So this is my attempt at a solo pally that can still contribute in a party, looking for some help as I am not really sure what I am doing.
The dragonmark feats seem like fun but maybe THF feats would be better when I want some extra DPS?
Also, I am not at all sure on the spells, if someone can help point me in the right direction?
Any help would be very appreciated.
Code:Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 3.10 DDO Character Planner Home Page Booteinham Level 20 Lawful Good Human Male (18 Paladin \ 2 Monk) Hit Points: 348 Spell Points: 310 BAB: 19\19\24\29\29 Fortitude: 21 Reflex: 14 Will: 14 Starting Feat/Enhancement Base Stats Modified Stats Abilities (Level 1) (Level 20) Strength 17 22 Dexterity 9 10 Constitution 13 14 Intelligence 12 13 Wisdom 9 10 Charisma 12 12 Tomes Used +1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 3 +1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 3 Starting Feat/Enhancement Base Skills Modified Skills Skills (Level 1) (Level 20) Balance 1 22 Bluff 1 1 Concentration 1 5 Diplomacy 1 1 Disable Device n/a n/a Haggle 3 12 Heal -1 0 Hide -1 0 Intimidate 1 1 Jump 5 16 Listen -1 0 Move Silently -1 0 Open Lock n/a n/a Perform n/a n/a Repair 1 1 Search 1 1 Spot -1 0 Swim 3 6 Tumble n/a n/a Use Magic Device 3 12 Level 1 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+2) Skill: Haggle (+2) Skill: Jump (+2) Skill: Use Magic Device (+2) Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh Feat: (Human Bonus) Toughness Feat: (Automatic) Attack Feat: (Automatic) Aura of Good Feat: (Automatic) Defensive Fighting Feat: (Automatic) Heavy Armor Proficiency Feat: (Automatic) Heroic Durability Feat: (Automatic) Light Armor Proficiency Feat: (Automatic) Martial Weapon Proficiency (ALL) Feat: (Automatic) Medium Armor Proficiency Feat: (Automatic) Shield Proficiency (General) Feat: (Automatic) Simple Weapon Proficiency Feat: (Automatic) Smite Evil Feat: (Automatic) Sneak Feat: (Automatic) Sunder Feat: (Automatic) Trip Level 2 (Monk) Skill: Balance (+2) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+2) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Monk Bonus) Power Attack Feat: (Automatic) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Kama Feat: (Automatic) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Shuriken Feat: (Automatic) Finishing Moves Feat: (Automatic) Flurry of Blows Feat: (Automatic) Ki Strike: Damage Feat: (Automatic) Unarmed Strike Level 3 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Selected) Least Dragonmark of Passage Feat: (Automatic) Divine Grace Feat: (Automatic) Lay on Hands Level 4 (Monk) Ability Raise: STR Skill: Balance (+2) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+2) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Monk Bonus) Combat Expertise Feat: (Automatic) Evasion Feat: (Automatic) Meditation Level 5 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Automatic) Aura of Courage Feat: (Automatic) Divine Health Feat: (Automatic) Fear Immunity Level 6 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Selected) Lesser Dragonmark of Passage Feat: (Automatic) Turn Undead Level 7 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 8 (Paladin) Ability Raise: STR Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Automatic) Remove Disease Level 9 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons Level 10 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 11 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+0.5) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Jump (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 12 (Paladin) Ability Raise: STR Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Selected) Greater Dragonmark of Passage Level 13 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 14 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 15 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness Level 16 (Paladin) Ability Raise: STR Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 17 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 18 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell Level 19 (Paladin) Skill: Balance (+1) Skill: Haggle (+0.5) Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5) Level 20 (Paladin) Ability Raise: STR Skill: Balance (+2) Enhancement: Paladin Armor Class Boost I Enhancement: Unyielding Sovereignty Enhancement: Follower of the Sovereign Host Enhancement: Human Adaptability Constitution I Enhancement: Human Versatility I Enhancement: Paladin Courage of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good II Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good III Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good IV Enhancement: Paladin Focus