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A variation on the Pariah build but focused on the possibilities of the Dead Rat Deserter Theme power, Body of the Rat.

When in rat form, you cannot attack. However, you can still Curse and Divine Challenge, since neither are attacks, nor do they have any implement or weapon keywords. Combining this with a constant, pumped up regeneration and the Plagued Regeneration feat that causes damage to adjacent enemies whenever you regen, plus Radiant One for more autodamage, every turn you're causing damage to enemies just by being nearby, and with invisibility from Evermeet Warlock they'll be triggering Divine Challenge frequently as well. This is under the interpretation that equipment includes items you can't attack with anyway, but can still gain the benefits of properties from.

====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ======
Dagnir, level 30
Revenant, Paladin/Warlock, Evermeet Warlock, Radiant One
Hybrid Talent Option: Shadow Walk
Arcane Implement Proficiency Option: Arcane Implement Proficiency (Staff)
Choose your Race in Life: Longtooth Shifter
Spellscarred
Cursed (Stealth class skill)
 
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 28, DEX 14, INT 22, WIS 12, CHA 13
 
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 18, DEX 10, INT 14, WIS 10, CHA 11
 
AC: 41 Fort: 48 Ref: 47 Will: 36
AC: 54 Fort: 61 Ref: 60 Will: 49 [effective defenses with TD & invisible]
HP: 186 Surges: 17 Surge Value: 46
 
TRAINED SKILLS
Intimidate +23, Stealth +24, Thievery +22
 
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +17, Arcana +21, Athletics +15, Bluff +16, Diplomacy +16, Dungeoneering +16, Endurance +26, Heal +16, History +21, Insight +16, Nature +16, Perception +16, Religion +21, Streetwise +16
 
POWERS
Paladin Feature: Divine Challenge
Warlock's Curse  Power: Warlock's Curse
Longtooth Shifter Racial Power: Longtooth Shifting
Thievery Utility 2: Fast Hands
Warlock Utility 10: Ethereal Sidestep
 
FEATS
Level 1: Hybrid Talent
Level 2: Past Soul
Level 4: Arcane Implement Proficiency
Level 6: Shifting Defense
Level 8: Death's Blessing
Level 10: Superior Fortitude
Level 11: Superior Reflexes
Level 12: Revenant's Challenge
Level 14: Arcane Familiar
Level 16: Plagued Regeneration
Level 21: Student of the Plague
Level 24: Rapid Regeneration
Level 26: Ghostly Vitality
Level 26: Epic Will
Level 28: Epic Reflexes
Level 28: Epic Fortitude
Level 30: Unarmored Agility
 
ITEMS
Rod of Starlight +6 x1
Defensive Dagger +6 x1
Incisive Dagger Dagger +6 x2
Belt of Sonnlinor Righteousness (epic tier) x1
Planestrider Boots (paragon tier) x1
Mantle of the Seventh Wind Cloth Armor (Basic Clothing) +6 x1
Mirrored Mask (epic tier) x1
Bag of Holding (heroic tier)
Potion of Healing (heroic tier)
Pelor's Sun Blessing (level 3)
Mithrendain Steel Dagger +2
Life Charm +6 x1
Staff of the Traveler +1
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REGENERATION:
6 Longtooth Shifter
+3 Plagued Regeneration
+9 Rapid Regeneration
18 damage
+5 Radiant One
+9 Pelor's Sun Blessing
+6 Radiant Vulnerability from Curse with Rod of Starlight
(+5 if hit with DC)
38 automatic necrotic/radiant/fire damage to adjacent (43 after hit with DC)

DIVINE CHALLENGE:
4 Divine Challenge
+1 Charisma
+5 Radiant One
+9 Pelor's Sun Blessing
+6 Radiant Vulnerability from Curse with Rod of Starlight
25 automatic radiant/fire to violators of Divine Challenge

SAMPLE TURN:

1 BEGINNING OF TURN: Gain 20HP, deal 18 damage to enemy, adding 20/25 as above for 38/43 damage
2 STANDARD: Total Defense (+8 defenses), shift>teleport from adjacent to adjacent to same enemy to become invisible (+5 defenses)
3 MINOR: Warlock Curse (sustain vulnerability 6 radiant)
4 MINOR: Divine Challenge
5 ENEMY TURN: Enemy targets him, misses. Enemy targets ally, takes 25 automatic damage, gains vulnerability 5 necrotic.
6 GOTO 1

RESULT:

You're a rat, hovering and flickering and disappearing around the battlefield. Everything around you gets sick and eventually dies, quicker if they try to attack your allies. You never have to return to human form, although if you get knocked below zero you might have to to chug a potion if your allies don't heal you, since you can't use item powers in rat form.

Inspired by Mellored for his question on how to attack while Tiny.

Regeneration doesn't stack, unless it specifically says "increases by", it won't help. What's lmk?

Oh mellored, you think of all the better ideas. Iron defense with damage reduce druid, paladin with revenant and weakening challenge... Already a better build. Need to rebuild him.

Aug 31, 2011 -- 8:52PM, monkeygentleman wrote:

Oh mellored, you think of all the better ideas. Iron defense with damage reduce druid, paladin with revenant and weakening challenge... Already a better build. Need to rebuild him.

Not necessarily.  Not getting hit > reducing damage.  Since you avoid status effects as well.  And plauged regen doesn't work below 0 (not that you're likely to reach that far).

Also, there i think you can get a few THP for not attacking...  pacifist feat of some kind...  not sure.

And don't forget you can teleport INTO enemies squares (if they are medium+).    Which is what i was trying to exploit.  With Antipathy Gloves + HBO or the like.

Hmm..   Antipathy Gloves + Marshal of Letherna + Deft Footwork...  takes 3 squares to move 1, then you shift with them, take another 3 to move, then 2...   Can we boost movement cost higher?

Aug 31, 2011 -- 8:32PM, monkeygentleman wrote:

Regeneration doesn't stack, unless it specifically says "increases by", it won't help. What's lmk?

that's Let Me Know. And the ED was a suggestion for a larger source of base regen, albeit only at level 30.