"Hear ye the word of the *hic*."

Quote Originally Posted by Brewmaster Baryleybeard
Brewmaster Barleybeard



Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteous beer
For they shall be filled.
Blessed are the drinkers
For they shall taste of glory.
Blessed are the pure in malt and hops
For they shall see good Beer.
Worry not for the troubles of tomorrow
For where your Beer is
There your spirits will be also.

Background
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Barleybeard has always been fascinated with the creation and consumption of alcohol in its many forms. It's only natural that he would find himself in the priesthood of Hanseath when he was old enough. But unlike his fellows who embraced all of Hanseath's ideals together, Barleybeard set one ideal above all. "Beer is proof that Hanseath loves us and wants us to be happy," he'd often say, and while his contemporaries studied swordplay and battle, Barleybeard studied fermentation and distillation. It was soon obvious to all who knew him that Barleybeard was an artist with a rare gift for creating magnificent alcohols. He traveled far and wide and even did some plane-hopping to learn secrets from famous brewers of many races, including the wild and wily eladrin. He learned to concoct magical brews that could heal the sick, regrow lost limbs, and even grant miracles. When he returned to his homeland, he set up a fine drinking establishment that doubles as a temple to Hanseath. He holds sermons there every day, just after happy hour.

Despite Hanseath's taste for war, Brewmaster Barleybeard has sworn to never take a life. For if he did that, how then could they taste of Hanseath's glory? He spends his time in quiet prayer and dedication whilst brewing up his luscious lagers at his bar. When he speaks, any dwarf worth his beard listens, for Barleybeard's Brews are the best tasting, most potent, and most pleasing drinks in the known world.


Build
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Brewmaster Barleybeard
CG Dwarf Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 7/Master Alchemist 10/Wonderworker 3

