With those stats, you can do well with anything.
Greetings, I'm going to play with some of my friends and for now, the DM either said 20pt or 5d6 for stats ...
I wanted to go with luck and it ended out nicely but I'm unsure which class I can actually benefit from those stats, I'm leaning druid for now since the party of three we already have a ranger but I'm uncertan of the other one.
17
16
16
17
13
12those are the stat I have (not in that order though)
I'm fairly sure we need the divine caster so I can heal off battles and handle the control if things get messy, but I'm open for Ideas.
Check out Treantmonk's Druid guide before you do. If you're starting low level and will stay there for a while, go with a melee druid, otherwise focus on casting. Tho with those stats you can likely do the better parts of both sections.
You could also go a nature cleric if you want that kind of feel. Different spell list, domains, metal armor, etc.
Any character with UMD or CLW on their spell list can use a want of CLW, so don't worry about healing too much except for early on.
Play something you want too the most. Like Cheepy said, you can play pretty much anything with those stats. Pick a class and we'll look at it!
Honestly with those stats you could be the towns baker and still kick butt in a major way.
I'm really enjoying my inquisitor so you might want to look into that class. He is a good supporter player, an ok caster, poor healer, and incredible damage dealer.
If your ranger is primarily an archer, then the only one you have in melee so far is the summoner's pet, so a good front-liner like a Paladin sounds like a good choice. In the long run, I think you'll be happier sticking with Paladin rather than jumping to Bard and DD.
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Sorry for the late reply on my own thread ... work's been hectic :>
But so far we have a ranger (Oread) and a Human summoner, I'm leaning on the paladin but I'm thinking of making a dragon diciple of him.
IMO stay away from D&D prestige-class carry-overs. You can easily make weirdo alchemists that have close to 30hp after a few levels, so you'll get frustrated waiting for a DD to pay a cheese-dividend if uber strength and maximum DPR is what you're going for.
Between the ranger (who I'm guessing is not archery based) and the summoner's horde of minions, I'd recommend avoiding a class which is mostly combat-oriented. So as the campaign doesn't become too hack-n-slash obsessed, I'd also recommend making something a little "lighter" in tone (without sacrificing prowess in battle).
STR-11 (13>11) ...gnome
DEX:17
CON+18 (16>18)
INT:16
WIS:17
CHA+14 (12>14)
Classes....you could be just about anything, but Oracle[Nature] (for animal companion) and Monk1/Cleric11[Crusader:Abadar] with Crusader's Flurry in light crossbow are cool divine caster ideas.
You're also awesome as a party face without suffering the usual paladin problems. Raise DEX at 4th, then WIS at 8th.
Traits: recommend Dangerously Curious and Eternal Hope for gnomes.
I guess the first thing I'd do is roll all over again. You are going to have ugly sessions full of shaking heads and eye-rolling while your friends with the 20-point-buy talk about whether you really rolled those. It happens enough when there's no chance, with rolls like those, someone is gonna have a bad day at the bakery and say something unsportsmanlike. Even if not, they'll decide to rebuild characters with a 5d6 plan, and the rest of the story is lost in competition. I'd just do what everyone else did and let the rolls go. Might sound hard, but a less powerful character is more fun if he gets played, vs time spent defending you build and rolls and this and that.
If there's nothing but harmony where you are, I'd play a worg druid. That sounds like fun, and you'll have no real weaknesses.
Or play a less powerfull class, like a Rogue or a sub-par archetype. You have the chance to play about anything, so make good of it and try for something hard to play with "normal" stats. Maybe you'll never get that chance again to truly shine with a concept you like and could not play effectively without those stats.
I would play something I wouldn't normally play with those stats. It would give you a chance to have some real fun with something unusual. You may also find a class that you really enjoy and you learn a lot about so the next time you play that class you have a better understanding and can play it with lower stats. Kinda like playing a new game on an easier mode before trying something harder.
I would go with a sword and shield dual wielding Paladin.
Human stats
Str 16
Dex 17
Con 16
Int 12
Wis 13
Cha 19 (human +2)
Weapons: Scimitar and Shield
First two feats: TWF and Imp Shield Bash
With the high Cha this gives you plenty of lay on hands and channeling to be a good out of combat healer for the party (or a great in combat healer on yourself...the tank). Put your first point into Cha then put your next two points into Dex giving you the prereqs for GTWF. Then it just a matter of smite, destroy, rince, repeat.
Alternately you could go with a bow using Paladin and have just as much fun, but I prefer to get up close and personal when playing a holy warrior. Either way, if you wanted to keep the nature feel you were orginially intending on with a Druid, if playing in Golarion, Erastil is a great deity to select for that purpose and still thematically fitting with a Paladin.
