I would like to make a character who's very good at controlling, creating and commanding undead. The character believes he can redeem to souls of evil people by raising them as undead and forcing them to do good deeds.
Books allowed: PHB, PHB2, DMG, MM, all Complete and Races books, Spell Compendium, MIC, with the possibility of small additions from other books
Level: 21
Wealth: Let's say 200k (yes, I know that's very low)
Alignment: Neutral or Chaotic Good, but let's assume I convince the DM to let me Rebuke Undead as a cleric.
Attributes: 80 point buy, with points bought one-for-one, starting at zero (an 18 costs 18 points).
Feats: Normal for the class, plus three bonus non-epic feats.
I figure I can accumulate undead in a few ways:
- Epic Leadership will get me a high-level cohort and a good sized army.
- Rebuke Undead and a ton of charisma will let me add more as we go.
- Various wizard and cleric spells can let me create new undead.
- Thrallherd could also work, but we already have one of those in the party.
- Legendary Commander would help, but I doubt I can start with a kingdom of my own.
I obviously need a high charisma, and I'll probably need a high wisdom. I'd also kind of like a high intelligence for Epic Spellcasting.
What's the best way to do this within the allowed books? What classes or PrCs should I be looking at? There's a lot to be said for straight cleric, but is that the best way to go?
