Hello everyone,
New to these forums but not to D&D. I have looked at some older posts to help me figure some things out but none of them really clear things up enough for me. Plus I am an idiot when it comes to basic math so I wanted some help and clarification on a Paladin that I'm building for the campaign I'm currently involved in. We've been playing about every 2 weeks now since last October and my Paladin is currently at level 10, and there are some things that I've already discussed with my DM on what my build is and what my plans are for it. So here's some character info to get started. Also, playing 3.5e and we are not allowed any FR books.
10 Level Paladin of St. Cuthbert (we're playing the Shackled City Adventure Path in Greyhawk)
STR: 16
DEX: 16
CON: 18
INT: 11
WIS: 16
CHA: 18
To start, yes I know my stats are pretty high but some of it is due to magic items.
Feats: Mounted Combat; Power Attack; Improved Smiting (CD); Celestial Mount; Ride-by-attack.
In one more level I will be receiving a Celestial Dire Tiger as a mount so I do not want to get Charging Smite as a feat as that will remove my ability to have this cool mount.
Anyway, as to my question. I want to maximize my damage when mounted and charging. Can someone help me to figure out what I need to do in order to do this and how much damage I will be able to dish out? Also as a note in two more levels I will be able to use True Strike 2x/day due to an item that I have, so I can basically utilize all my PA bonus and if I initiate my True Strike ability still be able to hit the target (unless I roll a 1).
New to these forums but not to D&D. I have looked at some older posts to help me figure some things out but none of them really clear things up enough for me. Plus I am an idiot when it comes to basic math so I wanted some help and clarification on a Paladin that I'm building for the campaign I'm currently involved in. We've been playing about every 2 weeks now since last October and my Paladin is currently at level 10, and there are some things that I've already discussed with my DM on what my build is and what my plans are for it. So here's some character info to get started. Also, playing 3.5e and we are not allowed any FR books.
10 Level Paladin of St. Cuthbert (we're playing the Shackled City Adventure Path in Greyhawk)
STR: 16
DEX: 16
CON: 18
INT: 11
WIS: 16
CHA: 18
To start, yes I know my stats are pretty high but some of it is due to magic items.
Feats: Mounted Combat; Power Attack; Improved Smiting (CD); Celestial Mount; Ride-by-attack.
In one more level I will be receiving a Celestial Dire Tiger as a mount so I do not want to get Charging Smite as a feat as that will remove my ability to have this cool mount.
Anyway, as to my question. I want to maximize my damage when mounted and charging. Can someone help me to figure out what I need to do in order to do this and how much damage I will be able to dish out? Also as a note in two more levels I will be able to use True Strike 2x/day due to an item that I have, so I can basically utilize all my PA bonus and if I initiate my True Strike ability still be able to hit the target (unless I roll a 1).
