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The best Undead Killing MACHINE I have seen is the Divine Harper build by cdaulepp.

I have a link to it in my signature, but here it is again:

Race Human
Alignment Lawful Good

Starting Stats
Str 14
Dex 8
Con 14
Int 10
Wis 14
Cha 16

1 Paladin Discipline 4, Taunt 4, Save 4 Alertness, Weapon Focus: Scimitar
2 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 5
3 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 6 Power Attack
4 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 7 Charisma
5 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 8
6 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 9 Divine Might
7 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 10
8 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 11 Charisma
9 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 12 Divine Shield
10 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 13
11 Paladin Discipline 1, Lore 6, Persuade 8, Taunt 1
12 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 1 Improved Critical: Scimitar Charisma
13 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 2
14 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 3
15 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 4 Extra Smiting
16 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 5 Charisma
17 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 6
18 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 1, Save 7 Iron Will
19 Paladin Discipline 1, Search 4, Taunt 1
20 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 2 Charisma = 21
21 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 4 Great Charisma I, Epic Weapon Focus: Scimitar
22 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 6
23 Harper Scout Discipline 1, Tumble 10 Great Charisma II
24 Harper Scout Tumble 5 Great Charisma III Charisma = 25
25 Harper Scout Tumble 5
26 Harper Scout Tumble 5
27 Champion of Torm Discipline 3 Epic Prowess, Great Smite 1
28 Champion of Torm Discipline 2, Save 1 Strength
29 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 3 Great Smite 2
30 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 5 Great Smite 3
31 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 7 Great Smite 4
32 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 9 Strength
33 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 11 Great Smite 5, Great Smite 6
34 Paladin Discipline 1, Taunt 12, Save 1
35 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 3
36 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 5 Great Smite 7 Strength
37 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 7
38 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 9 Great Smite 8
39 Champion of Torm Discipline 1, Save 11 Great Smite 9
40 Harper Scout Discipline 1, Tumble 15 Great Charisma IV (Charisma finishes at 26) Strength = 18

Saves Normal (buffed)
Fort 40 (62)
Ref 32 (56)
Will 35 (57)

Level Distribution
Paladin 20
Champion of Torm 15
Harper Scout 5

Final Skills
Discipline 43
Lore 6
Persuade 8
Search 4
Taunt 34
Tumble 40

Final Stats
Str 18
Dex 8
Con 14
Int 10
Wis 14
Cha 26

Equipment
Scimitar
Full Plate
Tower Shield

AC (buffed)
28 (42)

Attack Schedule
59/54/49/44

Damage (always applied)
1d6 (critical: 15-20 / x2) Scimitar
5 (physical) Minimum Strength Modifier = 5
5 (slashing) Greater Magic Weapon or Holy Sword
1 (slashing) Prayer
12 (divine) Divine Might
7 (divine) Divine Wrath
5 (magical) Divine Favor
3 (sonic) Deafening Clang
Total = 1d6 + 11 (physical) + 19 (divine) + 5 (magical) + 3 (sonic)

Damage (situational)
2d6 (divine vs. undead) Bless Weapon
1d6 (divine vs. evil) Holy Sword
350 (physical vs. evil) Smite Evil
5 (physical) Power Attack


In this case, all of the situational damage will get applied. Save your smite evil attacks for end bosses. The rest of the time you are doing a minimum of 42 dmg. per hit (47 if you use power attack)

You still have lay on hands that will do over 400 damage and you have a huge amount of turn undead attempts with all the paladin levels you have.

The benefits here are on such a low magic world you can raise your stats, particularly charisma, with aura of glory (+4 charisma), eagle's splendor (1d4 +1), and the harper's eagle's splendor (1d4 +1) . All of those stack. And you can make potions to drink to raise your dexterity or your charisma.

Finally, Harper's get tumble as a class skill getting you extra AC and the bonuses like Tymora's Smile, Deiner's Eye, etc. make this build a very tough build.

You have all the immunities that a paladin has too and the bonuses to saves from CoT. You get a nice kick to your attack bonus if you activate Divine Wrath, a huge bonus to AC from Divine Shield, and a huge bonus to damage from Divine Might.

cdaulepp

p.s. The alternative to a smiting build for you would be a 15 cleric/ 20 paladin/ 5 Harper Scout build. That would be just spectacular. Or you could do a 15 cleric/ 15 paladin/ 10 CoT and end up nicely too.

Edited By Cinnabar Din on 10/15/05 00:06