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Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Waldo52 » Sat Apr 09, 2022 8:48 pm

We've had a bit of time for the dust to settle on IB after the changes and I wanted to know what kind of builds were good right now. How have your experiences been with the class?

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by xf1313 » Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:16 am

I have played rogue/SD/IB, standard All-roguish class, the IB adds to the damage, and give you the extra attack per round. Thou this one is not so different from rogue SD so I deleted this character in the end.

I think what really matters is if you believe IB fits the kind of character you want to play. A ranger, swashbuckler, fighter etc can all have it, claim that they are good at making people bleed.
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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Tarkus the dog » Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:58 am

25 ftr 5 ib
troglodyte
spear
str based

go crazy

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Good Character » Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:24 pm

Tarkus the dog wrote:
Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:58 am
25 ftr 5 ib
troglodyte
spear
str based

go crazy
gonna get smacked having to use light armor as a STR-based char

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Tarkus the dog » Tue Apr 12, 2022 7:39 pm

Good Character wrote:
Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:24 pm
Tarkus the dog wrote:
Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:58 am
25 ftr 5 ib
troglodyte
spear
str based

go crazy
gonna get smacked having to use light armor as a STR-based char
draconic armor

that puts it at 58 ac

trogs rule

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Waldo52 » Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:09 pm

Does rogue 25/IB 5 work well?

If so, given the feat starvation would you even bother with TWF?

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Azensor » Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:38 am

Waldo52 wrote:
Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:09 pm
Does rogue 25/IB 5 work well?

If so, given the feat starvation would you even bother with TWF?
its ok..kinda on par with 30 rogue with the ib benefits tossed in,and yes you'd go two weapon

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Eyeliner » Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:40 am

I think the biggest benefit of rogue/IB used to be the stacks would work on sneak immune creatures so rogue would have a way to do decent damage by wounding when they otherwise wouldn't. I dropped IB levels on mine when that change happened.

IMO I'm not sure there's that much point to rogue/IB now unless you like the (very situational) class abilities or the aesthetics, which is fine.

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by xf1313 » Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:19 pm

To be fair, I think one weapon IB rogue build works, depending on situation, might be better than dual wield

1— str rogues, people can say all they think, but a friend has str rogue/SD with large weapon, good damage

2— take advantage of parry ac or shield, 3 more feat to spare , 4 attack per round is not the end of the world, 3! Feats!
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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by TurningLeaf » Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:39 pm

Dex based dual wield ranger 26 / ?? 4

Is one of the only reasonable build questions I can think of, for which the ideal solution might be IB

Wtb darts shurikens light crossbows = invisible blade weaps
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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Azensor » Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:59 pm

builds that might work:
26/4 ranger/ib
fighter/ib, probably a wm version? idk
swash/ib
rogue/ib
ss/ib(??..pretty sure the cl would be eh with it)
shaman/ib melee shaman
fs/ib melee fs
^ keep in mind most of those are 4 ib though swash/fighter/rogue can probably grab 5 ib

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Re: Invisible Blade Builds

Post by Tarkus the dog » Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:45 am

Rogue is bad and so is DEX ranger

27 ranger 3 invisible blade is solid ( Idk why 4 invisible blade is being mentioned, the 4th level gives you nothing )

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