Sorcerer/Paladin - makes sense?

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Re: Sorcerer/Paladin - makes sense?

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Ok, it shows i had the right notion aleady. Just will need money first.^^
Thanks for the tips. :)
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I do not know how much strength your character has, but a loot run from Chiontar River Hilltop Ruins to Friendly Armn Gibberling caves can bring your character about 10k. Thus you just need to team up 3-5 times with some people if you cannot do it alone, and you got the money for the Deflection and Dodge items.
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Nice tip. So deflection and Dodge still stacks with all the AC spells?
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Silverbeard is +2 Sacred AC bonus so stacks with everything.
Dodge AC stacks up to +20 from multiple sources (I believe Divine Shield is Dodge AC)
No other AC types stack except in rare occurrences, such as a PaleMasters AC increase will stack with Natural Armor amulet/spell.

Generally, when calculating for AC you should think about two equipment sets. Your short term set should assume you can get +3 in all slots relatively easily, so:
10 (Base) + 9 (FP with 12 DEX) + 12 (+3 Armor, Dodge, Deflection, Natural) + 2 (Silverbeard) + 7 (Heavy Shield with Pally spell giving +5) = 40 (before any feats, tumble, etc)

Then you should consider your 'max AC' once you have a full set of epic gear, which is the same as above for you, but +16 instead of + 12 (Armor, Dodge, Deflection, Natural) which will put you at 44, 45 if you have LoH, 47 if you have Greater Heavy Armor Optimization, etc. etc.

Then you can factor in things like a wand of IMA for +2, Divine Shield for + 10 (assuming 22 CHA + 8 from Pally spells). This will let you know your maximum obtainable AC.
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Thanks. :) What is Silverbeard or where do i get it?
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Seraphine wrote:Thanks. :) What is Silverbeard or where do i get it?

Lol, idk if the Silverbeard spell actually creates a silverbeard on your character, but If so I'd love to see Seraphina with a big silver beard :P
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Seraphine wrote:Thanks. :) What is Silverbeard or where do i get it?
https://wiki.bgtscc.net/index.php?title=Silverbeard <= Info on the spell.

It is a level 1 Paladin spell. If you have at least 12 wisdom, the four levels of Paladin is enough to get one level 1 Paladin spell slot. If not, you need 6 levels of Paladin.
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Right, but you also can factor in your sorceress spells such as Improved Mage Armor and Shadow Shield/Spiderskin... These give +6 Armor Enchantment Bonus and +5 Natural Armor which is 3 AC better than you can get from items.

Then you consider 20% Displacement from Deez's Repulsive Shadow Barrier and Mirror Images and you realize your basically immune to melee enemies... ;)
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