Neverwinter Nights Hordes of the Underdark Character Builds Epic Character Builds - Holy Paragon

Epic Character Builds - Holy Paragon

Written and Created by: Lockindal Linantal

The musky smell of dusty leather and dry flesh became thicker with each step. The walls were close and the darkness pressed upon the small party as they crept deeper into the crypt. The leader raised her hand. Whispered conversation stopped and they all listened intently. A full minute passed before her hand motioned them to continue. No one felt like talking anymore. A slight man armored only in boiled leathers tapped the silver armored leader on the shoulder. He motioned to a cobweb that had been recently torn aside. She gazed at it intently nodding. They were approaching the central altar. Her pale eyes seemed to glow in the deepening blackness. Something shifted in the dark. She cursed and reached for her sword. "Get down!"

A claw lashed out and struck the slight man aside tearing a ragged set of lines along his thin armor. He had time to grunt and clutch his chest before another slash struck across his neck, splattering blood across the stones. He coughed twice and fell back against the wall. A light of the purest white blasted the darkness from every corner revealing a giant monster of blackish purple skin, long deadly nails, and thin steely limbs. It hissed and reared back as if burned.

"Raziel take you!" The blinding white light took the form of a curved sword held by the armored woman. The light now revealed pale, pale skin and features that hinted at divine origin. Her eyes glowed with righteous might as her weapon bit into the hide of the creature. Her silver and gold armor shone in the light, glittering like cut gems. She swung again, and again her sword cut deep. The creature raged and spat venom which burned any surface it touched. Another cut through the thin neck of the creature and the shrieking stopped. Her party was crouched against the wall, quaking no longer at the monster but at the light that seemed to come directly from their leader, the light of the celestial.

She turned to her fallen comrade touching his lifeless face. His wounds began to seal shut and the color returned to his face. His eyes blinked open, confused and scared.

"Come friend we have much work still to do." The Holy Paragon lifted him up like a child and ushered her party forward.

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Note: The Holy Paragon requires the PRC pak to operate.
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A knightly order dedicated to slaying evil, The Fists of Raziel are devout crusaders who lead the charge against evil. The Holy Paragon is no exception, taking up a powerful position within the Fists of Raziel, she utilizes her faith in Torm to destroy her opposition with ferocious efficiency.

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Holy Paragon Overview Cleric: 11 Fist of Raziel: 19 Champion of Torm: 10 Race: Aasimar Alignment: Lawful Good "Full In-Game Stats" Starting Stats Str: 16 Dex: 8 Con: 10 Int: 14 Wis: 16 Cha: 16 Final Stats Str: 26 Dex: 8 Con: 10 Int: 14 Wis: 19 Cha: 21 Final Skills Discipline: 42 Spellcraft: 53 Tumble: 20 Lore: 42 Persuade: 5 Equipment Scimitar Full Plate Tower Shield

Holy Paragon Advantages

• Aasimar traits. The Holy Paragon is a descendant of the celestials, and as such has unique qualities.
  • Aasimar Ability Adjustments: +2 Cha, +2 Wis.
  • Darkvision: Aasimar are able to see in the dark.
  • Skill Affinity (Spot): +2 racial bonus to Spot checks.
  • Skill Affinity (Listen): +2 racial bonus to Listen checks.
  • Resist Cold: Innate cold resistance of 5.
  • Resist Acid: Innate acid resistance of 5.
  • Resist Electrical: Innate electrical resistance of 5.
  • Spell Ability - Light: Can cast once per day as 3rd level.
  • Outsider: Aasimar are considered Outsiders for the purpose of spells.
  • Human: Aasimar are considered Human for the purpose of spells.
• Level 9 Divine Spells, and 51 Epic Spells (many of which she can cast relatively effortlessly - i.e. she will make her Spellcraft check on a reliable basis). These spells allow the Holy Paragon to utilize the strength of the gods on her opponents rather than just her strength alone. They empower her with great power, allowing her to do things such as:
  • Contingent Resurrection (epic spell). If the Holy Paragon (or a chosen ally) is slain in battle, her energy is automatically rechanneled to allow her (or a chosen ally) to be born anew, so long as she prepared the ritual.
  • Champion's Valor (epic spell). The Holy Paragon can invoke the power of the divine to become immune to Knockdown, Mind-Affecting spells, Critical Hits, and Sneak-Attacks.
  • Deadeye Sense (epic spell). If the Holy Paragon is having difficulty hitting a foe, she can invoke the power of the divine to be able to have the sense of a true predator, invoking the Deadeye Sense, giving her +20 to her attack bonus for a good amount of time.
  • Resurrection. She can invoke her divine power to resurrect fallen allies.
  • Heal. She can heal herself for 150 hit points per casting of this spell.
  • Greater Restoration. She can recover from status effects, as well as greatly heal herself.
  • Army Unfallen (epic spell). The Holy Paragon can completely heal herself and all of her allies, as well as resurrect all fallen allies in a large radius. She alone can cause a victory or defeat with this spell at her disposal.
  • Greater Magic Weapon. She can enchant her weapon to pierce DR.
  • And many, many more...
• High Damage, often times irresistible. She has the power of Holy Martial Strike, giving her an innate +2d6 divine damage bonus vs evil; if she chooses, she can also invoke Epic Divine Might as many times per day as her charisma modifier allows (base 8 times per day, lasting a base of 10 rounds), her damage with her scimitar is 1-6+8+2d6 vs. evil without any magical enhancement; her damage (base) with epic divine might is 1-6+8+10 (easily increased with charisma modifications)! If you add in her various spells (such as dark fire) that allow her to multiply this further (remember, Eagle's Splendor and Bull's Strength raise damage too due to these abilities), you can see how her hits are devastating. These damage bonuses are also divine, which is not resistible very often at all, further increasing the potential of her strength.
• High Armor Class, especially for a plate user. With Epic Divine Shield (which, under the PRC, adds to Shield AC instead of Dodge AC) and several spells to increase her armor class, she can easily gain a very high armor for a full plate user. The only disadvantage to her armor class is that she cannot keep this high armor class all the time (and must sacrifice uses of her Divine Might ability to use this ability).
• Very versatile due to spell casting.
• High saving throws, especially against spells.
• Diplomatic due to Cha score.

