I'm making an elf witch for PFS play, and I started with a concept of Mary Poppins. After adding in some Dolores Umbridge and Nanny Ogg, I've ended up with the nicest little old elf lady you've ever met. She just can't believe that the nice young man (such a shame about that scar on his face) would really hurt her, put that big knife away before you hurt yourself. Once she's ticked off, though, out comes the Evil Eye and the cackling.
So she's high INT, low WIS, decent CHA, and I need to pick skills. I have 6, plus a 7th from favored class if I need it. Fly, Knowledges arcana & nature, Spellcraft, and Perception are no-brainers. The question is how to use the charisma. UMD is nice, but how useful is it with the witch's great spell list? I could work with either Diplomacy (nice old lady) or Intimidate (scary old lady); Diplomacy requiring a trait to get as a class skill, and Intimidate I'm not sure how useful it is. Then again, the nice old lady schtick is going to become an act eventually, so Bluff could work well. Maybe I could combine it with Disguise for some fun. (Why isn't Disguise a class skill for witches?)
Any ideas?
Intimidate and Bluff. If you think about it, the 'little old lady' would give off a 'weird vibe' that creeps people out and makes them do what she says. In reality, she's intimidating people, but bluffing them into thinking she's just a nice lady.
If that doesn't fly, Diplomacy and Intimidate would have to be the way to go. You might also go Heal for a 'grandmother kisses boo-boos' effect, but also the 'best torturer is a doctor' route. If you know how to heal the body, you know how to destroy it as well. I think you should really aim for a kind of bipolar personality.
Brownie points if you can work in the line "I'm always angry".
Have you brought this character into the venerable age category?
I'd love to, but I was under the impressions that this wasn't allowed for PFS. Can't wait for Threefold Aspect.
Sorry, I thought we talking about the adjustment in stats. As far as I know, you can just say your character is any reasonable age.
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Nanny Ogg would a priceless character to draw upon for inspiration. She may be "long in the tooth", but she has plenty of spunk in her yet- no reason why you can't play your witch off the same way.
My witch has Profession(Matchmaker) and is always looking for ways to bring couples together. I could see a Nanny Ogg type character having that skill.
Survival might be a skill she might have... if she is a rural witch.
Geez, now I can't stop thinking about a Nanny Ogg character for PFS... she would be awesome! Crashing people's parties and drinking all their brandy... helping herself to their stash of expensive Taldor cigars... instructing that poor Zarta girl on how to keep a man's heart for good ("In a jar is what I always say...").
I checked the Guide, version 4.1. "Characters can
be of any age, but do not alter their ability scores as a result
of this roleplaying choice."
So no bonuses or penalties.
Geez, now I can't stop thinking about a Nanny Ogg character for PFS... she would be awesome! Crashing people's parties and drinking all their brandy... helping herself to their stash of expensive Taldor cigars... instructing that poor Zarta girl on how to keep a man's heart for good ("In a jar is what I always say...").
I don't think you'd be able to get away with being related to half the NPCs, though. :P
At this stage, I'm leaning towards Bluff and Intimidate. Heal and Survival would be appropriate for the character, but I don't have infinite skill points, so I'll stick with the low WIS. I'm only taking Perception because it's so important and elves get a bonus to it.
On topic, there is Disguise Hex if you consider Disguise. With kit also you can have high bonuses from lv1.
I hadn't looked at the hex list recently and forgot about this one, so thanks. I've got Evil Eye and Cackle, level 2 gets Misfortune, probably getting Slumber via Extra Hex at 3, so it won't be before 4 until I get this.
Looks like Bluff and Disguise, then. I think this fits my playstyle better than Intimidate, especially since I already have Evil Eye.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleOldLadyInvestigates
"Policemen asking questions are being policemen, but little old ladies asking questions are just being little old ladies."
— Miss Marple
Maybe add a bit of Sense Motive in there as well?
May not need a very high WIS mod for it, because really, who would lie to the sweet, little old lady?