Dungeons and Dragons Custom Builds: The Dwarf Cleric Class

"Chosen by the Revered Mother Berronar Truesilver, the Lady Aliieries seeks to fulfill her bond as a Cleric and uphold the honor of her noble Ironhouse Clan by purifying the lands of all evil"

Dungeons and Dragons Custom Builds: The Dwarf Cleric Class

Video Walkthrough of the Dwarf Cleric Custom Build:

Aliieries is a Dwarf Cleric gifted with Sacred Fire which she wields in her quest to purify the lands from all evil. For this build, I wanted the theme of fire to play a major part of her character and powers and to allow the mechanic to feel as if she was actually wielding fire. For a play-through I used the inferno miniatures from Hellboy The Board Game but cardboard tokens or red/ yellow beads or gems would work equally well. Please note I won't be held responsible for any damage if you decide to use actual fire!

For the miniature I used the Dwarf Cleric (bottom figurine) from Nolzur's Marvelous Miniature range. I'm told they are quite hard to come by these days but I was lucky enough to get stock off of our supplier: Raru.com.

Dwarf Cleric Character Card Side 1

Dwarf Cleric Character Card Side 2

Dwarf Cleric Character Card Side 3

Dwarf Cleric Character Card Side 4

Like with Thorgrim and Quinn, Aliieries has all the basic traits of the Cleric class. Standard AC and HP and a slow speed that seems to be a common standard for the Dwarf race in this game (Note to self: My next Dwarf build is gonna be MUCH faster!). Her unique ability text is a special skill known as Sacred Fire. This inherent ability allows her Ladyship with the ability to summon this divine fire from the heavens to aid her in vanquishing her foes. As with most Cleric classes, Aliiries has excellent party-benefiting skills with strong healing and condition control utilities as well as a rebuff on Monster AC with the sacred fire making her a worthy contender for any dungeoning party!

At Will Powers

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: At Will 1

Her most potent and powerful attack is also her signature At-Will known as Sacred Fire. Provided you have Sacred Fire tokens on your tile, you may deal out a world of pain with this multi-attack at-will. The mechanic behind this may seem a bit OP at first considering the below At-Will powers which reduce a Monster's AC by -2 if a Sacred Fire token is on the target tile but I think there is enough balance in play as summoning sacred fire means forfeiting an attack on your Hero Phase. The neat combination of having 3 or more Sacred Fire tokens in play enables you to attack with 2 Fire tokens and leave the 3rd on the target card to reduce the Monster AC by -2 making this an excellent card for jaw-dropping combo attacks....if you can pull it off!

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: At Will 2

A ranged At-Will attack is next up in Aliieries list of powers. This At-Will benefits by a reduced -2 Monster AC if you have a sacred fire token on the tile. One thing to note is the -2AC only applies to a single Monster on the target tile.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: At Will 3

Similar to Divine Strike, this one is a bit more glamorous with some unique vocal talents by our brave cleric and is geared towards melee attacks as opposed to range. Again, you will want to have a sacred fire or two at your disposal when making the attack.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: At Will Card Back

Daily Powers

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Daily 1

Song of Fire is an ability inherit to the cleric acolytes of Berronar Truesilver. This daily allows you to summon ALL Sacred Fire tokens at once. Extremely powerful when partnered with her Sacred Fire At-Will attack but the daily can only be used once per Adventure. Perfect for when facing off against a large villain or a host of foes!

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Daily 2

A powerful ranged Daily that auto-hits if you have a Sacred Fire token on the target tile and targets ALL Monsters on that tile. Like a ritual cleansing by fire!

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Daily 3

Another soprano-inspired attack, this one can dish out up to +4 damage against an adjacent foe if you have a Sacred Fire token handy.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Daily 4

Don't underestimate the power of a Stunning Fire. It's all about timing and placement with this daily as you could play it just as the dungeon got crowded with hordes of Monsters, causing them to forget about movement and instead sit around the campfire telling stories to their fellow minions.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Daily Card Back

Utility Powers

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Utility 1

Aliieries is not just a chart-topper with her attacking hip-hop contralto. She is also a soul diva, fully capable of bringing that soothing healing to all who listen to her voice. This Utility allows her to channel that Sacred Fire into some HP restoration for the party.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Utility 2

A similar mechanic to Healing Song, this unique defense ability has some strong attack mitigation for either Aliieries or any other ONE hero on her tile.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Utility 3

Similar to the above (Healing Song and Holy Shield), this power card instead opts for condition mitigation. Useful if the scenario/ adventure is condition heavy.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Utility 4

Next up is Song Of Guidance, which is useful for when you really are hasty to get out of that dungeon and get back to making a nice and toasty grilled cheese sandwich.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Utility 5

Lastly is a teleportation-like Utility that allows you and a fellow Hero to quickly whoosh off to safety. Yeah we know you shouldn't split the party but when the going gets tough, the smart go far, far away!

Rules Errata: Sacred Fire tokens on Utility Cards are discarded after Utility Cards are flipped.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Utility Card Back

Expert Powers

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Expert 1

Once you reach 3rd Level, your pyromania starts to get a little crazy and you are now able to summon an additional Sacred Fire during your Hero Phase. Note: You still have to forfeit an attack action to summon both Sacred Fires.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Expert 2

On its own this card is really powerful but even more so if you have Sacred Fire at your disposal. If by chance you managed to pull off Trial By Fire along with the Song of Fire daily power then this attack would be dealing out 8 damage (9 on a crit hit). That is an insane amount of damage and useful on those higher-level 20 HP villains!

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Expert 3

What goods a Cleric without some needed party benefit? This comes in the form of some useful condition mitigation. Best of all, this card does not get flipped, allowing your Cleric to continuously aid the party with her divine healing.

Dwarf Cleric Power Card: Expert Card Back

  

  

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