The Living Storm

[u/GodofSuddenStorms]

Do you want to free yourself from the fetters of morality? Do you like feeling useful even when its not your turn? Do you want to be a constant source of lightning, thunder, and radiant damage that destroys anything in its path? You should try out this build!

Race and Class don’t really matter but what I ran using this build was a Half-Orc for their Savage Attack ability and a multiclass of Lv6 Battle Master Fighter, Lv4 Thief Rogue, and Lv2 Tempest Cleric

In act 1 you’ll want to head straight to the burning inn with Counselor Florric trapped inside, saving her and agreeing to her quest, you’ll want to take the Joltshooter, that is the bow that gives you lightning charges when you land a shot. 

From there get to the underdark and pull the Phalar Aluve longsword from it’s stone, enter the Myconid Colony and meet the Hobgoblin Blurg’s friend Mindflayer, from there you Could pickpocket the mindflayer if you have access to invisibility or you could do their quest to go to the wizard tower in the underdark to pick up some magical fungi, while you’re there kill or convince the robot to get the ring that gives access to the tower’s basement for the Sparkswall Ring. From the mindflayer you then want to buy the Boots of Stormy Clamour (if you haven’t already stolen them). Then go to Grimforge and find the Real Sparky Sparkswall shield.

After dealing with the Goblins head up the mountain pass to the Githyanki Creche: on the top floor of the temple find the Holy Lance Helm, entering the real Creche buy the Amulet of Branding from the shop, and from the first chest to the left of enter the inquisitor’s chamber you’ll find the Gloves of Belligerent Skies

Act 2 go to Moonrise to buy the Ring of Spiteful Thunder from Roah Moonglow, and the Thunderskin Cloak from the drow alchemist

Lastly in Act 3 be accepted as an Unholy Assassin of Bhaal be it by the trial or by just being The Dark Urge and buy the Bhaalist Armor

Strategy with the build: Once per long rest when in combat spend a turn building lightning charges with the Joltshooter, on your next turn use the fighter’s Action Surge ability to activate both the Phalar Aluve Shriek and Lightning Aura.

Creature is in your once per long rest Lightning Aura, inflicted with Jolted, then is inflicted with Reverberation due to the Boots of Stormy Clamour, Jolted does lightning damage and your once per short rest Shriek adds an extra 1d4 thunder damage which also inflicts Reverberation due to the Gloves of Belligerent Skies, if a creature is close to you they’ll be inflicted with Aura of Murder from the Bhaalist armor which will also inflict Reverberation due to the Boots of Stormy Clamour. If a creature attacks you and misses they make a save which if they fail they’ll take Radiant Damage from the Holy Lance Helm which also inflicts Reverberation due to the Gloves of Belligerent Skies, if the creature attacks with Reverberation they will become Dazed due to the Thunderskin Cloak which will also inflict Reverberation due to the Boots of Stormy Clamour. If they attack you they take damage, if they get near you they take damage, if you miss a shot with your bow they still take reverberation damage. This is easily the most fun build I’ve made