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

== 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
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 +