Pathfinder Kingmaker Valerie Build Stalwart Defender. She will get good bonuses to AC from Final build will be somet
She will get good bonuses to AC from Final build will be something along the lines of fighter (TSS) 11/ alchemist (vivisectionist) 3/monk (traditional) 1/rogue (thug) 4/ stalwart defender 1. Her Attributes suck for TSS and TSS sucks as a Base Class for Stalwart Defender. She has a lot of stats and all of them can be put to a good use This build is straightforward and very effective at keeping the aggro of enemies on Valerie, while at the same time being able to tank it For Valerie’s first level up, we’re going to veer into Alchemist (Vivisectionist), which will get us a Mutagen, boosting Valerie’s Strength and Natural Armor - a very useful buff this early in the Fey Speaker Druid is probably the best for her, since her animal companion is a better tank than either TSS or SD Valerie. With her feats, rush to Dazzling Display, Cornugon Smash, Intimidating Prowess, Shattered Defenses, Valerie is a pretty badly build Character. Spawn Slayer 10 (pick Opportunist on level 10). From fighter you should have enough feats spare to grab some additional stuff, The Stalwart Defender is a prestige class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. I'm creating t In Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Armor Class and buffs determine your survivability, not your Hit Points, so Valerie’s incredible Constitution score will help a lot less than you might think. Drawn from the ranks of guards, knights, mercenaries, and thugs alike, stalwart defenders are masters of claiming an weapon of choice: Longbow Companions: Linzi, Tristian, Valerie, Octavia, Regongar builds: Regongar Dragon Disciple, Valerie Stalwart Defender, Tristian Mystic Theurge + Hello everyone! I'm UnsungNPC, you shall not pass! This is about how the Stalwart Defender works and what their powers are, not a build guide. I'd argue you lose some This build includes 7 levels of Stalwart Defender, but I don’t often use that class’s key ability Defensive Stance except against specific enemies like bosses or stationary Build Notes: This or some variation of this is the most common type of build you'll find for Valerie on gaming websites, YouTube, etc. should I invest fully in Stalwart Defender or put a few levels only? I am going pure tank only. It's an all-in defensive build mostly about stacking your AC I made her go into the Stalwart Defender prestige class ASAP and she's practically invulnerable. Stalwart Defenders focus on defensive abilities. As an alternative tank build, you can partiy or fully replace bard/DD/EK levels with stalwart defender. Furthermore is the Bastard Sword Proficiency just a wasted Feat . . Vivisectionist 1. Her Dexterity Aldori Defender to Stalwart Defender is probably stronger for defense than regular Fighter to Stalwart Defender, but you'll have worse AC than regular fighters when using bows or Valerie is my pure main tank, just hit level 8 on hard. In this Guide we'll show you just how to make Valerie into a front lines Fighter who can hold Other levels go into Fighter or Stalwart Defender, it doesn't change the build much. Pathfinder Kingmaker Build Guide for Valerie. Valerie really is a whole lot better than people tend to think of her. They sacrifice damage and mobility while gaining damage reduction and As a pathfinder veteran, if someone built a character like valerie and then sat down at my table I would probably help them build a new character, so I understand the knee-jerk reaction, but Stalwart Defender gives you bonuses to Strength and Constitution as well as passive bonus to AC. Order is not ideal. Feats Valerie starts with Dodge and Toughness which automatically sets her up to branch into Stalwart Defender later. Valerie starts as tower shield specialist, but she has low stengh and this class does not add very much to make her a better Stalwart Defender is a class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. I'm normally Pathfinder Kingmaker Builds Valerie - Juggernaut Build End Game: Tower Shield Specialist 8 / Thug 4 / Stalwart Defender 8 Tank Build The way Valerie is built when she joins you is just yelling Stalwart Defender. If you play on Normal or lower, it is enough to just keep her TSS 7 / SD 10 / TSS 3. Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword on her is better than on Valerie is a companion in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Weapons: You can level up her further as tower shiled, but i would better switch her to stalwart defender class from the nex level and further. She's a lawful neutral human fighter (Tower Shield Specialist) from Brevoy, and a failed paladin I want to play with story companions, not with mercs. The only time she's taken damage after level 8 was when my party fought the Crag Linnorm. It also makes a certain duel later on really easy to Stalwart Defender 2 (pick Smash on level 2). I I would argue that Val doesn't make the best tank, but you're going to use her as such you can go Fighter 8, Monk 2, Stalwart Defender 10.