CB: The Bastion
Updated Fri, Feb 13, 2009 by Darkgolem
The Bastion
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The bastion build is designed to be a fortress that a party can rally around. With high damage reduction while using a tower shield, a good intimidate skill, a good armor class, and fair resistance to magic, the bastion can protect his or her allies and still be a moderately good fighter.
The bastion has a weakness toward spell damage. It is important to keep the bastion equipped with elemental protection potions and healing potions for when spell points are not enough. In combat, the bastion builds should draw melee opponents toward themselves while others deal with casters. After casters are dealt with, deal with melee opponents next. Meanwhile the bastion draws the agg from melee opponents using both intimidate and shield bash.
Some options with the bastion build are to switch the slashing proficiency and improved critical for blunt proficiency. This allows better use of shield bash, since shield are blunt weapons. Bastion builds are not damage dealing classes per se, they are supportive of damage specialized warriors.
Starting abilities:
| Drow (28 pt) | Drow (with Bonuses) |
| Str 13 |
Str 14 |
| Dex 12 |
Dex 12 |
| Con 12 | Con 12 |
| Int 13 | Int 13 |
| Wis 12 | Wis
14 |
| Cha 17 | Cha 21 |
Note regarding race: The bastion build is very advantageous as a Drow. Even with a 32 point human build, the benefits of playing a drow are simply superior, in this case, so no example of a human is given.
(Below information based upon 28 point build, level 14)
Hit Points: 180
Armor Class: 16 + Items/spells
Saving Throws:
Fortitude: +19
Reflex: +12
Will: +13
Class/Race
Features:Aura of Good
Divine Grace
Lay on Hands 1/rest ( 110 points)
Aura of Courage
Divine Health
Turn Undead (level 9, 8/day)
Smite Evil (3/rest, +10 to hit, +43 damage)
Remove Disease (2/rest)
Spell Resistance 16
+2 Will saves against spells
+2 to Listen, Search, Spot
Proficient: Rapier, Short Sword, Shuriken
Immune to Sleep spells and effects
Skills:
Intimidate +16
Jump +7
Balance +91/2
Feats: Toughness, Weapon Focus: Slashing, Combat Expertise, Shield Mastery, Improved Shield Bash, Improved Shield Mastery, Improved Critical: Slashing
Enhancements:
Improved Spell Resistance 2
Fighter Intimidate 1
Fighter Item Resistance 1
Fighter Strength 1
Paladin Focus of Good 3
Paladin Courage of Good 2
Paladin Bulwark of Good 3
Paladin Resistance of Good 3
Paladin Charisma 3
Spells:
(DC 12 + spell level)
Spell Points: 165 (base 119 + Ability bonuses 46)
Level 1: Divine Favor, Cure Light Wounds
Level 2: Resist Energy, Bull's Strength
Level 3: Cure Moderate Wounds
Detailed progression by level:
Level 1
Class: Fighter
Feats: Toughness, Weapon Focus: Slashing
Skills: Intimidate +4, Jump +4, Balance +2
Enhancements: Fighter Intimidate 1, Fighter Item Defense 1
Level 2
Class: Fighter
Feats: Combat Expertise
Skills: Intimidate +1, Jump +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Fighter Strength 1, Improved Spell Resistance 1
Level 3
Class: Paladin
Feats: Shield Mastery
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Focus of Good 1
Level 4
Class: Paladin
Ability Score: Charisma +1
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Charisma 1
Level 5
Class: Paladin
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Courage of Good 1, Paladin Bulwark of Good 1, Paladin Resistance of Good 1, Elven Dexterity 1
Level 6
Class: Paladin
Feats: Improved Shield Bash
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements:
Level
7Class: Paladin
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Focus of Good 2, Improved Spell Resistance 2
Level 8
Class: Paladin
Ability Score: Wisdom +1
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Charisma 2
Level 9
Class: Paladin
Feats: Improved Shield Mastery
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Resistance of Good 2, Paladin Bulwark of Good 2, Paladin Courage of Good 2
Level 10
Class: Paladin
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements:
Level 11
Class: Paladin
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Focus of Good 3
Level 12
Class: Paladin
Feats: Improved Critical: Slashing
Ability Score: Wisdom +1
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Improved Spell Resistance 3, Paladin Charisma 3
Level 13
Class: Paladin
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Resistance of Good 3
Level 14
Class: Paladin
Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2
Enhancements: Paladin Bulwark of Good 3
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Status: Published
Release Date: February 28, 2006
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