In Six or Less #2 Lenneth Valkyrie DND Build Valkyrie Profile

(Placing this disclaimer here to state that their may be spoilers so you’ve been warned.)

“Valkyrie presiding over Midgard at present. Sent forth by Odin, the Battle Maiden scours the killing fields for fallen warrior souls upon whom to bestow eternal heavenly glory. The Chooser of the Slain is revered as a savior by some, reviled as a death goddess by others.“

A mildly armored yet extremely versatile fighting Battle Maiden capable of surviving the end of Ragnarok and restoring life to the world. She is the main protagonist in the game and is through her journey that the story unfolds in three possible paths. I’ll be laying out two builds for this character. The main Aesir build for her and her half-elven homunculus version.

Aesir Build

Str 13 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 8 Wis 12 Cha 14 (27 point buy)

Str 13 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 8 Wis 13 Cha 16 (after racial mod)

Class 5 Paladin(Oath of the Ancients) / 1 Cleric (Peace Domain)

The three things that I wanted to achieve in this build are:

1. Strong martial skills with decent dex for archery
2. Angel winged flight ability
3. Strong group dynamics for one’s einherjar (or fellow party members)

For the race I chose protector aasimar for a couple of reasons. Mainly the third level ability to fly for one minute. This race is also the closest thing to god-like that a player can play at a table.

Class wise I went with Paladin 1 to 5. I choose this class first since I needed to have a divine powered warrior feel for the character. It gives her the classic powers of the character (sensing undead, light healing ability). I went athletics and persuasion for skills, and great weapon fighting for the fighting style. With great weapon fighting she will have a better chance of landing hard hitting blows when she grips her longsword with both hands. At level 3 I choose oath of the ancients. With it you gain Nature’s wrath which gives your first chance of holding a foe stationary as you throw a spear at them. Ensaring strike will give you a second way of keeping your foe standing in place again. At Paladin 4^th I went with the mobile feat to give her the nimbleness needed to platform around and maneuver past enemies as you set up for your next attack. Paladin 5 gives you a second attack and amazing mobility with misty step and some amazing damage with moonbeam should you choose to use it.

Cleric 1 peace domain is the other half of this character. With this subclass it gives you emboldening bond which is a great way to the other members of your party a similar buff to the bless spell. For the implement of peace I chose insight which will strengthen her ability to choose who would be fit to be sent up to for the final battle of Ragnarok.

Half-elven Build

Str 13 Dex 13 Con 13 Int 8 Wis 13 Cha 14 (27 point buy)

Str 13 Dex 14 Con 14 Int 8 Wis 13 Cha 16 (after racial mod)

Class 5 Paladin(Oath of the Ancients) / 1 Sorcerer (Storm Sorcery)

The three things that I wanted to achieve in this build are:

1. Versatile fighter with magical prowess
2. Nibelung Valesti-esque ability
3. Platform capable movement

For the race I chose high elven half elf with celestial for the language, cantrip with booming blade as the one of choice. I feel with this cantrip it can help to keep your foe’s limited as far as movement options are concerned. I choose half elf to begin with since the character is later revived as a half elven homunculus.

Class wise I went with Paladin 1 to 5 same as the above .

The change for this build is the Sorcerer 1 (Storm Sorcery). I needed to give her the ability of some kind of flight and this sub-class does it well enough. Tempestuous Magic will give her the flight power necessary for the battlefield. The wind speaker ability is a nice cherry on top of this build.

Background for Lenneth is Soldier. As a chooser of the slain on battlefields she is capable of fighting as well as having a discerning eye for potential soldiers to send to Valhalla. The skills are intimidation and history. Tool proficiency are dice set and vehicle (land).

Spells

Paladin spells

1^st level

Bless

Divine Favor

Ensnaring Strike

Searing Smite

Speak with Animals

2^nd level

Lesser Restoration

Magic Weapon

Misty Step

Moonbeam

Cleric spell

Cantrip

Sacred Flame

Spare the Dying

Word of Radiance

1^st level

Bless

Heroism

Sanctuary

Shield of Faith

Equipment

Standard paladin equipment with a focus on a longsword and shield as your starter set. Eventually you want to get half plate for the armor and a magical longsword. If you get a kindly DM you will eventually want to get your hands on a animated shield so you can focus on offense. For a bow I would go longbow until you can get your hands on a magical one.

As always than you very much for joining me for In Six or Less. I’m looking forward to sharing my next character design from Valkyrie Profile with you all!