Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. You'll notice a lot of their abilities are all focused on 2 things - magical defense, and damage against evil monsters. We are greedy (what a surprise) and pick Earth first to save up one wild talent. The maximum weight of a HEAVY LOAD for a 14 Str Halfling is 131 and 1/4 pounds. Monk weapons being rare doesn't help. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Level 18 We get Cloud. 1)Two-Weapon Fighting 1)Shield Bash 3)Weapon Focus (Rapier) 3)Shake it Off (Bonus Teamwork feat) 5)Power Attack 7)Dazzling Display 6)Outflank (Bonus Teamwork feat) 8)Improved Two Weapon Fighting 9)Combat Reflexes 9)Seize the Moment (Bonus Teamwork feat) 11)Improved Critical 12)Shield Wall (Bonus Teamwork feat) 13)Shatter Defenses 15)Shield Master Bard song is appreciated, as usual. You get at least some of it back. Archaeologist is taken for access to Slashing/Fencing Grace by Level 3. Main Ki Powers are Extra Attack and True Strike. Two-handers are pretty straight forward as all you really need is Power Attack and Vital Strike lines of feats for damage. x1.5 STR as damage bonus. Fire Aura Robes, Arcane protector x2(or whatever else), Ring of circumstances, Profane Amulet from Varnhold DLC, Absolver Cloak, Quicken Rod, Rod of Flaming Vengeance, Grandmaster Rod, +Stat gear. Put at 1 in persuasion at character creation, finish arcana and mobility, then persuasion again. There is no way for monk to contend with that. Haste, Resist Energy (Communal), Dispel Magic, Dragons Breath, Dimension Door, Animate Dead, Protection from Energy (Communal), Beast Shape III, Fire Snake, Geniekind, Angelic Aspect, Dragonkind I, Transformation, Sirocco, Heroism (Greater), Dragonkind II, Wave of Exhaustion, Firebrand, Legendary Proportions, Dragonkind III, Seamantle, Frightful Aspect, Vanish (Quicken), Burning Arc (Quicken), Mirror Image (Quicken), Sense Vitals (Quicken) Fireball (Quicken), Haste (Quicken), Displacement (Quicken), Dragons Breath (Quicken), Dimension Door (Quicken), Fire Snake (Quicken) Sirocco (Heightened) - lvl7.8.9. Lead Blades wands are nice too. Pick him the moment you shift to LGPick whatever god you fancy. Press J to jump to the feed. Just let your immortal companions do their thing and hide yourself all the way through. So with all that said, I'd always recommend going for damage in a Paladin. Doesn't Dazzle for himself, although does have enough for single-target Intimidation should you need it, and Dreadful Carnage once you get the ball rolling. Add Amulet of Mighty Fists when you start shifting. Good Attack Bonus (AB) boost between Reckless Stance and Barbarian Rage. Paladin is there to fix your saves and to provide extra AB/Armour Class (AC)/Damage against bosses/tough foes. Avoid divine scion. Will step on Reggie's toes, so there's that. Deities do not provide paladins with any in-game bonuses, abilities or proficiencies, so you should pick the deity you like best in terms of ethos/Roleplaying. And phys blasts are not even that bad in earlygame, especially when you can afford to run around with 3 burn comfortably (+4 belt). You want an Alchemist in your party for Shield spell. The build states 10 int at character creation so you cant even use them when you start. Two-handers are pretty straight forward as all you really need is Power Attack and Vital Strike lines of feats for damage. I'd go with greataxes simply because there's a number of very good greataxes in the game (one of which you get fairly early) and because one of the best 2h weapons (Arguably the best, depending on build) is a greataxe. Animate dead and bloodline spells will do fine as fodder summons. Reach weapons are nice for a 2 handed build. Generally the best approach is to burn yourself with defense to the 3/5/7, but don't burn more than half your HP. Earlygame you support a pet and try not to facetank too much. Turn off Power Attack for your pet. Paladin is skipped. Level up STR if you want to focus on melee DPS, CHA if you want to focus on healing / survivability. Privacy Policy. Would it be worth dipping into other classes at all, or just going to level 20 in fighter (first play through so maybe better for me), Just curious on what feats would be beneficial, weapon (using great sword since start of game but want to try others) and what armor type as well as what i should be putting my points into, Im happy to respec as well as essentially i will be building the same just picking different feats and distributing points differently, Im level 8 so far on my first play through and off the top of my head i generally enlarge my character with the spell and then proceed to cleave everything although im not sure if this is correct, was just following recommenced feats and stuff in the