Power Attack cannot be taken at first level due to a lack of +1 BAB.
If you are going to dump INT at all, then mechanically dumping to 7 is the same as dumping to 8 so you can give yourself extra points there, or swap your INT and CHA stats to gain an extra channel.
What traits are you planning to get? Fate's Favored seems useful to you.
Also it looks to me like you have a 21 point buy build there, not sure if that was intentional.
Not true with a human marshmallow. A -1 when he has skilled is a net of 0. So he with 8 INT is at 2 points a level. On to the issue at hand....
With 7 INT he gets 1 skill/level and he gets his human point for free.
Mechanically it is identical regardless of what race he is playing.As far as reach clerics go, the build is pretty solid, or are you unfamiliar with the build?
Normally I would recommend dropping your Dex a bit, and take Heavy Armor Proficiency so you can wear plate armor and put some of your Dex points into Cha.
I saw that you want Combat Reflexes though, so maybe Martial Weapon Proficiency to use a reach weapon other than a longspear? Or Improved Initiative, so you can act earlier to get into a position where you'll be able to take better advantage of your reach and get some early AoOs when the enemies first start moving around?
Don't spend feats on proficiencies, it's a trap. You already have few feats as it is.
Personally I'm also playing a Reach Cleric, although he's a Dwarf so he gets certain weapon proficiencies for free. It's also possible to wear Heavy Armor without proficiencies if you can reduce the ACP to zero (Mithral Hellknight Plate with a Sash of the Warchampion should reduce it to 0, -1 from MW -3 from Special Material and -1 from the Sash).
If you want to play a Cleric of Desna that's cool. Luck domain is great, but I would recommend considering a god with the Glory domain because it is crazy good for martial focused Clerics (access to Heroism just can't be beat).
Normally I would recommend dropping your Dex a bit, and take Heavy Armor Proficiency so you can wear plate armor and put some of your Dex points into Cha.
I saw that you want Combat Reflexes though, so maybe Martial Weapon Proficiency to use a reach weapon other than a longspear? Or Improved Initiative, so you can act earlier to get into a position where you'll be able to take better advantage of your reach and get some early AoOs when the enemies first start moving around?
Reach Cleric build requires DEX and Combat Reflexes.
Idea being he stands back with a reach weapon and on his turns uses his standard action for buffs and/or spells and utilizes his attacks of opportunity to maximize his action economy so he can still get his hits in without having to skip out on buffs to do so.
It is one of if not the best martial cleric build out there for that reason.
The build does not focus on channeling at all, so dumping CHA really doesn't affect the cleric.
Normally I would recommend dropping your Dex a bit, and take Heavy Armor Proficiency so you can wear plate armor and put some of your Dex points into Cha.
I saw that you want Combat Reflexes though, so maybe Martial Weapon Proficiency to use a reach weapon other than a longspear? Or Improved Initiative, so you can act earlier to get into a position where you'll be able to take better advantage of your reach and get some early AoOs when the enemies first start moving around?
Reach Cleric build requires DEX and Combat Reflexes.
Idea being he stands back with a reach weapon and on his turns uses his standard action for buffs and/or spells and utilizes his attacks of opportunity to maximize his action economy so he can still get his hits in without having to skip out on buffs to do so.
It is one of if not the best martial cleric build out there for that reason.
The build does not focus on channeling at all, so dumping CHA really doesn't affect the cleric.
hence my use of the word "though", followed by two feat suggestions that would complement a reach cleric build.
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I would recommend balancing out your stats a bit. Having only 1 or 2 skill ranks per level AND low charisma is pretty crippling for any out-of-combat situation. Particularly so for divine casters, whose spell lists tend to focus on buffs and "divine smite"-type effects (as opposed to arcane casters, who could substitute Levitate for Climb, Silent Image for Bluff, etc.). 16 Str and 13-14 Wis will get you a long way. 12 Dex is probably enough - the difference between 2 AoOs a turn and 3 tends not to come up too often, and you can always pick up a Str/Dex belt later if you want.
If you really want a martial edge, you might consider splashing a level of Fighter. You could get martial weapon & heavy armor proficiency for free and have Combat Reflexes and Power Attack right from 1st level, freeing up your other feats for whatever you want, as well as better HP and BAB. Losing a cleric level hurts, but you're getting quite a bit in exchange.
Oh yeah, and I'm not sure how big the average room is in Council of Thieves, but Enlarge Person on a reach build tends to be pretty devastating. The Plant domain/Growth subdomain gets it for you, or you can just keep a supply of Enlarge Person potions handy.
hence my use of the word "though", followed by two feat suggestions that would complement a reach cleric build.Normally I would recommend dropping your Dex a bit, and take Heavy Armor Proficiency so you can wear plate armor and put some of your Dex points into Cha.
I saw that you want Combat Reflexes though, so maybe Martial Weapon Proficiency to use a reach weapon other than a longspear? Or Improved Initiative, so you can act earlier to get into a position where you'll be able to take better advantage of your reach and get some early AoOs when the enemies first start moving around?
Reach Cleric build requires DEX and Combat Reflexes.
Idea being he stands back with a reach weapon and on his turns uses his standard action for buffs and/or spells and utilizes his attacks of opportunity to maximize his action economy so he can still get his hits in without having to skip out on buffs to do so.
It is one of if not the best martial cleric build out there for that reason.
The build does not focus on channeling at all, so dumping CHA really doesn't affect the cleric.
Sure, but there really isn't a need to waste feats like that.
Improved Initiative might be okay, but I personally wouldn't invest in it unless I was trying to max my initiative with a higher DEX score and/or a trait as well.
You are right about the point buy, I am at 21 points, but I don't know how to adjust, if I drop Int to 7, then I will have 1 extra point. I could drop Wis down to 14, then increase Str to 17 before the racial.
I am kind of worried about how to handle out of combat because I will have such low amount of skills every level.
You have spells for that.
Also a point buy that may work for you:
16/14/14/7/14/9
Not including your racial +2, which can go into pretty much any of your stats without anyone telling you it's a bad choice. If you intend on focusing on combat, then I would say STR. If you intend to utilize your AOOs and play a bit more defensively, then DEX. If you feel like you need to live more than CON. If you want to give yourself access to your higher level spells easier then WIS.
I recently designed a reach cleric of Halcamora with the Varisian Pilgrim archetype.
He has the Growth and Luck domains, and can use them on his allies within 30ft.
As this guy has only got a 14 in Wis, that's 5 swift action Enlarge Persons on a martial ally within 30ft. a day.
I made the decision to not dump Cha on this guy, primarily so I can use the Bless equipment feat from Undead slayers handbook, to bestow things like ghost touch or Bane on my, or an allies weapon. Which I thought would be quite handy. And full channels will be a usefull standard action too.
Halcamora is NG, which is annoying as I can't use sacred summons! but there's still plenty of other great stuff this guy will be able to do.
There's lots of ways of doing a Reach cleric. Just mak sure you can have plenty of fun with the one you make. If you need skills, then don't dump Int, or use your favored class point.
You can play this concept without brutal min maxing and an Int of 7.
Hope you have fun!