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'The Paladin as King': Cutting Through the Hype
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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6759703" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>It doesn't have to cost you an ASI--you could also be a Warlock 3 and take the Pact of the Tome for three cantrips (which the devs have clarified still count as Warlock spells and use Charisma). Personally I don't like that third level of Warlock for RP reasons (too much commitment to your patron for my taste; I'd rather just steal some arcane knowledge at level 2 and split) but it's an option.</p><p></p><p>And again, you don't have to play a paladunce. Even without rolling, you could use the standard array of 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8 and play a variant human: Str 15 Str (for armor), Dex 8, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 16. Con 13 isn't all that different from Con 16, especially if you did take Lucky as your feat. Inspiring Leader is another option which, at first level, is sort of like +8 to Con for your whole party, plus extra healing. It's still useful later on but especially at first level it is a massive boost to survivability, though I'd rather put it on the party bard or warlock than the paladin.</p><p></p><p>Good gaming!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6759703, member: 6787650"] It doesn't have to cost you an ASI--you could also be a Warlock 3 and take the Pact of the Tome for three cantrips (which the devs have clarified still count as Warlock spells and use Charisma). Personally I don't like that third level of Warlock for RP reasons (too much commitment to your patron for my taste; I'd rather just steal some arcane knowledge at level 2 and split) but it's an option. And again, you don't have to play a paladunce. Even without rolling, you could use the standard array of 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8 and play a variant human: Str 15 Str (for armor), Dex 8, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 16. Con 13 isn't all that different from Con 16, especially if you did take Lucky as your feat. Inspiring Leader is another option which, at first level, is sort of like +8 to Con for your whole party, plus extra healing. It's still useful later on but especially at first level it is a massive boost to survivability, though I'd rather put it on the party bard or warlock than the paladin. Good gaming! [/QUOTE]
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