Help with my paladin "holy warrior" build

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#1

_thelight_

Feb 09, 2010 1:07:13
Build completely overhauled because paladin sux, but I'm still working with the Holy Warrior theme. Now the build has Favored Soul for charisma based spell-casting, sacred exorcist to gain turning attempts, and crusader for lots of tactical possibilities/lockdown.

All books allowed except campaign specific, third party, and no flaws. 
Human. 32 Point Buy - 14+2 STR, 14 DEX, 14 CON, 12 INT, 8 WIS, 16 + 3 CHA. Patron Deity is Heironeous.
LVL1: Crusader 1 - Stone Power, Extra Granted Maneuver [Human]
LVL2: Favored Soul 1
LVL3: FS 2 - Stand Still
LVL4: FS 3 - Weapon Focus (Longsword) [FS]
LVL5: FS 4
LVL6: Church Inquisitor 1 - Combat Reflexes
LVL7: Ordainced Champion 1 - Practiced Spellcaster [Sacrifice Inquisition power]
LVL8: Crusader 2
LVL9: OrCh 2 - Travel Devotion
LVL10: OrCh 3
LVL11: Sacred Exorcist 1
LVL12: OrCh 4 - Divine Might
LVL13: ChIn 2
LVL14: ChIn 3
LVL15: ChIn 4 - Robilar's Gambit
LVL16: Crusader 3
LVL17: Crusader 4 -
LVL18: Crusader 5 - Defensive Sweep
LVL19: ChIn 5
LVL20: ChIn 6

Maneuvers: Martial Spirit stance, Shield Block, Stone Bones, Leading The Attack, Battle Leader's Charge, Foehammer, Thicket of Blades [Cr 2], Divine Surge [Cr 3], Radiant Charge [Cr 4, retrain Stone Bones], Rallying Strike [Cr 5].

Quick Summary - Much more versatile and efficient than the former build. He can cast up to 6th level spells. He has immunity to charms/compulsions and gets an immediate will save (pretty high) once he sees an illusion. He expends turn attemps on Divine Might and Travel Devotion to move his speed as a swift action.



Please help me improve this idea. I really like the divine crusader/ordained chapmion synergy but I feel I've overlooked a lot in the process.
#2

NiteCyper

Feb 09, 2010 1:44:40
Human. 32 Point Buy - 16+2 STR, 10 DEX, 14 CON, 8 WIS, 16 + 3 CHA. Patron Deity is Heironeous.


Righteous, neither very wise nor intelligent (even going so far as to not have a listed INT score), but a melee beast. I love lawful stupid!

Sorry, just wanted to point that out in a funny way.
In fact, Miko frustrates me, but even stereotypically dumbly roleplayed Half-Orcs are funny at some points.

Crusader'd be cool too, no? Stone Power is treated as Power Attack?
In fact, not a charger, but some lockdown beast. I hear a lot of this "Thicket of Blades" thing from ToB. Spiked Chain, Knockback feat, etc.
Hellreaver. Wasn't there some way to break that class? Ruby Knight Vindicator?

Reference(s):
The Order of the Stick - Issue #200 - www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0200.html
#3

_thelight_

Feb 09, 2010 8:32:48
Human. 32 Point Buy - 16+2 STR, 10 DEX, 14 CON, 8 WIS, 16 + 3 CHA. Patron Deity is Heironeous.


Righteous, neither very wise nor intelligent (even going so far as to not have a listed INT score), but a melee beast. I love lawful stupid!

Sorry, just wanted to point that out in a funny way.
In fact, Miko frustrates me, but even stereotypically dumbly roleplayed Half-Orcs are funny at some points.

Crusader'd be cool too, no? Stone Power is treated as Power Attack?
In fact, not a charger, but some lockdown beast. I hear a lot of this "Thicket of Blades" thing from ToB. Spiked Chain, Knockback feat, etc.
Hellreaver. Wasn't there some way to break that class? Ruby Knight Vindicator?

Reference(s):
The Order of the Stick - Issue #200 - www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0200.html

I fixed it :P

RKV requires worshipping Wee Jas to qualify, but I already worship Heironeous to qualify for Ordained Champion. So it would have to be one or the other and I know very little about ToB.

Hellreaver looks interesting. I could go paladin of freedom with even a one level dip and get immunity to both fear and compulsions...

#4

dawnmor

Feb 09, 2010 22:25:07

I think you should go with a Swordsage/Cleric/RKV myself.

Shadowblade, high Wis, High Dex and your set, IMO.

#5

NiteCyper

Feb 10, 2010 0:50:23
Links from the Surrealdex and my brain (theoretically). I don't know about the latter.
[-0800 12/02/2010 Fri 16:33:44]
The link, the latter link! :P

Again, it seems to be TWF rather than charger/bull-rusher. Again as in I posted another tangential idea that consisted of the "lockdown" strategy.

Reference(s):
"I am become Death": Kali's Ordained Champion -- a TWF blender - (by LogicNinja)
A Complete Champion Friendly Berserker - (by mercury529)
The WayBack Machine/Internet Archive - archive.org
#6

_thelight_

Feb 10, 2010 12:58:45
I can't get either of those links to work with the archive

Edit: woot, I found "I am become Death" finally. Thanks a lot for the tip, I could definitely learn a lot from this build.