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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 3:33PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 17, 2012
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Recently read divine power and really liked the idea of the shielding cleric. Buffing and debuffing and healing and reviving, etc. I really wanted to try this out but I have next to no idea how what constitutes a good support ability.
I was thinking of starting out with.
Level 1
Using no armor and or weapons besides a walking stick (quarterstaff) and clothes maybe a robe.
Race: probably human
Trained in Religeon (automatic), Diplomacy, Heal, History, Insight
At will: Astral Seal, Sacred Flame, ( not sure what 3rd at-will power would be useful)
Encounter: Bane or Exacting Utterance or a divine channeling power that might be good in a support sense.
Daily: Font of Tears
Feats: Pacifist Healer and Combat Medic or Human Perserverance
Level 2
I would take
Life Transference (mostly for flavor that you can't simply create life from nothing) and Return from Death's Door (auto pass a death saving throw once per day? I'm sold!)
Paragon path of Messenger of Peace
Epic path of Saint
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 3:40PM
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Dec 22, 2010
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Friendly warning, the pacifist cleric is not well thought of on these boards.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 3:47PM
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If you insist on going with cloth armor only at least take the unarmored agility feat at some point. Unconditional +2 AC is a good feat for anyone, and it fits your flavor just fine.
EDIT: Bear in mind that even with that your AC is going to be downright pathetic. Only characters with a primary or secondary dex/int should generally even consider going without heavy armor, and clerics dump both dex and int.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 3:48PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 22, 2010
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If you insist on going with cloth armor only at least take the unarmored agility feat at some point. Unconditional +2 AC is a good feat for anyone, and it fits your flavor just fine.
Mechanically wear chain (or scale) and then refluff it as cloth/divine protection.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 3:49PM
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Apr 27, 2010
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Simply put: It's a very bad idea. While the concept of a Pacifist Cleric is nice and all, mechanically, it's just NOT worth making/playing one. Play a regular cleric, with BCL, and you'll have decent survivability, heals/buffs/etc, and be decent in terms of power usage as well. Warpriest is another option.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 3:50PM
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If you insist on going with cloth armor only at least take the unarmored agility feat at some point. Unconditional +2 AC is a good feat for anyone, and it fits your flavor just fine.
Mechanically wear chain (or scale) and then refluff it as cloth/divine protection.
Yes, that is a far superior option. As I said (edited) above, your AC is going to be pathetic without it.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 4:09PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 17, 2012
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I can check with my DM on this but then how does an armor check penalty make sense?
Also what book is unarmored agility in? My experience with 4e was a few one shots but thats about it.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 4:12PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 22, 2010
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Your cloth robe gets trapped around your feet, making it harder for you to move fast and your long sleeves make making dextrous checks difficult.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 4:13PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 16, 2009
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autho00314438 post=526958433] If you insist on going with cloth armor only at least take the unarmored agility feat at some point. Unconditional +2 AC is a good feat for anyone, and it fits your flavor just fine.
Mechanically wear chain (or scale) and then refluff it as cloth/divine protection.
I can check with my DM on this but then how does an armor check penalty make sense?
Also what book is unarmored agility in? My experience with 4e was a few one shots but thats about it.
Player's Handbook 3
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6 months ago ::
Dec 17, 2012 - 4:16PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 17, 2012
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Okay that's solved. How can I justify being a cleric of a death godess and being a messenger of peace?
If that makes sense at all.
Afterall death isn't usually associated with peace.
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