White mage build

David1023

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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

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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
 

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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.
 

Punccline

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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.
 

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Aren't most of the in game orcs lumian?
The Kervus tribe in specific are, because they attribute the congenital birth defect running in Arona's family to Lumia, but most orcs lean towards other deities.

And believe me if I'd known how heavily Lumian leaning other parts of the game (and companions) were going to be I'd have made them Sorrans haha.
 

LeDoraggo

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How would worshipping the goddess of freedom interact with them having slaves?
I mean, Sorra is said to be the goddess of storms, and the Kervus being a tribe that rely mostly on ships to travel and raid costal settlements (and to be a general pain in the ass to the Khor'minoan marine fleet), it'd make sense for them to pray to her for safe travels (like we see Arona do while traveling to Dracia, if you bring her along with you in your hunt for #1 Best Big Sister of history)