Recomended staring stats fo a dwarf paladin

[InvaderGrim]

Just as it says.

[shivanwurm]

I went
15
10
16
10
12
15
on mine.

[[TGC] MadGod]

I recommend trying to get "Stern Gaze" for a staring stat...:P Could not resist.

[GreenBob]

dump your dex to its minimum threshold decrease will power to 10 and round charsima and strength to 16 dwarves arent speedy mcquickersons and as such youre going to be relying on the heaviest armor you can find for your saving throws. and seeing as they passively get resisitances to will save and that your main stats are strength and charisma youll want whatever early boost you can get from them.

[AzureTheGamerKobold]

Don't mostly, the -2 Cha hurts them alot and with point buy is no way to offset it... in any reasonable manner. Or get a save editor roll stats with 4d6 and plug them in like we do in a table top game... honestly i hate point buy, still wish we had the option in game for a roll method.

[Fendelphi]

Dwarves are not that great at being Paladins, due to their negative Charisma(an important attribute for Paladins).

It is, ofc, possible, but you have to spend a lot of points in Charisma to overcome their negative.

By comparison, an Aasimar(Angel-kin) can have:
16
13
16
10
10
17
But they are the "go to" for Paladins, so that is nothing new.


Dwarves actually make great Druids, Inquisitors, Monks and Rangers, as well as Empyreal Sorcerers.

[InvaderGrim]

Originally posted by Fendelphi:

Dwarves are not that great at being Paladins, due to their negative Charisma(an important attribute for Paladins).

It is, ofc, possible, but you have to spend a lot of points in Charisma to overcome their negative.

By comparison, an Aasimar(Angel-kin) can have:
16
13
16
10
10
17
But they are the "go to" for Paladins, so that is nothing new.


Dwarves actually make great Druids, Inquisitors, Monks and Rangers, as well as Empyreal Sorcerers.

To be fair aasimar are the go to for all classes stat wise.

[Longaxe Longbeard]

My apologies for the necro.

I am wanting to play a dwarf paladin, so this thread is pretty much the first thing you find on google. I think that Shivanwurm and Greenbob have excellent attribute advice.16 in strength and charisma seems like an excellent way to go for dwarves.

I'm wonder whether it's better to be a shield-tanking paladin, or a paladin that just two-hands their hammer. A dwarf paladin that doesn't follow Torag seems like abomination, so using a warhammer or an earthbreaker seems like a no brainer.

What do you guys think? Sword and Board? Or two-handed smitefest?

[Azure]

Im always a fan of Weapon and Board, its under appreciated.

[Orange]

2h for big number damage dealing

Sword and Board for survivability and being a front-line


Only way you have of being a damage dealer (by comparison) as a sword and board would have to be through two-weapon fighting and shield bash, but you are already too stretched for stats and would have to be reliant on belts