I'm new to the boards, so hello everyone *waves*. Hope I am posting in the right place, and doing it appropriately.
I am looking for some help in designing a build for a campaign that I have recently joined. I haven't played that much D&D, and it has been quite some time since I played any at all. I guess I'll just start with an outline of the creation rules and what the party is and see how we go from there.
CREATION:
Starting Level: 9
Point Buy: 40 points
Starting Gold: 15k
Setting: Dragonlance - all classes
Books: All 3.5
N.B. Campaign is running to a deadline, so no builds that require extensive "alone time" will really work (e.g. Clerist - Knightly Orders of Ansalon)
My character must fill two archetypes, Prophet and Inginue (spelling may be off).
Prophet: basically requires some healing ability (e.g. 1 level of cleric or druid would suffice). Wands won't do.Inginue: requires that I somehow be "vulnerable" and grow into my strength(s). Strikes me as more a roleplaying concept, but can certainly be reflected in character advancement (e.g. Mystic Theurge - weak multiclass that comes into it's own with the gains in Theurgic prowess). As long as i can justify it to the group it's all good (you could probably ignore this consideration, I'll just roleplay it). I must also be female...if that matters at all.
PARTY:
All level 9
1. Druid focusing on combat abilities and wild shape
2. Cleric of Mishakal (
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=148822)
3. Fighter/Barbarian
4. Rogue - good DPS and trapsmithing
5. Melee - front line mix of multiclass goodness
6. Straight Wizard (white robes I think)
7. Me
I have been initially considering:
Fighter/Knight of the Sword/Clerist - one full day a week meditation has effectively eliminated this build as a possibility
Mystic Theurge - Guess I'd have to pass on the melee...
Sacred Fist - from what little i have read online it seems to be a bit weak (compared to other options)
And another build suggested elsewhere:
Paladin2/Sorcerer4/Spellsword1/Abjurant Champion5/Sacred Exorcist8 - seems solid, but it doesn't heal at all! A level splash would solve that, but doing so seems sub optimal.
If anyone can suggest a strong melee/divine caster, preferably with a bit of an outline on the build, it would be great. I am confident i could create a basic build that would be effective (say Sorc/Paladin), but it would be nice to have something more *optimised*, and there is just so much to read!
Really though, all constructive suggestions are welcome.
Anyway, thanks for your time.
Cheers.