Prestige Class: Orc Warlord

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Build: Orc Warchanter
Race: Tanarukk.
Classes: Barbarian 12+/Orc Warlord 5/Dragonsong Lyricist 10.
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
Initial Stats: Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 11.

Description

Nothing strikes fear into the enemy more than an orcish army
led into battle by an Orc Warchanter. With gutteral cries,
echoing a thousand tribal songs, the Warchanter whips the
troops into a frenzy, bellowing animalistically and banging
their shields in a dreadful cacophony, awaiting the order
to charge at their foes and tear them to shreds.

Notes

I have left levels 28 and over (barbarian levels) intentionally
blank, since there are many possibilities. For example, you
could take knockdown and improved knockdown, bowling over
powerful foes so your horde can rain their axes down upon them.

Lvl:
(Barbarian)
1. Skills: Disc 4, Lore 4, Taunt 4, Int 4, Conc 2.
Feats: Luck of Heroes.
2. Skills: Disc 5, Int 5, Taunt 5, Perform 1.
3. Skills: Int 6, Conc 3, Perform 2.
Feats: Blood of the Warlord.
4. Stats: Cha +1.
Skills: Int 7, Perform 3, Persuade 1.
5. Int 8, Perform 4, Persuade 2.
(Orc Warlord)
6. Skills: Lore 5, Persuade 3.
Feats: Intimidating Rage.
7. Skills: Disc 6, Perform 5.
8. Stats: Cha +1.
Skills: Disc 7, Persuade 4.
9. Skills: Disc 8, Perform 6.
Feats: Dragonsong.
10. Skills: Disc 9, Persuade 5.
(Barbarian)
11. Skills: Conc 4, Perform 7, Disc 10.
12. Stats: Str+1
Skills: Conc 5, Disc 13.
13. Skills: Perform 8, Disc 16.
Feats: Dodge.
14. Skills: Disc 17, Tumble 2.
15. Disc 18, Perform 9, Tumble 3.
Feats: Improved Initiative.
16. Stats: Str +1.
Skills: Disc 19, Search 2.
17. Skills: Disc 20, Perform 10, Tumble 4.
(Dragonsong Lyricist)
18: Skills: Disc 21, Jump 2.
Feats: Dragonsong Focus.
19: Skills: Disc 22, List 2, Spot 1.
20: Stats: Str +1.
Skills: Disc 23, Tumble 6.
21: Skills: Disc 24, Tumble 8.
Feats: Greater Dragonsong Focus.
22: Skills: Disc 25, Tumble 10.
23: Skills: Disc 26, Tumble 12.
24: Stats: Str+1.
Skills: Disc 27, Spot 3.
Feats: Epic Dragonsong Focus.
25. Skills: Disc 28, Tumble 14.
26: Skills: Disc 29, Search 4.
27: Skills: Disc 20, Tumble 15, Search 5.
Feats: Superior Initiative.
(Barbarian 28+)

At lvl 27 you have 4 attacks, 20 strength, an Intimidating Rage aura of fear,
and all the epic dragonsongs: Strength, Healing, Speed, Fear, Compulsion,
with highly augmented (+6) DCs for Fear and Compulsion. You have the
Orc Warlord gather greater horde (4 orcs of your choice), and several
Warlord feats to rally them, including Final Rage. The gathered horde orcs
are around half your current character level (updated every few levels).

[Stratovarius]

Even the best organisations have to bend the rules sometimes. After all it's not every day that a renowed orc warlord asks to join up with you.

lv20 Build.

Grey Orc, Barbarian, Neutral Evil

Starting stats:
20 STR
12 DEX
14 CON
10 INT
10 WIS
6 CHA

4 Discipline, Lore, Intimidate and Taunt.

Blood of the warlord feat.

lv1-5 Barbarian:
Power attack Feat.
Intimidate to 8
Taunt to 5
Discipline to 7
Spot to 4
Strength to 21

lv6-10 Orc Warlord
Cleave Feat
Weapon Focus in your weapon of choice
Discipline to 13
Intimidate to 12
Strength to 22

lv11-20 Fist of Hextor
Improved Critical in your weapon of choice
Iron Will Feat
Lightning Reflexes Feat
Brutal Strike Attack +4
Discipline to 23
Intimidate to 22
Strength to 25

Final Stats and powers:
(Naked using an unenchanted weapon of choice heavy flail)

AC: 11
HP: 260
Saves: 17/11/10
AB: +32/27/22/17
Damage: 1-10 + 10 (Critical 17-20/x2)

Temporary powers:
Can call four lv5 orcs to aid him
+8 Strength and +4 constitution bonus
+2 attack, + 1 damage +1 to will saves, + 2 to saves vs. fear and charm
Frightful Presence (AoE Fear Spell)

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Barbarian 25/Orc Warlord 5/Runescarred Berserker 10

Race: Half-orc
Stats:
17 str 29
12 dex 12
14 con 14
10 int 10
15 wis 15
6 cha 6

Starting Skills and feat:
Concentration 2
Intimidate 4
Lore 2
Discipline 4
Taunt 2
Blood of the Warlord feat

Weapon is a standard double axe.
+38/+33/+28/+23 offhand +34

Saves: 27 fort, 19 reflex, 22 will

Max HP: 580, AC 12 naked

Here's the skill progression, note that after I got the requirements I only increased discipline, leaving you with a total of 92 extra skill points to put where you want. I put them in Concentration 21, Heal 43, and Taunt 19. All stat points go to increase Strength.