of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Resistance of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Resistance of Good II Enhancement: Paladin Resistance of Good III Enhancement: Paladin Exalted Smite I Enhancement: Paladin Exalted Smite II Enhancement: Paladin Exalted Smite III Enhancement: Paladin Exalted Smite IV Enhancement: Paladin Extra Lay on Hands I Enhancement: Paladin Extra Lay on Hands II Enhancement: Paladin Extra Lay on Hands III Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil I Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil II Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil III Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil IV Enhancement: Paladin Defender of Siberys I Enhancement: Paladin Defender of Siberys II Enhancement: Paladin Defender of Siberys III Enhancement: Racial Toughness I Enhancement: Racial Toughness II Enhancement: Racial Toughness III Enhancement: Monk Wisdom I Enhancement: Paladin Toughness I Enhancement: Paladin Toughness II Enhancement: Paladin Toughness III Enhancement: Paladin Toughness IV
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10-11-2009, 04:18 AM #1Community Member
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Soloing DoS build ... returning player needs help
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10-11-2009, 12:57 PM #2Founder
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A few things... I'd risk lowering your str to 16 in order to get some cha and wis. More cha will let you take divine might, and make your smites, lay on hands, and saves better. More wis will be important when you hit pally 4 and can't cast your level 1 spells without a wis item on, I'm assuming you are taking monk for the feats, not for AC, as your dex and wis are way too low to give you a useful AC in robes or even light armor, where you could benefit from evasion.
Doesn't defender of siberys require a shield feat, such as tower shield or shield mastery? I didn't see you list that, my appologies if I'm mistaken.
I'd be very tempted to take this build and leave off the dragonmarks, take one of the shield feats so you'll qualify for DoS, and go pure pally. You'll gain 1 base attack bonus from not being monk, and won't really lose much because with the low dex and wis you'll almost certainly want to use heavy armor for the AC. I don't think you'll have the dex to max out a mithral BP, which is the lowest dex requirement light armor. The benefit of going pure pally is you get your cool pally abilities sooner (invaluable for soloing) and you have access to the capstone eventually. Also your smites and lay on hands will be more powerful.
A DoS pally in DT fullplate with a tower shield and some chaosguards and combat expertise can get an AC in the 60s, which is certainly in the useful range, and up near 70 with some uber loot, even higher with the right buffs from other characters.
Oh, I'd consider concentration or intimidate instead of haggle. you'll be rebuffing in combat a lot, as pally buffs are short duration, even with extend, so concentration will help there. If you are going to group, even a little bit for raid loot and stuff, you'll find intimidate to be an invaluable tool.
The dragonmarks.. yes, they are useful, it's just that there are so many -more- useful feats you can take. A pair of striding boots will make the first dragonmark redundant, and a few scrolls of D-door (you can't buy them, just hang on to any you happen to find) you will be able to UMD in a pinch. Teleport is useful, but not so much that it's worth taking 3 feats for. If you must have it, consider farming Ghola Fan for the clickie, or even just buying a rod in the DDO store.
For spells, you always have the option of changing them out in a tavern or at a shrine, so feel free to experiment and see what works and what does not. Must haves: divine favor, resist energy, angelskin, zeal, holy sword (until you craft a min II, it's one of the best weapons you can have)
You also mention the THF feats for extra DPS. There are going to be times when you want more DPS, but if you are mostly soloing, you are almost always going to want all the AC you can get. Having a two-hander to switch to for DPS mode is a good idea, you don't need the feats for it to help, it just helps more if you have them.
Incidentally, just about any quest before level 10 or so is "easy mode" with sword and board. After that, your shields stop scaling up, and become less and less useful without a lot of other really good equipment to push your AC up. If you can get that equipment, your AC will shine. Most people don't have it, which is why so many people think DPS is the only thing that matters.
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