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[5e] Vengeance Paladin/Celestial Warlock advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Dessert Nomad" data-source="post: 7532091" data-attributes="member: 6976536"><p>The goal for this character is not to stand back and EB all the time, that's just what happens to be most effective for sustained damage for levels 5-7 so I'll take advantage of it then. Booming Blade is not a legal option; since this is an AL character I only get PHB plus one other book. Booming Blade comes from SCAG while Celestial Warlock comes from Xanathar's, and while you can learn spells from other books by buying scrolls, you can't learn cantrips that way.</p><p></p><p>I don't see the benefit of taking two levels of warlock instead of three. I would get the straight paladin stuff one level earlier, but lose 2nd level short rest spell slots (better smite, at 8th level can fuel misty step or hold person), 2nd level warlock spells that cover things I'm not good at, a familiar, a stack of utility rituals plus guidance, thorn whip to force move enemies, shillelagh to let me use CHA instead of strength for attacks and up my weapon die to d8. Also I'll pretty much need to spend treasure points on a magic weapon, and I become MAD for ASIs, since I no longer get to use CHA to boost ranged attacks, melee attacks, and all saving throws. That's a lot to give up, and makes the character much weaker overall, since the basic ability score, feat, and weapon choices become non-optimal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dessert Nomad, post: 7532091, member: 6976536"] The goal for this character is not to stand back and EB all the time, that's just what happens to be most effective for sustained damage for levels 5-7 so I'll take advantage of it then. Booming Blade is not a legal option; since this is an AL character I only get PHB plus one other book. Booming Blade comes from SCAG while Celestial Warlock comes from Xanathar's, and while you can learn spells from other books by buying scrolls, you can't learn cantrips that way. I don't see the benefit of taking two levels of warlock instead of three. I would get the straight paladin stuff one level earlier, but lose 2nd level short rest spell slots (better smite, at 8th level can fuel misty step or hold person), 2nd level warlock spells that cover things I'm not good at, a familiar, a stack of utility rituals plus guidance, thorn whip to force move enemies, shillelagh to let me use CHA instead of strength for attacks and up my weapon die to d8. Also I'll pretty much need to spend treasure points on a magic weapon, and I become MAD for ASIs, since I no longer get to use CHA to boost ranged attacks, melee attacks, and all saving throws. That's a lot to give up, and makes the character much weaker overall, since the basic ability score, feat, and weapon choices become non-optimal. [/QUOTE]
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