Horc caster advice

[glouky]

I want to play a half-orc caster. (36 pts build)

Arcane options?
orc PM, but I already have too much (4) wiz past life
orc sorc, but I'm not satified by my current UMD healing humlan sorc, so an horc will just be worst

Druid ?
A nice idea, but if I always run in animal form, I prefer being human (can see the character anyway)
Is it possible (interesting) to run a druid not in its animal (or elemental) form


Divines ?
Probably but I'm not a specialist of divines (I have a weak lvl20 FvS human created at lvl7, then used stone of experience)

I was thinking about cleric with barbarian splash (for speed)... max wis, rest in con and str
or FvS with 2-3 lvl monk splash... but still caster oriented (not an hidden melee). I have no idea how to plan stats...

I have 3 wiz past lives, + 1 sorc, +3 book on each stat, con opp googles, and almost nothing else.

I would be interested if someone can point me a build FvS or cleric with monk splash that could be adapted on H orc without loosing too much.

Thanks in advance

PS: I'm playing solo 95% of the time

[DaSawks]

I had a HORC cleric with Divine Might and 2 levels of Barb that was very fun to play. Awesome at soloing too. Max out STR, and WIS with the rest into CON/CHA(DP requirement only). 2HF with full plate. At low levels you can Rage and DPS almost as good as a pure barb. At higher levels you can DP and BB while DPS'ing. All while self healing.

[jortann]

Druid ?
A nice idea, but if I always run in animal form, I prefer being human (can see the character anyway)
Is it possible (interesting) to run a druid not in its animal (or elemental) form

Yes. Its possible. Check out the Fruidonk build here.... http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=385905

[firemedium_jt]

This is my build. It is STR based though. It is the reason to take a Horc. If you don't take advantage of the STR enhancments or Power Attack 1-3 enhancements I can't think of a reason to take Horc over Human. I can't think of a reason to go Pure Cleric Horc. The STR enhancements beg for a splash. You can melee with even a Wiz lvl as explained below, and it buffs your Blade Barrier. There is nothing against upping wisdom and still taking those Horc enhancements for melee, but you are better off with Human for extra feat and more wisdom from human adaptability if you go Caster Cleric and stay pure cleric.

As long as you take CLR17/### you are still a raid healer. How you melee or cast the 75% of the time you don't need to heal is really up to you. The party is just glad you showed up to heal.

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Thinking Legendary Dreadnaught eventually. So how should I progress through the Destinys? What do you recommend. I think I have to do Unyielding Sentinel then Grand Master of the Flowers to get to Legendary Dreadnought. What minimum Epic Destiny enhancements did you take to get there?

This is my build.

21 Overwhelming Critical
24 Improved Two Handed Fighting

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Horcleric 
Level 20 Lawful Good Half-Orc Male
(2 Fighter \ 17 Cleric \ 1 Wizard) 
Hit Points: 252
Spell Points: 996 
BAB: 14\14\19\24
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 4
Will: 13

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             20                    28
Dexterity             8                     8
Constitution         14                    14
Intelligence          9                    10
Wisdom               14                    14
Charisma             7                      8

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+1 Tome of Charisma used at level 7

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance              -1                     6
Bluff                 1                     2
Concentration         5                    20
Diplomacy             1                     2
Disable Device       n/a                    n/a
Haggle                1                     2
Heal                  1                     3
Hide                 -1                    -1
Intimidate            1                     2
Jump                  4                     8
Listen                1                     1
Move Silently        -1                    -1
Open Lock            n/a                   n/a
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair               -1                     0
Search               -1                     0
Spot                  1                     1
Swim                  4                     8
Tumble               n/a                    0
Use Magic Device      n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 2 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell



Level 3 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack



Level 4 (Cleric)


Level 5 (Cleric)


Level 6 (Cleric)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Maximize Spell


Level 7 (Cleric)


Level 8 (Cleric)


Level 9 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell


Level 10 (Cleric)


Level 11 (Cleric)


Level 12 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Cleric)


Level 14 (Cleric)


Level 15 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Spell


Level 16 (Cleric)


Level 17 (Cleric)


Level 18 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Two Handed Fighting



Level 19 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Cleave


Level 20 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus)Great Cleave
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Cleric Radiant Servant I
Enhancement: Cleric Radiant Servant II
Enhancement: Unyielding Sovereignty
Enhancement: Follower of the Sovereign Host
Enhancement: Orcish Melee Damage I
Enhancement: Orcish Melee Damage II
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack I
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack II
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack III
Enhancement: Orcish Strength I
Enhancement: Orcish Strength II
Enhancement: Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude I
Enhancement: Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude II
Enhancement: Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude III
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Improved Heal I
Enhancement: Improved Heal II
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Smiting I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Smiting II
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Smiting III
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Life I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Smiting I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Smiting II
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Smiting III
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Life I
Enhancement: Cleric Smiting I
Enhancement: Cleric Smiting II
Enhancement: Cleric Smiting III
Enhancement: Cleric Smiting IV
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic I
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic II
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic III
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality I
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning I
Enhancement: Cleric Improved Turning I
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery I

I was in disguise as a CLR##/WIZ1 for pugg'n at low to mid lvls. Master's Touch for Martial Prof and Feat and Force Manip 1 (20% to Blades).
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[glouky]

Thank you for advices

I do not want to sacrify too much casting ability, so maxing STR instead of WIS seems wrong with my playstyle.

A barb/cleric sounds good, even if I don't know why it should be better than barb/FvS...

Playing a druid is also a nice option for versatility, and using spells I've never tried before... but even in the proposed build (that sacrifies too much casting for melee for me), it seems to run most of the time in fire ele shape.

Anyway it's good to see the options while I continue my run to cap then epic fragment farming

[unbongwah]

A barb/cleric sounds good, even if I don't know why it should be better than barb/FvS...

The cleric capstone is a lot weaker than the FvS one, clerics get their spells one level sooner than FvS, and RS aura provides a HoT which ticks away while you're swinging that big ol' axe around.

Playing a druid is also a nice option for versatility, and using spells I've never tried before... but even in the proposed build (that sacrifies too much casting for melee for me), it seems to run most of the time in fire ele shape.

If you want to avoid shapeshifting for whatever reason, I guess you could play a Season's Herald druid who focuses on electrical spells (thus neither elemental form helps). TBH tho I haven't seen a build like that which doesn't just feel like a gimped Air Savant. Even as a SH druid, avoiding the elemental forms entirely means giving up their caster bonuses and special atks for no readily apparent gain.