Nivi Cleric / Bard Multiclass Dilemma


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So, I want to create a human cleric to Nivi Rhombodazzle. Seems like an interesting idea. However, I also want to add some levels in Bard. I looked all over for some build ideas. However, all of the threads I found say that multiclassing cleric and bard is a bad idea.

Thoughts and opinions on this? Also, any advice is welcome.


Yeah, multiclassing casters is normally bad as it hurts your spell casting. That aside, what aspects of Bard and Cleric are you specifically after? You may be able to get what you want and still just stick to one class. For instance, the Evangelist Cleric gets Bardic Performance.

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Multiclassing caster classes is generally not very effective. You're looking for the Evangelist archetype of cleric. Evangelist is the love child of a bard and a cleric.


Yeah, I've been hearing a lot about the Evangelist archetype. To answer chaoseffect's question, the abilities and domains of the cleric are good and optimal. The spell list of the cleric is good too. However, bardic performances are good as well. Also, the enchantments and illusions of bard spells are good and fitting for the character concept. There are some good archetypes for the bard class.

I haven't played clerics before. How good is the Evangelist archetype? Are there any restrictions or limitations? Do I have to be a wandering preacher?


Evangelist is a great archetype though of course it has its trade offs. The biggest is only getting 1 domain which sucks but isnt a deal breaker. The lack of medium armor proficiency pushes you more toward a caster based cleric as opposed to one who buffs himself and wades into battle. The archetype also lowers your capacity to healbot due to a lesser channel which is not a big deal, but losing spontaneous cure spells for the alternate list hurts but how much it dods depends on how much you were planning on healing anyway. The alternate spontaneous casting list is interesting though at the very least. For those changes you get full level Inspire Courage, one of the best buffs in the game but that also comes with a build issue as clerics are feat starved and optimizing your performance can be feat intensive. Anyway I think the archetype is mostly a net gain.

As far as whether or not you must be a traveling preacher, class and archetype dont decide who your character is, only what he can do. The rest is up to you.

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