Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum, and also relatively new to the Pathfinder game. So far I'm enjoying it greatly. A little background... my group is about to start the Skulls & Shackles campaign and I don't really have any info other than what is currently in the Players guide (so please don't spoil the story :-)). I have experience in DND, and generally focus my characters around religion / faith, and thus play the healer (to a certain degree) role quite frequently which I enjoy.
What we've been told is that at some point we need a Captain in the campaign, and since I generally roleplay the "face" of the party, we're already sortoff preparing for my character to take up that role.
Now to my advice question. We're in a 20 point buy game, and I'm very much in doubt whether I want to go for Inquisitor of Besmara, and focus more on combat with healing as a backup, or whether I want to go for Cleric and have a slightly more focus towards divine spellcasting and channeling, whilst also dishing out some melee combat abilities.
I'm relatively new to the Pathfinder changes when compared to for example DND, so I'm really looking for some advice for me as a beginner. My specific questions are:
- Would an Inquisitor with a focus on Wisdom / Cha / Dex (with weapon finesse / using the Rapier as deity weapon, and having some captain related skills such as Intimidate, Sailing, and such) work?
- Would Elf or Half elf be a good race to pick said Inquisitor to work with the 20 point buy / boosting Dex & Int for skills?
- Does anyone have experience with playing a Cleric / Inquisitor of Besmara in the Skulls & Shackles adventure and how does it fit? Because I have a bit of an issue lore-wise in my mind where I find it hard to fit a Cleric or an Inquisitor on a pirate ship (usually wears full plate... and plate on a ship is quite tricky).
- What are the general things I should take into account in Pathfinder with these classes? As I have relatively zero experience when it comes to both in Pathfinder.
I look forward to any tips you could give me!