Cleric 39 Monk 1: Everybody's Friend

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Greetings,

I thought I would take this chance to start off this board with my current work in progress, just to get things rolling!

I am working on a caster cleric: Cleric 39 / Mnk 1
Cleric 1-36 lvl, Monk lvl 37, Cleric 38-40 (planning on wearing plate even with monk level. monk level is for evade and tumble as a class skill. MUNCHKIN POWER!!! So glad I get to do my RP in real life so I do not suffer from MUNCHKIN GUILT!!! Also, this is my first caster so I am going to opt with easy while I adjusting to having to do spell work.)

Race: Minotaur--20 wis to start and all stat boosts into wisdom: 62 at the end of the day (60th lvl)
Feats:
Sp. Pen 1-4
Cmbt Casting and Imp. CC
Still and Empower
GW 1-10
(Power Attack, cause it is free with Mino)
Sp. Focus--Evoc 1-4 (Implosion and Mind Control E.Spell)
Sp. Focus--Ench 1-3 (Weapon buffs and Gird the Faithful Epic Spell)
Sp. Focus--Trans 1-3 (Implements of the Faithful (+16))
Sp. Focus--Abj 3 only (Learned from a curious tome of forgotten lore.) (Exotic DR of 30/-)

I would like input mostly on the spell focuses and the epic spells that come with them. I have all the curious tomes of lore so that is not an issue. Is it a good idea to go with both ench for +13 gmw and for trans for the implements? Are there other major places where exotic dr of 30/- is a really good thing besides that one place with divine kickback (purposely vague)? The next runner up (thus far in my process of indecision) is Miracle (+1k hp, party res, enemies stunned), and then prolly the Conj epic spell which is a one shot big divine dmg spell. However, I am seeing this character as a Dealer, like a Pusher only nice, or maybe a Juicer--one who juices up the party (+16 weapons, +2 to armor bonus, +2 to shield bonus, Dark Fire, etc.)

The great and powerful Railkin suggested 2 monk lvls, one at 7 for tumble, saves, and monk robes and one at 37 for tumble and deflect arrows, but I prefer to keep the one extra SR.

Thank you for any help and the opportunity to discuss thoughts.

Cheers,

The Dancer

[Lord FlashHeart]

I'm dong a cleric 38/1pally/1monk

Taking the pally lev as it gives me another 7 to saves and some proficiencies, trying to make a cleric who has reflex in the 50s so may even ditch an Epic Focus for the reflex feats, at the moment have evo and enchantment and i think i will take the focus that gives the epic auto rez/heal/GS spell as i like staying alive. If i dont need the reflex feats i can get 1 more focus although i'd have to reach 60 to do it, this one would probably be the focus for the +16 buff spell.

[hiryuu]

There are several creatures that do magical feedback, but I only recall one doing divine. A nice spell, to be sure.

I plan to take Miracle, instead of Instruments, but I tend to be a 'stay alive first' kind of player. Another option is to swap one out for Toughness, Extend, and Maximize.

[FunkySwerve]

Put the levels in the title of the post per the format post above, please.
Funky

[ryancian]

Only thing I might question is the enchantment epic spell focus. +13 GMW when you have an epic spell that does +16 is kinda moot. Also, just from a practical standpoint (and people are welcome to disagree) I don't know how useful +4 AC would be for a party versus a mass rezz with 1000 temporary hitpoints added to their total, AND stunning enemies for two rounds. There have been many instances where a cleric has used that spell and it's been the difference between a near death experience and a managable fight. Just my two cents.

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Greetings,

Sorry about flaking on the formatting.

Thanks for the input all.

Cheers,

The Dancer

[Lord FlashHeart]

flashheart2 said:

i think i will take the focus that gives the epic auto rez/heal/GS spell as i like staying alive.

Just re-read this and thought of something, is the GS part of this spell subject to the time limit? i.e. Would only the rez/heal part of the spell work if you had used the normal greater sanctuary spell too recently? If so I think I may choose the mass rez instead.

[FunkySwerve]

Which spell is that? The only one I remember does a stun to all enemies in the area, not GS on p0arty.
Funky

[Lord FlashHeart]

Not on party, its the necro epic spell:

Eternal Return
School: Necromancy
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Description:
"Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman -- a rope over an abyss...What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal: what is lovable in man is that he is a transition..."
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Effect:
This spell, when cast, will bring the caster back from the dead, heal them, and cast Greater Sanctuary on them.

[FunkySwerve]

Ah, right. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's subject to the GS limitet.
Funky