16 cleric/2 fighter/2 rogue companion for duo play

[sandrider30]

Thank you all for the advice you gave me on the initial build attempt. Please find below my second stab at a build for this character.
Again, I have the put an emphasis on the "ftp, 28point, no tomes or tweaked gear" aspect of the build. I will use it to excursively duo of my wife (2WF human kensei build: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=232492). Advice pertinent to WF, monk, FS are appreciated but not very useful to me.
I understand that this build is probably deficient for group or hight level/end play. It is fine with me as it is not intended for that purpose anyway. I want to build a companion character that can assist in melee, heal from the front lines and be decent at trap detection/disabling.
I have tried to inspire myself from the excellent "2010 cleric guide" http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=223253, and specially at the Melee-Focused build (18 cleric/ 2 fighter). I deviated from the build as I splashed it further with rogue, but attempted to keep the spirit of the build.

Constructive feedback to help tailor this odd fellow would be very much appreciated:

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Level 20 Chaotic Good Dwarf Male
(2 Fighter \ 2 Rogue \ 16 Cleric) 
Hit Points: 332
Spell Points: 1185 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 8
Will: 14

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             17                    22
Dexterity             8                     8
Constitution         15                    18
Intelligence         12                    12
Wisdom               14                    16
Charisma              6                     6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               3                     7
Bluff                -2                    -2
Concentration         4                    26
Diplomacy            -2                    -2
Disable Device        5                    17
Haggle                2                     2
Heal                  2                     3
Hide                 -1                    -1
Intimidate           -2                    -2
Jump                  3                     6
Listen                6                     7
Move Silently        -1                    -1
Open Lock             3                     5
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair                1                     1
Search                5                    20
Spot                  6                     7
Swim                  3                     6
Tumble               n/a                   n/a
Use Magic Device      2                     2

Level 1 (Rogue)
Skill: Balance (+4)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Disable Device (+4)
Skill: Haggle (+4)
Skill: Listen (+4)
Skill: Open Lock (+4)
Skill: Search (+4)
Skill: Spot (+4)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+4)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage I


Level 2 (Fighter)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Power Attack
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I


Level 3 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+3)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution I
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic I
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot I


Level 4 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Disable Device (+1.5)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Cleave
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Attack I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I


Level 5 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+3)
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith II
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom I
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery I


Level 6 (Rogue)
Skill: Disable Device (+3)
Skill: Open Lock (+2)
Skill: Search (+4)
Feat: (Selected) Luck of Heroes
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II


Level 7 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage II


Level 8 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic II


Level 9 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith III
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery II


Level 10 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot II


Level 11 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Attack II


Level 12 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: CON
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Spell
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution II


Level 13 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness IV


Level 14 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith IV


Level 15 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom II


Level 16 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic III
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot III


Level 17 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic IV


Level 18 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot IV


Level 19 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Rogue Search I
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery III


Level 20 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery IV

Thank you

[ArichValtrahn]

I know you said WF info wont be useful, but Im going to throw it out there anyways.

If you both go WF, you can go with the Wiz/ro build instead of this cleric mashup. You get repair skills that you can use to heal both characters and your trap skills will be a lot better. Not to mention that firewall is teh snigglez.

[Anneliese]

Drop fighter level with cleave feat, get 17th cleric level

Level 9 spells are awesome.

[sandrider30]

Drop fighter level with cleave feat, get 17th cleric level

Level 9 spells are awesome.

Even if this build will NEVER be used in group/raid high end play?
Is the potential loss of 1 STR point and Cleave not too penalizing for a melee-oriented support toon?

[Anneliese]

Even if this build will NEVER be used in group/raid high end play?
Is the potential loss of 1 STR point and Cleave not too penalizing for a melee-oriented support toon?

Implosion and Energy Drain are excellent spells for soloing or duoing, the (sp)Hezrou is nice too as a distraction,
true res. also for getting your buddy back up with full HP.

Cleave is not very useful since the animation takes a long time.

[sandrider30]

Drop fighter level with cleave feat, get 17th cleric level

Level 9 spells are awesome.

Ok, I followed your advice and dropped 1 fighter level. Could you please take a look at my build and advice improvements? The build follows the "melee capable cleric" build (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=223253) modified with a 2 level rogue splash.

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Level 20 Chaotic Good Dwarf Male
(1 Fighter \ 2 Rogue \ 17 Cleric) 
Hit Points: 280
Spell Points: 1336 
BAB: 14\14\19\24
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 7
Will: 16

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             15                    18
Dexterity             8                     9
Constitution         13                    15
Intelligence         12                    12
Wisdom               17                    22
Charisma              6                     6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               3                     7
Bluff                -2                    -2
Concentration         3                    16
Diplomacy            -2                    -2
Disable Device        5                    19
Haggle                2                     2
Heal                  3                     6
Hide                 -1                    -1
Intimidate           -2                    -2
Jump                  2                     4
Listen                6                     9
Move Silently        -1                    -1
Open Lock             3                     5
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair                1                     1
Search                5                    21
Spot                  7                    10
Swim                  2                     4
Tumble                0                     0
Use Magic Device      2                     2

Level 1 (Rogue)
Skill: Balance (+4)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Disable Device (+4)
Skill: Haggle (+4)
Skill: Listen (+3)
Skill: Open Lock (+4)
Skill: Search (+4)
Skill: Spot (+4)
Skill: Tumble (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+4)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage I


Level 2 (Fighter)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Power Attack
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I


Level 3 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+3)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution I
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic I
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot I


Level 4 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Attack I
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom I


Level 5 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Search (+1)
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith II
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery I


Level 6 (Rogue)
Skill: Disable Device (+4)
Skill: Open Lock (+2)
Skill: Search (+3)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Dexterity I


Level 7 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic II


Level 8 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Search (+1)
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution II
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot II


Level 9 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Search (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Enhancement: Dwarven Faith III
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III


Level 10 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom II


Level 11 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery II


Level 12 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic III
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery III


Level 13 (Cleric)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot III
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Light I


Level 14 (Cleric)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery IV


Level 15 (Cleric)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Skill: Search (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic IV


Level 16 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Attack II


Level 17 (Cleric)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot IV


Level 18 (Cleric)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness


Level 19 (Cleric)
Skill: Disable Device (+0.5)
Skill: Search (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Improved Spell Penetration I
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom III


Level 20 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Disable Device (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Improved Spell Penetration II

Thank you