I have finally done it; I think I have finally worn-out my enjoyment of Pathfinder.
I am looking for some inspiration as what to play next and could use some help.
I really only like playing melee characters, but don't bother with the synthesist suggestion, I don't like playing characters THAT broken. Its not that I haven't played a caster, in-fact I recently got done with a lvl 20 Cleric with the 3.5 variant cloistered cleric, it is I just don't like playing pure casters.
Sorry for the miss info: This campaign is PF material only, chaotic good is the only good that works in this campaign (Skulls and Shackles) and ends about level 15. So no paladin.
So any help you can lend that would be great.
Thank you,
-Hexen
Inquisitor?
Okay, what melee styles can they actually do?
Erm... well thats pretty open and vague question. Have you peaked at old 3.5 material like ToB? Have you tried a wizard yet? How about one of those 6 level casters? All of them have a very different flavor.
Erm... well thats pretty open and vague question. Have you peaked at old 3.5 material like ToB? Have you tried a wizard yet? How about one of those 6 level casters? All of them have a very different flavor.
Sorry added to OP. PF material only and ends around level 16.
If you wish to just change up how you're doing combat there's the Dirvish Dance Bard, the Tetori Monk, the Wildshaping Druid, a mounted lancer (Paladin or Cavalier), and a hulking brute barbarian mixed with sorc/dragon deciple or alchemist...
small sized cavalier
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Wizard who swears he's a fighter and goes around beating people to death with his staff.
After that last suggestion....I got nothing....lol
My barbarian/alchemist build works on a very similar principal, but lands at 30 str at level 2 for a +10 str modifier. Magical brute builds unite!
I would think any class that lets you melee while also giving you some fun options would be a good choice. I agree w/ Inquisitor that was mentioned above. You could also look at Ninja or a battle Oracle.
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Maybe an archetype that isn't statistically dominant and see if you can pull it off?
Have an elven inquisitor in our campaign, and she switched from sword n' shield to two-handed recently (elven curve blade, keen) and hasn't looked back. The constant threat of critical hits along with Bane ensures she's going to hurt most anything she comes across very badly. It's the first foray anyone has made into the class, so have not explored archetypes.
Inquisitor of Besmara? ... maybe moving to duelist for more melee-focused if you don't want the spell casting?
-TimD
-Shifter Druid with flanking buddy, why go with 1 melee character when you can have 2.
-If 3PPs are allowed check the 3PP swashbuckler its perfect for Skulls and shackles
-Check RPG superstar archetypes see if they will allow Green knight paladin archetype CG
-Ninjs, when all else fails ninja.
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Barbarian/ sorcerer 1 or 2 /Dragon Disciple was fun. Had some Charisma too.
Bard is the other thing I play.
I'd love to do a happy Dhampir Bard. Whoever wrote Dhampir Scions of the Night watched too much Twilight and never read the Inner Sea guide or heard of Geb. All tragic/romantic
Put him in Qadria faction, stuff tragic romance.
Venerable paladin? No, that was me.
Seriously though, it's often fun to take an unusual concept and see if you can make it work.
Venerable paladin? No, that was me.
Seriously though, it's often fun to take an unusual concept and see if you can make it work.
Yeah, I don't think ether of those is going to work in this campaign.
Thanks though
Make a dwarf white haired witch, peppering with levels of monk. Grapple extreme, lots of teamwork w/your pals setting them up, plus hexes here and there for short range effects as you're moving into melee.
How about you develop a character concept first and them figure out the mechanics that work instead of vice versa?
For example, I've been wanting to play a gypsy commando, a lieutenant in a hidden army that travels by seeming random movements of caravans. From there I fleshed out his personality and background
From there I started to flesh out mechanics - deciding that he would be a ranged arcane duelist bard and working out the details to make him a strong contributor to the party.
How about you develop a character concept first and them figure out the mechanics that work instead of vice versa?
For example, I've been wanting to play a gypsy commando, a lieutenant in a hidden army that travels by seeming random movements of caravans. From there I fleshed out his personality and background
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From there I started to flesh out mechanics - deciding that he would be a ranged arcane duelist bard and working out the details to make him a strong contributor to the party.
Been trying to do that, but my concepts seem to be a bit of a square pet in a star hole that is too small.
play something silly like a gnome barbarian.
Or better, a halfling barbarian...