Tips for Sorcadin split

[Pneumokokki]

Hey guys!
So, I haven't really been so big on spell-casters ever in RPG:s. I like the idea of Storm Sorcerer, but I just missed the melee ability and being in the front too much.

So I've had this idea of a melee guy who can cast lightning effectively, too. Kinda like a sith lord, if you will, lol.

How should I split the levels? My first thought is to go Pal 2 and Sorc 10 to get more the feeling of the sorcerer class and cool spells. More charisma than strenght and would be wearing the Diadem of Arcane Synergy for melee damage from time to time.

Probably going for Vengeance Paladin, I'm gonna play Durge. What do you think, would this work?

[Panda]

There is no reason to be a paladin if you want a magical build, paladins are not casters, so comparing any pure case like a bard, sorcerer, Druid, cleric and wizard - you are lacking as hell to be that effective as they can be.

If you want to be a sorcadin - take 6/6, but don’t try to cast anything unless it’s bless/shield and etc, anything that hasn’t 100% chance to hit or anything not a self/party buff, just use smites for every source points which sorcerer will give you, that’s all.

Once again - you are not a caster, you are a frontline fighter which can smite 24/7, has a good (not highest) charisma and a solid defense overall, could be a party face, but bards and rogues are just better if you want to hit 25+ checks all days.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Pneumokokki:

Tips for Sorcadin split
Hey guys!
So, I haven't really been so big on spell-casters ever in RPG:s. I like the idea of Storm Sorcerer, but I just missed the melee ability and being in the front too much.

So I've had this idea of a melee guy who can cast lightning effectively, too. Kinda like a sith lord, if you will, lol.

How should I split the levels? My first thought is to go Pal 2 and Sorc 10 to get more the feeling of the sorcerer class and cool spells. More charisma than strenght and would be wearing the Diadem of Arcane Synergy for melee damage from time to time.

Probably going for Vengeance Paladin, I'm gonna play Durge. What do you think, would this work?

Eh... to me it sounds more you actually want to play a Paladin 2 / Warlock 10 mix...

But for your specific question I recommend to consider Tempest Cleric / Tempest Sorcerer.

What you want is the divine ability to maximise lightning damage. You can go either with STR/DEX/CHA or DEX/CON/CHA, depending what kind of weapons you want to use. Finesse and ranged e.g. works better with the rest while the first is more of an allrounder. Worried about the low CON? With heavy armour and a shield and shield spell it is fine Mostly.

Going Paladin 2 / Sorcerer 10 is not wrong either. The reason why it works better with Warlock is that Smite uses the spell slots which are recovered by Short Rest via Warlock. And Pact of the Blade gives the extra attack and makes you easy to go DEX/CON/CHA as you use pact weapon for melee.