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Okay I have another shot at hopefully completing a RotRL campaign though it requires me restarting with a new group. I had played up through book 2 previously so I know all the early stuff and even some of the later but I need opinions on what would shine more. In the case of our party, of the 5 playing we are gonna have a Cleric and an Inquisitor, both with a melee focus. Our third member is one that is the least experienced of the group and will probably play something mechanically simple such as a Barbarian, Fighter, or Monk though I am leaning towards one of the first two. Leaving myself and an unknown character. Immediately Wizard is screaming at me for a controller/blaster role which I am perfectly okay with, however that leaves so many missing pieces of our party puzzle in the hands of a potential unknown. Most importantly we are without a face unless the Inquisitor takes up that minor role. We also need a scout, trap guy, and some range. Already a Ranger can fix all of that BUT if our 5th unknown does not even come through then we are missing all of it. So to fix this I have also considered a Ranger1/Wizard1/EK10/AA4 build to fill in for all the above roles if it comes down to a 4 man group, but I am still unsure if that particular combo can get us through to the later books or not. Thoughts and opinions??
With a melee heavy party you could use a Bard for a mixture of support, scout/face and arcane magic, while sort of ticks all the boxes. Naturally, you won't be as straight-up potent as a Wizard though. Bard, Wizard or Sorcerer would all complement the party well and can all act as solid faces (if you take clever wordplay on the wizard) +/- sages. I've not played RotRL, but I understand that full casters help a lot later on.
Realistically your Inquisitor should be skilled enough to cover either the Scout and/or Face role, it would help to know which.
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Well I think the plan is to have a big sit down in the near future so we can assign the necessary roles or discuss party strategy. I just like to be a few steps ahead of the curve for last minute what if scenarios. A Bard was one of my other choices but only if someone else takes the role of full caster. I can't stand the idea of not having a go to blast option when need be.
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So your party is basically missing a dedicated
buffer/debuffer&cc caster and a face?
Sorcerer, done.
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Who needs a Face in RotRL? Everything is going to be solved By force and your gonna end up fighting.
I recommend a Wizard. Because this is a WIZARD campaign. This campaign could be good for a Enchanter, Necromancer, Transmuter, and Conjurer. I've played it through before and the campaign once you reach higher levels your role play options open up. Also since your opposition will have 9th level spells you should be packing some as well.
Also I plan on playing it again for PFS credit and I'm doing a Necromancer wizard myself and going to abuse Magic Jar. Nothing like completely controlling the battle field by turning enemies against each other then then Raising them (as undead) to push into the next room only to be repeated till everything is dead. Once the domino effect starts it is hard to stop.
I propose a human sylvan sorcerer. The animal companion adds even more melee, while you have one of the best faces in the whole game AND the fey part of the arcana adding +2 to DC
Great choice, but I think you lose the +2 to enchantment DC to get the Animal Companion.
By the way, Kitsune have the Favored Class option of: Sorcerer: Add +1/4 to the DC of enchantment spells. Which is nice if you go with the regular Fey bloodline.