Level Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Skills Feats Class Features
1st Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 1 +0 +2 +0 +2 Concentration 4, Craft(Alchemy) 4, Knowledge(Arcana) 4, Knowledge(Nature) 4, Knowledge(Religion) 4, Profession(Brewer) 4, Spellcraft 4, Survival 4 Strength Devotion (swapped Strength domain for it), Skill Focus(Craft[Alchemy]) Lore, Turn Undead, Spellcasting, Knowledge Domain, Travel Domain, Strength Domain (swapped for Strength Devotion feat)
2nd Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 2 +1 +3 +0 +3 Concentration 5, Craft(Alchemy) 5, Knowledge(Arcana) 5, Knowledge(Nature) 5, Knowledge(Religion) 5, Profession(Brewer) 5, Spellcraft 5, Survival 5
3rd Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 3 +1 +3 +1 +3 Concentration 6, Craft(Alchemy) 6, Knowledge(Arcana) 6, Knowledge(Nature) 6, Knowledge(Religion) 6, Profession(Brewer) 6, Spellcraft 6, Survival 6 Brew Potion
4th Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 4 +2 +4 +1 +4 Concentration 7, Craft(Alchemy) 7, Knowledge(Arcana) 7, Knowledge(Nature) 7, Knowledge(Religion) 7, Profession(Brewer) 7, Spellcraft 7, Survival 7
5th Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 5 +2 +4 +1 +4 Concentration 8, Craft(Alchemy) 8, Knowledge(Arcana) 8, Knowledge(Nature) 8, Knowledge(Religion) 8, Profession(Brewer) 8, Spellcraft 8, Survival 8
6th Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 6 +3 +5 +2 +5 Concentration 9, Craft(Alchemy) 9, Knowledge(Arcana) 9, Knowledge(Nature) 9, Knowledge(Religion) 9, Profession(Brewer) 9, Spellcraft 9, Survival 9 Magical Artisan(Brew Potion)
7th Cloistered Cleric of Hanseath 7 +3 +5 +2 +5 Concentration 10, Craft(Alchemy) 10, Knowledge(Arcana) 10, Knowledge(Nature) 10, Knowledge(Religion) 10, Profession(Brewer) 10, Spellcraft 10, Survival 10
8th Master Alchemist 1 +3 +5 +2 +7 Craft(Alchemy) 11, Knowledge(Arcana) 11, Profession(Brewer) 11, Spellcraft 11 Brew 2/day, +1 level of existing spellcasting class
9th Master Alchemist 2 +4 +5 +2 +8 Craft(Alchemy) 12, Knowledge(Arcana) 12, Profession(Brewer) 12, Spellcraft 12 Consecrate Spell Brew Potion (4th), +1 level of existing spellcasting class
10th Master Alchemist 3 +4 +6 +3 +8 Craft(Alchemy) 13, Knowledge(Arcana) 13, Profession(Brewer) 13, Spellcraft 13 Brew Potion (5th), +1 level of existing spellcasting class
11th Master Alchemist 4 +5 +6 +3 +9 Craft(Alchemy) 14, Knowledge(Arcana) 14, Profession(Brewer) 14, Spellcraft 14 Brew Potion (6th), +1 level of existing spellcasting class
12th Master Alchemist 5 +5 +6 +3 +9 Craft(Alchemy) 15, Knowledge(Arcana) 15, Profession(Brewer) 15, Spellcraft 15 Knight of Stars Brew 3/day, +1 level of existing spellcasting class
13th Master Alchemist 6 +6 +7 +4 +10 Craft(Alchemy) 16, Knowledge(Arcana) 16, Profession(Brewer) 16, Spellcraft 16 Improved Identification, +1 level of existing spellcasting class
14th Master Alchemist 7 +6 +7 +4 +10 Craft(Alchemy) 17, Knowledge(Arcana) 17, Profession(Brewer) 17, Spellcraft 17 Brew Potion (7th), +1 level of existing spellcasting class
15th Master Alchemist 8 +7 +7 +4 +11 Craft(Alchemy) 18, Knowledge(Arcana) 18, Profession(Brewer) 18, Spellcraft 18 Intuitive Attack Brew Potion (8th), +1 level of existing spellcasting class
16th Master Alchemist 9 +7 +8 +5 +11 Craft(Alchemy) 19, Knowledge(Arcana) 19, Profession(Brewer) 19, Spellcraft 19 Brew 4/day, +1 level of existing spellcasting class
17th Master Alchemist 10 +8 +8 +5 +12 Craft(Alchemy) 20, Knowledge(Arcana) 20, Profession(Brewer) 20, Spellcraft 20 Brew Potion (9th), +1 level of existing spellcasting class
18th Wonderworker 1 +8 +8 +5 +14 Craft(Alchemy) 21, Knowledge(Religion) 11, Profession(Brewer) 21, Spellcraft 21 Nonlethal Substitution, Sacred Vow(B) Bonus Exalted Feat, 1 Bonus 9th level Spell per day, 1 Bonus 8th level Spell per day
19th Wonderworker 2 +9 +8 +5 +15 Craft(Alchemy) 22, Knowledge(Religion) 12, Profession(Brewer) 22, Spellcraft 22 Vow of Nonviolence(B) Bonus Exalted Feat, 1 Bonus 9th level Spell per day, 2 Bonus 8th level Spells per day
20th Wonderworker 3 +9 +9 +6 +15 Craft(Alchemy) 23, Knowledge(Religion) 13, Profession(Brewer) 23, Spellcraft 23 Vow of Peace(B) Bonus Exalted Feat, 1 Bonus 9th level Spell per day, 1 Bonus 8th level Spell per day


Ability Scores
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Starting Ability Scores (including racial adjustments):
Str - 10
Dex - 12
Con - 16
Int - 14
Wis - 16
Cha - 10

Final Ability Scores:
Str - 10
Dex - 12
Con - 16
Int - 14
Wis - 21 (4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 20th)
Cha - 10


