Bard Paladin

[Pale_Albatross]

ok, so the monk barbarian was a horrable idea because i wasnt thinking inside the box. but this ones more down to earth. essentially a bards songs increase armor class,attack,damage, etc. or it can lower a monsters defense,attack and generally weaken it. so this paly will be mostly aura based with holy shield. my friend life_source will post the weapons(because im real bad with weapons and hes good with em lol) and ill have to post the stats later because i dont know what weapons there are and life source suggested that the str should be just enough so that it meets the req and the dex be enough for full block. anyways heres the skills.

Offensive Auras:
1 Might
1 Thorns
1 Sanctuary
1 Blessed Aim
1 Concentration
20 Fanaticism
20 Conviction

Defensive Auras:
20 Defiance
20 Sanctuary

Combat Skills:
1 Holy Bolt
1 Charge
1 Blessed Hammer
20 Holy Shield

right now im starting one and hes level 8 heres the gear im using:

Armor:Studded Leather
shield:Cleglaw's Claw
Helm:Biggins Bonnet
weapon:The Gnasher
boots:Heavy Boots
Gloves:Heavy Gloves

i know alot of those arnt unique or have any other properties to them but heres some other gear im going to be using:

Nokozan Relic(lvl 10)
Angelic Mantle(lvl 12)
Gorefoot(lvl 9)
Tarnhelm(lvl 15)
Deaths Touch(dex:45 Str:71)
Butchers Pupil(lvl 39 str:68)

u can get enough strength and dex for the paly to use deaths touch at lvl 15, i know they arnt great starting weapons but they will do

 

[Flaming_Newbie]

ahhh.... unless your going to lvl 99 with this build you won't be able to max all of those skills.

also... how the hell will this allow you to kill stuff.

and... where the hell did you get "bard pally" from?

ill give you till lvl 20 till you quit this char

 

[Ntrik_]

Offensive Auras:
1 Might
1 Thorns
1 Sanctuary
1 Blessed Aim
1 Concentration
20 Fanaticism
20 Conviction

Defensive Auras:
20 Defiance
20 Sanctuary

Combat Skills:
1 Holy Bolt
1 Charge
1 Blessed Hammer
20 Holy Shield

You are truely creative.

Nope, not gonna work, you cant kill.

 

[DDRaddict]

having 20 in conviction is a waste. only like 10 at most here.

 

[Pale_Albatross]

im mostly gunna be playing it with a buddie of mine, and i didnt really get bard pally just the effects of the aura worked for a bard.
and yeah if 10 conviction is better tht should be used

 

[irdamage]

Pale plz do us all a favor and stop trying to build a completely new style of char-_- this one wont work well either bcuz u dont have a main attack skill like charge or zeal. That is almost a requirement for a pally to b decent in anything

 

[z-tah]

essentially a bards songs increase armor class,attack,damage, etc.

---> DAoC ??? ? whered you see something singing in D2? ?

ahhh.... unless your going to lvl 99 with this build you won't be able to max all of those skills.

nah... its level 76 with the quests, but anyway this build kills nothing as ppl said.

 

[Jason]

NWN Chars don't work on D2. -_-;

 

[VI-Herald]

hehe... but melee zons with maxed passive/magic will ^^

where in ohio vizijeri? zanesville here ^^

 

[bob-marley]

---> DAoC ??? ? whered you see something singing in D2? ?

barbs and people with cta...bo shout is considered "singing"

 

[Ntrik_]

im mostly gunna be playing it with a buddie of mine, and i didnt really get bard pally just the effects of the aura worked for a bard.
and yeah if 10 conviction is better tht should be used

Thats what I said when I made armymancer back in 1.09

 

[WildfireFX]

good luck with this pally. it's cool you're trying to make new builds but they are completely random and won't live, lol.

 

[Darkmatter]

I love these funny, but different builds Pale_Albatross. I hope you can find a good one next time, finding a new build that's better then cookie cutter builds is a awesome feat indeed.

 

[Kao]

If you are going to try and make a "Monk" D2 style, you'll need to think of some things:

First: How are you going to kill? You will not always be in a party that needs your auras, so you need to help another way.

Second: You will not even need to touch Sanctuary. It's a worthless skill.

Third: I suggest you get Blessed Hammer and Concentration.

Fourth: You have Sanctuary listed twice in two different sections.

Fifth: If you're going to be helpful, get a point in Salvation and a point in cleansing. They DO work wonders.

Sixth: Your main attack will be Blessed Hammer, pretty much making you a hammerdin. That means, you'll have to get some points into the synergies. You won't need 20 points into Fanaticism if you'll be using concentration. You won't need to 'max' out Defiance, because you'll be hitting somwhere around 15k defense without maxing it.

Seventh: Your gear should be flexible and able to allow party benefits that are not completly useless.

-A Holy Freeze Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary. He will slow your enemies making them easier to hit for you and your party.

-I suggest using Enigma on this character. Yes it's expensive, I don't care. Secondary replacements would probably be a Vipermagi.

-Skills will be your best friend on this build. The more, the better. This means charms.

-If you are going to use Heart of the Oak, I suggest using the Oak Sage. Yes, it will die very fast. But that's where enigma comes in, teleporting you + it + your merc to safety.

I hope these points have helped, they are just my suggestions.