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Nov 30, 2012 -- 3:12AM, svendj wrote:

First off: I find this build awesome, so here's a 

Thanks, man! Glad to see you're feelin' it. :D 

I would also like to see a more complete power progression. I was surprised that Come and Get It wasn't there, for example, until I noticed that you only posted the powers that were present at 30.

Considering the attention the build is generating, I will do a full write-up of the Power Selection soon. Luckily I'm getting a lot of good feedback to help me see which powers are best in the first place.

The major weaknesses of this build that I can see are:
1. Getting caught in close bursts and blasts, which your cloud doesn't protect you from. The easiest way to get around this is the level 6 Arcana skill power Warp in the Weave. Requires training in Arcana though.

I was looking for a new Utility 6, and that does sound sweet. I have no idea how I'd cram Arcana Training in, though. 

2. Becoming stunned, dominated, petrified or removed from play so you can't sustain your cloud anymore. This could probably be solved by utility powers and items that grant you instant saving throws, not to mention Superior Will.

Superior Will is definitely going in there. The feats section is a little work-in-progress, trying to see what I can give up.

3. Huge and larger enemies. Although you will still be invisible, they won't be blinded by your cloud and are free to, at the very least, use ranged attacks on your allies. This also won't trigger your mark since you probably won't have one on them (see next point).

4. Not marking enemies. Sustain standard for your cloud is nice and all, but it means you can't attack enemies during your turn to mark them. This leaves them free to use attacks against your allies. If those attacks are close attacks, they won't even be penalized for them.

Yeah, Huge enemies would be a detriment to the Cloud. However, would I not mark enemies with my OAs? Eventually a huge monster would trigger one, either from attempting to move or by Ranged Attacking my allies. After that I could exploit Combat Challenge, correct?

5. The lack of Stealth. You already mention this, but seriously, just take Twilight Adept as your MC. Hiding in your own cloud of darkness every turn is really awesome.

I know. The sheer concept of stealthing in the cloud is so tasty. Once again, need to figure out what feats I can loose to make up for it.

Nov 30, 2012 -- 4:35AM, svendj wrote:

 Why did you build it as a Tempest fighter anyway? 

Well, at the time I thought that the bonuses from Tempest Technique, Two-Weapon Fighting, and Two-Weapon Defense opened a better range of damage and defense with his high Dexterity score (plus, I didn't know if I was going to make use of Two-Weapon Opening or Two-Weapon Flurry). But a Heavy Shield could be a better choice, I havent crunched the numbers.