He gains another defensive power for every two levels of stalwart defender attained after 2nd level. *** This comment was removed by its author. Pathfinder Kingmaker: Amiri Build Guide Second row damage dealer Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur’s Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. ✝or Dreadful Carnage✝✝Can be swapped to Thug for more Crowd Control should you feel you need it. 2nd Element can be whatever you feel like. Temporary increases to Constitution, such as those gained from the defensive stance and spells like Bear’s Endurance, do not increase the total number of rounds that the stalwart defender can maintain a defensive stance per day. We actually hit so well that you might consider switching to Disorienting Injury. 20. All builds on this page have been generously provided with permission by InEffect. Level 10 - Stalwart Defender 1 Skills: Knowledge (Arcana) +1, Lore (Religion) +1, Perception +1 Feats: AC Bonus +1(StDe*) Notes: While Stalwart Defender levels aren't strictly necessary for the build, the 4 level dip for a couple Dodge AC, some great saves and HP and some decent defensive buffs are generally worth the investment. Decent AB, considering we attack touch AC. This behavior is more than a tactical decision for stalwart defenders; it's an obsessive, stubborn expression of the need to be undefeated. Replaying to my own comment, as a shield build, she would lose 2 AB without the tower shield specialist feat. Pages: 1. At 5th level, a stalwart defender gains DR 1/-. And late-game tower shields are good(also we can’t really ramp water shield any higher than +9AC in this build anyway). Role: Stalwart defenders are masters of melee combat, striving to prove that the best offense is a good defense. You can stick with Heart of Valor for the whole game wtihout much problems if you don't get Mithral heavy +5; it's not a big deal. Once per day, while in a defensive stance, a stalwart defender can make one melee attack against an opponent within reach in response to an attack that would reduce him to negative hit points, knock him unconscious, or kill him. Once the defender’s attack is resolved, he suffers the normal effect of the attack that provoked this ability. Unless otherwise noted, he cannot select an individual power more than once. Easy as that. At each level after 1st, he can maintain the stance for 2 additional rounds per day. Especially early on. This is Pathfinder: Kingmaker mod. You don’t lose too much. Valerie the Annoying Dragon. Mostly used as an object with a lot of AC on the battlefield. ... Hey, nice builds. Take off your armor, buff, put back armor. How would you go about constructing such a build? To qualify to become a stalwart defender, a character must fulfill all the following criteria. Picked water so she can kinda maybe heal someone sometime. Pathfinder: Kingmaker game guide focuses on build traps and how to avoid them. 25% asf in mithral heavy is not terrible if you need to replace the Mirror Image in combat (which is unlikely to happen). Melee DPS: Amiri, as a Barb 20. Come Singing Plate, those problems go away entirely. This behavior is more than a tactical decision for stalwart defenders; it's an obsessive, stubborn expression of the need to be undefeated. Tank: Valerie, as a Tower Shield Specialist 10 / Stalwart Defender 10. Mithral heavy>Singing Steel, Arcane Protector>Oppressor, Most AC shield > Walls of the Sanctuary, Cha hat > Paragon of Defenders(+Oppressor), +Stats(endgame Star soldier+Devil’s sash), Charon’s touch, ring of evasion, +6Cloak, Honor of death, Gyronna, Manticore boots, Lesser quicken rod, pet, lantern. Pathfinder: Kingmaker InEffect's Guide V2 (951 posts) (951 posts) (951 posts) ... Why don't we put more points in Stalwart defender? 37 AC by level 5 is not so bad, eh? Pathfinder: Kingmaker is a real-time role-playing game. Last edited by chautemoc on Apr 23, 20 6:16am Kingmaker is a pretty complex and fun game if you get into it, but to really flesh out that advice, we need to take a look deeper into the classes of Kingmaker to showcase more potential information for players to follow. 10. It happens that mithral armors are one level below in the armor type. Stalwart Defenders focus on defensive abilities. The Stalwart Defender is a prestige class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Quite a bit of AC. At 9th level, a stalwart defender can adjust his position while maintaining a defensive stance. Bard - Improved Unarmed // CT>Crane Style, Dragon Disciple - Crane Riposte // Improved Initiative, Bard - Weapon Specialization: Bastard // CT > Improved Crit: Bastard, Remove Fear, Cure Light Wounds, Vanish, Unbreakable Heart, Mirror Image, Heroism, Cat’s Grace, Cure Moderate Wounds, Sense Vitals, Good Hope, Cure Serious Wounds, Haste, Featherstep (Mass), Delay Poison (Communal), Greater Invisibility, Echolocation, Cure Critical Wounds, Break Enchantment, Heroism (Greater), Dispel Magic (Greater), Joyful