By popular demand. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Thug is there to Frighten enemies, add more sneak dice, and offer evasion and Uncanny Dodge in one neat package. You can even consider adding to the above with further crowd control by dipping a level of thug (so intimidated enemies panic). If you go this route, it's better to not take levels in non-Paladin things. Monk robes, AC gear, Stat Gear. Will targeting spells are not the most important. Solid front-liner. Every bit of Attack Bonus (AB) counts there. Let me introduce you to Deadly Earth. Shambling Mound is okay in a pinch. Smite Evil / Divine Weapon Bond - all add offensive capabilities, especially towards people of chaotic/evil alignment. So we just sit there with Gather Power Low on and poke enemies in the face. You get at least some of it back. Combine that with Shatter Defense to debuff the enemy. No fun allowed. I like that build though. Because I like swords, and I want to use swords. Sorcerer - Spell Focus: Conjuration, Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration, Sorcerer - Point-Blank Shot // Precise Shot, Sorcerer - Dazzling Display // Improved Initiative, Sorcerer - Greater Spell Focus: Evocation, Alchemist - Greater Elemental Focus: Electricity, Mage Armor, Grease, Magic Missile, Reduce Person, True Strike, Glitterdust, Mirror Image, Sense Vitals, Scorching Ray, Pernicious Poison, Stinking Cloud, Haste, Spiked Pit, Resist Energy (Communal), Animate Dead, Greater Invisibility, Dimension Door, Protection From Energy (Communal), Acidic Spray, Cloudkill, Vinetrap, Angelic Aspect, Echolocation, Chain Lighting, Heroism (Greater), Chains of Light, Dispel Magic (Greater), Legendary Proportions, Waves of Exahaustion, Firebrand, Changestaff, Stormbolts, Mindblank, Summon Nature's Ally VIII, Trickery, +anything your party lacks. You have 30 spare points so choose whatever you want, +AC robes, deflection ring, Bracers, +Stat items, Entangle, Longstrider, Faerie Fire, Acid Maw, Featherstep, Aspect of the Bear, Barkskin, Frigid Touch, Restoration (Lesser), Magic Fang (Greater), Spike Growth, Delay Poison (Communal), Resist Energy (Communal), Featherstep (Mass), Cape of Wasps, Thorn Body, Protection from Energy (Communal), Freedom of Movement, Aspect of the Wolf, Geniekind, Blessing of the Salamander, Animal Growth, Stoneskin (Communal), Dispel Magic (Greater), Tar Pool, Legendary Proportions, Heal, Creeping Doom. When Eldritch Knight 10 crits, he can use one spell as a swift action. Dragonkind III (Heightened) lvl 9, Mobility 3, Trickery Max, Persuasion (max), Perception (max), Stealth 1, Use Magic Device (spare), Monk Robes, best Elven Curve Blade you can find, +Stat Items, +AC items, Rogue - Finesse Training: Elven Curve Blade, Eldritch Knight - Improved Critical: Elven Curve Blade, Eldritch Knight - Greater Weapon Focus: Elven Curve Blade, Eldritch Knight - Weapon Specialization: Elven Curve Blade, Color Spray, Mage Armor, Shield, Enlarge Person, Reduce Person, True Strike, Vanish, Shocking Grasp, Mirror Image, Web, Glitterdust, Sense Vitals, Scorching Ray, +Stat Spells, Displacement, Haste, Heroism, Vampiric Touch, Resist energy (Communal), Dispel Magic, Animate Dead, Greater Invisibility, Dimension Door, Protection from Energy (Communal), Transformation, Heroism (Greater), Dispel Magic (Greater), Elemental Assessor, Mobility 3, Knowledge: Arcana 5, Persuasion (Max), Greataxe (Vanquisher), Monk Robes, +Stat gear, Absolver cloak, Ring of Circumstances, Dreamer ring, Opportunists boots, Armor Bracers, Quicken Rod, Wind Breath or Riversong Amulet, Monk - Martial Weapons // Dodge // Crane Wing, Dragon Disciple - Outflank // Power Attack, Eldritch Knight - Improved Critical: Greataxe, Eldritch Knight - Greater Weapon Focus: Greataxe, Shield, True Strike, Enlarge Person, Corrosive Touch, Magic Missile, Haste, Rage, Resist Energy(Communal), Vampiric Touch, Greater Invisibility, Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Protection From Energy (Communal), Legendary Proportions, Waves of Exhaustion, Firebrand. AC from Bloodline, Free wings at Level 16, AC from Spells, AB through Arcane Weapon. If you are ever stuck, Druid comes with a lot of cheese. Weapons: I like using reach (6') weapons (e.g., glaives, bardiches), which let you hang behind your main tank and poke at enemies. So I say go for it if you are leaning that direction. Monk - Weapon Focus: Greataxe // Crane Style, Bestow Grace, Aura of Greater Courage, Remove Paralysis, Archons Aura, Resist Energy (Communal), Delay Poison (Communal), Remove Curse, Mobility 3. Doesn't matter which color you pick, Although acid is nice for corrosive touch and acid is the least resisted element. This build is current to November 5, 2019. Worth the penalties? Any good advice for building a 2h Paladin? Scimitars have nice synergy with magus, so here we go. Main Ki Powers are Extra Attack and True Strike. Most of his gear is found and not from artisans, which is a bonus. It grants the ability to throw an acid bomb 3/day. Travel domain is mechanically the best. I'd take it for solo or if I didn't have a bard with dirge. Cant be done as a merc. Just remember that in Pathfinder Paladin is STR and CHA for casting. 