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Description[]

The Storm Fury is a Strongheart halfling version of the Holy Fury - Clr(17),M(11),F(2). It is essentially the same character and plays exactly the same, however the Storm Fury is, I believe, a slightly stronger character. There are a few tradeoffs, however, which are detailed below.

Character Creation[]

Initial
Values
Final
Values
STR 10 10
DEX 20 30
CON 10 10
INT 12 12
WIS 14 14
CHA 8 8
Base attack bonus 21
Fortitude save 22
Reflex save 23
Will save 22
Spell resistance 0
Hit Points 270
Natural AC 28


As mentioned in the description, this build is based off the Holy Fury - Clr(17),M(11),F(2). This character originated out of the desire to obtain Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting right at level 21, which required a race with a +2 bonus to DEX. To avoid the Multiclass penalty for XP, the only way to access level 9 Cleric spells was to use a Prestige class - in this case: Stormlord. As this class has several feat requirements, the only DEX race that made sense was Strongheart halfling due to their bonus feat. The Holy Fury page does a great job of breaking down all the pros and cons of the character, so see that page for a more detailed analysis. Here is a comparaison between the Storm Fury and a modified Holy Fury (two levels of Divine Champion instead of Fighter, with Weapon Focus: Kama replacing Able Learner at lvl 6):


Storm Fury Holy Fury
Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting at 21 vs. 25 Level 9 Spells at 18 vs. 24
+2 DEX, +2 INT: +1 AB, +1 AC, +Reflex save, +Tumble skill, +Spellcraft skill +2 WIS: +1 AC, +Will save, +1 3rd & 7th level spell
Small stature: +1 AB, +1 AC Weapon Focus: Kama: +1 AB
Fearless: +2 Saves vs. Fear Luck of Heroes: +1 AC, +1 All Saves
Great Fortitude: +2 Fortitude Saves Sacred defense: +1 All Saves
Toughness: +30 HP Epic Prowess: +1 AB
Electricity Immunity Uncanny Dodge
Effective Cleric Level 19 vs. 17 Extra Spells: 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 9th, plus increased duration +1 Base Attack Bonus
Stormlord-enhanced Shuriken attacks .


Once everything has been simplified - identical bonuses eliminated - the comparison is much easier:


Storm Fury Holy Fury
Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting at 21 vs. 25 Level 9 Spells at 18 vs. 24
100% Electricity Immunity Uncanny Dodge
Extra Spells: 5th, 8th, 9th, 9th Extra Spells: 3rd
Increased Spell Duration: 2 levels +1 BAB
+30 Hit Points +3 Will Saves (+1 Vs. Fear)
+1 Tumble +1 Reflex Save
+1 Spellcraft .
Stormlord-enhanced Shuriken attacks .


Notes[]

  • The Storm Fury requires a +5 Wisdom item to cast level 9 spells.
  • This build, as with most Kama builds, relies heavily on enchanted elemental damage on the Kamas. As soon as you hit level 10, craft and enchant two Kamas with 1d6 elemental damage (x2) each (add a +5 enchantment at level 15). I would recommend using Cold Steel or Alchemical Silver as those materials don't count toward the enchantment limit of 3, yet still provide minor bonuses.
  • Stormlord abilities, with the exception of Electrical Immunity and Cleric Spell progression, will only work with the Shuriken. Luckily, this is a Monk weapon that will function with Flurry of Blows if you choose to attack from a distance. You will also benefit from Halfling's Good Aim.
  • Though this build has 1 less BAB than the Holy Fury, the number of attacks is not affected
  • You may take 10 levels of Stormlord - replacing one Cleric level - if you don't mind the XP penalty on the last level. You will get Extended Storm Avatar for your trouble.

Character Progression[]

Spellcraft Tumble
Concentration Use Magic Device
CL Class Feat Bonus/Class Feats Attributes
1 Monk 1 Great Fortitude, Two-Weapon Fighting Flurry of Blows, Unarmed Strike 4 2 4 2
2 Cleric 1 Earth (domain), Time (domain), Lvl 1 Spells 5 5 4 2
3 Cleric 2 Weapon Focus: Shuriken 6 6 4 3
4 Monk 2 Evasion, Deflect Arrows 7 6 7 3 DEX +1
5 Cleric 3 Lvl 2 Spells 8 8 7 4
6 Monk 3 Extend Spell Still Mind, Fast movement +10 9 8 9 4
7 Cleric 4 10 10 9 5
8 Monk 4 11 10 11 5 DEX +1
9 Cleric 5 Improved Two-Weapon Fighting Lvl 3 Spells 12 12 11 6
10 Stormlord 1 Electrical Resist 5/- 13 13 11 6
11 Stormlord 2 Enhanced SL Weapons +1, Shock SL Weapon, Lvl 4 Spells 14 14 11 6
12 Stormlord 3 Practiced Spellcaster:Cleric 15 15 11 6 DEX +1
13 Stormlord 4 Electrical Resist 10/-, Lvl 5 Spells 16 16 11 6
14 Stormlord 5 17 17 11 6
15 Stormlord 6 Feat of Choice Enhanced SL Weapons +2, Lvl 6 Spells 18 18 11 6
16 Stormlord 7 Electrical Resist 15/- 19 19 11 6 DEX +1
17 Stormlord 8 Shocking SL Burst, Sonic SL Weapon, Lvl 7 Spells 20 20 11 6
18 Stormlord 9 Greater Two-Weapon Fighting Enhanced SL Weapons +3, Electrical Immunity 21 21 11 6
19 Monk 5 Purity of Body, AC +1 22 21 16 6
20 Cleric 6 Lvl 8 Spells 23 23 16 6 DEX +1
21 Monk 6 Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting Knockdown, Improved Knockdown, Fast movement +20 24 23 20 6
22 Cleric 7 25 25 20 6
23 Monk 7 Persistent Spell 26 25 24 6
24 Cleric 8 Lvl 9 Spells 27 27 24 6 DEX +1
25 Monk 8 Great Dexterity +1 28 27 28 6
26 Cleric 9 29 29 28 6
27 Monk 9 Great Dexterity +1 Improved Evasion, Fast movement +30 30 29 30 7
28 Cleric 10 31 30 30 7 DEX +1
29 Monk 10 Great Dexterity +1 32 30 30 9
30 Monk 11 Diamond Body, Greater Flurry 33 30 30 11

Author[]

Ryan

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