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=================================== Tuono e Fulmine =================================== Difficulty: PotD v.1.1.0.0035 -------------------------------------------------------------- Class: Herald (Frermas mes Canc Suolias + Chanter) -------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Avian Godlike -------------------------------------------------------------- Background: Vailian Republics (Soldier) -------------------------------------------------------------- Stats (char creation, no Berath's Blessings): MIG: 12 CON: 13 DEX: 11 PER: 14 INT: 13 RES: 15 -------------------------------------------------------------- Important Skills: Athletics, Intimidation -------------------------------------------------------------- Abilities (a=auto, r=recommended, !=important) PL1 Paladin Sworn Enemy (a) Wrath of Five Suns (a) Flames of Devotion (a) (!) Deep Faith Chanter Blessed was Wengridh (a) (!) Not Felled by the Axe, Nor Broken by the Storm (a) Common Fast Runner (!) PL2 Paladin Zealous Aura (!) Divine Purpose Chanter At the Sound of his Voice, the Killers Froze Stiff ® Common Two Handed Style ® PL3 Paladin Eternal Devotion (!) Aegis of Loyalty (!) Glorious Beacon ® Chanter The Fox from the Farmer did Run and Leap (!) PL4 Paladin Exalted Charge (!) Scion of Flame (!) Chanter ...And Their Fear Followed Them into Foothills (!) Common Tumbling (!) PL5 Paladin Inspired Beacon ® Righteous Soul Abjuration Chanter ...Nor Flame, Nor Thrusted Blade PL6 Paladin Virtuous Triumph Chanter They Shielded Their Eyes 'Gainst the Fampyr's Gaze (!) Old Siec Would Not Rest til' His Hunger Was Sated Their Champion Braved The Horde Alone ® PL7 Paladin Sacred Immolation Chanter Boil Their Flesh from Skin to Bone Many Lives Pass By, Each Leaving Footprints --------------------------------------------------------------- Items (*=additional enchantments; !=important, r=recommended): Weapon set 1: Whispers of the Endless Paths (Offensive Parry*!, Spinning Assault*!) (!) Weapon set 2: Kitchen Stove (Thunderous Report*!) (!), Xefa's Empirical Explication (Inexplicable Mass*, Open Choke*) Chest: Nomad's Brigandine (Feigned Retreat*!, Head of the Column*!) (!) Helmet: N/A Amulet: Heart-Chime Amulet (Winged Steps) (!) Cloak: The Magnificent Escape Cape (!) Gloves: Gatecrashers (!) Ring: Ring of the Solitary Wanderer ® Ring: Chameleon's Touch ® Belt: Gwyn's Bridal Garter ® Boots: Boots of Speed (!) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tuono e Fulmine (Thunder and Lightning) is a build designed specifically for Pallegina, geared for battle tactics that synergize as perfectly as possible with her unique racial abilities. With this build, Pallegina is able to hit like Thunder, and strike swift as Lightning. Thunder The first seconds of the battle is Pallegina's "Thunder" phase, which involves her use of the Kitchen Stove and Xefa's Empirical Explications blunderbusses. This is where a part of her racial comes into play; Vigilant Quarry gives her Resistance to Intellect and (more importantly) Perception Afflictions, and what this means is that she can use the Powder Burns Blunderbuss modal without drawbacks, since it cancels the Distracted status with each and every shot. This makes Pallegina a natural blunderbuss wielder, as there is no reason for her not to use the modal. After marking a target with Wrath of Five Suns for the increased Accuracy, Pallegina's next move would be to use Eternal Devotion on that same target, which makes her do a Full Attack with double Burn bonuses (Powder Burns + Eternal Devotion) at the target, and gives her a Burn lash on her attacks for the next little while. But once she has discharged both shots, it is possible to make her fire a third shot immediately afterwards. The trick is Kitchen Stove's enchantment, Thunderous Report; apart from being thematic to the build, this ability allows Pallegina to do massive amounts of terrible, terrible damage once every encounter. Command her to use Thunderous Report immediately after she's completed her Eternal Devotion shots, and you can get results like this; Afterwards, this is typically when Pallegina should transition into the "Lightning" phase for the rest of the battle. However, she does not have to stay there indefinitely (although that's how it usually works out in most encounters); in certain circumstances, where ordering Pallegina into melee combat is either infeasible or unnecessary, she can always transition back to the "Thunder" phase to feed the enemy another barrage of burning shot, and/or refresh her Eternal Devotion at the same time. Lightning The "Lightning" phase is centered around the Whispers of the Endless Paths greatsword, and more specifically its Offensive Parry enchantment. The core of the idea is that Pallegina would make her enemies miss their attacks against her, and retaliate with alacrity. But to make that happen, she would need fairly high Deflection. And as it so happens, she can achieve that specifically by provoking Disengagement attacks, provided she had the right setup. And said setup includes the following; the Zealous Charge Paladin aura, the Fox from the Farmer Chant, the Tumbling passive, The Magnificent Escape Cape, and the Boots of Speed all provide Disengagement Defense. In addition, the Nomad's Brigandine with the Feigned Retreat enchantment not only lowers whatever damage Pallegina might take from a successful Disengagement attack, but gives her another shot at retaliating against the one making the attempt. But the one thing that makes Pallegina uniquely suited for this strategy is the Heart-Chime Amulet; equipped on her, the Winged Steps trait gives her even more Disengagement Defense. And as of the time of writing, there is no helmet that offers the same bonus, nor is there any amulet - not even the Heart-Chime Amulet itself - that does the same, even for any other Godlike. As the sole playable Avian Godlike in the whole game, Pallegina enjoys an edge that no other Companion, Sidekick, hireling, or even the Watcher him/herself can match when it comes to provoking Disengagement attacks and retaliating accordingly. And that's how you get her doing things like this; Couple that with the Stride boosts from Zealous Charge, Boots of Speed, Fast Runner, Winged Steps, and Blessed was Wengridh, and you have a recipe for a Herald who zips across the battlefield faster than anyone else, counterattacks anyone who tries to take a shot at her, and can always be counted upon to position herself wherever you need her; in short, she strikes like Lightning. Final Thoughts This build is so suited to Pallegina's unique strengths, I consider it my headcanon for her setup and will use it for all future playthroughs. Feel free to have fun with this one.

Alright i've been hearing a lot about this build and I'd like to know which race/subclasses armor etc. I mean it's heavy armor right or? And which stats should you max like Con or? Also which weapons are good? I'd like to know because i'd like to face the megabosses with 5 of these herald builds just for fun Thanks in advance!