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I'm building my first Paladin, and finding it very difficult to balance this class. It has two primary builds - Str and Chr, and one secondary stat: Wis. Yet if you go with the Str build your "defender qualities" (read: Divine Challenge) is really sub-par. *(And if you go with a Chr-paladin, your Fort defence sucks.)
That is: Divine Challenge is only good for one of the 2 builds, yet it forms the basis for being a reasonable Defender role.
Since there's really no way to keep 3 ability scores maxed, that means only the Cha-paladin is viable at higher levels, and the Str-paladin is left in the dust. *(And if you go with a Chr-paladin, your Fort defence is too low.)
...this sucks. I claim "poor design" on WotC's part.
Any thoughts or suggestions? If you started with a Dragonborn paladin (that's not negotiable: don't suggest other races), how would you build it? Assume "point buy".
At least now I know why no one is trumpeting their Pally PCs. They suck.
That is: Divine Challenge is only good for one of the 2 builds, yet it forms the basis for being a reasonable Defender role.
Since there's really no way to keep 3 ability scores maxed, that means only the Cha-paladin is viable at higher levels, and the Str-paladin is left in the dust. *(And if you go with a Chr-paladin, your Fort defence is too low.)
...this sucks. I claim "poor design" on WotC's part.
Any thoughts or suggestions? If you started with a Dragonborn paladin (that's not negotiable: don't suggest other races), how would you build it? Assume "point buy".
At least now I know why no one is trumpeting their Pally PCs. They suck.