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Healer - Cleric 38 / Monk 1 / Wizard 1 This build is a DC Cleric focused on evocation that can use arcane banners. Cleric 38 / Bard 1 / Ranger 1 is an alternative DC Cleric that swaps Evasion for UMD. Recommended Abilities: CON, WIS. AB: 25 (BAB) + 20 (WIS) + 20 (AB bonus) = +65 HP: 316 (base) + 360...

Crafter - Bard 26 / Fighter 4 / Red Dragon Disciple 10 This build has the 80 Craft Armor and Craft Weapon ranks required for a high end crafter. In order to reach this value the build needs 12 INT and 4 Perform from gear. 24 Perform from gear is required for a maxed out Bard Song and Curse Song. Rem...

This is a list of PvM builds that I recommend for BSK. Some of these builds are the best at what they do, others are just good, but all of them work well on BSK. All of the builds are designed for level 40, so some of them may sacrifice power at lower levels in exchange for an optimal level 40 build...

A properly equipped build should be able to survive 1 round from most mobs, including bosses. Decent HP, 50% concealment, 35% physical DI, 15/- physical DR, and 10/- or 15/- elemental DR will turn most one-hit-kill bosses into one-round-kill bosses. For example, Shalnath does a max of 224 damage per...

It's possible (although time consuming) to check a creature's race, either with PDK or with certain weapons.

This is a change that was made in EE, you can't use metamagic on any spells while shifted.

The two builds I always recommend for new players are a STR melee build with UMD or a DC Cleric. A DC cleric would probably be best if you're planning to mainly play solo. Below are a couple of examples, although there are similar builds that perform just as well. Figh12/WM25/Rog3 https://blackstone...

I'm not sure if this is a bug or an intentional nerf, but the bonus acid damage doesn't work against any of the bosses I've fought recently. I'm already aware that there are some limitations to how the bonus damage works, but the usual limitations don't apply to these bosses. The damage doesn't work...

Just tested and let the vampire use all of it's spells on me. It uses the ability Domination Gaze, not the spell Daze. Lord Slayack uses domination gaze. Spell Immunity: Daze will only give you immunity to the spell Daze, not the dazed effect. Immunity: Mind Affecting Spells will protect you from th...

This sounds like the AOE bug, it can be triggered randomly by any creature that's standing in an aura / persistent AOE. Try using single-target spells (Finger Of Death, Flame Arrow, Magic Missile, etc) instead of AOE spells (Firebrand, Ice Storm, IGMS, etc). Unfortunately it's a NWN bug rather than ...

Shouldn't converting deities only change alignment along the Good/Evil axis? Otherwise players will be able to mix Lawful and non-Lawful classes.

The main reason for Monk is Evasion, AC doesn't really matter for this build.
Access to Holy Avenger is useless for this build because it doesn't use melee weapons, so Paladin isn't a good class choice.
if you don't care about Evasion you can make a Cler38/Bard1/X1 instead.

My point is that it's not possible for one build to do max damage on an average boss run. There are more than ten boss runs, no matter how good your build is on some runs there will always be runs where it's weak compared to other builds. If you want to do max damage you'll have to make multiple bui...

This build might work well while levelling but it will struggle with high end PvM. AC: 10 (Base) + 14 (DEX) + 8 (Tumble) + 2 (Feats) + 14 (PM Bonus) + 3 (Shield) + 30 (AC Bonus) + 4 (Haste) + 5 (EMA) = 90 HP: 242 (Base) + 280 (CON) + 40 (Feats) = 562 With Dodge and Improved Expertise it can reach an...

I recommend swapping one Improved Sneak Attack feat for Blind Fight, since more mobs have concealment now compared to when the build was first posted.