Creating DnD character builds is something of a hobby of mine and my current DnD CRPG is NWN2, so thats what I'm currently working with. I came up with a couple recently and am posting em for discussion purposes (I've posted these on a different forum but Sorcerer's Place generally has better people :p ).


Oriental Mystic Warrior or Ninjutsu Master
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You know what they are. Something of a fairy-tale cross between a Samurai and a Ninja. Masters of weapons and battle, very skilled and are able to use ninjutsu-type attacks to create effects such as false clones, invisibility, distractions and the like.

Human
Neutral, No Deity, No Background.

STR 15
DEX 14
CON 12
INT 14
WIS 8
CHA 15

[1] Rogue(1): Dodge, Mobility
- Bluff +4, Concentration +2, Disable Divice +4, Intimidate +4, Lore +4, Open Lock +4, Slight of Hand +4, Spellcraft +4, Tumble +4, Use Magic Device +4
[2] Sorcerer(1): Shield, True Strike
- Bluff +1, Concentration +3, Lore +1, Spellcraft +3
[3] Sorcerer(2): Weapon Focus (Spear)
- Bluff +1, Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1
[4] Sorcerer(3): +1 STR. Grease
- Bluff +1, Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1
[5] Sorcerer(4): Mirror Image
- Bluff +1, Concentration +1, Spellcraft +1
[6] Rogue(2): Combat Expertise
- Bluff +1, Disable Divice +5, Open Lock +5, Tumble +5
[7] Sorcerer(5): Protection from Alignment, Ghoul Touch
- Bluff +1, Concentration +2, Spellcraft +2
[8] Sorcerer(6): +1 STR. Haste
- Concentration +1, Spellcraft +1
[9] Rogue(3): Spring Attack
- Disable Divice +1, Open Lock +1, Tumble +3, Use Magic Device +8
[10] Arcane Trickster(1): Ray of Enfeeblement, Death Armor, Displacement
- Bluff +3, Concentration +2, Spellcraft +2, Tumble +1
[11] Arcane Trickster(2): Shadow Conjuration
- Bluff +1, Concentration +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +1
[12] Arcane Trickster(3): +1 STR. Whirlwind Attack. Blind Sense, Heroism, *LVL4SPELL
- Bluff +1, Concentration +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +2
[13] Arcane Trickster(4): **LVL5SPELL
- Bluff +1, Concentration +1, Disable Divice +3 Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[14] Weapon Master(1): Weapon of Choice (Spear)
- Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[15] Weapon Master(2): Feint
- Concentration +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[16] Weapon Master(3): +1 STR
- Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[17] Weapon Master(4):
- Concentration +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[18] Weapon Master(5): Improved Critical (Spear)
- Concentration +2
[19] Weapon Master(6):
- Bluff +3
[20] Weapon Master(7): +1 STR
- Bluff +1, Disable Divice +1, Lore +1

*Choice between Elemental Shield, Isaac's Lesser Missile Storm, Lesser Spell Breach or Stoneskin (Personally I'm torn between Lesser Missile Storm and Lesser Spell Breach).
**Lesser Planar Binding, Summon Creater V or anything you like really, not many useful spells here and I thought a summoning spell would go well with the idea of the character (I prefer Lesser Planar Binding myself).

Final Scores:

STR 20
DEX 14
CON 12
INT 14
WIS 8
CHA 15

Bluff 20, Concentration 20, Disable Divice 14, Intimidate 4, Lore 8, Open Lock 10, Slight of Hand 4, Spellcraft 20, Tumble 20, Use Magic Device 15

The UMD of 15 will allow you to wear the Eldritch Knight Chain (0% spell failure).
At lvl20 you will have 4d6 sneak attack and a high Bluff + Feint will make use of that, as well as your 1x/day Impromptu Sneak Attack. You will also end up with 3 attacks/round.
I think this build will be quite neat to play/RP though I don't know how useful it would be, but it seems strong enough.


True Arcane Archer
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I like the arcane and I like archers but I hate the Arcane Archer pristege class. NWN or PnP, it dosn't matter, its just a bad class. So, this character was created with the idea of an arcane archer, that isn't an Arcane Archer :p

Moon Elf
Lawful Neutral, Corellon Larethian, Devout.

STR 13
DEX 17
CON 12
INT 17
WIS 8
CHA 8

[1] Fighter(1): Point Blank Shot, Spellcasting Prodigy
- Lore +4, Spellcraft +2, Tumble +2, Use Magic Device +2
[2] Wizard(1): *No Specialized School
- Concentration +5, Lore +1, Spellcraft +3
[3] Wizard(2): Weapon Focus (Longbow)
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[4] Wizard(3): +1 INT
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Use Magic Device +1
[5] Wizard(4):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +1
[6] Wizard(5): Still Spell, Rapid Shot
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1
[7] Eldritch Knight(1):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +1
[8] Eldritch Knight(2): +1 DEX
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1
[9] Eldritch Knight(3): Manyshot
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +1
[10] Eldritch Knight(4):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Taunt +1
[11] Fighter(2): Improved Critical (Longbow)
- Lore +1, Taunt +9
[12] Eldritch Knight(5): +1 STR. Improved Rapid Shot
- Concentration +2, Lore +1, Spellcraft +2, Tumble +1
[13] Eldritch Knight(6):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Use Magic Device +1
[14] Eldritch Knight(7):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +1
[15] Eldritch Knight(8): Practised Spellcaster
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1
[16] Eldritch Knight(9): +1 INT
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Use Magic Device +1
[17] Eldritch Knight(10):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +1, Tumble +1, Use Magic Device +1
[18] Wizard(6): Maximize Spell
- Concentration +1, Lore +1,
[19] Wizard(7):
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Taunt +4
[20] Wizard(8): +1 INT
- Concentration +1, Lore +1, Spellcraft +2, Taunt +1, Use Magic Device +1

*May want to take Illusion (and possibly Sehanine Moonbow for deity if so).

Final Scores:

STR 14
DEX 18
CON 12
INT 20
WIS 8
CHA 8

Concentration 23, Lore 23, Spellcraft 22, Taunt 15, Tumble 10, Use Magic Device 11

This character ends with level 9 spells, full caster level and the full four BAB attacks/round.
It also has all the archery feats, some longbow enhancement feats and some useful metamagic feats.
Eat your heart out Arcane Archer :p


Well those are the two that I've come up with in recent memory, any ideas/suggestions/questions on the builds are welcome. :D

EDIT: Factored in True Arcane Archer STR change.

[ June 07, 2007, 12:46: Message edited by: Riden ]

For any build leading to arcane trickster, I'm thinking of using harper agent for the spellcasting prerequisite when I can spare the feats. While it loses 1 casting level in the start, the extra skill points and abilities - and the slightly better BAB - make it imo a much better choice than continuing in wizard or sorcerer.

Also, wouldn't an archer benefit from having higher strength for the composite / mighty bows?

Ah.. I can't stand Harper classes, require too much and offer fluff in return :p
Also there would be no room for it in my above build for two reasons; first its already at the max multi-class limit of 4, and second its already at the absolute minimum Sorcerer level required for Arcane Trickster anyway :)

And yes.. some STR for composite bows might be a good idea, hmm..
Alright, I'll edit my orig post accordingly, thanks for the tip.