
- Craft Armour
- Craft Weapon
- Intimidate (7 at L5, 12 at L9, 15 at L12)
- Listen
- Lore: 8 (stops at L5)
- Open Lock: 1 (L1 only)
- Perform: 3 (L1 only)
- Spellcraft: 20 (at L19)
- Use Magic Device: 4 (L1 only)
Advancement Path
- L1: Bard 1
- L2-5: Fighter 1-4
- L6-L8: Red Dragon Disciple 1-3
- L9: Frenzied Berserker 1
- L10-11: Red Dragon Discple 4-5
- L12: Frenzied Berserker 2
- L13-15: Red Dragon Disciple 6-8
- L16-L18: Frenzied Berserker 3-5
- L19-20: Red Dragon Disciple 9-10
Feat Selection
- L1: Luck of Heroes
- L1 (Human Bonus): Power Attack
- L2 (L1 Fighter Bonus): Cleave
- L3: Knockdown
- L3 (L2 Fighter Bonus): Weapon Focus Falchion
- L5 (L4 Fighter Bonus): Weapon Specialization Falchion
- L6: Great Cleave
- L9: Improved Knockdown
- L9 (L1 Frenzied Berserker Bonus): Toughness
- L11 (L5 RDD Bonus): Blind Fighting
- L12: Power Critical
- L12 (L2 Frenzied Berserker Bonus): Supreme Cleave
- L15: Improved Power Attack
- L18: Dodge