Rapture. Class Features. She has a lot of stats and all of them can be put to a good use invariably. Pretty straightforward dirge bard. Such characters often seem to suffer from dual personalities, flinging themselves recklessly into combat one moment, then calmly fending off all attackers the next. This AC bonus does not count when you wear armor, so it doesn't matter which subclass you choose. Overall, can tank effectively and brings a lot of great support spells and self-buffs. While in a defensive stance, a stalwart defender cannot willingly move from his current position through any means (including normal movement, riding a mount, teleportation, or willingly allowing allies to carry him). For the purposes of making this build as simple and as effective as possible, we will add all our additional points to STR to get more bonuses to damage and attack rolls. Stalwart Defender is a class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Kineticist - Armor Focus: Heavy // Elemental Whispers: Lizard, Kineticist - Shield Focus // Dazzling Display, Kineticist - Outflank // Dazzling Infusion, Kineticist - Fire > Dreadful Carnage // Water: Water, Rogue - Shatter Defences // Weapon Focus: Kinetic Blast, Fighter - Improved Unarmed Strike // Crane Style, Kineticist - Persuasive // Kinetic Healer, Rogue - Improved Critical: Kinetic Blast // Combat Trick > Blind Fight, Fighter - Skill Focus: Persuasion // Improved Initiative✝, Perception (max), Use Magic Device (max), Athletics/Stealth (all spare points). Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Overall Class Overview, General System & Builds Discussion & Explanation - Duration: 3:01:37. Player and NPC Build These are a few builds that I have made for a friend and decided to share them and see if they can be improved. Also, Good Hope is nice. Defensive Stance (Ex) At 1st level, a stalwart defender can enter a defensive stance, a position of readiness and trance-like determination. 16BAB kinetic knight, which is actually pretty decent. For the Tank/Disruptor build, why not Scaled Fist Monk instead of Traditional Monk? Fixed issue with stalwart defender description not being shown. "Reliable comrade in battle, proud Valerie has rejected her predestination of becoming a paladin of Shelyn, and left the order to find her own way in life. While in a defensive stance, the stalwart defender gains a +2 dodge bonus to AC. Nerd Commando Game Studios 43,256 views 3:01:37 This bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit (although other damage bonuses are multiplied normally). Starts as a level 3 Ecclesitheurge, with some feats that are very narrow in purpose. you don't get any ac bonuses from monk if she is wearing armor. It gives you basic tips and tricks on building traps and how to avoid them in Pathfinder: Kingmaker game. 1. A stalwart defender cannot enter a new defensive stance while fatigued or exhausted but can otherwise enter a stance multiple times during a single encounter or combat. The advantage being it's a fairly easy build to make (no deep knowledge of pathfinder mechanics required) and suits her roleplay wise. As a stalwart defender gains levels, he augments his defensive stance. There is just no way she’d hit anything reliably, so might as well make it so enemies can’t really hit her either. The plan is to play her as a standard tank till level 5, switch to Mithral Heavy plate and start casting pretty much the moment you arrive to your capital (presuming you saved up enough cash to buy it), then go for Heart of Valor and Mithral Armor +5 late from the master artisan. Stalwart defenders are normally found on the front lines of battle, holding a position to cover their allies, leaping into breaches of opposing formations and holding them open for others, and guarding more vulnerable allies by acting as mobile fortifications, stable points in the ever-changing chaos of battle. If a stalwart defender falls unconscious, his defensive stance immediately ends, placing him in peril of death. A stalwart defender is proficient with all simple and martial weapons, all types of armor, and shields (including tower shields). Has all the spells you would need from arcane caster and can turn into a full fighter with Transformation should you need it. Aldori Defender is a class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. At 7th level, this DR increases to 3/-, and at 10th level it increases to 5/-. Mithral Breastplate or Mithral Heavy armor, Bastard sword (no shield), +AC items, +Stat items. Also has an option to be a dragon Late-game should you reach level 20. They have spent long years mastering the Aldori dueling sword, pitting themselves against other dueling swords and all manner of weaponry besides. She cannot take Dazzling Display at level 5. Alignment: Anyone can be as stubborn as a rock and dedicated to holding one point no matter the cost… Damage reduction 3/-, improved uncanny dodge, Damage reduction 5/-, defensive power, last