brehobit
Explorer
There have been a few discussions about "best Gish" hidden in other threads, but given that I strongly prefer to play casters who can hold their own in melee, I thought it would be fun to see what folks prefer for their fighter/caster.
Without multiclassing, I'd say you've got the valor bard, the more martial clerics, the EK, and _maybe_ the ranger or paladin. Also the bladesinger. But I find the full casters are really, well, casters whose powers don't help with melee much and the non-full casters are barely casters at all. Valor bard and bladesinger are probably closest.
With multiclassing, I've two combinations I really like:
What do other Gish players prefer? What am I missing or what thoughts do you have?
Without multiclassing, I'd say you've got the valor bard, the more martial clerics, the EK, and _maybe_ the ranger or paladin. Also the bladesinger. But I find the full casters are really, well, casters whose powers don't help with melee much and the non-full casters are barely casters at all. Valor bard and bladesinger are probably closest.
With multiclassing, I've two combinations I really like:
- Barbarian 1, warlock X. Strong casting but with rage makes for a solid warrior. Various warlock spells help with melee (Armor of A with rage is gross for example). If you go with the bladelock (which is probably generally the weakest option) you get decent bonuses including that 2nd attack and (very late) a CHR bonus to damage. This one I've pushed STR over CHR and been mostly happy with that call as I largely play the character _as_ a barbarian with a few magical power (even at high level) rather than as a caster.
- Paladin 2/bard X where you go bard of lore. This one doesn't play real well until probably 8th level where it really starts to rock (fireball and booming blade help a lot). Generally with a focus on CHR over STR, which sucks, but you can hope for some STR boosting item.
What do other Gish players prefer? What am I missing or what thoughts do you have?