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#1 Vitarri_Whitemane Mar 31, 2008 13:44:24	Alright starting off I'm pretty set on the build and have no intention on changing the level structure but the spells and maneuvers/stances are still a bit hazy. The character is an Illumnian Crusader of Glautru 1/ Duskblade 5/ JPM 2 at the moment and I plan on finishing JPM and returning to Duskblade for the last 4 levels there after. He has an Int of 16 if you need to know known spells at lvl 1. I'd like to stick close to devoted spirit since crusader gives me a good start but a minor dip in stone dragon, white raven, or desert wind is also acceptable.
#2 juxto_dup Apr 01, 2008 2:04:11	Duskblade and initiator classes aren't exactly chocolate and peanut-butter, they are more like gum and peanuts. You can't use strikes and Arcane Channeling together, at least not by the rules as I read them. So you're going to have to decide if you're going to use strikes with boosting spells from the duskblade list, or channel touch spells and use boosts from the initiator levels. Desert Wind has the greater number of boost, but crusader doesn't let you buy any of the lower level ones, so you're going to have to play catch-up to get to higher level powers. Even if you're playing that you can channel touch spells through your strikes, I don't see this build being nearly as good as Duskblade 20 or Crusader 20. I like the Devoted Spirit tree better than the Desert Wind one and obviously you're going to want to pick up Shocking Grasp and Vampiric Touch when it becomes available.