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Hi! I've never rolled a 'deep' paladin before, and the update seemed like the perfect opportunity to give one a try. Specifically, I wanted to see if an Oath of Vengeance paladin could be built into big smiting.
Please let me know if I'm missing anything important, or if there's anything I'm getting wrong. I'm not terribly interested in peak optimal (see: making a smiter paladin), but I'd appreciate being functional!
Human Oath of Vengeance Smiter (26 Paladin / 4 Divine Champion)
14 STR > 16 Gift
8 DEX
14 CON
13 INT
8 WIS
17 CHA > 19 Gift
Stat Upgrades: All CHA
Levels:
1-19: Paladin
20-23: Divine Champion
24-30: Paladin
1 Pal <Power Attack, Expertise>
3 Pal <Divine Shield>
6 Pal <Imp. Expertise>
9 Pal <Weapon Focus>
12 Pal <Improved Critical>
15 Pal <Exotic Weapon Proficiency>
18 Pal <Blind Fight>
21 DC <Epic Weapon Focus and Armor Skin (DC Bonus Feat)>
23 DC <Epic Prowess (DC Bonus Feat)>
24 Pal <SF: Abjuration>
27 Pal <GSF: Abjuration, Great Smite II (Paladin Bonus Feat)>
30 Pal <Great Smite III and Great Smite IV (Paladin Bonus Feat)>
Divine Might, Extra Smiting, and G-Smite I feats provided for by Oath of Vengeance
Improved Turning feat gained for free at Paladin 21.
AB: 47 Passive AB (25 BAB + 9 STR + 4 Feats + 3 Paladin Oath T3 + 5 Bless Weapon + 1 Bless)
Smites: +14 AB (hard), +60 potential damage modified by alignment
AC: 44 Long-Term AC, 58 Divine Shield AC, 62 AC Hasted/Divine Shield. Add Expertise as necessary. (10 + 12 Sanctified Plate + 7 Serpent Aegis Shield + 1 Dex + 1 Boots + 3 CC Tumble + 2 armor Skin + 1 Mage Armor + 4 Barkskin + 3 Helmet)
Base Saves: 44/32/30 with Stat Buffs + Good Hope
HP: 540 with max soft +12 CON.
Skills: Leadership, Discipline, Lore, Taunt, Cross-Classed Tumble, Spot (or Listen)
Gearing: STR/CON/CHA (eventually with Disc/Detect) to top off Aura of Glory. Remaining Slots will be STR/CON/Save to push REF/WIL to high 30s).
Wind-up: Haste-> Div Feats + Holy Sword. Start smiting.
Effortlessly gets +50 leadership, giving everyone else in the party +1 AB.
Lay on Hands Healing: 420 HP.
Full Potency Holy Sword Dispels.