Vyria
2016-08-08, 03:04 PM
So I've got a dormant campaign that may revive and I've got a dragonborn tempest cleric on the verge of level four and I've been obsessing over options.
I've got Str 16 / Dex 11 / Con 14 / Wis 14 / Int 11 / Cha 8
Heavy Armor, Warhammer+Shield
I've been the front line guy and spend a lot of time hitting stuff where I don't feel especially effective a caster or a melee. I intend to multi fighter after cleric 4. I was wondering given that role & progression what I should do with my ASI/feat, and whether I should go for Battlemaster.
We're a big group. We've got a barbarian, monk, casting focused life cleric, sorcerer, and warlock. I'm trying to be the one in melee drawing focus with AoE. My damage send reasonable right now but I feel like I don't offer much other battle utility and my lackluster Dex and okay Con seem light for taking so much focus from multiple attackers.
Putting points into Con or Dex seems like a smart thing if I'm going fighter after. I've also eyed Heavy Armor Master because that damage reduction right now across multiple attackers would be a huge percentage of incoming damage but falls off pretty hard on different situations and as I level. My other option is to beef up my Wis and stay pure cleric and double down on the spellcasting the barbarian and monk come into their own. DM has effectively handwaved the need for Warcaster.
So any input or advice is appreciated. A lot of dumb thinking for a character I'm not even currently playing but it's been gnawing at me. There's also the matter I've become the defacto Face of the party since no one else is willing to take initiative in talking situations but I think that's a matter of encouraging them to step up rather than trying to fix my awful Cha and persuasion scores...
I've got Str 16 / Dex 11 / Con 14 / Wis 14 / Int 11 / Cha 8
Heavy Armor, Warhammer+Shield
I've been the front line guy and spend a lot of time hitting stuff where I don't feel especially effective a caster or a melee. I intend to multi fighter after cleric 4. I was wondering given that role & progression what I should do with my ASI/feat, and whether I should go for Battlemaster.
We're a big group. We've got a barbarian, monk, casting focused life cleric, sorcerer, and warlock. I'm trying to be the one in melee drawing focus with AoE. My damage send reasonable right now but I feel like I don't offer much other battle utility and my lackluster Dex and okay Con seem light for taking so much focus from multiple attackers.
Putting points into Con or Dex seems like a smart thing if I'm going fighter after. I've also eyed Heavy Armor Master because that damage reduction right now across multiple attackers would be a huge percentage of incoming damage but falls off pretty hard on different situations and as I level. My other option is to beef up my Wis and stay pure cleric and double down on the spellcasting the barbarian and monk come into their own. DM has effectively handwaved the need for Warcaster.
So any input or advice is appreciated. A lot of dumb thinking for a character I'm not even currently playing but it's been gnawing at me. There's also the matter I've become the defacto Face of the party since no one else is willing to take initiative in talking situations but I think that's a matter of encouraging them to step up rather than trying to fix my awful Cha and persuasion scores...