rate my dwarf bard build

[Karina]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149044929
Will go college of lore, at level 4 will take feat to grab +1 strength and heavy armor proficiency. Dumping strength to 8 and relying on hill giant potions is more efficient but it feels very cheasy. Probably no multiclassing.

[Evangeline]

bward

[OnlyOffensive]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149044929
Will go college of lore, at level 4 will take feat to grab +1 strength and heavy armor proficiency. Dumping strength to 8 and relying on hill giant potions is more efficient but it feels very cheasy. Probably no multiclassing.

how you plan on taking heavy armor prof on level 4? Lore bard has only light so you need to go through medium first

[Doctor Zalgo]

needs more dex for dual wielding hand crossbows.

[Karina]

Originally posted by OnlyOffensive:

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149044929
Will go college of lore, at level 4 will take feat to grab +1 strength and heavy armor proficiency. Dumping strength to 8 and relying on hill giant potions is more efficient but it feels very cheasy. Probably no multiclassing.

how you plan on taking heavy armor prof on level 4? Lore bard has only light so you need to go through medium first

Im a shield dwarf.

[OnlyOffensive]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

Originally posted by OnlyOffensive:

how you plan on taking heavy armor prof on level 4? Lore bard has only light so you need to go through medium first

Im a shield dwarf.

oh ok

[Karina]

Originally posted by Doctor Zalgo:

needs more dex for dual wielding hand crossbows.

If im not in melee - i will be throwing axes instead. Or casting spells.

[Evangeline]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

Im a shield dwarf.

How you gonna lift those big shields? (￢‿￢ )

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

rate my dwarf bard build
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149044929
Will go college of lore, at level 4 will take feat to grab +1 strength and heavy armor proficiency. Dumping strength to 8 and relying on hill giant potions is more efficient but it feels very cheasy. Probably no multiclassing.

Very good. Alternative would be Strength 14 and start with Fighter 1 and multiclass the rest into Bard for heavy armour proficiency and more weapons. The cost is the same while the result is worth more as you also get proficiency in CON saves which make your concentration spells safer.

[Karina]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

rate my dwarf bard build
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149044929
Will go college of lore, at level 4 will take feat to grab +1 strength and heavy armor proficiency. Dumping strength to 8 and relying on hill giant potions is more efficient but it feels very cheasy. Probably no multiclassing.

Very good. Alternative would be Strength 14 and start with Fighter 1 and multiclass the rest into Bard for heavy armour proficiency and more weapons. The cost is the same while the result is worth more as you also get proficiency in CON saves which make your concentration spells safer.

Starting with fighters gives you less skill proficiencies though. This would work better on a gold dwarf, cause they dont get any armor proficiency. Im just trying to push shield dwarf bonuses to their maximum.

[Karina]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149720895 Level 4 update. I think that fellow above me is right - getting a level in martial class for proficiencies is much better. And starting as a gold dwarf instead. Cant use all the good two handers, or use a shield with one hander. Shield dwarf bonuses are very suboptimal - even with you design character around them.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Needs 100% more beard if you ask me!

[Karina]

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

Needs 100% more beard if you ask me!

Beard will clip through armor, even this small one does.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

Needs 100% more beard if you ask me!

Beard will clip through armor, even this small one does.

You are incorrect, the beard is so magnificent that the armor has to clip thru the beard not the other way around! Dwarf up! Lol

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149720895 Level 4 update. I think that fellow above me is right - getting a level in martial class for proficiencies is much better. And starting as a gold dwarf instead. Cant use all the good two handers, or use a shield with one hander. Shield dwarf bonuses are very suboptimal - even with you design character around them.

Here is more food for thoughts: gold warves gives you +12 maximum hitpoints in total over the time reaching the level cap.

If the race looks selection is mostly the same, you are even better with Duergar, and you just change skin and hair colour to make them look like a gold dwarf. That way you get more useful race abilities.

That is, if you think it is important enough to pick race for such passives is worth it. I personally always recommend to pick the race you feel comfortable most, which you feel you can have fun to identify with, regardless of benefits.

Otherwise Wood Elf is easily superior for their extra movement in combat.

Food for thoughts ~

[Karina]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149720895 Level 4 update. I think that fellow above me is right - getting a level in martial class for proficiencies is much better. And starting as a gold dwarf instead. Cant use all the good two handers, or use a shield with one hander. Shield dwarf bonuses are very suboptimal - even with you design character around them.

Here is more food for thoughts: gold warves gives you +12 maximum hitpoints in total over the time reaching the level cap.

If the race looks selection is mostly the same, you are even better with Duergar, and you just change skin and hair colour to make them look like a gold dwarf. That way you get more useful race abilities.

That is, if you think it is important enough to pick race for such passives is worth it. I personally always recommend to pick the race you feel comfortable most, which you feel you can have fun to identify with, regardless of benefits.

Otherwise Wood Elf is easily superior for their extra movement in combat.

Food for thoughts ~

:spacehamster:

Even in tabletop - gold dwarf was a better option most of the time. Shield dwarf had advantage of having +2 in both str and con. But larian removed it and not given anything in return.

Also, the most op race is probably githyanki. 5-4 extra proficiency, it is insane.