In Neverwinter night 2, just like any other role playing games, character development is very important. In this article, we will talk about how to create a high quality Blackguard. What race you should choose, what alignment you should choose, how to ditribute your ability and skill points, and what kind of feats you should take.
While a Paladin is a defender of truth and justice, a Black guard is a defender of evil. A Black guard is the servant of the darkness, a Sith lord in neverwinter. A black guard is heated and feared by all. Total victory is his only goal, doesn't matter how to achieve it.
Requirement
Base attack bonus +6, minimum 5 ranks in Hide, Power attack and Cleave
Race
A human with their additional feat and extra skill points is the best candidate to become a Black guard. Beside a Human any race that has fighter as their preferred class such as Half Elf, can also become a solid black guard.
Wood elf with their +2 strength bonus is also a good candidate to become a Black guard.
Gold Dwarf with their strong constitution, is also a strong candidate. A gold dwarf also have possibility to multiclass with dwarven defender.
If you want to maximize your charisma related abilities, rather than fighting abilities you can try to choose an Aasimar. But if you want to maximize your fighting abilities, a Half orc with +2 bonus to strength can be a good candidate.
Multiclassing
A black guard doesn't get many feats and additional features. So you can combine him with other classes to get more benefit. For example Neverwinter 9 to increase your reflex and will saves. Taking level of Ranger can allow you to get Favored enemy.
Alignment
Should be evil. Yes a black guard is a servant of the darkness.
Ability Scores
Strength and constitution is the most important ability to create a killing machine, including a blackguard. Beside those ability, charisma is also very important, because it will determine the effect of your dark blessing. Try to maximize strength and constitution first then your charisma. Try to achieve
STR : 17
DEX : 13
CON: 16
INT:8
WIS :10
CHA:14
Skills
These are the skills that can be important for a Balck Guard: Concentration, Craft armor, craft trap, craft weapon, diplomacy, heal, hide, intimidate, lore parry
If your chosen race is human, you can allocate your extra skill points to where ever you like, for example appraise or to maximize your intimidate.
Feats
Listed below are feats that you should take during the game:
Weapon Focus (long sword), Power attack, Cleave and great Cleave, Power critical (longsword), extra smiting, weapon specialization(longsword), Blind Fight, Grater weapon focus (longsword).
If your Chosen race is a human, take Able Learner in order to allow you to use all those extra skill points. Take one of these background traits at character creation: Bull headed, luck of heroes, snake blood, or strong soul.
Free Feats
Smite Good : You will get this feat at 2 nd level. With this feat you can add your charisma bonus to attack roll and add 1 point extra damage per class level, against enemies with good alignment.
Dark Blessing: You will get this feat at 2 nd level. With this feat you can add your charisma bonus to all saving throws.
Aura of Despair: You will get this feat at 3 rd level. With this feat you can radiates a malign aura that causes enemies within 10 feet take –2 penalties on all saving throws.
Turn Undead: Just like Paladin, at 3 rd level a black guard is able to destroy undead.
Create Undead: at 3 rd level a black guard is able to create undead as a spell like ability once per day.
Summon Fiend: at 5 th level a Black guard can summon a fiendish animal servant.
Sneak Attack: at 4 th , 7 th and 10 th level, a blackguard can attack opponent's vital spot, when an opponent is unaware,. This kind of attack will deal 1 d6 extra damage at first 4 th level, +2d6 at 7 th level and +3d6 at 10 th level.
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