word. Thus a 7th-level stalwart defender wearing adamantine full plate (DR 3/-) has DR 6/-. She already has +3from WIS which is enough and it helps to hit with True Judgment because it adds WIS modifier to attack roll. Dreadful Carnage is an option too, but I don’t feel like she last hits much unless you constantly babysit her. Her loyalty to cause only be compared to her heavenly beauty. Not trying to be argumentative, I just don't understand the choice. Why does the bard Valerie to for perception and not persuasion? She has way too much HP anyway. He cannot be caught flat-footed, even if the attacker is invisible. Pathfinder Kingmaker Builds: Valerie Beginner Guide - YouTube Due to AC stacking, fares quite well on Unfair, as far as things fare well on Unfair to begin with. Sometimes she could be a trifle arrogant, but with her I feel protected, for she's a rock to cling to." ✝Optional can take Crane wing here while it's still bugged. I don’t believe in her hitting much with Power Attack+Cornugon Smash and prefer just manually using Dazzling. Decent AB, considering we attack touch AC. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Walkthrough and Guide, Perception (max), Use Magic Device (all spare points), Mithral Plate, Tower Shield, Bastard Sword, Opportunist’s boots, Rogue - Accomplished Sneak Attacker // Combat Trick > Shatter Defenses, Fighter - Skill Focus: Persuasion // Improved Critical: Bastard Sword, Fighter - Greater Weapon Focus: Bastard Sword // Greater Shield Focus, Fighter - Skill Focus: Perception✝ // Intimidating Prowess, Mobility 3, Knowledge (Arcane) 5✝, Persuasion (max). Pretty sure it used to be persuasion before the build was updated. We really don’t give a damn about alchemist spells, but if you get your hands on an Herbalist’s Cape, a bit of True-striking might happen. Kinetic Valerie Build. Benefit: While using the total defense action, fighting defensively action, or Combat Expertise, you can forgo the dodge bonus to AC you would normally gain to instead gain an equivalent amount of DR, to a maximum of DR 5/—, until the start of your next turn. This means that our party members and possible enemies act in real-time and not turn-based. All builds on this page have been generously provided with permission by InEffect. You’ll be fine. Skill Ranks Per Level: 1 + ½ Int modifier. Feats: For example, a stalwart defender has 1 hit point left when a red dragon bites him; the defender may use this ability even if the dragon’s bite would otherwise kill him instantly. Drawn from the ranks of guards, knights, mercenaries, and thugs alike, stalwart defenders are masters of claiming an area and refusing to relinquish it. He picked it for the saves. At 3rd level, a stalwart defender gains the ability to react to danger before his senses would normally allow him to do so. She really is a thug XD ... Another build my brain conjured up was to maximize DR by combining barbarian with stalwart defender. Starting at 2nd level, the stalwart defender gains a defensive power. This build is current to December 21, 2018. Most stalwart defenders come from the ranks of fighters, often t… Stalwart defenders are normally found on the front lines of battle, holding a position to cover their allies, leaping into breaches of opposing formations and holding them open for others, and guarding more vulnerable allies by acting as mobile fortifications, stable points in the ever-changing chaos of battle. "DESCRIPTION" Stalwart Defender Information. Role: Stalwart defenders are masters of melee combat, striving to prove that the best offense is a good defense. There is not need to waste actions of dazzle and to lose fighting defensively for it.. ah thats what I thought. While in a defensive stance, he can take one 5-foot step each round without losing the benefit of the stance. The stalwart defender gains the benefits of defensive powers only while in a defensive stance, and some of these powers require him to take an action first. Give her the important Teamwork Feats (Outflank and Seize the Moment), Shatter Defenses and Cornugon Smash, max her persuasion, grab any AC enhancing feat that can fit and just have her at the tip of your formation so she can charge first. Valerie: I'd like to go Stalwart Defender 1 but I'm not sure it's worth more than that. Wait, how is monk a thing in the tanky build? In my Pathfinder: Kingmaker Chargen guide, I mentioned towards the end the four classes I would recommend for new players, mostly for their ease of use and utility. She is extremely powerful in fights where there are a few strong enemies, or where there are a … A stalwart defender receives a dodge bonus to AC that starts at +1 and improves as the defender gains levels, until it reaches +4 at 10th level. If the stalwart defender moves under his own power as a result of an enemy’s successful use of the Persuasion skill or an enchantment spell, his stance ends. It fits. 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