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[GUIDE] My Word Is My Sword: The Paladin Guide
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<blockquote data-quote="lkwpeter" data-source="post: 7589988" data-attributes="member: 6804713"><p>Ah, so you suggest the best way to be Polearm Mastery without shield for triggering most OA and stay out of melee range from foes, right?</p><p></p><p>Well, I guess I'm going to play my character until level 15 or so. So, this would make sense. But I also expect my DM to allow me switching fighting style on level 7, if I find a good RP argumentation (like retraining it, because I learned another technique at my Fraction, which is the Order of the Gauntlet).</p><p></p><p>So, if I get you right, you suggest 2H Polearm with Protection Fighting Style being the best option with Aura on level 7. And you suggest 1H Polearm + Shield with Dueling Fighting Style as second best (escpecially on low levels).</p><p></p><p>It seems like there are pretty good reasons to go for 1H Polearm and hope for switching fighting styles later on. In addition, I would pick +STR on level 8 and +CHR on level 12.</p><p></p><p>By the way: This guides always speaks of GWM being "mandatory" for Polearm Mastery. In my view, this is quite a boost, but it comes at the cost of a second feat, what is not viable for most classes that rely on ability scores as well. So, 2H Polearm with Mastery feat also brings a strong boost - maybe not as good as with GWM, but strong as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lkwpeter, post: 7589988, member: 6804713"] Ah, so you suggest the best way to be Polearm Mastery without shield for triggering most OA and stay out of melee range from foes, right? Well, I guess I'm going to play my character until level 15 or so. So, this would make sense. But I also expect my DM to allow me switching fighting style on level 7, if I find a good RP argumentation (like retraining it, because I learned another technique at my Fraction, which is the Order of the Gauntlet). So, if I get you right, you suggest 2H Polearm with Protection Fighting Style being the best option with Aura on level 7. And you suggest 1H Polearm + Shield with Dueling Fighting Style as second best (escpecially on low levels). It seems like there are pretty good reasons to go for 1H Polearm and hope for switching fighting styles later on. In addition, I would pick +STR on level 8 and +CHR on level 12. By the way: This guides always speaks of GWM being "mandatory" for Polearm Mastery. In my view, this is quite a boost, but it comes at the cost of a second feat, what is not viable for most classes that rely on ability scores as well. So, 2H Polearm with Mastery feat also brings a strong boost - maybe not as good as with GWM, but strong as well. [/QUOTE]
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