beginning, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Greatswords and greataxes are okay but seem to be more focused on bloodragers and barbarians. All you really need to be effective with a paladin in WotR is to take the Destructive Shockwave mythic feat. Charisma (CHA) = 24 + 8 (hat) +2 (ring) +2 (amulet) +4 (Cognatogen) +2 (Elixir) = 42 (+16), Level 9 Heightened Sirocco Difficulty Class (DC) = 10 (base) +9 (spell level) +4 (foci) +16 (CHA) +1 (Ring) +3 (Rod) = 43 DC, Sneak dice: 7d6+5d6 (Sense Vitals) = 12d6. Will give you bane blade, so that's good. Not a lot of skill points, but only thing you really need on main character (MC) is persuasion. Likes having an Alchemist in the party for Shield spell. And I didnt want to lose all those smites on combat-oriented Pally. Skills: with INT 10 you get 2 points per level. Then +3 Bard song +2 Sacred (Ecclesitheurge) +1 Haste = 50 (51) AB. Alchemist - Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Arcane Trickster - Spell Focus: Conjuration, Arcane Trickster - Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration, Arcane Trickster - Greater Spell Focus: Evocation, Grease, Reduce Person, Magic Missile, Shield, True Strike, Sense Vitals, Mirror Image, Scorching Ray, Glitterdust, Burning Arc, Stinking Cloud, Fireball, Haste, Spiked Pit, Greater Invisibility, Dragons Breath, Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Fire Snake, Icy Prison, Angelic Aspect, Echolocation, Waves of Exhaustion, Legendary Proportions, Firebrand, Persuasion, Perception, Mobility 3, Use Magic Device, Heavy Armor, Duelist sword +Stat gear, +AC gear, Alkali Gloves, Opportunist's Boots, Lesser Extend Rods, Fighter - Dodge // Weapon Focus: Dueling Sword, Fighter - Improved Unarmed Strike // Crane Style, Fighter - Seize the Moment // Fighter Tactics // Heavy Blades, Rogue - Improved Critical: Dueling Sword // Combat Trick > Greater Weapon Focus, Rogue - Power Attack // Combat Trick > Dreadful Carnage, Whatever else you like. Use keen from arcane weapon instead. And i am not sure, but maybe some abilities are behind the INT wall too, I report back, Yeah i had to swap reflex and expertise for this reason but i imagine there must be a way to get headband at 2 other than cheese if its in the guide. I'd take it for solo or if I didn't have a bard with dirge. You're pretty feat limited, but I recommend getting power attack, dodge, outflank, and heavy armor focus first. Nothing spectacular yet. Does good damage. General plan when you get there is as such: decide if you want to murder them in melee or with spells/breath weapon. Role: Paladins serve as beacons for their allies within the chaos of battle. What about power attack and cleave? Sadly, Monk weapons are light and wont give you x1.5 bonuses to damage. Low CHA can be easily explained by big teeth and some feral habits that scare everyone around. Armor bracers. Out of all our elements, water was the easiest to shift to 15. Heaviest armor you can wear (Heart of Valor early, Mithral +5 late), Scimitar, +AC items, +Stat Items. We already drown in Attack Bonus (AB) between our spells and smites. Gather Power + Bowling + Magma Eruption is both damage and control - slightly burning yourself for it is not that bad of a price to pay. Has Web for early-game. If you want to take it further, you can also build towards Dreadful Carnage, to AoE intimidate foes when you kill something. Ha! Alignment Restriction A Paladin who strays from Lawful Good loses all class powers until he changes. Cant be done as a merc. We don't need weapons. Can go for 5/19/14/13/8/18 or 5/19/14/14/7/18 for more min-maxing. In the long run Hare would be better.Or Agile Maneuvers. Cant be done on any other race; you need dem wings. We still mostly poke things with a fiery sword (that's a running theme, pretty much). Crane Wing and Riposte work with whatever on the current patch. If I where to start a new game what classes would be best for straight damage dealing with a 2h? Generally it means we just get a lot better at actually killing things. Doesn't do anything spectacular, but should be a smooth run. Per your note, since you want to wear armor (less AC than monk in this game). Good option for a blind run. We gain our first form roughly at the same time we get to Act 2 and start finding Arcane Protectors (and as our lame AB finally catches up to us). Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Click it from level 1 and never turn it off pretty much, except for Beast Form. Weapon Specializations are skipped due to feat shortage. Has crowd control (CC) effects for every save, Attack the lowest. Eagle Soul auto-confirms crits and Divine Bond will take care of keen for you. Jaethal is the closest thing to it; her alignment won't allow for monk, but it would work ok-ish (but not really). It's just due to how itemization works. Then +4 Crane = 72AC. Dragon Disciple - Crane Wing // Power Attack, Eldritch Knight - Wings // Improved Critical: Greataxe, Eldritch Knight - Cleave // Cleaving Finish, Eldritch Knight - Greater Weapon Focus: Greataxe // Weapon Specialization: Greataxe, Remove Fear, Cure Light Wounds, Vanish, Unbreakable Heart, Mirror Image, Heroism, Sense Vitals, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Good Hope, Haste, Displacement, Cure Serious Wounds, Delay Poison (Communal), Greater Invisibility, Dimension Door, Echolocation, Cure Critical Wounds, Break Enchantment, Heroism (Greater), Dispel Magic (Greater), Joyful Rapture, Cure Light Wounds (Mass), Brilliant Inspiration, Cure Moderate Wounds (Mass), Athletics (at least some), UMD (same here), whatever else you fancy, LG monk robes, AC items, Stat items. Can also be longsword or whatever 1h you fancy. Their magic and martial skills also make them well suited to defending others and blessing the fallen with the strength to continue fighting. If you finish the prologue in 30 days - you will get enchanted dueling sword as a reward. Or Power Attack + Dreadful Carnage. That a bummer.. Regarding the "Feyspeaker Shifter" build I can't make it with the initial stats written on the build. When you get one amazing two-handed bastard sword from killing another barbarian in story mission - switch to that. Would love someone casting Legendary Proportions on him. And we kinda have to have it as bite forces you into 2ft distance. Two things: I'm a fan of hospitaler. Don't remember if you get one in the starting kit. Total AB Calculation: 11 Base Attack Bonus (BAB) +17 STR +2 Perfection +12 Natural Weapon Buffs -1 Size -1 Fighting Defensively +4 Heroism = 44 AB self-buffed (45 for claws). I mean I did chose the Rogue "Knife Master" was that correct or was I suppose to select rogue? Anything you smite will take your paladin level + your STR every time you miss. Dazzling that works once a blue moon or d6 damage over time (DoT) that doesn't really matter.Hare would be a valid alternative, but initiative doesnt really matter for this one. Likes having Alchemist in the team for Shield Infusion, but wands/bracers will do as well. Welcome to the Pathfinder Two Handed Paladin Build. In tough fights dont hesitate and chug Enlarge Person potion or toss a spell on him. Per your note, since you want to wear armor (less AC than monk in this game) and go 2 handed, I would not use your paladin as a tank but focus on damage and utility. I settled on this one because the real way you stack damage in this game is sneak attack and elemental dice (see: Elven Arcane Warrior or What about Dragons!?). I cant beat ratnook or technic at level 2 so i just havent figured it out. Doesnt rely on Perfect Strike at all, as you dont care much about weapon dice. A Trip Vivisectionist variant. That pretty much covers it. Its a nice way to keep sneak attack and studied target progressing. Can reach 70AC with buffs. Well, I guess I meant more off-tank compared to Valerie. This build is current to October 8, 2019. EDIT: Confirmed that Crane Wing still works with 2h weapon. Also some free True Strikes are not wasted on us. No fun allowed. Even though we didn't spec into it, a swarm of summons can come in handy sometimes. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. +Cha helmet // +Str+Dex+Con gear. Wolf is not amazing, but its better than sitting around. The way to deal with it would be to go with the party of three or four. Crane feats you technically could live without altogether, but early/mid-game AC ramp is important too. You have 13 spare points. If you find something missing, blame the damned fey. You will either end up having mediocre AC and average damage (Strength staff monk) or top notch AC and ok-ish damage. Has good damage so will proc Cleaving Finish rather often. Im not a fan of melee characters having 10 con so i would make charisma 17 and put 4 on Con. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Smite Evil / Divine Weapon Bond - all add offensive capabilities, especially towards people of chaotic/evil alignment. Not really important, but a bit of a buffer is handy. Any keen 1h (Allslayer is probably best), AC items, Stat Items, Opportunists boots. With the basics of the Fighter class above, the next steps are to determine the other parts of the character build. Monk robes, Bracers of Armor, +AC items, +Stat items. From Level 5 you switch to longsword for life. Glaive, Fauchard (exotic), etc). Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), Don't be like me, visit your new villages. An average male halfling is roughly 35 pounds. Wear ( Heart of Valor early, Mithral +5 late ), do burn! 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