After all the talk about how the shade template is just to powerful for a character to really play with I decided I wanted to change my angle of attack.
I want to make a character similar to Duncan MacLeod from the Highlander series. Highlander has Immortals who cannot die unless their head is removed. Well we cannot make a race only killable from Vorpal weapons as those are expensive as heck and one of the far less inventive ways to kill someone.
So I wanted to take the Elan and take on one side of my gestalt Reincarnated Druid 5 and on the other side, a Paladin.
Because of the Venerable age he has +3 to all mental stats which allows me some use of the Druid spell list (I only get to 3rd level spells)
But once I get to 5th level of Druid I don't know what else to take. I plan on taking Paladin as far as possible.
So any advice on what to take after Druid 5?
Also I plan on pleading for a Runeforged (jealous) item drop.
Is there anyway to get more resistance to death effects, or immunity to it?
Kensai magus, monk, smattering of cleric, live the dream of running a melee character who has his mental stats applied to everything.
I found a guide that says I should be a Samsaran for the first lifetime.
Paladin has Restoration on his spell list can I use it without having access to it?
Just keep in mind Venerable gives -3 to all physical for a +1 to all mental, its not an even -3/+3 trade.
Also second the Samsaran for flavour and mechanics.
Except for Elans who do not physically age, basically they are stated as never physically aging so they would not incure the normal penatlies.
But yeah Samsaran would be good, and since when you die and revive with Reincarnated Druid you gain whole new physical scores.
Here is some ideas, this mixes in Dragon mag and so forth from 3.5
Wedded to History (Apostle of the Forgotten/Lost God) and Voice of the Bitter Experience feats (As flaws)
Aasimar race with the racial variants
73 If your body is placed on consecrated ground and prayers to your deity are recited continuously for 24 hours, you return to life as if by a raise dead spell. This ability works 1d4 times in your lifetime.
91 If you die, your body can never be reanimated as an undead creature.
Paladin on one half and either Cleric or Warpriest on the other side (With Dynamic Priest from Dragonlance to make them Cha based) but I am not sure which one.
That would occupy my first feat, my two flaws, but leave me with 3rd level and 5th level for other uses.
Though to be fair the Aasimar's resurrection variant ability listed tagged onto a reincarnation druid makes it awesome.