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Paladin 28 / Red Dragon Disciple 10 / Bard 2 (legacy)

A build written by Hoplik, first published 10-NOV-2024. A build is one player's opinion, not a rule. Nothing on this page is checked against the game's code the way the rest of the wiki is, and a rebalance can leave a build behind without anybody editing it.

Marked legacy by its author: it was written for an older version of the server and is kept for reference rather than for following.

ClassesPaladin(28), Bard(2), Red Dragon Disciple(10)
RaceCelestial (M)
AbilitiesSTR: 17 (40), DEX: 8, CON: 16 (18), WIS: 14, INT: 12 (14), CHA: 16 (18)
Cost50 Boss Tokens (Race) + 25 Boss Tokens (Alignment change).

Here’s a Premium paladin build with a flavour of Red Dragon Disciple. This build is made to cap AC without bard and uses large skin for heavy flail and shield. / Start with LG alignment for the Paladin. At level 29 change alignment to NG or CG, so you can take levels in Bard.

Level by level

ClassFeats and gainsSkills
P01: Paladin(1): Blind Fight01: Save(12)
P02: Paladin(2): {Smite Evil}02: Disable Trap(1), Open Lock(1), Save(11)
P03: Paladin(3): Power Attack03: Save(14)
P04: Paladin(4): STR+1, (STR=18)04: Save(17)
P05: Paladin(5): {Mounted Combat}05: Save(20)
P06: Paladin(6): Divine Might06: Save(23)
P07: Paladin(7)07: Save(26)
P08: Paladin(8): STR+1, (STR=19)08: Save(29)
P09: Paladin(9): Divine Shield09: Save(32)
P10: Paladin(10)10: Save(35)
P11: Paladin(11)11: Save(38)
P12: Paladin(12): STR+1, Improved Critical: Heavy Flail, (STR=20)12: Save(41)
P13: Paladin(13)13: Save(44)
P14: Paladin(14)14: Save(47)
P15: Paladin(15): Weapon Focus: Heavy Flail15: Save(50)
P16: Paladin(16): STR+1, (STR=21)16: Save(53)
P17: Paladin(17)17: Save(56)
P18: Paladin(18): Toughness18: Save(59)
P19: Paladin(19)19: Save(62)
P20: Paladin(20): STR+1, (STR=22)20: Save(65)
P21: Paladin(21): Epic Weapon Focus: Heavy Flail21: Save(68)
P22: Paladin(22)22: Save(71)
P23: Paladin(23): Epic Prowess23: Save(74)
P24: Paladin(24): STR+1, Epic Fortitude, (STR=23)24: Save(77)
P25: Paladin(25)25: Save(80)
P26: Paladin(26): Armor Skin26: Save(83)
P27: Paladin(27): Great Strength I, (STR=24)27: Save(86)
P28: Paladin(28): STR+1, (STR=25)28: Save(89)
Ba29: Bard(1): Alignment Change29: Lore(8), Save(86)
RDD30: Red Dragon Disciple(1): Great Strength II, (STR=26)30: Save(89)
RDD31: Red Dragon Disciple(2): (STR=28)31: Save(92)
RDD32: Red Dragon Disciple(3): STR+1, (STR=29)32: Save(95)
RDD33: Red Dragon Disciple(4): Great Strength III, (STR=32)33: Save(98)
RDD34: Red Dragon Disciple(5)34: Save(101)
RDD35: Red Dragon Disciple(6)35: Save(104)
RDD36: Red Dragon Disciple(7): STR+1, Great Strength IV, (STR=34), (CON=18)36: Save(107)
RDD37: Red Dragon Disciple(8)37: Save(110)
RDD38: Red Dragon Disciple(9): (INT=14)38: Save(114)
RDD39: Red Dragon Disciple(10): Great Strength V, {Darkvision}, (STR=39), (CHA=18)39: Save(118)
Ba40: Bard(2): STR+1, (STR=40)40: Discipline(40), Tumble(40), Ride(43), Save(1)

Notes

This build can be also tuned for medium skin with heavy flail and Divine Shield of Steel – instead of Epic Prowess or Epic Fortitude (based on preferences), but in this case you need to move the last 3 levels of paladin to the end (38-39-40) because Divine Shield of Steel must be taken as an epic paladin bonus feat, and you need 18 cha from RDD as prerequisite. This will also require an additional Alignment Change back to LG (which will cost 25 BTs). Example AC with purple weapon and venge nords is 83, AB is 68, 800 HP and buffs from pala + Fire Immunity from RDD. Nearly-Free Version: Build can be possibly made race Free with Aasimar (M), it will have lower abilities but you gain a feat and a skill. But you’ll still have to pay for the Alignment change.

See also