The Legends Guild Forums: Vyridus' Equipment

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   OOC :

Vyridus is playing a Warchanter bard.   Warchanter gives +2 Intimidate (unlikely to be used by Vyridus),  +1 attack, +2 damage and DR 5/-

Vyridus also has a range of buffs and some crowd control.

Vyridus was asking for advice on equipment.   Here's my first thoughts, but I've never played a bard so others will have better ideas, for sure.  

The main contentious bit is Armour Class since there are two schools of thought on a high AC at higher level.   One is you need really high AC to be worthwhile.   One is that highish AC is worthwhile.   It's true that to run Hound runs on Elite, Shroud, Amrath etc you need an AC of over 70 to be fairly safely fighting, with intimitanks shooting for an AC of 80.   Anything less and you're hit too much, so if you've an AC of 50 or an AC of 10, they only miss you on a 1 anyway, so why waste items on AC if it does absolutely nothing for you then?   Which is true.   The flipside is how often are you doing Elite runs or end game content when you need such a high AC?   If doing quests where AC 70 isn't needed, an AC of 50 does  help in end game Normal content so is it worth striving for a helpful, rather than rock solid, AC?   My personal preference is for some AC, in a melee character, so a Warchanter could sensible have some kit to ramp up AC.   Some blows will get through but hey, bards get displacement at 8th level so 50% of blows can miss anyway.   Melee defence becomes even more viable.

This is kit that has a little high end raid loot, but isn't the "best" there could be, with only 1 greensteel clothing since he might not be running Shroud enough craft/purifying taint more items, or might not want to grind for it.

Goggles : 

Head : Minos Legens (+20 hp, heavy fortification) then a greensteel helm (+45 hp, +5 protection, heavy fortification, 2 stoneskin clickies)

Necklace : Torin's choker (superior potency VI, wizardry VI, warchanter), 

Trinklet : Bloodstone (+6 seeker)

Cloak : Resistance or Perform (eg the Bard's Cloak)

Belt : Belt of the Seven Ideals for potency/spell penetration from 13th level up, if as a bard you have UMD 24 to beat the Lawful

Gloves : +6 strength

Boots : Featherfall of Springing

Ring : Warchanter's Band (charisma +6, exceptional strength +1, warchanter, incredible potential), until then just a +charisma ring

Ring : Perform or Resistance

Bracers : Chaos Guard (+2 dodge AC)

Armour : +5 mithral breastplate of whatever until high end

Weapon :

Shield : +5 mithral large shield of whatever

Warchanter set bonus - when both items are equipped you will gain an additional bard songs after resting, Maximize Spell costs 4 Spell Points less, and Extend Spell will cost 1 Spell Point less.

+AC, +5 resistance, +5 protection, spell penetration VII, wizardy VI, +6 charisma, +7 strength, featherfall all the time (so no swapping out), +45 hp, heavy fortification.

What do folk who know bards think could be improved upon?