New to PF, new PC Pally-stats not in stone-Advice please?

[Tamayoke]

After using WoW as my D&D surrogate for a year....FINALLY a tabletop RPG group! It's been 9 years since I played any tabletop.

Just had my rolls watched and accepted, it was great luck if I was using old D&D standards, not sure about PF. Method is 2d6+6. I don't have much help since the only other pally player is not meeting yet.
The Setting is going to be Alternate Europe 1600. A Great Church in control with lessor churches and four forbidden classes. Otherwise by the book mechanically.
I have my characters basic motivations and history set up.
Half Elven leaning more human side. I am dedicated to a particular saint (diety) and wanting to prove my worth becuae of my background.
Very much Lawful Good.

The DM is thrilled that I am finally someone who doesn't pick casters (We will have a summoner, a sorceress, an alchemist and bard and a wizard starting this campaign). I used to play Clerics, Pallies or Cavaliers in old D&D play.

Variant: Warrior of Holy Light
I will be using a ranged weapon (longbow) and short sword/light shield or buckler. And will probably invest in the sword instead of mount.
Since stats are pretty much set in stone once chosen I wanted to be sure. I'll muddle through teh book for teh rest

What stats should I concentrate on? Is this a good allocation of them?
Str_17
Dex_18
Con_15
Int_12
Wis_15
Cha_18

Thx ahead of time

[Abraham spalding]

I would suggest changing to 12 to wisdom -- wisdom is the one stat you really won't need much and having the extra skill point would be useful.

[Kryzbyn]

First off, welcome to Pathfinder! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I'd swap out Dex n Con.
As for race, the extra feat and skill points from Human will be nice.
Unless you intend to multiclass, the half-elf isn't the greatest choice.
For another option to human, take a look at the 1/2 orc.

[Rapthorn2ndform]

What stats should I concentrate on? Is this a good allocation of them?
Str_17
Dex_18
Con_15
Int_12
Wis_15
Cha_18

Thx ahead of time

Looks good, what did you put your racial +2 into? cause paladins are amazing when they have 20 cha

but overall solid, they look similar to the elf paladin in my group, but he's going for wep. finesse w/ elven curve, and he's doing fine

[Rapthorn2ndform]

Kryzbyn wrote:

First off, welcome to Pathfinder! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I'd swap out Dex n Con.
As for race, the extra feat and skill points from Human will be nice.
Unless you intend to multiclass, the half-elf isn't the greatest choice.
For another option to human, take a look at the 1/2 orc.

First he's going archer so he needs the hight dex, otherwise i'd agree

2nd if you look int the APG there are things to switch the multiclass thing out

[Kryzbyn]

Rapthorn2ndform wrote:

Kryzbyn wrote:

First off, welcome to Pathfinder! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I'd swap out Dex n Con.
As for race, the extra feat and skill points from Human will be nice.
Unless you intend to multiclass, the half-elf isn't the greatest choice.
For another option to human, take a look at the 1/2 orc.

First he's going archer so he needs the hight dex, otherwise i'd agree

2nd if you look int the APG there are things to switch the multiclass thing out

I saw him say he was using a longbow, but didn't assume that meant he was "going archer". Plate mail will limit his max dex bonus anyway.

I didn't consider the APG...

[Rapthorn2ndform]

Kryzbyn wrote:

Rapthorn2ndform wrote:

Kryzbyn wrote:

First off, welcome to Pathfinder! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I'd swap out Dex n Con.
As for race, the extra feat and skill points from Human will be nice.
Unless you intend to multiclass, the half-elf isn't the greatest choice.
For another option to human, take a look at the 1/2 orc.

First he's going archer so he needs the hight dex, otherwise i'd agree

2nd if you look int the APG there are things to switch the multiclass thing out

I saw him say he was using a longbow, but didn't assume that meant he was "going archer". Plate mail will limit his max dex bonus anyway.

I didn't consider the APG...

np, i hope i dint come off rude

[Tamayoke]

I may switch to shortbow to allow for mounted use.

The sheet I was using from treasure trove doesn't add racials that I can see.
We are starting at level four with 6k to spend.
All but one other player have been playing this a long time.
I was adding to Charisma first, then Con with bonuses,
I havent figured how many skills....er feats either I am able to select nor which come with class gratis (if any)
Its been a long time since I played D&D, but this seems a bit mnore complicated than I remember in the creation process.
I have till next Sunday to have a base to offer the GM.

IS there a suggested XL based character creator that may be more complete with start stat calculations?

PS THANKS for all the suggestions so far.

The GM in paraphrase ( he said it nicer) likes his players to multiclass- prolly for the fact that 1/2 the players are often sporadic in coming so left players need to pick up slack...