87-131.25 lbs. However I can not use the weapon and apparently I don't have sneak? If you go down this route I would also recommend a reach 2 hand weapon (i.e. Great builds. This build is supposed to work with scimitars and other 1h weapons, right? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. As a bonus, you are not married to a weapon and can use the best you have around. EDIT: Confirmed that Crane Wing still works with 2h weapon. Click it from level 1 and never turn it off pretty much, except for Beast Form. Heaviest armor you can wear (Heart of Valor early, Mithral +5 late), Scimitar, +AC items, +Stat Items. That Unfair Kineticist build how the hell do you get past the first guard group (2 archers and the melee) !? Swap Double Slice and Improved then take Double Slice at 19. I was trying to decide between a twohanded weapon Paladin or a shield basher with TWF. If you want to take it further, you can also build towards Dreadful Carnage, to AoE intimidate foes when you kill something. Its a tanky paladin you always wanted with good sustain and utility. Two things: I'm a fan of hospitaler. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3.5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Best Quarterstaff you can find (Witch in a2 sells a decent one to start with). Jaethal is the closest thing to it; her alignment won't allow for monk, but it would work ok-ish (but not really). Good Attack Bonus (AB) boost between Reckless Stance and Barbarian Rage. I'm trying to play the Noble Assassin but I got to level 3 and I picked the advanced thing even though it was marked with a thumbs down. The rest hardly matters. Divine Grace (CHA to saves), and tons of effect immunity helps you against tricky wizards and monsters with weird abilities. 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. The rest doesnt matter. *Get Accomplished if you didn't find +4 item yet. +Cha helmet // +Str+Dex+Con gear. Improved Crit is skipped to save feats. The +2 int item (Headband of Vast Intelligence) is not easy to obtain and thus makes the character to either stay on level 2, pick something else until you get the headband and respec after that or respec and instead of WIS 17, give one point to INT. Make him tanky or more of a damage dealer? Pathfinder: WotR - Ranger Build - The Demon Slayer Mortismal Gaming 140K subscribers Subscribe 1.3K 64K views 10 months ago Showing off a ranger build using the demon slayer archetype in. Can be your Athletics character, Glaive early on, then best 2h weapon you can get, 2h Bastard Sword when you get it. Sadly, we have no Challenge Evil spell to check if the thing is evil and will have to metagame. They do more harm than good this time around. Monk - Weapon Focus: Quarterstaff // Dodge, Fighter - Combat Reflexes // Intimidating Prowess, Fighter - Weapon Specialization: Quarterstaff // Improved Critical: Quarterstaff. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Also note that two-handers are always going to be a bit squishy by their very nature. Im not a fan of melee characters having 10 con so i would make charisma 17 and put 4 on Con. We get most of our damage from Strength (STR) stacking. Shatter and arcane accuracy will take care of things. Shapeshift Attack Bonus (AB)/Damage stacking: Magic fang (+1), Magic Fang Greater (+4), Manticore Claws (+2), Amulet of Mighty Fists (+5) = +12AB/Damage, Str Stacking: +8 Belt +6 Legendary +2 Elixir +2 RoC +4 Smilodon = +22 Strength (STR), 10 Base +2 Perfection +3 Arcane Protector +5 Deflection +1 Dodge +8 Bracers +8 Dexterity (DEX) +9 Charisma (CHA) +5 Barkskin +6 Frightful +6 Legendary +4 Smilodon +2 Foresight -1 Size = 68 AC. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3.5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Use keen enchant instead. Use Gather Power to reduce the burn. Paladin is skipped. Turn off Power Attack for your pet. Will have good Armour Class (AC) throughout the game. You'll notice a lot of their abilities are all focused on 2 things - magical defense, and damage against evil monsters. We don't need weapons. Extra attack per round goes a long way. Sword and Shield or two-hander? