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<blockquote data-quote="WarpedAcorn" data-source="post: 6920866" data-attributes="member: 6819400"><p>I had a thread before the great purge that had died off and I think its time to cast ressurection on it. The short version is, how should I level my character? The longer version is below.</p><p></p><p></p><p>When my friends and I started back playing D&D about a year and half ago we were all new to 5th Ed, although some of us had previous expierence in other editions. For the first few sessions I played a LG Paladin, but the DM and I discussed the problems that were arising in game between my character and another player's character (CN Assassin-Rogue). So at 2nd Level I switched to a NG Fighter/Cleric.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fast forward to present. The player who had the CN Assassin is no longer playing with us and my character has basically shifted back to LG (I really envisioned this character as being the classic 2nd Edition noble-knight style Paladin). I did check with the DM to see if I could consolidate my levels back into Paladin, but he will not allow that. So currently my character is:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Human-Variant Fighter (Battlemaster) 4 / Cleric (Light) 1</p><p>Str - 17</p><p>Dex - 14</p><p>Con - 14</p><p>Int - 10</p><p>Wis - 16</p><p>Cha - 13</p><p>Background - Noble</p><p>Feats - Shield Mastery, Lucky</p><p>Fighting Style - Protection</p><p>Manuevers - Menacing Strike, Riposte, Precision</p><p>Arms & Armor - Longsword +1, Half-Plate +1, Ring of Free Action</p><p></p><p></p><p>Party Composition = Gnome Warlock (Chain) 5, Dragonborn Sorceress (Draconic) 5, Elven Wizard (Bladesinger) 4/Sorcerer (Draconic) 1. So we are super magic heavy, and my character is left to fill the role of the Tank and Combat-Healer. Fortunately the spellcasting has been so strong we haven't run into a situation where anyone other than myself has dropped in combat. The Warlock has a high Con and a lot of HP, and the Bladesinger is hard to hit.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Currently I am about 2k XP away from level 6, and I know I will be taking 1 Level of Fighter to get the 2nd Attack. After that I have toyed with some different ideas.</p><p></p><p></p><p>1) Simply go Cleric the rest of the way until the end of the Campaign (not sure when that will be, but the big bad appears to be an Ancient Green Dragon so I suspect I will have a few levels). </p><p>2) Continue leveling as a Fighter. Taking 1 more level gets me an ASI, but taking any more levels isn't worth it unless I plan to focus on this class.</p><p>3) Start an illustrious career as a Paladin. I'm thinking that at least 3 levels will be necessary, but I'm also not sure if its at all worth it. The major benefits as I see it are adding Smite Dice and picking up the Dueling Fighting Style, but my Charmisma score means that later abilities aren't going to be worth it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm open to suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WarpedAcorn, post: 6920866, member: 6819400"] I had a thread before the great purge that had died off and I think its time to cast ressurection on it. The short version is, how should I level my character? The longer version is below. When my friends and I started back playing D&D about a year and half ago we were all new to 5th Ed, although some of us had previous expierence in other editions. For the first few sessions I played a LG Paladin, but the DM and I discussed the problems that were arising in game between my character and another player's character (CN Assassin-Rogue). So at 2nd Level I switched to a NG Fighter/Cleric. Fast forward to present. The player who had the CN Assassin is no longer playing with us and my character has basically shifted back to LG (I really envisioned this character as being the classic 2nd Edition noble-knight style Paladin). I did check with the DM to see if I could consolidate my levels back into Paladin, but he will not allow that. So currently my character is: Human-Variant Fighter (Battlemaster) 4 / Cleric (Light) 1 Str - 17 Dex - 14 Con - 14 Int - 10 Wis - 16 Cha - 13 Background - Noble Feats - Shield Mastery, Lucky Fighting Style - Protection Manuevers - Menacing Strike, Riposte, Precision Arms & Armor - Longsword +1, Half-Plate +1, Ring of Free Action Party Composition = Gnome Warlock (Chain) 5, Dragonborn Sorceress (Draconic) 5, Elven Wizard (Bladesinger) 4/Sorcerer (Draconic) 1. So we are super magic heavy, and my character is left to fill the role of the Tank and Combat-Healer. Fortunately the spellcasting has been so strong we haven't run into a situation where anyone other than myself has dropped in combat. The Warlock has a high Con and a lot of HP, and the Bladesinger is hard to hit. Currently I am about 2k XP away from level 6, and I know I will be taking 1 Level of Fighter to get the 2nd Attack. After that I have toyed with some different ideas. 1) Simply go Cleric the rest of the way until the end of the Campaign (not sure when that will be, but the big bad appears to be an Ancient Green Dragon so I suspect I will have a few levels). 2) Continue leveling as a Fighter. Taking 1 more level gets me an ASI, but taking any more levels isn't worth it unless I plan to focus on this class. 3) Start an illustrious career as a Paladin. I'm thinking that at least 3 levels will be necessary, but I'm also not sure if its at all worth it. The major benefits as I see it are adding Smite Dice and picking up the Dueling Fighting Style, but my Charmisma score means that later abilities aren't going to be worth it. I'm open to suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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