Levels 2-10: Barbarian
+1 intimidate
+9 discipline
+2 taunt
Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Weapon Focus (double axe), Toughness

Levels 11-15: Orc Warlord
+5 discipline
+5 craft weapon
Knockdown
Iron Will

Levels 16-25: Runescarred Berserker
+10 Discipline
Extended Rage
Epic Weapon Focus (double axe)
Power Attack

Levels 26-40
+15 discipline
Cleave
Great Cleave
Improved Critical (double axe)
Great Strength l
Great Strength ll
Thundering Rage

AC is kind of low, but strength is high. Your own strength and skill along with your 4 allies (or 5 if you get a henchman). All of which you can throw throw into a rage like yourself, as well as inspire courage and blood of the warlord to even more help your allies in battle.

[Stratovarius]

Yep, the ultimate badass orc! And I'm pleased with this character, compared to my GraveHunter! He actually made it through the first few rounds, then at 'Ranged' test... well I have no ranged. Good enough for me.

Tribal Warking
Tanarukk - Chaotic Evil
22STR 12DEX 16CON 10INT 6WIS 4CHA
+4intimidate, +4discipline, +4taunt, save 4

Feats in Order.
1-5Barbarian
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Blood of the Warlord

6-10Warlord
Feats: Weapon FOcus(Double Axe), Power Attack

11-20Gruumsh
Feats: Cleave, Improved Critical(Double Axe), Great Cleave

21-40Barbarian
Feats: Epic Weapon Focus(Double Axe), Epic Prowess, Overwhelming Critical, Devastating Critical, Mighty Rage, Great Strength, Terrifying Rage, Thundering Rage

19AC Naked, 4attacks at +39, +38/+34offhand with Double Axe, 30Fort 19Ref 16Will

Discipline, Intimidate and Taunt Max, 5Tumble, 3Heal

Ability Point Distribution: 3Str, 5Con, last 2 into Str.
Final Stats(with Great Strength)
28STR 12DEX 21CON 10INT 6WIS 4CHA

Pros:
-7Greater Rage(extended)
-Blood of the Warlord +1 attack(permanently activate it)
-Summon the Horde(4 Orc Allies)
-Inspire Courage +1attack/+1dmg
-Final Rage(allies within 10feet enter Rage... MightyRage?)
-Blinding Spittle DC 25/29 in Rage
-Overwhelming/Devastating Criticals
-Mighty Rage
-Terrifying Rage
-Thundering Rage
-Taunt 40(use this VS Magic Casters/high def Tanks)


Even though the Crit Range on Double Axe ended up being 19-20, I still managed to pull off quite a bit of Devastating Criticals. 4 Orc Allies + you = mean. Then add in a Henchman you can hire... Talk about Deadly. Too bad Daelen's a good Orc.. hehe.

Enjoy.

[Stratovarius]

Prince of the Horde
Barbarian 3/Fighter 32/Orc Warlord 5
Tanarukk

Str 20 (Increase at lvls 8-24)->26
Dex 17 (Increase at lvls 4;28;32;36)->23
Con 14 (Increase at lvl 40)->16
Int 14
Wis 6
Cha 4

1 Barbarian
2-5 Fighter
6 Barbarian
7-10 Orc Warlord
11-20 Fighter
21 Orc Warlord
22-39 Fighter
40 Barbarian


1 Weapon Prof Exotic
2 Weapon Focus (Kukri)
3 Power Att
3 Cleave
5 Great Cleave
6 Blood of the Warlord
9 Two Weapon Fighting
12 Improved Critical (Kukri)
12 Weapon Specialization (Kukri)
14 Ambidexterity
15 Toughness
16 Improved Two Weapon Fighting
18 Greater Two Weapon Fighting
18 Dodge
20 Mobility
21 Great Strenght I
23 Overwhelming Critical
24 Devasting Critical
25 Epic Weapon Focus
27 Expertise
27 Epic Weapon Specialiaztion
29 Spring Attack
30 Great Dexterity I
31 Whirlwind Attack
33 Armor Skin
33 Great Dexterity II
35 Blind Fight
36 Improved Whirlwind Attack
37 Epic Prowess
39 Great Constitution I
39 Called Shot

Pretty potent in the end :thumbsup: with a +0 stat race summoning 4 lvl 20 clerics got to mean something
Good stats too with full bab good saves lots of feats and uncanny dodge
Getting rage at lvl 1 should make this char easy to lvl at lvls 1-10
Has Improved Whirlwind and DevCrit on Kukri weapon for the added effect