So I wanna make an Achilles type NPC, based off the Brad Pitt rendition. Was thinking fighter, or a variant thereof, 16th level to have access to a 4th attack. Regular fighter seems good, as does the mobile fighter archetype. I think he wore breastplate in the movie? Advice on any of the above, along with specific feats, ability scores, alignment (CN?) would be greatly appreciated.
So far so good. Mobile fighter archetype fits the Troy rendition of Achilles very well. You'll obviously want him to be armed in breastplate, and maybe armored kilt? To stay true to the flavor you'll want him to have a few javelins, a shortspear, and a longsword to go along with what I would say is a light steel shield. The one Brad uses in the movie is supposedly bronze (as a lot of the weapons and armor were during that time.) You'll want him to have a relatively high Dex, and a good Strength score. The thing with Achilles was that he never ever got hit (it's part of his mythological self). So you might want to give him an amulet of natural armor +5, make his breastplate +5 and his shield +5 as well. You might want to think about a keen weapon, and or improved critical as a feat since Achilles was really good at the one-shot kill. That's about all I can think of to fit my ideas about that movie's Achilles.
if he never got hit, I'd say ring of Prot rather that Nat armor, maybe dodge feat...
I agree with Mended. If you're also interested in the Homeric version, though, you should take Fleet at least once (swift-footed Achilles!).
As to his alignment, I'd call him True Neutral, since his primary motivation is personal fame and glory. He is a good commander and disciplined, so I would say he's more Neutral than Chaotic.
MendedWall12 wrote: So far so good. Mobile fighter archetype fits the Troy rendition of Achilles very well. You'll obviously want him to be armed in breastplate, and maybe armored kilt? To stay true to the flavor you'll want him to have a few javelins, a shortspear, and a longsword to go along with what I would say is a light steel shield. The one Brad uses in the movie is supposedly bronze (as a lot of the weapons and armor were during that time.) You'll want him to have a relatively high Dex, and a good Strength score. The thing with Achilles was that he never ever got hit (it's part of his mythological self). So you might want to give him an amulet of natural armor +5, make his breastplate +5 and his shield +5 as well. You might want to think about a keen weapon, and or improved critical as a feat since Achilles was really good at the one-shot kill. That's about all I can think of to fit my ideas about that movie's Achilles. Good stuff. Thanks for the detailed reply.
Here's some feats I was thinking might be appropriate: Acrobatic, Vital Strike (improved), Two-Weapon Fighting (improved), Leadership, Improved Shield Bash, the Dodge, Mobility, Spring-Attack line, Weapon Focus/Specialization (Shortsword). Some like Acrobatic and Leadership are obviously flavor based, rather than combat oriented, which is fine. Other suggestions, anyone?
Neutral is a good suggestion malebranche, thanks. I only suggested CN because he seemed somewhat unpredictable.
MendedWall12 wrote: The thing with Achilles was that he never ever got hit (it's part of his mythological self). So you might want to give him an amulet of natural armor +5, make his breastplate +5 and his shield +5 as well. Or perhaps a cloak of displacement? Even a 20% miss chance is pretty good.
Maybe this is a little late (or a lot), but I ended up building a Phalanx soldier (Favored of Athena) and focused a lot on shield and spear. For the sword, I went with a Falchion or some other sword my DM recommended as archetypal of Hoplites. Remember, Achilles was a Myrmidon, sort of like a storm trooper Hoplite. It would work to your advantage to play the Hoplite card because of shield bonuses.
"They say your mother was an immortal goddess; they say you can't be killed";
"I wouldn't be bothering with the shield then would I?"
My character dishes out mucho damage and is an excellent party defender (he guards the keg.....ahem); my son even says "he's way OP", but that's the way I designed him to be as historical as possible.
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