View source for Righteous Rager (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

Author's Note: "Fall on your swords while you can, evil! I won't be as gentle!"

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[[Image:Minsc.jpg|thumb|270px|"Go for the eyes Boo, GO FOR THE EYES!! RrraaaAAGHGHH!!!"]]

== Introduction ==

[[Summary::Scare your foes into running every time you charge into combat.]]

== References ==

*Unearthed Arcana
*Complete Warrior
*Complete Scoundrel
*Book of Exalted Deeds
*Magic Item Compendium
*Player's Guide to Faerun
*Stormwrack
*Tome of Battle

== Game Rule Components ==

=== Skill Tricks ===

*Never Outnumbered

=== Progression ===

'''Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments):''' (Assuming 32 Point Buy)  16 14 14 8 10 15

'''Race:''' [[Race::[[SRD:Half Orc|Half Orc]]]]

{| 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 || [[UA:Half-Orc_Paragon|Half-Orc Paragon]] 1 || +1 || +2 || +0 || +0 || [[Power Attack]], Dreadful Wrath, Menacing Demeanor || Divided Ancestry, Monstrous Mien ||
|- 
| 2nd || [[SRD:Barbarian|Barbarian]] 1 || +2 || +4 || +0 || +0 || || Fast Movement, Illiteracy, [[UA:Rage_Variant:_Whirling_Frenzy|Whirling Frenzy]] 1/day ||
|- 
| 3rd || [[UA:Half-Orc_Paragon|Half-Orc Paragon]] 2 || +3 || +5 || +0 || +0 || Righteous Wrath || [[UA:Rage_Variant:_Whirling_Frenzy|Whirling Frenzy]] 2/day || 
|- 
| 4th || [[UA:Half-Orc_Paragon|Half-Orc Paragon]] 3 || +4 || +5 || +1 || +1 || || Ability Boost ([[Strength]] +2) || 
|- 
| 5th || Fighter 1 || +5 || +7 || +1 || +1 || [[SRD:Exotic Weapon Proficiency|Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword]] || ||
|- 
| 6th || Ronin 1 || +6 || +9 || +1 || +1 || Knight of the Stars || Infamy, Sneak Attack +1d6 ||
|- 
| 7th || Champion of Gwynharwyf 1 || +7 || +11 || +1 || +1 || || Detect Evil, Smite Evil 1/day || 
|- 
| 8th || Champion of Gwynharwyf 2 || +8 || +11 || +1 || +1 || || Divine Grace, Furious Casting || 
|- 
| 9th || Champion of Gwynharwyf 3 || +9 || +12 || +2 || +2 || Imperious Command || DR 2/--, Resist Enchantment, [[UA:Rage_Variant:_Whirling_Frenzy|Whirling Frenzy]] 3/day || 
|- 
| 10th || Champion of Gwynharwyf 4 || +10 || +13 || +2 || +2 || || Fearsome Fury ||
|- 
| 11th || Swordsage 1 || +10 || +13 || +4 || +4 || Weapon Focus || Quick to Act +1 || Assassin's Stance boosts Sneak Attack to +3d6
|- 
| 12th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 1 || +11 || +13 || +6|| +4 || Intimidating Rage || Improved Feint || 
|- 
| 13th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 2 || +12 || +13 || +7 || +4 || || Sneak Attack +4d6 || 
|- 
| 14th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 3 || +13 || +14 || +7 || +5 || || Corsair's Feint (once per 2d4 rounds) ||
|- 
| 15th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 4 || +14 || +14 || +8 || +5 || Improved Bull Rush || Sailor's Step +2 || 
|- 
| 16th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 5 || +15 || +14 || +8 || +5 || || Scourge of the Seas ||
|- 
| 17th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 6 || +16 || +15 || +9 || +6 || || Sneak Attack +5d6 || 
|- 
| 18th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 7 || +17 || +15 || +9 || +6 || Shock Trooper || Corsair's Feint (once per 1d4 rounds) ||
|- 
| 19th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 8 || +18 || +15 || +10 || +6 || || Sailor's Step +4 ||
|- 
| 20th || [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20050805b Scarlet Corsair] 9 || +19 || +16 || +10 || +7 || || Frightening Lunge ||
|}

At level 20: [[Final Class Progression::Barbarian 1 / Half-Orc Paragon 3 / Fighter 1 / Ronin 1 / Champion of Gwynharwyf 4 / Scarlet Corsair 9]]

