If you want the maximum raw damage: While the EK has some combos going for that, other archetypes (and classes, for that matter) will usually deal more damage than him.If you want to focus on magic: In that case, go for a Valor Bard, or a Bladesinger Wizard.WHEN SHOULD YOU NOT PLAY AN ELDRITCH KNIGHT? Prowess: The low-levels spells of the EK may seem lackluster (especially at high levels), but when used appropriately with their class abilities, they make for an awesome combatant.

Some of us get tired of just swinging weapons. Versatility: Magic furthers your roles both in combat (with more protection and area options) and out of it.If you enjoy ripping heads in a cool, arcane, Blade-of-Fire way, the Eldritch Knight (EK, henceforth) is for you. Coolness: If you enjoy ripping heads, the Fighter class is good for you.

I've been interested in this subclass for a while now, and since the other guides on the subject seemed lackluster, I decided to make one myself.īlack: Good, but there are better options out there. Popolion is larger, but politically less important.(originally posted by me under the alias Specter in the GitP forums) Pora Elinu, the capital, is built into a massive tree on the Lake of Tears.

This province is also home to the Eldritch Academy, where the Witches of Vadoma have raised magical scholarship to an art form, collating research from all places and all ages of history to enhance arcane knowledge for all. The vampirs, another ancient race, have shared the province peacefully for many generations. The elins and poporis who live there have been formidable foes throughout history, despite their rather harmless appearance. Poporia is the seat of the Valkyon Federation’s last monarchy, ruled by an Elin queen. Completing the Lake of Tears, including the Eldritch Academy, will take care of your mid-thirties content. Taking on the challenges of Sinestral Manor should push players over the top, into the midgame levels. By the time a player completes the Cliffs of Insanity, the Vale of the Fang, and Paraanon Ravine Poporia represents the transition from the beginning of a player’s career to the middle. The elin and the poporis welcomed other settlers to their lands, taking in the vampirs when they needed a home, and allowing the Witches of Vadoma to found the Eldritch Academy Grounds there. Poporia’s haunting beauty comes from the perpetual darkness that shrouds it, and the wondrous landscape around the Lake of Tears. It’s the Valkyon Federation’s sole monarchy, ruled by an elin queen in Pora Elinu. Poporia is the ancestral home of the elin and the poporis, located in southeastern Arun. The grim threats arrayed against the kingdom would prove too much for ordinary investigators, so the federation is sending in veteran soldiers like you. Disturbing rumors emerge from the Heavens Fall plantations. The vampirs, long allies of Poporia, grow restless and thirst for blood like never before. Ancient mysteries and dark conspiracies endanger the kingdom, including the ongoing threat from the Scions of Lok. Shadowy valleys and eerie forests await soldiers of the Valkyon Federation as they venture into Poporia.

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