Metis
2007-08-13, 12:38 PM
Hello!
In one of the games I am playing in, the party needed a band-aid, as they always do, but didn't really need a secondary fighter (our two rogues together quite capably filled a secondary combat role), so I went straight out, full bandaid.
Later on though, I decided that I'd really like to serve some other purpose as well, but I'm not quite sure what to focus on. The clear option is divination, but I'd need some help for that.
The current build:
Level 6
5 levels of Cloistered Cleric (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#clericVariantCloistere dCleric) with the Sponaneous Divine Caster variant. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/spontaneousDivineCasters.htm)
1 level of Divine Oracle (prestige class from complete divine).
This current combination gives me a lot more spells then I should have, not to mention an extremely hefty +3 to caster level with divination spells. Since the Knowledge and Oracle domains (each one a bonus domain from my class selection) already give me a fair amount of divination spells, I'm at a loss as to what other divination spells I might want.
I figured that Divine Insight was a pretty good choice for my semi-skill based build (I have some diplomacy, some knowledge, heal, just good stuff to have while no infringing on the wizard or the rogues), so I picked that.
Other than those two domains I have Healing (it was what I was meant to do, after all, so no point in not getting it) and Renewal domains.
Other info:
I have divine metamagic (quicken) so I can get off more spells. I can use it a few times per day.
Other than the obvious healing and divination spells, I tend to focus on combat spells to help out our Knight (who has ungodly strength and AC), or just some general blasting.
I have a fair amount of loose gold at the moment, so suggestions for equipment would be handy (what on earth does a spell heavy cleric need? Periapt of wisdom?)
Oh, also I might mention that there are no gods in this campaign (so all I have to do is pick related domains and I'm good), and I am of the NG alignment.
I have good mental attributes (excluding int, ironically), and fair dex. Everything else is 10.
Human.
There is a good suspicion that we'll be fighting lycanthropses, so if anyone can suggest help for that...
Oh, and I pretty much have access to any and every book I might need. I can use them all too.
So first off, this build obviously lends itself to divination. What kind of divination should I go for, and how should I use it? (I rarely ever use divination spells, so this is extremely new and confusing to me).
Are there strengths I am missing that I can manipulate?
How in the heck can I take this rather tangled mess of a character and make it a coherent and workable whole? I normally play rather optimized builds meant for extreme, straight combat, so this is really weird to me. Put out here it looks far more capable of things then I give it credit for, but again, I'm unused to playing such an indirectly combative character.
Should I continue with Divine Oracle, or is there a better PRC out there for me?
General advice?
In one of the games I am playing in, the party needed a band-aid, as they always do, but didn't really need a secondary fighter (our two rogues together quite capably filled a secondary combat role), so I went straight out, full bandaid.
Later on though, I decided that I'd really like to serve some other purpose as well, but I'm not quite sure what to focus on. The clear option is divination, but I'd need some help for that.
The current build:
Level 6
5 levels of Cloistered Cleric (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#clericVariantCloistere dCleric) with the Sponaneous Divine Caster variant. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/spontaneousDivineCasters.htm)
1 level of Divine Oracle (prestige class from complete divine).
This current combination gives me a lot more spells then I should have, not to mention an extremely hefty +3 to caster level with divination spells. Since the Knowledge and Oracle domains (each one a bonus domain from my class selection) already give me a fair amount of divination spells, I'm at a loss as to what other divination spells I might want.
I figured that Divine Insight was a pretty good choice for my semi-skill based build (I have some diplomacy, some knowledge, heal, just good stuff to have while no infringing on the wizard or the rogues), so I picked that.
Other than those two domains I have Healing (it was what I was meant to do, after all, so no point in not getting it) and Renewal domains.
Other info:
I have divine metamagic (quicken) so I can get off more spells. I can use it a few times per day.
Other than the obvious healing and divination spells, I tend to focus on combat spells to help out our Knight (who has ungodly strength and AC), or just some general blasting.
I have a fair amount of loose gold at the moment, so suggestions for equipment would be handy (what on earth does a spell heavy cleric need? Periapt of wisdom?)
Oh, also I might mention that there are no gods in this campaign (so all I have to do is pick related domains and I'm good), and I am of the NG alignment.
I have good mental attributes (excluding int, ironically), and fair dex. Everything else is 10.
Human.
There is a good suspicion that we'll be fighting lycanthropses, so if anyone can suggest help for that...
Oh, and I pretty much have access to any and every book I might need. I can use them all too.
So first off, this build obviously lends itself to divination. What kind of divination should I go for, and how should I use it? (I rarely ever use divination spells, so this is extremely new and confusing to me).
Are there strengths I am missing that I can manipulate?
How in the heck can I take this rather tangled mess of a character and make it a coherent and workable whole? I normally play rather optimized builds meant for extreme, straight combat, so this is really weird to me. Put out here it looks far more capable of things then I give it credit for, but again, I'm unused to playing such an indirectly combative character.
Should I continue with Divine Oracle, or is there a better PRC out there for me?
General advice?