Spells known, spells/day
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Spells/day
Spells per Day/Spells Known
Spells per Day/Spells Known
Level 0lvl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st 3 1+1 - - - - - - - -
2nd 4 2+1 - - - - - - - -
3rd 4 2+1 1+1 - - - - - - -
4th 5 3+1 2+1 - - - - - - -
5th 5 3+1 2+1 1+1 - - - - - -
6th 5 3+1 3+1 2+1 - - - - - -
7th 6 4+1 3+1 2+1 1+1 - - - - -
8th 6 4+1 3+1 3+1 2+1 - - - - -
9th 6 4+1 4+1 3+1 2+1 1+1 - - - -
10th 6 4+1 4+1 3+1 3+1 2+1 - - - -
11th 6 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 2+1 1+1 - - -
12th 6 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 3+1 2+1 - - -
13th 6 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 2+1 1+1 - -
14th 6 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 3+1 2+1 - -
15th 6 5+1 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 2+1 1+1 -
16th 6 5+1 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 3+1 2+1 -
17th 6 5+1 5+1 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 2+1 1+1
18th 6 5+1 5+1 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 3+1 2+1
19th 6 5+1 5+1 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 5+1 3+1
20th 6 5+1 5+1 5+1 5+1 4+1 4+1 3+1 6+1 4+1


Level Highlights
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Level 10

At this level, Brewmaster Barleybeard is a creator of fine alcohol, artisanal beers, and magical microbrews. In addition to his normal potent potables, he can brew up any number of potions (containing up to 5th level spells) as various alcoholic beverages (using the Alternate Item Types rule on pg. 137 of Complete Arcane). Not only that, but thanks to Consecrate Spell, all of his magical mixers are [Good], in addition to being good for you. Step right up and drown your sorrows and regrets in a rare pale ale of Atonement! Or get back into fighting form with a Restoration Rye. Be able to see things no one else can see with a Tincture of True Seeing!

If you are wondering why he took the Strength Devotion feat in place of the Strength domain, it's so he can crack open a keg with his bare hands should the need arise (the feat makes his melee attacks ignore hardness and gives him a slam attack that counts as adamantine for DR purposes all for 1 minute). It also gives him a solid attack he can use in a bar fight.

Level 20

Barleybeard has continued to develop is devotion to the many flavors of alcohol. Thanks to insight provided by the wisdom of Hanseath, Barleybeard is now a reasonable combatant in melee or at range, with Intuitive Attack. He can distill nearly any magic into an alcoholic beverage, and can brew up to four of those wondrous concoctions per day. And he is known far and wide as a wonderworker of Hanseath's divine governance of the power of beer. His devotion to the tranquility of the tavern has led him down the path of nonviolence. That isn't to say he won't knock some heads around in one of the many barfights that happen in his establishments and toss the perpetrators out on their ears, but he has devoted himself fully to the ideal of "peace on Oerth, and good beer for all."


Thoughts on the Components
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This is certainly a strange combination of ingredients. Wonderworker is strange by itself, but the Profession Skill? There are remarkably few uses for that skill to begin with, and far fewer opportunities for optimization. So I decided to go a different direction and build something that, at least to me, fits with the feel and spirit of the competition. When I spotted "brewer" in the list of professions in the PHB, I knew what I had to do.

Barleybeard is a full divine caster who can share almost any of his spells around to his party in the form of potions which he can brew faster and more cheaply thanks to Master Alchemist and Magical Artisan. His spellcasting is keyed off of Wisdom, which also happens to be the linked attribute for the Profession skill, so by increasing his wisdom, he enhances both his spellcasting, and his profession.


Sources
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Player's Handbook(Cleric, Brew Potion, Skill Focus)
Unearthed Arcana(Cloistered Cleric)
Book of Exalted Deeds(Wonderworker, Intuitive Attack, Consecrate Spell, Knight of Stars, Nonlethal Substitution, Sacred Vow, Vow of Nonviolence, Vow of Peace)
Magic of Faerun(Master Alchemist, Magical Artisan)
Complete Arcane(Alternate Item Types - pg. 137)
Complete Champion(Strength Devotion)