| Joe Mashuga |
Hey all,
My group will be starting a Kingmaker campaign in the near future, and I'm suffering from Too Many Options-itis. I could use an outside perspective, or honestly just some general brainstorming to focus my creative juices in a particular direction. I'm hoping some of you can help!
THE RUNDOWN:
** No AP spoilers please.
** Other characters are: an elf ranger/shapeshifter; a half-elf fighter/cad; a half-orc barbarian; a halfling cleric of Erastil (possibly an archer type); and a human sorcerer with the Sage(?) bloodline.
** Allowable books are Core, APG, UC, UM, and ACG. I can use other books for fluff but no rule elements.
** We're not an optimization-heavy group. It's a 20-point buy but I don't need a build "statted out" -- what I really need here, is assistance with some unique ideas that could play well with Kingmaker.
** I'm currently playing a warpriest in a different game... in fact I tend to play spellcasters, but I'm completely comfortable being a partial- or non-caster this time around.
** I'm aware that we have no trapfinder and no "true" backup healer. I'm not specifically looking to fill either role, but it's obviously not a bad idea.
MY CURRENT (HALF-FORMED) THOUGHTS:
** Investigator is flavorful & intriguing but I keep going back to a generic Mr. Holmes here. I'm intrigued by the thought of an investigator as Royal Assassin or Spymaster... so maybe less Holmes and more Moriarty? The consulting criminal who happens to be working with good guys this go-round?
** Skald is kinda neat and the buffs help our melee-heavy group, but like the investigator, my brain hasn't pinned down a good & interesting concept.
** Since Kingmaker has a large nature/exploration focus, I suspect a mounted character would do well (and I've yet to play a cavalier or samurai). I'm against the paladin for this one, since I'd like to minimize the inter-party conflicts and I suspect the campaign can have fantastic intrigue on its own.
So... I think that's about everything. Thoughts/ideas/comments are appreciated!