Building a better Swiftblade Caster

Building a better Swiftblade Caster

Failedlegend 06 Dec 2010 04:37

Hey guys I've been racking my brains to get a swiftblade caster to work without sacrificing to much in the way of casting I've tried both bard and wiz so far and wiz seems to work better (quicker spell gain & higher overall spell power) but beyond that I'm lost…anyways here's the wiz build (just for reference) and a list of goals I'm working towards.

- Be able to cast 9th Lvl Spells (unless its really worth the loss…ore if 9th level spells dont offer much in NWN)
- Take at least 6 Lvls of SB
- Be at least functional at melee combat (Hoping spells will help balance things..a bit)

Wizard (6), Swiftblade (9), Red Wizard (5)

Strength 16
Dexterity 13
Constitution 12
Intelligence 17(lvl ups here)
Wisdom 8
Charisma 8

Wizard (1)
- Beetle
- Necromancy
- Weapon Proficiency (Martial)
- Dodge

2 Wizard (2)

3 Wizard (3)

-Craft Wondrous Items

4 Wizard (4) INT

5 Wizard (5)
- Craft Magic Arms and Armor

6 Wizard (6)
- Mobility

7 Swiftblade (1)

Swiftblade Spellcasting Class (Wizard)
Swift Surge
* Spring Attack

8 Swiftblade (2) INT

* Blurred Alacrity

9 Swiftblade (3)

* Extend Spell

* Residual Celerity

10 Swiftblade (4)

* Improved Initiative

11 Swiftblade (5)

* Evasive Celerity

12 Swiftblade (6) INT

* Spell Penetration

* Fortified Hustle

13 Swiftblade (7)

* Uncanny Dodge

14 Swiftblade (8)

* Diligent Rapidity

15 Swiftblade (9)

* Greater Spell Penetration

* Perpetual Celerity

16 Red Wizard (1) INT

* Enhanced Specialization
* Specialist Defense (+1)
* Red Wizard Spellcasting (Wizard)

17 Red Wizard (2)

* Spell Power (+1)

18 Red Wizard (3)

* Improved Critical (Greatsword)

* Specialist Defense (+2)

19 Red Wizard (4)

* Spell Power (+2)

20 Red Wizard (5) INT

* Persistent Spell

Last edited on 07 Dec 2010 01:22 by Failedlegend Show more

Re: Building a better Swiftblade Caster

Failedlegend 08 Dec 2010 02:58

Hey here;s another possibility i went through the lvl 8 and 9 spells and while theres a few that are cool i figured it wouldn't hurt to lose em so I gave myself the leeway to have only 7th lvl spells I dropped Eldritch Knight and added swashbuckler for Insightful Strike as well as upgrading SB to lvl 10 which gives me JUST enough Caster Levels for 7th lvl spells…anyway here's the modified build…still not really sure what race to go for….Tiefling is awesome but that +1 ECL is keeping it from being a 100% awesome choice. I'm unsure which wizard spec to take (either general or one of the schools) I'm thinking Necro

Wizard(7) Swashbuckler(3) Swiftblade (10)

Str 14
Dex 18+1 Lvl (19…for GTWF)
Con 14
Int 18+4 Lvls (22)
Wis 8
Cha 6

1 Wizard *Two Weapon Fighting* *Scribe Scroll*
2 Wizard
3 Wizard *Dodge*
4 Swashbuckler INT *Weapon Finesse*
5 Swashbuckler
6 Swashbuckler *Insightful Strike* *Mobility*
7 Wizard
8 Wizard DEX *Craft Magic Arms & Armor* (Kaedrin's version…whats the diff)
9 Swiftblade *Extend Spell* *Swift Surge* *Spring Attack*
10 Swiftblade *Blurred Alacrity*
11 Swiftblade * Residual Celerity*
12 Swiftblade INT *Practiced Spellcaster* *Improved Initiative*
13 Swiftblade *Evasive Celerity*
14 Swiftblade *Fortified Hustle*
15 Swiftblade *Improved Two-Weapon Fighting* * Uncanny Dodge*
16 Swiftblade INT *Diligent Rapidity*
17 Swiftblade *Perpetual Celerity*
18 Swiftblade *Greater Two-Weapon Fighting* *Innervated Speed*
19 Wizard
20 Wizard INT