New Posts For Thread: Help with building a good tanker human Paladinhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29529025/Help_with_building_a_good_tanker_human_PaladinWell guys, I've been making characters using the builds found within the player guides, but I find them very... useless.Say, I have the Player's handbook, and I'm building a Level 3 Paladin Human. His stats acording to the guide should be:14 STR12 COAs you will see if you read the CharOp guide, Divine Sanction is actually a really important tool for Paladins. Divine Challenge is simply not up to par as a marking mechanic, so Divine Sanction powers were designed to help. As for how it works, it'http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29529025/Help_with_building_a_good_tanker_human_Paladin?post_id=526755381#526755381As you will see if you read the CharOp guide, Divine Sanction is actually a really important tool for Paladins. Divine Challenge is simply not up to par as a marking mechanic, so Divine Sanction powers were designed to help. As for how it works, it'Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:13:37 -0600Stop! Halt all character progress and give Pillars of Faith a nice long readthrough. The link is in Zathris's post above mine. It's probably my favorite single class handbook on the board, no disrespect to the fine fellows who authored the other ahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29529025/Help_with_building_a_good_tanker_human_Paladin?post_id=526731423#526731423Stop! Halt all character progress and give Pillars of Faith a nice long readthrough. The link is in Zathris's post above mine. It's probably my favorite single class handbook on the board, no disrespect to the fine fellows who authored the other aSun, 09 Dec 2012 05:57:37 -0600What guide tells you to play 14/12/11/10/13/18? Or to take Bolstering Strike? Or to use a Spear? Not the CharOp Guide: Pillars of FaithRegarding your idea, no, Melee Training: Charisma is a fairly worthless feat, you can (and probably should, unlesshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29529025/Help_with_building_a_good_tanker_human_Paladin?post_id=526730655#526730655What guide tells you to play 14/12/11/10/13/18? Or to take Bolstering Strike? Or to use a Spear? Not the CharOp Guide: Pillars of FaithRegarding your idea, no, Melee Training: Charisma is a fairly worthless feat, you can (and probably should, unlessSun, 09 Dec 2012 05:21:35 -0600Valorous Smite is an Encounter power, though a rather nice one for low-level CHA-based pals if they're tanking. Virtuous Strike uses CHA can be used as a melee basic attack. Ardent Strike uses either STR or CHA and can be used in place of a MBA onhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29529025/Help_with_building_a_good_tanker_human_Paladin?post_id=526729495#526729495Valorous Smite is an Encounter power, though a rather nice one for low-level CHA-based pals if they're tanking. Virtuous Strike uses CHA can be used as a melee basic attack. Ardent Strike uses either STR or CHA and can be used in place of a MBA onSun, 09 Dec 2012 04:00:13 -0600About the chainmail, because I wanted to save money for other stuff but you're right... plus my DM is usualy VERY, VERY, VERY GENEROUS.And about the Shield you're right, the +1 was my Spear, my bad. [/quote]Chainmail +1 and Plate +1 should cost exacthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29529025/Help_with_building_a_good_tanker_human_Paladin?post_id=526727009#526727009About the chainmail, because I wanted to save money for other stuff but you're right... plus my DM is usualy VERY, VERY, VERY GENEROUS.And about the Shield you're right, the +1 was my Spear, my bad. [/quote]Chainmail +1 and Plate +1 should cost exactSat, 08 Dec 2012 23:45:46 -0600