Dwarven Healbot

[OldAquarian]

Was thinking about the following basically geared to Max Healing ability
If there are any changes that would make offense much better with a minimal decrease to healing that would be welcome.

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Level 20 Chaotic Good Dwarf Male
(20 Cleric) 
Hit Points: 260
Spell Points: 1647 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 16
Reflex: 6
Will: 20

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             10                    10
Dexterity            10                    10
Constitution         16                    18
Intelligence          8                     8
Wisdom               18                    26
Charisma             12                    14

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills        Base Skills        Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 20)          (Level 20)
Balance               0                  0                    4
Bluff                 1                  2                    2
Concentration         3                  4                    4
Diplomacy             5                 25                   25
Disable Device       n/a               n/a                   n/a
Haggle                1                  2                    2
Heal                  4                  8                    8
Hide                  0                  0                    0
Intimidate            1                  2                    2
Jump                  0                  0                    0
Listen                4                  8                    8
Move Silently         0                  0                    0
Open Lock             n/a               n/a                   n/a
Perform               n/a               n/a                   n/a
Repair               -1                 -1                   -1
Search               -1                 -1                    1
Spot                  4                  8                    8
Swim                  0                  0                    0
Tumble                n/a               n/a                   n/a
Use Magic Device      n/a               n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness


Level 2 (Cleric)


Level 3 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell


Level 4 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS


Level 5 (Cleric)


Level 6 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell


Level 7 (Cleric)


Level 8 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS


Level 9 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell


Level 10 (Cleric)


Level 11 (Cleric)


Level 12 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Feat: (Selected) Improved Mental Toughness


Level 13 (Cleric)


Level 14 (Cleric)


Level 15 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Extra Turning


Level 16 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS


Level 17 (Cleric)


Level 18 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Spell Penetration


Level 19 (Cleric)


Level 20 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Intervention
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution I
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution II
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Life I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Life II
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Life III
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Life I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Life II
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Life III
Enhancement: Cleric Smiting I
Enhancement: Cleric Smiting II
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic I
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic II
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic III
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic IV
Enhancement: Cleric Charisma I
Enhancement: Cleric Charisma II
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom I
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom II
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom III
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Healing I
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Healing II
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Healing III
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Light I
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Light II
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Light III
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality I
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality II
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality III
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning I
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning II
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning III
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning IV
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery I

[OldAquarian]

Somebody must have some advice, please?

[samho]

Personally I don't play healbot any more (as a lot people here) so you won't see a lot of response about asking healbot build advice here... as you can play healbot on most any type of cleric build.

Nevertheless, dump Extra Turning. It's hardly worth a feat slot, take Empower or Greater Spell Penetration instead. (Personally I would dump empower healing alltogether and goes full offense casting cleric, since you can easily swap bwtween healbot mode and offense casting mode without problem in such build). Toughness was also a good feat to take even if you want to play healbot.


Enhancement wise:

Dump the whole chain of Divine Light and possible highest rank extra turning (you can even dump Divine Healing if it fit your style more), get slightly higher rank of Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery. If you get Toughness feat, then you can spend at least a few rank on racial toughness enhancement which can greater boost your HP pool (Toughness feat + 3 racial toughness enhancement = 52 extra HP at level 20). You can also get Dwarven Spell Defense enhancement (yeah it's a waste to play a dwarf without buying such enhancement. 6 AP for +3 save against most spell), since it does increase your survival ability greatly. Taking Sovereign Faith line up to rank 2 if you really want to play healbot mode, in case you also gain free Longsword proficiency by 1 turn usage, and powerful heal once per 10 mins.


Stat wise:

I would also dump cha to 8 or even less and pump strength up. You can help up clear some trash via your vorpal Longsword (which is a lot easier to obtain than vorpal Sickle) or such when you don't want spend sp on those thing. You can still doing your DV / DH stuff, just lost 2 usage (if you drop to 8 cha, or 3 if you keep 6 cha) and it's hardly notice after mid-game -- you also have less chance to get trip or stuck with web :-)

Dex 10 was really not that necessary -- spend it anywhere you like, even INT works a lot better (since you can get one more skill point to spend per level, put it on either balance or jump -- which I prefer jump more than balance)

[OldAquarian]

Is there a good dwarven offense casting cleric/20 build out there?

[lifestaker]

To make the build a bit more enjoyable drop the cha. DV's are better saved for humans and non dwarf/wf, and turn undead attempts at end game are good only for DI. Put those points in str should make you have a higher to hit without buffs and slightly higher damage (and jump :P ). Keep your wis and con high like you have it and make sure you take empower and maximize, use these for BB and healing.

This will make you have the clr that is fine for mass healing, singular healing (little less so then the clr that has empowered healing), and a very nice hitting blade barrier. During low lvls you might be more of a heaing bot, but there is always searing light, hobgoblins are not the only ones that can spam it ever 6 secs.

[OldAquarian]

Personally I don't play healbot any more (as a lot people here) so you won't see a lot of response about asking healbot build advice here... as you can play healbot on most any type of cleric build.

Apparently people arent playing offensive casters either:
http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=222395

[Sirea]

Apparently people arent playing offensive casters either:
http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=222395

Anyone telling you to drop wisdom on an offensive casting cleric shouldn't be giving advice on builds period.

Honestly on the build in the link you provided I'd probably drop the Charisma in favor of a little more Strength. My husband (lifestaker, who commented above) made a build similar to that with a 10 STR, and regrets putting so little into STR because of constant encumbrance issues. As stated above a higher STR will also help you when you decide to save some spell points and pull out a vorpal instead. A CON of 14 is fine. Really, to me anyway, Divine Vitality isn't as great as people make it seem. I'd drop the extra turning feat and take Extend in it's place.

Now for the build in this thread, please, please, PLEASE don't put all your skill points into Diplomacy. You really should be investing in Concentration. Yes I know you are taking Quicken but it's not generally wise to keep Quicken on all the time because of the mana consumption that's involved. On my cleric I only really use Quicken for Blade Barriers, or in a fight where I'm in pretty close proximity to where the main battle is happening (like in Part 2 of ToD). Samho gave some pretty sound advice, as you can see in his signature he's got 6 clerics (and a FvS), and I have the pleasure of grouping and talking with him often in-game; he definitely knows his stuff as far as divine casters go.