Mnemnosyne
2010-08-03, 07:56 AM
I'm working on a very water-oriented cleric at the moment that's going to lose one caster level (Fighter dip) in order to get an extra feat and weapon proficiencies at 2nd level (partly thematic so I can't really get rid of it). Domains are currently going to be Water (for the alternate turning type to power DMM) and Travel (for the spell list).
I'm looking for two key things, and I haven't had a lot of luck tracking down spells/feats/abilities/ACF's to obtain them on my own.
Swim Speed. Since a swim speed allows you to swim at your normal speed even when armored, I really want to get a swim speed that I can make mostly permanent (DMM persist is acceptable). A Crystal of Aquatic Action from MiC would be ideal, but MiC isn't on my DM's list of allowed books at the moment so I'm looking for other options before I ask about getting the item permitted.
Animal Companion. The Wavekeeper class comes with a swim speed as well as several other very thematically appropriate features for the character, but it requires an animal companion as an entry prerequisite. I could dip Druid to get one, but it would mean I'd lose another caster level from cleric progression. In addition to yet another caster level loss from Wavekeeper 1. Are there any other options to qualify for that class other than dipping Druid? The other requirements I can meet by level 5, but I don't know if the animal companion thing is even possible without doing Druid 1.
I'm looking for two key things, and I haven't had a lot of luck tracking down spells/feats/abilities/ACF's to obtain them on my own.
Swim Speed. Since a swim speed allows you to swim at your normal speed even when armored, I really want to get a swim speed that I can make mostly permanent (DMM persist is acceptable). A Crystal of Aquatic Action from MiC would be ideal, but MiC isn't on my DM's list of allowed books at the moment so I'm looking for other options before I ask about getting the item permitted.
Animal Companion. The Wavekeeper class comes with a swim speed as well as several other very thematically appropriate features for the character, but it requires an animal companion as an entry prerequisite. I could dip Druid to get one, but it would mean I'd lose another caster level from cleric progression. In addition to yet another caster level loss from Wavekeeper 1. Are there any other options to qualify for that class other than dipping Druid? The other requirements I can meet by level 5, but I don't know if the animal companion thing is even possible without doing Druid 1.