New Posts For Thread: Weekly Optimization Showcase: Dream Bladehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29379453/Weekly_Optimization_Showcase:_Dream_BladeAs usual for the showcase, these builds are intended to spur discussion and perhaps inspire a few people in the spirit of the old CO boards. They come from members of my gaming group - me, TempestStormwind, DisposableHero_, Andarious, Sionnis, and SeOh derp. I'll fix that right away. Dang, I'm going to have to cut his Strength.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29379453/Weekly_Optimization_Showcase:_Dream_Blade?post_id=524928999#524928999Oh derp. I'll fix that right away. Dang, I'm going to have to cut his Strength.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:44:17 -0500I'm unfortunately both blessed and cursed by the fact that while my players -are- abusive and into breaking the games, they're not creative and number-crunching enough to come up with much that isn't easy to stop in it's tracks real fast. Lets hearhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29379453/Weekly_Optimization_Showcase:_Dream_Blade?post_id=524905941#524905941I'm unfortunately both blessed and cursed by the fact that while my players -are- abusive and into breaking the games, they're not creative and number-crunching enough to come up with much that isn't easy to stop in it's tracks real fast. Lets hearMon, 08 Oct 2012 20:13:24 -0500Seconding the don't-be-worried thing.I ran the numbers a while ago and showed, pretty conclusively, that against CR-appropriate enemies, a warblade (the most aggressive of the three Tome of Battle classes, as shown here) actually falls behind a core-http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29379453/Weekly_Optimization_Showcase:_Dream_Blade?post_id=524905465#524905465Seconding the don't-be-worried thing.I ran the numbers a while ago and showed, pretty conclusively, that against CR-appropriate enemies, a warblade (the most aggressive of the three Tome of Battle classes, as shown here) actually falls behind a core-Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:48:58 -0500Nice catch, you're absolutely right. I missed that when originally writing the build and of all the really well educated and informed optimizers that have been over this build it's been missed up until now.As far as cringing at bringint Tome of Battlhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29379453/Weekly_Optimization_Showcase:_Dream_Blade?post_id=524904997#524904997Nice catch, you're absolutely right. I missed that when originally writing the build and of all the really well educated and informed optimizers that have been over this build it's been missed up until now.As far as cringing at bringint Tome of BattlMon, 08 Oct 2012 19:21:21 -0500I've been looking at and setting up a character with this build, and I found what I believe is a stumbling block.. (Which could easily be me missing or misreading an important part.) You listed ability scores as 16/12/14/14/10/8.. Thusly a 10 wisdomhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29379453/Weekly_Optimization_Showcase:_Dream_Blade?post_id=524904541#524904541I've been looking at and setting up a character with this build, and I found what I believe is a stumbling block.. (Which could easily be me missing or misreading an important part.) You listed ability scores as 16/12/14/14/10/8.. Thusly a 10 wisdomMon, 08 Oct 2012 18:56:45 -0500