Newbie Needs Help - Hill Dwarf Cleric

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#1

Pretoraen

Sep 21, 2015 13:20:08

I'm being thrust into a game on short notice in a few hours.  I rolled stats with the DM earlier to day via facetime and ended with a solid 11,11,13,13,13,16.  I'm stuck with the class cleric and the race of dwarf.  I can go either hill or mountain dwarf tho, not sure which is better given the stat line I have.

 

I'm probably going to go with a Nature Cleric, since it seems to be one of the better routes to go with the whole quarterstaff/Shillelagh goodness?  Any thoughts on how I should stat out my character?  Any tips, advice, comments would be extremely helpful.

#2

Tempest_Stormwind

Sep 21, 2015 14:16:58

Pretoraen wrote:
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rgoodbb

Sep 21, 2015 14:30:08

Don't have my PHB atm but...

 

Don't nature clerics get a druid cantrip? I may be wrong.

#4

Tempest_Stormwind

Sep 21, 2015 14:36:55

rgoodbb wrote:
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jaappleton

Sep 21, 2015 14:56:10

Light Cleric is the most "Blaster-y" of the group. It doesn't focus at all on any weapon attacks, like the other Domains do. So you can pump Wisdom and Con and be done with it, really. 

 

Nature isn't bad, it gives you a decent opportunity attack via that ever-so-lovely Druid cantrip. 

 

If you want a mix of "I can smack stuff with a hammer" and "I can kill you with spells", Tempest is the way to go.

 

While a bit 'boring', the Life Cleric can't be beaten for healing. You'll certainly be loved by your party members!

#6

pdegan2814

Sep 21, 2015 15:34:47

The PHB description for dwarves says "your movement speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor". Does that mean they can ignore the Strength requirements of heavy armor?

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pdegan2814 wrote:
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bid

Sep 21, 2015 16:03:54

Pretoraen wrote: