Post/Author/DateTime	Post
bangla8 10-17-04, 08:59 PM	weapon:? armor:? shield:? domains:? race:?
Loopy 10-17-04, 11:38 PM	Best?
Zolgar 10-18-04, 12:09 AM	weapon:? armor:? shield:? domains:? race:? Let's see, depends on the style you want: "classic" weapon: heavy mace or light flail armor: Plate shield: Large steel domains: Healing and Strength race: Human or dwarf This gives you a so-so tank, with good aC and alot of beneficial spells, but not much in the way of boomey spells. "combat" weapon: Favored of diety armor: mithril chain mail shield: large steel (or none with a 2 handed weapon) domains: War and I like strength or destruction race: Dward. Although humans and half-orcs work good too. "tricky" weapon: dagger and/or short sword armor: Lightest possible shield: lightest possible, or none. domains: Trickery and either luck or magic. race: I like halfings for this one. "hippy" Weapon: none Armor: none Shield: none Domains: Healing and Protection Race: Elf or human. Note: take Vow of Poverty, nonviolence and peace.
Ograbme 10-18-04, 01:20 AM	Let's see, depends on the style you want: shield: Large steel . Don't large shields prevent somatic components? (assuming a weapon is already drawn)
Zolgar 10-18-04, 01:23 AM	Don't large shields prevent somatic components? (assuming a weapon is already drawn) All shields save bucklers do, yes. *shrugs*Most DMs I've met havnb't thought about that though ;)
angryman 10-18-04, 04:29 AM	Don't large shields prevent somatic components? (assuming a weapon is already drawn) That's exactly why my cleric uses a greatsword. Either one-handed casting or two- handed smacking. Although in the past, I had a cleric with a mace on a thong who would let go of the mace, cast and swing it back into his hands as a move-equivalent. But most DMs I've seen don't know or care about that ruling.