Neverwinter Nights Hordes of the Underdark Character Builds Epic Character Builds - Combat Medic

Epic Character Builds - Combat Medic

Created by: David "Grini" Villareal.
Indispensable Edit Guy: Doug_G.

You are part of the first wave of attackers to assault the gates of Zhentil Keep. You and your Dalesland and Impilturian comrades yell out their battle cry and charge. Arrows from Zhentarim bows and stones from catapults impede your progress. You make your way to the very walls when suddenly the sting of one, then two, then three, and then finally, four arrows pierce your body and your world turns black....

You awake to find an armored cleric administering to your wounds. Oblivious to the turmoil around him, she works diligently to help you get back into the fight. The same arrows that fell you seem to graze her or miss totally. You take a brief moment to watch her go from soldier to soldier, blessing and praying for them, administering to the injured, and raising the morale of the downtrodden. You take solace in your heart that she will be the turning point factor that will ensure victory despite the odds. Again, you charge headlong back into fray for the Dales and Impiltur.

That, in a nutshell, is the role of the Combat Medic.

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Combat Medic Overview Cleric: 20 Bard: 4 Palemaster: 16 Race: Human Alignment: Any Non-Good "Full In-Game Stats - " Starting Stats Str: 8 Dex: 10 Con: 10 Int: 14 Wis: 18 Cha: 12 Final Stats Str: 8 Dex: 10 Con: 10 Int: 14 Wis: 32 Cha: 12 Final Skills Concentration: 42 Spellcraft: 42 UMD: 43 Healing: 43 Tumble: 43 Perform: 10 Equipment Plate Armor Tower Shield

Combat Medic Strengths

The strengths of the Combat Medic are:

1. Able to enter the middle of combat and either get a bandage, heal spell, or resurrection to help turn the tide of battle.
2. Very defensive: high AC (70 with normal gear), Immunity to Critical Hits, and DR 50/+20. Also needs very little in terms of AC gear to get an even higher AC--just a dodge item. The other equipped item slots can go towards upgrading other areas, such as strength and constitution.
3. High wisdom translates into more spell slots for more heal type spells and higher amounts of hit points healed from a bandage.
4. Able to cast a small assortment of offensive spells with reasonable effectiveness due to the high wisdom, such as Implosion (DC 36) and Chain Lightning (DC 33).
5. Ability to prepare comrades for battle in terms of preparatory spells, such as Bull's Strength, Endurance, Cat's Grace, Death Ward, True Sight, Spell Resistance, Bless, and Prayer.

Combat Medic Weaknesses

However, there are some weaknesses:

1. The combat medic is not designed to do any sort of melee fighting. She will be able to withstand a large portion of melee attacks made against her, and only in dire circumstances should she pick up a weapon and attack.
2. The low strength and constitution are also hindrances in regards to how much is carried and the amount of hit points she will have. However, this hindrance can be overcome with either spells or permanent items.

Recommended Spells

1. In battle:
   • Chain Lightning
   • Call Lightning
   • Greater Restoration
   • Heal
   • Implosion
   • Mass Heal
   • Resurrection
2. Prior to battle:
   • Bless
   • Death Ward
   • Endurance
   • Magic Vestment
   • Prayer
   • Shield of Faith (for self)
   • Spell Resistance
   • True Seeing
   For front-line warriors and archers, add:
   • Greater Magic Weapon
   • Darkfire
   • Bull Strength
   • Cat's Grace

Character Advancement History

Following is the path of the Combat Medic during the first forty levels of his life.

Character Level	Class	Skill Increases	Feat Selection	Attribute Increase
1	Cleric	4 Concentration, 4 Spellcraft, 12 Save	Spell Penetration, Extend Spell, Travel Domain, War Domain
2	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
3	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Spell Focus (Evocation)
4	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save		Widsom
5	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
6	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Greater Spell Focus (Evocation)
7	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
8	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save		Wisdom
9	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Combat Casting
10	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
11	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
12	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Maximize Spell	Wisdom
13	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
14	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
15	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Greater Spell Penetration
16	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save		Wisdom
17	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
18	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Empower Spell
19	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
20	Cleric	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save		Wisdom
21	Bard	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 24 UMD, 24 Heal, 24 Tumble	Great Wisdom I
22	Bard	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 1 UMD, 1 Heal, 1 Tumble
23	Bard	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 1 UMD, 1 Heal, 1 Tumble
24	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Great Wisdom II	Wisdom
25	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
26	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
27	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Great Wisdom III
28	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save		Wisdom
29	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
30	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Great Wisdom IV
31	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
32	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save		Wisdom
33	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Improved Combat Casting
34	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
35	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
36	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Epic Spell Penetration, Epic Spell Focus (Evocation)	Wisdom
37	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
38	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save
39	Palemaster	1 Concentration, 1 Spellcraft, 3 Save	Epic Spell Warding, Epic Spell Mage Armor
40	Bard	10 Perform, 17 UMD, 17 Healing, 17 Tumble		Wisdom

* Indicates this selection can be changed without affecting the integrity of the overall build.

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