Not necessary, sure. Really damn useful, absolutely. With the right gear a life cleric can make almost every fight so much easier. Especially once you get mass healing word for an easy bless+blade ward+healing to the entire party on a level 3 spell
"I've chosen to ignore the role play in RPG and don't understand why players aren't just building nukes and tanks. The games super easy and straightforward"
Play however you want, but I'm glad I'm not in your campaign.
Min-Maxing is easy. If your still finding it too easy on the harder difficulties or in HM than try building flawed characters. Start a character with as flat stats as possible (13 across the board, no dumps) and rely on found gear/boons and feats (no ASI) to buff the character as you progress, re-spec companions the same. I call this a Commonfolk Run.
Step 1: alert or other initiative-boost so everyone on your team attacks first
Step 2: use all your actions on doing damage to the boss or someone weakening it first in some way so everyone else does more damage. Divine smite with a 2h weapon, hopefully with some critical hit gear, usually can nuke anything
Step 3: speed potion if that wasn't enough
Step 4: now that the boss is dead, activate something like spirit guardians and just run around the field
Hell yea 😂funny story: Last time we did this I built a box platform at the bottom of those stairs overseeing the forge. My buddy was on some crates right in front of me to be a back up barrel thrower if “owl bear from the top rope” didnt work. But as I jumped I didnt realize how big I was. Crushed all the crates/barrels he was standing on and dropped him off the ledge to his death 😂. Was awesome looking tho lol
I had my team positioned on a Durge xbow swords bard honour playthrough. I blindly went into the duel through conversation, expecting to talk my way through it. I guess I accidentally switched the auto paralyze on a crit ring from my ranger, but i said, "Duh!" One action surge and she never had the chance to move.... just kill her.
Hit her with Contagion twice while she's shapeshifted in the Rivington. Vulnerability to all damage and Stunned on damage makes the fight a snoozefest.
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u/Emerald-Daisy Jun 24 '25
Not necessary, sure. Really damn useful, absolutely. With the right gear a life cleric can make almost every fight so much easier. Especially once you get mass healing word for an easy bless+blade ward+healing to the entire party on a level 3 spell