DWS' Fragenthread zu NWN

[DWS]

Thema: BAB Optimierung mit Ziel Epischer Wandler. Für diesen benötigt man ja mindestens 10 Stufenanstiege in einer anderen Klasse (Druide), bzw. 5 Druide und 5 woanders (aber ich belasse es lieber bei möglichst wenigen Klassen). Druiden bekommen Angriffsboni auf Stufe 8 und den nächsten auf Stufe 12, also dachte ich mir: Optimum-BAB wäre erreicht mit 12 Stufen Druide und von da an nur noch Wandler...

Und nachdem ich folgendes gelesen habe, verstehe ich gar nichts mehr:

Something I didn't realize until I playtested it is that the number of attacks
you have as a human is *not* altered when you Shift. Therefore, as a Druid
5/Shifter 1 your BAB is +3 in human form. Since your Wyrmling Shapes list their
attacks as Claw/Claw/Bite you might expect to get three attacks each round, but
in practice you only get the first Claw. If you continue to gain Shifter levels
you'll get the second Claw attack at Druid 5/Shifter 4 (BAB +6/+1) and the Bite
attack at Druid 6/Shifter 10 (BAB +11/+6/+1). This is undoubtedly to keep the
Shifter class balanced in relation to the other classes, but to me it seems
wrong. Anyway, that's the reality.

Therefore, don't let the number of attacks listed fool you. If your
Fighter/Druid/Shifter has a BAB of +16/+11/+6/+1, then your Shapes will all have
4 attacks:

Wyrmling: Claw/Claw/Bite/Claw
Minotaur: Axe/Axe/Axe/Axe
Stone Golem: Slam/Slam/Slam/Slam
Demonflesh Golem: Slam/Slam/Bite/Slam
Dragon: Claw/Claw/Bite/Claw

Note: Unless noted otherwise, "Average damage" is calculated as a
Druid 10/Shifter 10 with no stat bonuses or magical equipment, in
melee against an AC 30 opponent)

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Kann mir das jemand dechiffrieren? Ist es jetzt (dem BAB) egal, ob ich 10 oder 12 Stufen als Druide mache?

EDIT: Weiter oben steht allerdings:

The purest Shifter you
can get is Druid 10/Shifter 30. A more balanced approach might be Druid
20/Shifter 20. Note that Dragon Shape will use both your Druid levels and your
Shifter levels for determining the strength of your breath weapon, but pure
Druids who take Dragon Shape can never be quite as good at it as Shifters.
Flame on!

To maximize your BAB, remember to keep your non-epic levels at intervals of 4
when you reach level 20. The difference between Druid 10/Shifter 10 (BAB +14)
and Druid 12/Shifter 8 (BAB +15) could make the difference in hitting versus
missing later on. After level 20, of course, all classes progress in BAB
equally.

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Also Druide 12, Rest: Wandler... Ursprungsplan.