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Reos
06-29-2010, 02:03 PM
Hey guys, I'm new to Pallys, and I'm getting confused about all the high-end bonuses they get. But I'm also anxious to try one since they appear to have amazing high-end abilities. Basically what I'm shooting for is WF Bladesworn with an ending base Charisma of 20.
But as far as endcap goes, how good is DM 4? Am I better off just investing all my freebies into Str and forgetting about 20 base Cha? Also, are the 19-20 Enhancements more worthwhile than say picking up Evasion and Sneak Attack via 2 levels of rogue? I'm familiar with Ultimega's build, but I have no illusions of farming +4 tomes or acquiring all the super end-game loot any time soon, so that option's probably out.

Please provide some down-to-earth advice for a semi-regular player.

Reos
06-29-2010, 04:40 PM
Is this the wrong forum for this question?

PresentTense
06-29-2010, 04:49 PM
Cha 20 is nice, but don't kill yourself to get to it. And keep in mind that tomes count toward this total - a +2 cha tome is easier to come by than you may think. If you have a starting cha of 16, you'll be fine. Keep your level-ups in str.

As for the capstone, it just depends on how you want to play your build. Since you're bladesworn, I doubt you have much if anything in dex, meaning that even with your cha bonus adding to your saves, your reflex save may not be high enough to power evasion. As a two-handed fighter, I would recommend going pure pally for the capstone, which makes all of your weapons good-aligned. That may not seem like such a big deal now, but at end game, you'll want your weapon to be this - http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Weapon:Epic_Sword_of_Shadow. With the augment slots and the weapons of good enhancement, it's a metaline of pure good with a huge base damage rating.