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<blockquote data-quote="WASDHammer" data-source="post: 8710878" data-attributes="member: 7030838"><p>I'm planning for a 1-20 campaign and wanted to try my hand at Paladin (Standard Point Buy). The party is most likely a Ranger, Wildfire Druid, Rune Knight, Rogue, and Wizard/Artificer, so a healing/tanky PC is probably a good idea.</p><p></p><p>The DM is permitting a starting feat for everyone, so it got my wheels turning on how I could best maximize my smiting damage and crit chance by trying to become an advantage machine.</p><p></p><p>Would love to get feedback on if this idea would work.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Class: Vengeance Paladin 18/Hexblade 2</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Race: Half Elf Drow (for the Darkness and Faerie Fire spells)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Starting stats of STR 15/DEX 8/CON 16/INT 8/WIS 10/CHA 17</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Starting Weapon Setup: Spear + Shield + PAM + Dueling Fighting Style (+2)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ASI/Feat: 4th - Elven Accuracy (Cha), 8th - +2 Cha, 12th - Res (Con), 16th - Chef (sucks but needed a +1 CON feat)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level Progression: 1 Pal > 2 War > 3-6 Pal > 7 War > X Pal</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Invocations: Devil's Sight & Eldritch Mind (Agonizing Blast was tempting but doubt I will really use it vs. Adv. on CON saves stacked on a +15 CON Saving Throw, will never lose concentration!)</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>My rationale is that Spear & Shield w/ PAM will provide steady accuracy and a BA attack, each allowing for a crit/smite opportunity. If I could then just find as many ways to gain advantage, I could then use Elven Accuracy (because my spear now attacks on Cha, not Str) to give me triple advantage. Between Vow of Enmity, Faerie Fire, and Darkness/Devil's Sight cheese, I could get advantage for days.</p><p></p><p>I've never built anything like this before but to an experienced community like this, perhaps this is nothing new. But I would be interested in knowing:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Will this build work well?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Any ways I should improve it? (e.g., 3 levels Warlock, Glaive, GWM for example)?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Is the 2nd level in Warlock just to get Devil's Sight worth the delay in Improved Divine Smite?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Is Spear/Shield the best weapon setup here?</li> </ol><p></p><p></p><p>Any feedback would be welcome. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WASDHammer, post: 8710878, member: 7030838"] I'm planning for a 1-20 campaign and wanted to try my hand at Paladin (Standard Point Buy). The party is most likely a Ranger, Wildfire Druid, Rune Knight, Rogue, and Wizard/Artificer, so a healing/tanky PC is probably a good idea. The DM is permitting a starting feat for everyone, so it got my wheels turning on how I could best maximize my smiting damage and crit chance by trying to become an advantage machine. Would love to get feedback on if this idea would work. [LIST] [*]Class: Vengeance Paladin 18/Hexblade 2 [*]Race: Half Elf Drow (for the Darkness and Faerie Fire spells) [*]Starting stats of STR 15/DEX 8/CON 16/INT 8/WIS 10/CHA 17 [*]Starting Weapon Setup: Spear + Shield + PAM + Dueling Fighting Style (+2) [*]ASI/Feat: 4th - Elven Accuracy (Cha), 8th - +2 Cha, 12th - Res (Con), 16th - Chef (sucks but needed a +1 CON feat) [*]Level Progression: 1 Pal > 2 War > 3-6 Pal > 7 War > X Pal [*]Invocations: Devil's Sight & Eldritch Mind (Agonizing Blast was tempting but doubt I will really use it vs. Adv. on CON saves stacked on a +15 CON Saving Throw, will never lose concentration!) [/LIST] My rationale is that Spear & Shield w/ PAM will provide steady accuracy and a BA attack, each allowing for a crit/smite opportunity. If I could then just find as many ways to gain advantage, I could then use Elven Accuracy (because my spear now attacks on Cha, not Str) to give me triple advantage. Between Vow of Enmity, Faerie Fire, and Darkness/Devil's Sight cheese, I could get advantage for days. I've never built anything like this before but to an experienced community like this, perhaps this is nothing new. But I would be interested in knowing: [LIST=1] [*]Will this build work well? [*]Any ways I should improve it? (e.g., 3 levels Warlock, Glaive, GWM for example)? [*]Is the 2nd level in Warlock just to get Devil's Sight worth the delay in Improved Divine Smite? [*]Is Spear/Shield the best weapon setup here? [/LIST] Any feedback would be welcome. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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