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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 656505" data-attributes="member: 545">It is certainly true that the Paladin is not as stat dependent as the Monk, but you overestimate the difference.The Paladin needs a good Con at least as much as the Monk because his limited mobility in heavy armor prevents him from fleeing easily.&nbsp; He has to be able to stand his ground.So the Paladin needs a good Cha, Str, and Con.&nbsp; He is kind of hosed if his Dex is not 10-12.&nbsp; His Wis needs to be ~12 or he is screwed for spells.Int is his only dump stat.&nbsp; Unless you are in a very generous point buy, that puts him in a similar boat to the Monk, who has only Cha as a dump stat.In a pinch, the number of dump stats is as important as the number of &quot;must have&quot; stats -- it is the other side of the same coin.&nbsp; Monks and Paladins have only one dump stat.&nbsp; Fighters, Clerics, Wizards, and Rogues all have two dump stats.&nbsp; The other classes have more mixed and diverse abilities -- they effectively have two dump stats once they choose their focus.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 656505, member: 545"] It is certainly true that the Paladin is not as stat dependent as the Monk, but you overestimate the difference. The Paladin needs a good Con at least as much as the Monk because his limited mobility in heavy armor prevents him from fleeing easily. He has to be able to stand his ground. So the Paladin needs a good Cha, Str, and Con. He is kind of hosed if his Dex is not 10-12. His Wis needs to be ~12 or he is screwed for spells. Int is his only dump stat. Unless you are in a very generous point buy, that puts him in a similar boat to the Monk, who has only Cha as a dump stat. In a pinch, the number of dump stats is as important as the number of "must have" stats -- it is the other side of the same coin. Monks and Paladins have only one dump stat. Fighters, Clerics, Wizards, and Rogues all have two dump stats. The other classes have more mixed and diverse abilities -- they effectively have two dump stats once they choose their focus. [/QUOTE]

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