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<blockquote data-quote="alcoholander" data-source="post: 5063130" data-attributes="member: 87534"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">We are starting a Forgotten Realms campaign in which I am going to play a cleric of Red Knight. The other party heroes are a dwarf fighter and a gnome illusionist. My idea is to play a melee cleric who buffs his allies and is a good front line fighter. I've come up with the idea of a build which I think is pretty good but I'll appreciate other opinions and suggestions.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Race: Human </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Class: Cleric </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Deity: Red Night (<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Law, Nobility, Planning, War)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Alignment: Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Domains: Planning, War</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Domain Powers: Weapon Proficiency Long sword, Weapon Focus Long sword (from War Domain); Extend Spell (from Planning Domain)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: white">Alternative Class Feature: Spontaneous Domain (War)</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Abilities:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">28 Point buy: Str 14 Dex 10 Con 12 Int 10 Wis 15 Cha 14</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">Feats:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">1 lev: Weapon Proficiency Long sword, Weapon Focus Long sword, Extend Spell, Persistent Spell, Extra Turning</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">3 lev: Divine Metamagic (Persistent Spell)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">6 lev: Power Attack</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">9 lev: Holy Warrior</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">12 lev: Law Devotion</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">My idea is to cast a persisted Divine Power as soon as I reach level 7 to gain the bonuses on attack, srength an HP. Before that I will cast a persisted Mass Lesser Vigor on the entire party. The</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white"> ACF Spontaneous Domain (War) and Holy Warrior feat allow me to add the highest spell available to cast above fourth level to my damage. At level 12 I will use Power Attack to transform the +5 sacred bonus on attack form Law Devotion into damage. For 3 Turn Undead attempts I can use the bonus of Law Devotion one more time per day which is pretty good because with a simple cloak of charisma +4 or with a Nightstick I will have 10 or 13 Turn Undead attempts which are enough for one persisted spell and 2 o 3 activations of the Law Devotion feat.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: white">What I like most about this build is that I am not loosing any caster levels and at the same time I am going to be a strong front line fighter with a decent damage output.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alcoholander, post: 5063130, member: 87534"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]We are starting a Forgotten Realms campaign in which I am going to play a cleric of Red Knight. The other party heroes are a dwarf fighter and a gnome illusionist. My idea is to play a melee cleric who buffs his allies and is a good front line fighter. I've come up with the idea of a build which I think is pretty good but I'll appreciate other opinions and suggestions.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Race: Human [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Class: Cleric [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Deity: Red Night ([FONT=Times New Roman]Law, Nobility, Planning, War)[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Alignment: Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Domains: Planning, War[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Domain Powers: Weapon Proficiency Long sword, Weapon Focus Long sword (from War Domain); Extend Spell (from Planning Domain)[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]Alternative Class Feature: Spontaneous Domain (War)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Abilities:[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]28 Point buy: Str 14 Dex 10 Con 12 Int 10 Wis 15 Cha 14[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Feats:[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]1 lev: Weapon Proficiency Long sword, Weapon Focus Long sword, Extend Spell, Persistent Spell, Extra Turning[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]3 lev: Divine Metamagic (Persistent Spell)[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]6 lev: Power Attack[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]9 lev: Holy Warrior[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]12 lev: Law Devotion[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]My idea is to cast a persisted Divine Power as soon as I reach level 7 to gain the bonuses on attack, srength an HP. Before that I will cast a persisted Mass Lesser Vigor on the entire party. The[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white] ACF Spontaneous Domain (War) and Holy Warrior feat allow me to add the highest spell available to cast above fourth level to my damage. At level 12 I will use Power Attack to transform the +5 sacred bonus on attack form Law Devotion into damage. For 3 Turn Undead attempts I can use the bonus of Law Devotion one more time per day which is pretty good because with a simple cloak of charisma +4 or with a Nightstick I will have 10 or 13 Turn Undead attempts which are enough for one persisted spell and 2 o 3 activations of the Law Devotion feat.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]What I like most about this build is that I am not loosing any caster levels and at the same time I am going to be a strong front line fighter with a decent damage output.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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