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== Introduction ==

[[Summary::Quickly move around the battlemap to hit your enemies for massive damage while locking them down.]]

== References ==

*Unearthed Arcana
*Complete Adventurer
*Complete Scoundrel
*Complete Arcane
*Tome of Battle
*Races of the Dragon
*Fiendish Codex II
*Complete Champion
*Magic of Incarnum
*Dragon Magic

== Game Rule Components ==

==== Skill Tricks ====

*Collector of Stories (for use with Knowledge Devotion)

==== Invocations ====

*Eldritch Glaive (9)
*See the Unseen (10)
*Entropic Warding (13)
*Hellrime Blast (15)
*Flee the Scene (17)
*Voidsense (19)
*Vitriolic Blast (20)

=== Progression ===

'''Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments):''' (Assuming 32 Point Buy)  17 14 15 10 8 11

'''Race (Templates):''' [[Race::[[UA:Arctic_Kobolds|Arctic Kobold]]]]

{| class="zebra d20" style="text-align: left;" {{#vardefine: odd|0}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" | ECL
! rowspan="2" | Class/HD/LA
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Feats
! rowspan="2" | Class<br/>Features
! rowspan="2" | Special
|- style="text-align: center;"
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
| 1st || Scout 1 || +0 || +0 || +2 || +0 || Insightful, Martial Study: Crusader's Strike, Stand Still || +2 Move Silently checks, Skirmish +1d6, Trapfinding ||
|- 
| 2nd || Scout 2 || +1 || +0 || +3 || +0 || Power Attack || Battle Fortitude +1, Uncanny Dodge ||
|- 
| 3rd || Demon Bloodline 1 || +1 || +0 || +3 || +0 || Combat Reflexes || Strength +1 || 
|- 
| 4th || Scout 3 || +2 || +1 || +3 || +1 || || Fast Movement +10, Resistance to Electricity 5, Skirmish +1d6/+1 AC, Trackless Step || 
|- 
| 5th || Ranger 1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || +1 || Track || Demon Affinity +2, Favored Enemy (Arcane), Wild Empathy ||
|- 
| 6th || Demon Bloodline 2 || +3 || +3 || +5 || +1 || Improved Skirmish || Smite Good 1/day ||
|- 
| 7th || Scout 4 || +4 || +3 || +6 || +1 || Swift Hunter || +2 Hide checks, Skirmish +2d6/+1 AC ||
|- 
| 8th || Cleric 1 || +4 || +5 || +6 || +3 || Knowledge Devotion, Law Devotion, Travel Devotion || Resistance to Acid 5, Turn Undead || 
|- 
| 9th || Warlock 1 || +4 || +5 || +6 || +5 || Practiced Spellcaster: Warlock || Constitution +1, Eldritch Blast 1d6 || 
|- 
| 10th || Unseen Seer 1 || +4 || +5 || +6 || +7 || || +2 Saves vs. Poison, Skirmish +3d6/+1 AC ||
|- 
| 11th || Unseen Seer 2 || +4 || +5 || +6 || +8 || Silent Spell || Advanced Learning, Demon Affinity +4, Eldritch Blast 2d6 ||
|- 
| 12th || Demon Bloodline 3 || +4 || +5 || +6 || +8 || Martial Stance: Thicket of Blades || Resistance to Fire 5 ||
|- 
| 13th || Unseen Seer 3 || +5 || +6 || +7 || +8 || || +2 Intimidate checks, Divination Spell Power +1 || 
|- 
| 14th || Unseen Seer 4 || +6 || +6 || +7 || +9 || Cleave || Eldritch Blast 3d6 Skirmish +4d6/+1 AC ||
|- 
| 15th || Unseen Seer 5 || +7 || +6 || +7 || +9 || Shape Soulmeld: Strongheart Vest || Advanced Learning, Charisma +1, Guarded Mind || 
|- 
| 16th || Hellfire Warlock 1 || +8 || +6 || +7 || +11 || || Divination Spell Power +1, Eldritch Blast 4d6, Hellfire Blast 8d6, Resistance to Cold 5 || Potential is fully realized
|- 
| 17th || Hellfire Warlock 2 || +9 || +6 || +7 || +12 || || Demon Affinity +6, Hellfire Blast 10d6 ||
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| 18th || Hellfire Warlock 3 || +9 || +7 || +8 || +12 || Quicken Spell-Like Ability || +1 Natural Armor, Eldritch Blast 5d6, Hellfire Blast 12d6 ||
|- 
| 19th || Unseen Seer 6 || +10 || +8 || +9 || +13 || || +2 Spot checks, Divination Spell Power +2 ||
|- 
| 20th || Unseen Seer 7 || +11 || +8 || +9 || +13 || || Damage Reduction 5/Good, Eldritch Blast 6d6, Skirmish +5d6/+1 AC ||
|}

At level 20: [[Final Class Progression::Scout 4 / Ranger 1 / Cleric 1 / Warlock 1 / Hellfire Warlock 3 / Unseen Seer 7 / Major Bloodline 3]]

== Items of Note ==

*Skirmisher Boots (Magic Item Compendium) allow you to add extra skirmish damage, as well as get an extra attack after skirmishing twice per day.
*A Nightstick (Libris Mortis) or a Reliquary Holy Symbol (Magic Item Compendium) will give you extra turn attempts with which to fuel your domain devotions
*Greater Chausable of Fell Power for more damage

== Highlights ==

*Pick up a first-level spell with the Draconic Rite of Passage (such as Nerveskitter)
*Caster level of 24 for Warlock
*Assumed stats at level 20:
**Strength: 17 (Base) - 2 (Racial) + 1 (Bloodline) + 5 (Level) + 6 (Item) + 5 (Tome) = 32 (+11
**Damage: 6d6 (Base Eldritch Blast) + 2d6 (Greater Chausable of Fell Power) + 5d6 (Skirmish) + 2d6 (Improved Skirmish) + 22 (Power Attack) + 16 (Strength) + 12d6 (Hellfire Warlock) = 27d6 + 38 x3
***Total damage per attack comes out to 122.5 (on average). Should all attacks hit (and they probably will, being touch attacks), that's 367.5 damage (735 with Quicken Spell-like Ability)

== Combat Sequence ==

*Activate Travel Devotion on one round, Law Devotion on another
*Keep moving and dealing damage with full attacks using Travel Devotion to move as a swift action
*Easily lock enemies down using Stand Still with Thicket of Blades

== Further Optimization ==

*Pick up a wand of Divine Favor and Divine Power to boost your attack and damage

=== Limitations ===

*Creatures immune to skirmish will reduce overall damage considerably

=== DM Counters ===

*Defenses apart from AC (illusions, concealment, etc)
*Teleporting foes

=== Variants ===

*Take the Titan Bloodline instead of the Demon Bloodline
*If you're not worried about Spell Resistance, pick up Chilling Tentacles or another invocation instead of Vitriolic Blast


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Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Ghostwheel +
Final Class Progression	Scout 4 / Ranger 1 / Cleric 1 / Warlock 1 / Hellfire Warlock 3 / Unseen Seer 7 / Major Bloodline 3 +
Identifier	3.5e Optimized Character Build +
Race	Arctic Kobold +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	Quickly move around the battlemap to hit your enemies for massive damage while locking them down. +
Title	Mobile Glaive +