I have read most of the Figher/Cleric/WM builds in the many pages of posts. I will be using the build from level 1 in a PW and my PW is a level cap of 30. Therefore some of the "Divine" builds don't work out as well as posted.

I'd like the build to have a melee focus.

Anyone care to help me out with this level 30 build?

Thanks! Off the top of my head I'd suggest 6 levels of fighter, 5 taken pre epic to get weapon spec, and 1 level at epic for epic weapon spec. 7 levels of weapon master all pre epic, and the rest (17 levels) of cleric to get 9th level spells. At 20th you'd have F5/WM7/C8 giving a BAB of 18.

Stats are hard. You have so many requirements that your stat allocation will be pretty flat. You only get 7 stat raises by 30th level too.

Str 14 - need reasonable str to carry heavy armour
Dex 13 - required for WM
Con 14 - all clerics are good cons
Wis 14 - Main stat
Int 13 - required for WM
Cha 10 - could sacrifice 2 points here but would lower turns

Use stat raises on wisdom. You need 19 wis base to cast 9th level spells. With one Greater Wis you can get it to 22.

Feats will also be tight. You get 9 pre-epic and 5 epic feats. Pre-epic you will need: Dodge, Mobility, Expertise, Spring Attack, Weapon Focus and Whirlwind Attack for Weapon Master. Add Weapon Specialization and Improved Crits leaving one spare. Probably need a metafeat like empower or extend spell, or even combat casting.

Epic feats you will need epic weapon spec and focus, and maybe epic prowess. 2 spare could be improved combat casting and possible 1 stat raise (for an even number of stat raises).

Skills will also be short. You should get around 160 point to spend. Prime candidates are discipline, concentration and spellcraft.

Disclaimer: all this is off the top of my head (boring day at work ) I probably wouldn't bother taking WM levels if you're only going up to lvl 30. If you're taking 40 levels, you can do something like a Fighter 6/Cleric 15/WM 19, and that gives you a decent bonus to AB from Superior Weapon Focus, and also a few bonus feats from WM. That said, if you were only taking 7 levels of WM, it probably wouldn't be worth it for what you would be getting (+2 to threat range and +1x to critical multiplier).

Rather than WM, I would suggest something like a Rogue 11/Cleric 15/Fighter 6. You save a bunch of feats by not taking WM levels, you don't need as much Dex to start with (and you can get Improved Evasion to cover your low Dex), you get a lot more skill credits, and you can still do decent damage to non-crit immune foes (actually, you can do better against PM builds, as they are crit immune but not sneak immune).

If you really do want to do a Fighter/Cleric/WM build, I would suggest Fighter 8/Cleric 15/WM 7. Race should be either Human or Dwarven, although I would probably go Human for the extra feat and skill credits.
Quote: Posted 10/12/04 03:33:07 (GMT) -- Zyn248

Off the top of my head I'd suggest 6 levels of fighter, 5 taken pre epic to get weapon spec, and 1 level at epic for epic weapon spec.

"5 taken pre-epic to get weapon spec"? I disagree.

You can get Weapon Spec at fighter level 4. Then take Fighter 5 at character level 21 to get Epic Weapon Spec. Then take a 6th Fighter level at 28, 29, or 30 to maximize Discipline.

So at level 20 you would be Fighter 4/Cleric 9/WM 7.
At level 21: Fighter 5/Cleric 9/WM 7. Followed by 8 levels of cleric and your last fighter level at 30.

My $0.02

(If cleric has Discipline as a skill then you could leave fighter level at 5 and max Discipline with your last cleric level at 30.)

Kaliban

Edited By Kaliban99 on 10/15/04 02:29

Your version has -1 to BAB due to getting that 9th cleric level pre-epic. My version you'd have to wait a bit longer to get epic weapon spec, but end up with +1 BAB. your proberly better off with fighter4/cleric16/cot10 for a warrior cleric build. much easer on the stats and feats, so you can have a better strength from stat points and great str (so a better to hit and damage)and spell feats selection