We are starting a new campaign and I have come up with a new character concept, fleshed out his backstory and gotten a feel for his personality and roleplay aspects...now comes the other fun part: the build.
He is a CG Freedom Paladin of Cayden Cailean.
For those of you who dont know what the paladin of freedom is, this is the exceprt from the SRD:
Paladin of Freedom Class Features
The paladin of freedom has all the standard paladin class features, except as noted below.
Class Skills
Replace Diplomacy with Bluff on the class skill list.
Aura of Resolve (Su)
Beginning at 3rd level, a paladin of freedom is immune to compulsion effects. Each ally within 10 feet of him gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against compulsion effects. This ability otherwise functions identically to the paladin's aura of courage class feature.
Spellcasting
Remove the following spells from the paladin's spell list: death ward, discern lies, dispel chaos, magic circle against chaos, protection from chaos.
Add the following spells to the paladin's spell list: 1st—protection from law; 3rd—magic circle against law; 4th—dispel law, freedom of movement.
Code of Conduct
A paladin of freedom must be of chaotic good alignment and loses all class abilities if he ever willingly commits an evil act. Additionally, a paladin of freedom's code requires that he respect individual liberty, help those in need (provided they do not use the help for lawful or evil ends), and punish those who threaten or curtail personal liberty.
Associates
While he may adventure with characters of any good or neutral alignment, a paladin of freedom will never knowingly associate with evil characters (except on some sort of undercover mission), nor will he continue an association with someone who consistently offends his moral code. A paladin of freedom may accept only henchmen, followers, or cohorts who are chaotic good.
My race will be Human and I rolled the following stats on him (not in this order): 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11
Now I was thinking of going with a two weapon smiting sword and board build, using a rapier (Caydens favorite weapon) and alloocating my stats as followed: Str 14, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 17. I will put my 4th level stat point into Dex giving me the 17 I need to take ITWF at 7, then put my level 8 point into Cha to give me the 18...does this sound like a good idea, or does anyone have an alternate suggestion?
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Check out my post below. It's an Anti-Paladin, but it would certainly work with your Paladin, as they are basically the same. Good advice on Weapons at the moment.
Or I could go the 2-hander route and set my stats to str 18, dex 12, con 14, int 13, wis 11, cha 15. Take power attack and weapon focus or furious focus at 1st level. Making my Int a 13 opens up Unsanctioned Knowledge, any advice for spell selection?