User:Ubergeek63/Thri-Kreen Totemist (3.5e Class)

Author: Ubergeek63 Date Created: 06/11/16 Status: dev Editing: Clarity edits only please

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Introduction

Mobile damage dealer. At level 12:

AC 36, BAB +9 +9

Each of 12 (4 + 2 for garillon arms + 6 for speed doubled for arms chakra bind) claw attacks does d6+d6(vampiric)+6(STR) for 18hp potential per claw doubled

ALL claw attacks add to unarmed damage (Beast Strike) for a total of d8+18*24=440 potential per unarmed attack

normal attack sequence unarmed (+9) 440HP, unarmed (+5) 440HP, and 12 claws (-2) doubled for 432HP a total of 1312HP dmg potential not including AoOs at LVL 12 (potentially LVL 8 depending on how your campaign handles LA and monstrous HD)

References

Savage Species - Thri-keen monstrous humanoid race, pgs 217 & 222

Dragon 313 - Half-Minotaur Template pg 94

Tome of Battle - Blade Meditation (White Raven Bolstering Voice (stance)) pg 76 (need 5 ranks in Diplomacy for Kensai)

Player's Handbook - Combat Expertise, pg 92 (need for Kensai)

Player's Handbook - Weapon Focus (Claws), pg 102 (need for Kensai)

Dragon 355 - Beast Strike pg 76

Book of Exalted Deeds - Sacred Vow pg 45, Vow of Poverty pg 48, Intuitive Attack pg 44

Dragon 340 - Backstab pg 86, Improved Combat Reflexes pg 87

Game Rule Components

Spells, Powers, Soulmelds, Stances, etc...

Garillon Arms totem bind

Bolstering voice stance for party will saves (free bonus since we needed Diplomacy as a class skill)

Items

none. seriously. Vow of Poverty means you barely own the cloths on your back and even they were likely to have been charity. In today's lingo your total net worth has to be less than 1GP, though you are graciously allowed a quarter staff and a spell component pouch.

Progression

Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments): 25 point buy - STR 8 / DEX 8 / CON 14 / INT 17 / WIS 10 / CHA 12

Race (including Template): STR +14 / DEX +2 / CON +6 / INT -4 / WIS +2 / CHA -4, JUMP +30, Natural Armor +5

Starting Racial Traits: 4 Claws (d6), 1 bite (d6+poison), Darkvision 60', Immune to sleep, Deflect Arrows (racial bonus), Large, LA +2

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features	Special
			Fort	Ref	Will
1st	Thri-Keen	+0	+0	+0	+0	Deflect Arrows, Blade Meditation	Immune to sleep, 4 claws and a poison bite, AC+4	Jump 4, Balance 4,
2nd	Thri-Keen	+2	+0	+3	+3	Combat Expertise, Improved Unarmed Strike	FLAWS	Jump 1, Balance 1
3rd	Totemist 1	+2	+2	+5	+3	Weapon Focus (claws)		Concentration 5, buy back LA
4th	Totemist 2	+3	+3	+6	+3			Diplomacy 5
5th	Totemist 3	+4	+3	+6	+4
6th	Totemist 4	+5	+4	+7	+4	Beast Strike
7th	Kensai 1	+5	+4	+7	+6
8th	Kensai 2	+6/+1	+4	+7	+7			Signature Weapon (vampiric)
9th	Kensai 3	+7/+2	+5	+8	+7	feat
10th	Kensai 4	+8/+3	+5	+8	+8
11th	Kensai 5	+8/+4	+5	+8	+8			Signature Weapon (speed)
12th	Kensai 6	+9/+5				Open Lesser Chakra (Arms)

Side Notes

<- overview of additional info about this build ->

Miscellaneous

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