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The way to deal with it would be to go with the party of three or four. Weapon Talents were skipped entirely. Will be easy with Shatter. Likes having an Alchemist in the party for Shield spell. Doesnt rely on Perfect Strike at all, as you dont care much about weapon dice. Shatter Defenses is there to help us with AB penalty from power attack. Or when you get some nice two-hander you want to use. If not you do have Use Magic Device (UMD) for shield wands. Will have about 70+AC and 40+ AB late-game in case you are interested. Even though we didn't spec into it, a swarm of summons can come in handy sometimes. WIS draining stuff will be spooky, though. While you cant cast spells in it, breath weapon works perfectly fine. If you finish the prologue in 30 days - you will get enchanted dueling sword as a reward. 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. You also have Pounce with a Smilodon form, and more than enough AC to take a charge, so you wont waste time running around. Use keen from arcane weapon instead. Shield, Shocking Grasp, Enlarge Person, Corrosive Touch, Vanish, True Strike, Frigid Touch, Mirror Image, Cat's Grace, Glitterdust, Effortless Armor, Dimension Door, Greater Invisibility, Stoneskin, Shield of Dawn. Go for Falchions for those (skip exotic weapon).Good fit for a mercenary as well. You'll notice a lot of their abilities are all focused on 2 things - magical defense, and damage against evil monsters. You want Alchemist in your party, at least until you get to Water Shield. Awesome. Good Armour Class (AC) throughout the game. Crane feats you technically could live without altogether, but early/mid-game AC ramp is important too. I opted for wings to help the Armour Class (AC) ramp. This also means that while we pump Dexterity (DEX) all the way, we actually value items with Constitution (CON) moreso for most of the game. Doesnt need gyronna to reach 70 Armour Class (AC), so theres that as well. Punishes tripped enemies hard. Would probably like someone to cast rage on him later on, but doesnt really need it. This is a power attack build. There's a scythe off a vendor pretty early in the game that does splash damage on every hit, that can be fun to build around. 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). Knowledge (Arcana) 5. So what is the best way to build a straight up 2 handed fighter? You can use Echolocation from party Alchemist instead. At Level 6 we finally get to do what we were meant to: keep things permanently tripped with Bowling Infusion. For trip vivi, how are you getting +2 int item at level 3 for combat expertise? Has a pet to carry his stuff. Combines well with the Mythic abilities that still do damage on a miss. you get enough saves from items and priest can give you CHA saves anyway. It's just due to how itemization works. Interesting build there, 2handing a longsword with no shield is an interesting idea, but I guess I should have specified heavy armor wearing, lol! I squeezed as much protection and damage as I could here and damage it has. You fight with an aldori dueling sword. If taking human: 7/18/13/10/7/19. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. It's still a nice bit of damage, especially so against enemies you can smite, but don't be too hyped about it, especially on higher difficulties. 5/18/14/12/9/19 if not. Privacy Policy. Has some Damage Reduction (DR) so you wont drop dead unless focused. WIS is not required (and is, in fact, often used as the dump stat, though I don't like to completely drop it for RP purposes). Medium size, so won't be so annoying to deal with. Theoretically, Paladin can be moved to 19-20, but I am kinda scared about Will saves. Earth or Fire Wall + Bowling (depending how much time you have to spare). You have 13 spare points. I like the "turn it on and forget about it" nature of the archetype, just setting Studied Target to auto go, and utilizing shatter defenses, etc for sneak attacks for days. Improved initiative is an option. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3.5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. All the juicy stuff is passive, so if you need to swap the damage type, unequip the rod. Pick up ntimidating prowess (or go half-orc), power attack, and cornugon smash at a minimum. Self-sustainable Shield spell (will need 2 Lesser Extend Rods). Mobility and Athletics are a good choice due to no armor. 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