Hi everyone. I'm making a character with some interesting rolls, and I'm looking for advice based on the character concept I give you. First off, a little bit of raw information:
Ability Scores
Str: 18
Dex: 13
Con: 16
Int: 12
Wis: 18
Cha: 5
As you can see, I have a pretty intense dump charisma, but absurdly high other abilities--that was the way it rolled out for me, not planned, but oh well. For my first level I'm going Fighter for the heavy armor and weapon proficiencies, and then at 2nd level going into Cleric with Gorum as my deity. My backstory is that I am a blacksmith, who would rather spend more time with his weapons and armor than other people (hence the 5 Cha), because he can feel his patron deity's presence more in every piece of weaponry or armor that he's ever made than any person he's ever met.
The question I have for you, is whether I should be a Human or Half Elf? The differences between them are obnoxiously negligible for this build (my bonus feat as Human would just go into Skill Focus (Craft) anyway): I could get the extra skill points at every level from being Human, or I could have both Fighter and Cleric be my favored class from Half Elf (and get those other few bonuses to Perception and saves vs Enchantment).
For a crafting build with good enough ability scores to wreak havoc in combat, what race would you choose? Also if you have any comments or suggestions on the build itself, feel free to give 'em to me. The current build is this character's alias.
Hi everyone. I'm making a character with some interesting rolls, and I'm looking for advice based on the character concept I give you. First off, a little bit of raw information:
Ability Scores
Str: 18
Dex: 13
Con: 16
Int: 12
Wis: 18
Cha: 5As you can see, I have a pretty intense dump charisma, but absurdly high other abilities--that was the way it rolled out for me, not planned, but oh well. For my first level I'm going Fighter for the heavy armor and weapon proficiencies, and then at 2nd level going into Cleric with Gorum as my deity. My backstory is that I am a blacksmith, who would rather spend more time with his weapons and armor than other people (hence the 5 Cha), because he can feel his patron deity's presence more in every piece of weaponry or armor that he's ever made than any person he's ever met.
The question I have for you, is whether I should be a Human or Half Elf? The differences between them are obnoxiously negligible for this build (my bonus feat as Human would just go into Skill Focus (Craft) anyway): I could get the extra skill points at every level from being Human, or I could have both Fighter and Cleric be my favored class from Half Elf (and get those other few bonuses to Perception and saves vs Enchantment).
For a crafting build with good enough ability scores to wreak havoc in combat, what race would you choose? Also if you have any comments or suggestions on the build itself, feel free to give 'em to me. The current build is this character's alias.
I have a similar Cleric, but he focuses on archery and armor making.
At a certain point, your Craft check is going to be good enough to make just about anything you want, so I don't think you'll need to invest so much in it. You're better off focusing on Spellcraft, since then you can use that to enchant magical weapons. I ended up choosing Human to get the extra feat, since that offers a huge advantage.
If you're only dipping into fighter for one level, then I don't think the favored class thing from Half-Elves are worth it.
I'd personally pick dwarf for the sheer dorfy flavor. Oh and th 18 con, 20 wis, 3 cha that goes with it.