Seelah is an incredibly powerful companion to players with a good alignment if built right. She starts as a somewhat slow Paladin who can tank well but struggles to hit her targets consistently. To fill out her character and build her into the terror that she can truly become, check out these strategies.
Seelah’s Starting Stats
Starting, Seelah is a Lawful Good human paladin without much going on in her build. She is a fairly clean slate that can be pushed into a multitude of directions. However, we’ll be building her into a somewhat lore-friendly direction that still feels realistic for her character.
Seelah’s Beginning Feats & Abilities
Seelah’s magic abilities are based on her Charisma, so useful magical abilities such as Smite Evil should be invested in through the Charisma stat. This will directly add to the attack rolls on these types of abilities. Then her Paladin level will be added to the damage rolls.
The most important stats to Seelah are Charisma, Constitution, and Strength. As previously stated, Charisma will help her cast magical abilities and spells. Constitution will directly affect how much health she has and how resistant she is to attacks. Lastly, Strength will directly affect her physical damage dealt and how much she can carry. Outside of these top stats, Dexterity can help increase her movement and grant her a higher chance to dodge certain enemies.
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Skills Investments & Abilities for Seelah
Out of the skill options available for Seelah, certain ones make more sense than others. The options available from the start will be Athletics, Persuasion, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (World), Lore (Nature), Lore (Religion), Mobility, Perceptions, Stealth, Trickery, and Use Magic Device. Sadly, most of these options aren’t super helpful for Seelah however, players should consider investing in Athletics, Persuasion, Mobility, and Use Magic devices.
This is mainly due to her not being able to do much with these options. Increased athletics will also enable her to do more physically impressive things like scaling a wall, leaping, and swimming. Increased persuasion will give Seelah an advantage in conversation skill checks, such as negotiation, deceit, and intimidation. Mobility will increase Seelah’s movement speed and dodging, which increases her AC. Lastly, Use Magic Devices tends to be useful for most characters as it allows them to activate magical items.
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Paladin Archetype, Spells, and Feat Choices
There are seven different archetypes or subclasses that players can choose within the Paladin class. These include Divine Hunter, Hospitaler, Divine Guardian, Warrior of the Holy Light, Martyr, Divine Scion, and Stonelord. Each of these offers a tradeoff of abilities/spells.
However, due to the type of tradeoff for each of these, Seelah shouldn’t take an archetype as it will make her weaker as a character. For players who want to choose an archetype, the best options for Seelah are Hospitaler for a more support-heavy build or Divine Guardian if players don’t mind losing out on all of their spellcasting.
All Paladin Spell Options
The majority of spell options for Paladin are support based which all work well for Seelah. In particular, spells that increase her AC or revitalize the party are the most useful for her build. While spells that add to her weapons can be useful, her role within the party is more about being the character to absorb as many hits as possible.
There are some great Feat choices for Seelah. These are a group of different types of abilities that players get to choose for their character every couple of levels. Only certain ones can be unlocked by specific character types, so we’ll go over the top options for Seelah.
Top Feat Choices for Seelah
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