== Items of Note ==

*Use a glaive with armor spikes to threaten a larger area (since you can only intimidate those within your reach)
*Veil of Allure (MIC)
*Menacing Armor (MIC)
*Drums of Panic (DMG)
*Eyes of Doom (DMG)
*Axe of the Sea Reavers (MIC) may come in handy
*Breastplate of Terror (MIC)
*Mask of the Matriarch (DotU)

== Highlights ==

*Assumed stats at level 20:
**Fear effects
***Dreadful Wrath (When you charge or full attack, DC 26 Will save (after +6 cha item and +1 tome) or be made shaken for one minute)
***Righteous Wrath (When you first deal damage to an evil enemy, DC 26 will save (after +6 cha item and +1 tome) or be made shaken until you go down or the encounter ends)
***Intimidating Rage (One opponent can be made shaken as long as you rage)
***Fearsome Fury (DC equal to Intimidate check against all opponents within 30' or be shaken for as long as you rage)
***Never Outnumbered (Demoralize all enemies within 10' they first Cower then are Shaken for a single round due to Imperious Command)
***Fearsome Lunge (Sacrifice 2d6 on Sneak Attacks to cause enemies to be Shaken)
***Item - Menacing Armor (Standard action, DC 26 Will save (after +6 cha item and +1 tome) or all enemies with less HD than you become Panicked for 5 rounds, Shaken for one round on a successful save)
***Item - Drums of Panic (All creatures within 120' are affected by the [[SRD:Fear_(Spell)|Fear]] spell, DC 16, Shaken for one round on a successful save)
***Item - Eyes of Doom ([[SRD:Doom|Doom]] at DC 11, [[SRD:Fear_(Spell)|Fear]] once per week at DC 16)
***Item - Axe of the Sea Reavers (Standard action, DC 16 Will save or enemies within 15' are Panicked for one round)
***Item - Breastplate of Terror (Immediate action on being wounded, DC 20 Will save or enemy is Frightened for one round, Shaken on successful save)
***Item - Mask of the Matriarch (Standard action, DC 20 Will save gaze attack or target Cowers for one round and then is Shaken for another round)
**Strength: 16 (Base) + 2 (Race) + 4 (Rage) + 2 (Ability Boost) + 6 (Item) + 5 (Tome) + 5 (Level) = 40 (+15)
**Attack Bonus: 19 (BAB) + 15 (Str) + 5 (Magic) - 2 (Whirling Rage) + 1 (Weapon Focus) = +38/+38/+33/+28/+23
**Damage: 1d10 (Glaive) + 22 (Str) + 5d6 (Sneak Attack) 5d6+5 (Magic) = 1d10+10d6+29
**Total damage per attack comes out to 67.5 (on average), and a full attack comes out to 219.375 DPR when weighted against AC 40

== Combat Sequence ==

*Be sure to initiate a Duel of Wills (Tome of Battle) at the beginning of combat.
*Charge and Rage to scare the crap out of your foes.
*Laugh as they run away like little girls.

== Further Optimization ==

*[[Unnatural_Aura_(3.5e_Trait)|Unnatural Aura]] can boost the DC of your fear effects by 2.
*[[Hulking Brute (3.5e Trait)|Menacing Brute]] or [[Intimidating_Brute_(3.5e_Feat)|Intimidating Brute]] will let you use Strength instead of Charisma for intimidate checks.
*[[Spiritual Weapon (3.5e Feat)|Spiritual Weapon]] will let you specialize in Charisma more, allowing your DCs to rise.

=== Limitations ===

*Creatures immune to mind-affecting or fear effects.

=== DM Counters ===

*Usual melee defences apart from AC (illusions, concealment, distance, etc)

=== Variants ===

*To remove Tome of Battle from sources used, replace the level of Swordsage with another of Barbarian or the [[UA:Fighter Variant|Sneak Attack Fighter]], to gain Uncanny Dodge at the cost of 2d6 SA, or lose 1d6 SA respectively.
*Be a [[UA:Desert_Half-Orcs|desert half-orc]] to lose the penalty to [[Charisma]], though you also lose the bonus to [[Strength]].


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Article Balance	High +
Author	Ghostwheel +
Final Class Progression	Barbarian 1 / Half-Orc Paragon 3 / Fighter 1 / Ronin 1 / Champion of Gwynharwyf 4 / Scarlet Corsair 9 +
Identifier	3.5e Optimized Character Build +
Race	Half-Orc +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	Scare your foes into running every time you charge into combat. +
Title	Righteous Rager +