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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 150510" data-attributes="member: 4036">Paladin Shield SmackOriginally posted by reapersaurusHere's a breakdown of a revised version of the Paladin Shield Smack:Human Paladin 10Feats: Power Attack, Divine Might(DotF), Improved Shield Bash(DotF), Shield Charge(DotF), Power Lunge (S&F)Magic Items:Rhino Hide Armor (5,165), Belt of Giant Str (+4) (16,000), +1 Shield of Bashing & Command (+4 effective) (16,000), Boots of Striding and Springing (2,500), Cloak of Charisma (+2) (4,000) = 43,000 and change.Explanations and damage:After 4th and 8th level powerups, Str is 20.With Belt of Giant Strength, Str is 24 (+7 bonus to damage)With Cloak of Charisma +2, and Shield of Command (DotF, grants +4 "competence bonus" to Charisma), Charisma is 24.+1 Shield of Bashing (large, wooden) is a 1d8 weapon, +2 total damage when charging. (DMG, page 181)I could argue that if you put shield spikes (PHB, pg 106) on this shield, it would be a 1d10 weapon, but then there might be criticism when your 10th level Cleric friend casts Spikes (DotF) on it (+2 to hit, +10 to damage, lasts 10 hours).Damage is:1d8 + 10 (Power Attack) + 7 (Divine Might, lasts 7 rounds) + 10 (Spikes) + 2 (enhancement bonus from shield) + <7 Str bonus X 2.5 (power lunged, 2-handed) = 17>This is 1d8 + 46.Multipliers:Rhino Hide armor (x 2)Shield Bash (x 2, that's x3 total)So that's 3d8 + 138, or 152 average damage.Does that win?  Oh - if the Pally smites, of course, that's 182 damage in one attack, and he'll keep doing the 152 for 6 more rounds. He can do that routine 10 times per day (not including smite).And after he works up a lather, this paladin is hopping on his Half Celestial/Half-Unicorn (flying) 8 HD (100 H.P.), AC 26 mount.</blockquote>

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