Bardofcyberspace
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Hello,
I am trying to get a good build for a General of the army kind of build. Thinking of using the Cavaliers as base. Anyone have other ideas to build combat command, General. Types. Ideas on race, weapons, focus skills. Not looking to op per say just want that feel. I understand slot comes from role playing but looking for skills and feats thank up the role playing.
| Argent Snow |
General... Ok, a general is pretty much what the Strategist achetype of the Cavalier hands you - someone armed with the skill to lead an army.
The different types of general are as broad as the world:
* There is the Sun-Tsu Type - Do anything needed for victory in as little time as possible.
* There is the Gentleman Officer, like Erwin Johannes Eugen "Wüstenfuch(Dessert Fox)" Rommel in north Africa or KaLeu Hellmuth von Mücke who uphold the rules of warfare and good victory to a point that they are respected by the enemy as well as feared for their tactical skill
* Then there is the Berserker Frontline General, that leads from the front row - they are more likely Fighter or Barbarian types. Think of a viking leader like Eric Bloodaxe.
And pretty much thousands more....
| Renegadeshepherd |
A general in what way? If your seeking him/her making the whole army better then a channeling cleric is the one to go to. Leadership feat, healing, buffing, spell casting , and more makes it the best. Even tarks holy book of clerics has an example at LV 11 where the character hands out 4 different boosts to everyone in 30 or more feet.
If you want someone that is charismatic and gets into the fray of battle then paladin or cavalier work well enough. Wisdom based characters could also work.
| andreww |
Armies win battles based on the quality of their intelligence, leadership, strategy and tactics. Knocking someone off a horse with a pointy stick is fine for the tournament fields but it doesn't win battles.
I recommend a Lore Oracle. Full spellcasting opens up a huge array of options for information gathering and changing the battlefield. Working off charisma gives you all the inspiring speeches you are ever going to need. Randomly being able to add 20 to the result of any knowledge check ever (take 1 rank in all them them) means you have excellent insight into any issue which might crop up.