name: Titan Fighter (Human)
concept: >
  Single-classed Human STR Titan Fighter 20, a plain martial benchmark with no spells or
  dips. The Trickster path adds its sneak attack dice, the crit chain (Improved Critical II-IV)
  and Greater Athletics (+5 BAB at full BAB). Giant Weapon Wielder lets it wield a two-handed Fauchard
  in each hand from level 1. Massive Attacks grants the Two-Weapon Fighting chain and
  Double Slice for free. It stacks the Weapon Focus/Specialization and Improved
  Critical/Critical Focus chains with Power Attack and Mythic Two-Weapon Fighting.
open_questions:
  - "Assumes Power Attack keeps its two-handed 150% bonus when Giant Weapon Wielder is used to wield the weapon one-handed."
mythic_path: Trickster
mythic_rank: 10
size: medium
attack_ability: STR
race: Human
race_ability_choice: [STR]
weapon:
  - {level: 1, weapon: "Fauchard"}
  - {level: 15, weapon: "Bearer of Sorrow", why: "Fleshmarkets, Act 4: +4 vicious fauchard, 2d6 a hit; the 1d6 vicious deals its wielder is small and the Skald's rage healing covers it (user, 2026-10-22). With its extra attack every fifth hit: +57 to +118 weighted damage at 15-20 over a plain Fauchard."}
  - {level: 9, weapon: "Mighty Blow of Good", why: "Drezen's exotic weapons trader, Act 3: bane against demons (+2 enhancement, 2d6) and +3 damage for a good wielder; +33 to +85 weighted damage at 9-20 (2026-10-22). Assumes a good-aligned MC."}
setup:
  - {level: 1, main_hand: "Fauchard", off_hand: "Fauchard", why: "Giant Weapon Wielder allows a two-handed weapon in each hand from level 1."}
  - {level: 9, main_hand: "Mighty Blow of Good", off_hand: "Fauchard"}
  - {level: 15, main_hand: "Mighty Blow of Good", off_hand: "Bearer of Sorrow"}
level_up_stats: [STR, STR, STR, STR, STR]
abilities:
  str_: 18
  dex: 13
  con: 14
  int_: 13
  wis: 11
  cha: 7
levels:
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
  - Titan Fighter
armor:
  - {level: 1, armor: "Half Plate", why: "Heavy armor from the start (user, 2026-10-09)."}
  - {level: 4, armor: "Full Plate"}
  - {level: 6, armor: "Mithral Full Plate", why: "Counts as medium once worn, so the medium Armor Focus feats apply; level assumed (Act 2 vendors). Kept over Carapace, whose fixed +2 is 1-3 AC below the common +X from 10 (its riposte isn't counted)."}
equipment:
  - armor_enhancement
  - amulet_of_natural_armor
  - ring_of_protection
  - weapon_enhancement
  - belt_of_physical_perfection
picks:
  general_feat:
    - {level: 1, choice: "Power Attack"}
    - {level: 3, choice: "Cleave"}
    - {level: 5, choice: "Combat Reflexes"}
    - {level: 7, choice: "Dodge"}
    - {level: 9, choice: "Armor Focus:Medium Armor", why: "Replaces Toughness (not modeled): +1 AC in mithral full plate and Carapace (user, 2026-10-09)."}
    - {level: 11, choice: "Improved Critical:Fauchard"}
    - {level: 13, choice: "Critical Focus", why: "+4 to confirm crits."}
    - {level: 15, choice: "Improved Critical II:Fauchard", why: "Trickster crit chain (user, 2026-10-21)."}
    - {level: 17, choice: "Improved Critical III:Fauchard"}
    - {level: 19, choice: "Improved Critical IV:Fauchard"}
  bonus_feat:
    - {level: 1, choice: "Weapon Focus:Fauchard", why: "Human's extra 1st-level feat, spent on +1 attack."}
    - {level: 4, choice: "Weapon Specialization:Fauchard"}
    - {level: 8, choice: "Greater Weapon Focus:Fauchard"}
    - {level: 12, choice: "Greater Weapon Specialization:Fauchard"}
    - {level: 16, choice: "Shield Focus", why: "Legal slot filler; no shield is used."}
    - {level: 18, choice: "Cleaving Finish"}
    - {level: 20, choice: "Armor Focus"}
  weapon_mastery:
    - {level: 20, choice: "Weapon Mastery:Fauchard", why: "Fighter 20, kept by the Titan Fighter: Fauchard crits auto-confirm at x3 (user, 2026-10-11)."}
  mythic_hero:
    - {level: 5, choice: Close to the Abyss, mythic_rank: 1, why: "MR 1 hero power: a Gore beside the weapon and other natural attacks."}
  mythic_trick:
    - {level: 11, choice: "Perception 1", mythic_rank: 3}
    - {level: 12, choice: "Athletics 1", mythic_rank: 4}
    - {level: 12, choice: "Improved Mythic Trick: Perception (Rank 2)", mythic_rank: 4, why: "Unlocks Improved Critical II-IV, the Trickster crit chain."}
    - {level: 15, choice: "Persuasion 1", mythic_rank: 5}
    - {level: 17, choice: "Stealth 1", mythic_rank: 6}
    - {level: 17, choice: "Improved Mythic Trick: Athletics (Rank 2)", mythic_rank: 6}
    - {level: 18, choice: "Mobility 1", mythic_rank: 7}
    - {level: 18, choice: "Greater Mythic Trick: Athletics (Rank 3)", mythic_rank: 7, why: "BAB floor at Athletics ranks, +5 at full BAB."}
  mythic_feat:
    - {level: 8, choice: "Two-Weapon Fighting (Mythic)", mythic_rank: 2, why: "Tests whether Mythic TWF meaningfully helps dual Fauchards."}
    - {level: 12, choice: "Power Attack (Mythic)", mythic_rank: 4, why: "+3 damage per step instead of +2."}
    - {level: 17, choice: "Improved Critical (Mythic):Fauchard", mythic_rank: 6}
    - {level: 18, choice: "Critical Focus (Mythic)", mythic_rank: 8, why: "Auto-confirms crits."}
    - {level: 20, choice: "Flawless Attacks", mythic_rank: 10}
items:
  - {name: "Engraved Lucky Bracers", level: 1, until_level: 17, why: "+1 luck AC in the free wrist slot."}
  - {name: "Helmet of the Stalwart Cavalier", level: 13, until_level: 17, location_id: act3_hellknights_outpost, why: "+1 insight AC: the head slot is free (no headband)."}
  - {name: "Clear Vision", level: 18, why: "+2 insight AC, and +5 on saves against illusions."}
  - {name: "Embroidered Gloves", level: 18, why: "+3 luck AC in the free hands slot (replaces the bracers' +1 luck)."}