Holy Paragon Disadvantages

• Relatively Low AB. Even with Deadeye Sense and max Str enhancement, her AB is only 66/61/56/51, which is not very sufficient in high magic worlds. However, her power is not reduced by low magic worlds - she retains this same AB in low magic worlds, making her almost unbeatable on those worlds.
• If made from scratch, she must endure many hardships to gain her epic spells once she has reached epic levels. Much sacrifice is required to gain epic spells, and this discipline and endurance is one of the toughest challenges for the Holy Paragon.
• Low wisdom modifier. This makes her spells' DC low for those spells that rely on this modifier.

Magic Item Wish List

• Keen scimitars, preferably with an enhancement to damage through elemental means. This enhances her damage and allows her to score critical hits more often. She does not need it to be magical, per se, since she can enchant her own weapons with Greater Magical Weapon.
• A permanently hasted item. Who would say no to an increased movement rate, an extra spell per round, and an extra attack? (The Holy Paragon has max Dodge AC just from max Cha items and EDS, so +4 AC is not included)
• AC boosting items. With her mediocre hit points, an even higher AC is important.
• Spell craft boosting items. With more spell craft, she can learn more epic spells and also cast epic spells easier.
• Saving throw boosting items. While her saves are excellent, she is not protected well enough to be considered "immune" to most effects.

Key Stats

Final Saves (Vs. Spells)

• Fortitude: 30 (40)
• Reflexes: 22 (32)
• Will: 28 (38)

Final Saves (Vs. Spells) [BUFFED (+12 Con/Dex/Wis & recitation/divine protection)]

• Fortitude: 39 (50)
• Reflexes: 31 (42)
• Will: 37 (48)

Final AC (Buffed / Unbuffed)

• Unbuffed, 24
• Self-Buffed (Epic Mage Armor, Epic Divine Shield, Shield of Faith, Divine Protection) = 60
• Buffed fully (EMA, Epic Divine Shield, Shield of Faith, Divine Protection, +12 Cha, +4 Dex) = 74
• With Amulet of Protection +5 and a haste item = 83

AB and Damage

• With no buffs, normal scimitar:
  40/35/30/25 1D6+2D6 vs Evil (HMS)+8 (15-20 X2)
• With Greater Magical Weapon buff, normal scimitar:
  45/40/35/30 1D6+2D6 vs Evil (HMS)+14 (15-20 X2)
• With +12 to Str and a keen scimitar with Greater Magical Weapon:
  51/46/41/36 1d6+2D6 vs Evil (HMS)+20 (13-20 X2)
• With +12 to Str and a keen scimitar with Greater Magical Weapon and Deadeye Sense, with Epic Divine Might and +10 to Cha:
  66/61/56/51 1d6+20+20 (divine might) (13-20 X2)
• Maximum AB with scimitar 66

Character Advancement History

Following is the path of the Holy Paragon during the first forty levels of her life.

Character Level	Class	Skill Increases	Feat Selection	Attribute Increase
1	Cleric	Spellcraft 4, Lore 4, Tumble 1, Persuade 4	Power Attack
2	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1, Persuade 1
3	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Divine Might
4	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1		Strength
5	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
6	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1	Divine Shield
7	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
8	Cleric	Spellcraft 1, Lore 1		Wisdom
9	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 11, Tumble 1	Weapon Focus: Scimitar
10	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 2, Lore 2
11	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
12	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 2	Extend Spell	Strength
13	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Knockdown
14	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1
15	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Improved Knockdown, Improved Critical: Scimitar
16	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1		Strength
17	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
18	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1	Sanctify Martial Strike: Scimitar, Optional (reccomended: blind fight or practised spellcaster)
19	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
20	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1		Charisma
21	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Epic Weapon Focus: Scimitar, Great Wisdom I
22	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1
23	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Great Wisdom II
24	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1	Great Strength I	Charisma
25	Champion of Torm	Discipline 1, Lore 1	Epic Prowess
26	Cleric	Spellcraft 19
27	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 2, Lore 2	Great Strength II
28	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1		Strength
29	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
30	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Great Strength III
31	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
32	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1	Great Charisma I	Charisma
33	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1	Great Strength IV
34	Cleric	Spellcraft 8
35	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 2, Lore 2
36	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1	Epic Divine Might, Epic Skill Focus: Spellcraft	Charisma
37	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
38	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1, Tumble 1
39	Fist of Raziel	Discipline 1, Lore 1	Great Strength V, Epic Divine Shield
40	Cleric	Spellcraft 6		Strength

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