White mage build

[David1023]

So I'm wondering which starting race and background story would work well for a white mage build, since I'll be doing a new playthrough??

 

[Lostname475]

There's a lot of variations in a white mage build, you can go weapon dps (paladin) with things like charge weapon and smite evil, you can go support with heals and buffs, you can probably do a tank build (though I won't really have advice for that as I've never done it) you can go spellcaster dps with holy magic or possibly a mix of these options. If you have something in mind I might have some advice id its something I've played before

 

[Savin]

you can probably do a tank build

Balak and I were actually talking today about ways to better support this.

So I'm wondering which starting race and background story would work well for a white mage build, since I'll be doing a new playthrough??

Human Acolyte is the super obvious choice, but you can also mix it up based on which of the gods you want to focus on:

Hunter or Barbarian for Velun
Scholar or Arcanist for Nareva
Soldier or Noble Scion for Tira
Courtesan or Minstrel for Mallach
Slum Rat or Courtesan for Keros
Slum Rat or Barbarian for Sorra
Scholar or Soldier for Lumia

Catfolk obviously gravitate towards Mallach. Lupines probably towards Velun. Orcs towards Sorra or Tira. Elves and Humans are pretty evenly spread, maybe slightly favoring Lumia, Velun, and Tira.

 

[Lostname475]

Orcs towards Sorra or Tira.

Aren't most of the in game orcs lumian?

 

[Punccline]

Balak and I were actually talking today about ways to better support this.

I think the best way to do that would be similar to what you guys did when you reworked Stylish! for Charmer. Something that synergizes with heavy armor and increases threat generation, even if it's indirect like increasing threat generated from healing or holy damage specifically.

Aren't most of the in game orcs lumian?

Most of the orcs we meet are Kervus, and I think their tribe specifically is Lumian.