A rare mystic, the Storm Elemntalist is a thoughtful and studied recluse who harnesses the swirling energies of Air and Water to fight the forces of chaos. Meditative, soft-spoken, this priest of the elements follows in the footsteps of the old zen warriors.
The Storm Elementalist
Classes: Cleric29 / Champion of Torm6 / Monk5 Race: Human Alignment: Lawful/Neutral or Lawful/Good Playable: 1-40, PvM
Domains: Air and Water Level Guide 1 Cleric1, Spell Focus: Evocation, Spell Penetration 2 Cleric2 3 Cleric3, Greater Spell Focus: Evocation 4 Cleric4, Wis17 5 Cleric5 6 Cleric6, Zen Archery 7 Monk1 8 Cleric7, Wis18 9 Cleric8, Empower Spell 10 Cleric9 11 Cleric10 12 Monk2, Silence Spell, Wis19 13 Cleric11 14 Cleric12 15 Cleric13, Maximize Spell 16 Cleric14, Wis20 17 Monk3 18 Cleric15, WF: Quarterstaff 19 Cleric16 20 CoT1, Wis21 21 CoT2, Great Wis I, Great Wis II 22 Cleric17 23 Cleric18 24 Cleric19, ESF: Evocation, Wis24 25 Cleric20 26 Cleric21 27 Monk4, Great Wis III 28 Cleric22, Wis26 29 Cleric23, Epic Spell: Hellball (or Greater Ruin) 30 Cleric24, Great Wis IV 31 Cleric25 32 CoT3, Wis28 33 CoT4, Great Wis V Great Wis VI 34 CoT5 35 Cleric26, Great Wis VII 36 Cleric27, Great Wis VIII, Wis33 37 Monk5 38 Cleric28 39 Cleric29, Great Wis IX, Great Wis X 40 CoT6, Armor Skin, Wis36
Spells per Day: (does not include Wisdom-enhancing or bonus spell slots) 1st—10 2nd—9 3rd—9 4th—9 5th—9 6th—7 7th—7 8th—7 9th—7
Elementalist's Arsenal: 2nd: Sound Burst: 31-37 DC, 1d8 Sonic + stun 3rd: Call Lightning: 32-38 DC, 10d6 Electrical per target 4th: Hammer of the Gods: 33-39 DC, 5d8 Divine + Stun 5th: Ice Storm: 3d6 +11d6, Bludgeoning and Cold 6th: Chain Lightning: 35-41 DC, 20d6 electrical, ˝ damage to all others 7th : Word of Faith, No Save 8th: Fire Storm: DC: 37-43 DC, 20d6 Fire and Divine Damage 9th: Storm of Vengeance: 32-38 DC, Acid/Electric and Stun 9th: Implosion: 41-47 DC, Death Epic: Hellball: 33-39 DC, 10d6 Fire, 10d6 Electrical, 10d6 Sonic
Strengths High AC Strong Saves Strong Caster of Evocation with Versatile selection Decent Ranged AB Can Turn Undead and Elementals Evasion Deflects Arrows 10% Movement increase
Weaknesses Skill Set is mediocre Not a good melee-ist
Regrets Unable to get Ball Lightning, Great Thunderclap and Gust of Wind (how is this one not an air domain ability?) Unable to successfully combine Thundering Rage with a strong Elementalist design due to high Str prereqs and massive Barb level investment
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This build came about through my desire to have a caster who specialized in storm magicks, and to have a cleric that was far removed from the typical clerics we are accustomed to seeing (war machines, divine machines, kama-saints, and Implosion freaks). While all caster classes seem to have access to some of those spells, I found this combination to be most true to achieving a character who was truly a Storm Elementalist. With Empowered Call Lightnings, Maximized Chain Lightnings, Silenced Firestorms, Maximized Ice Storms, and Storms of Vengenace, he can create a wide variety of havoc upon the battlefield. Because these spells reside in the Evocation field, a happy side effect is having nice Hammer of the Gods and Implosion DCs in case the storm therapy doesn’t seem to work. He enjoys a naturally high AC, much higher than he could in Full Plate and Shield, and is even able to use Deflect Arrow while in his casting mode. He manages to control the battlefield with his Elemental summons, while engaging his enemy from afar with his elemental magicks. His ranged AB is decent enough that he can still harangue his enemy with a Sling. Decent hit points and good saves help to round the character out.
Kama was not chosen because it didn’t seem right for the character. Quarterstaff made more sense from an elementalist point of view (actually warhammer was my preferred choice, but couldn’t squeeze it), and he’s not meant for melee anyway, though he could get down and dirty if required. Silence spell was taken because it provides for more versatility than Extend Spell for a 29th level cleric. This allows him to metamagic a variety of great spells at only one level higher.
Hopefully, this character is varied enough from older cleric builds in the guild to qualify as a “fresh take without sucking.” It was accidentally deleted from the Guild, but is reposted again for those looking for a fresh take on the Cleric class. _________________ Got Hommlet? World of Greyhawk Action Server (with 1/2 price ales on Mondays!)
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Edited By Kail Pendragon on 03/21/09 17:42
I'm doing HotU with this character atm =) Been looking for a solid and fun caster cleric build, all the other ones I've tried bugged me.
I'm going with magic instead of water for domain, both have ice storm and I'd rather the other spells from magic.
Nice job Grizz, I think this is a sweet concept. His buffed melee isn't terrible. All around he's got alot going for him.
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