Playing in a one-shot soon. Usually I GM so I'm a tiny bit rusty on actually making a PC, but I think I've just been handed a barbarian on a silver platter by the 3d6 6 times in order method of stat generation, and so I figured I may as well roll with it and get some suggestions on building this walking barrel of hp.
(These were my ability score rolls:)
Str 11
Dex 13
Con 18
Int 11
Wis 9
Cha 5
...So the first thing that jumped to my mind was naturally "Raging Vitality + rage + racial bonus to Con = +8 Con modifier at level 1. I shall build the Barbarian that simply cannot be toppled!"
That's all I've got to work with at the moment though. A quick look at races that offer increased Con has me considering a Half-Orc, Dwarf, or Human as my main race options, but I'm not going to actually have time to start building this fellow until Tuesday, so I figured I'd post up this for now, and see what other people have to offer in the way of Barbarians.
(Note: Starting at level 1. I know we're almost certainly getting an Int-based spellcaster in the party based on one of the other players' rolls, but that's it for the moment. GM is allowing pretty much anything from the Paizo-made hardcovers, with Paizo-softcover material being potentially okay, with permission necessary. 3rd party stuff is banned outright, as are certain evil or evil-ish things, including Hobgoblins, unfortunately.)
Half-orc Scarred Witch Doctor witch. Uses Con as primary casting stat. You can take choices that don't conflict with the other players spell options, given the differences between the Witch and Wizard lists.
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No.
ORC Scarred Witch Doctor.
Int 9
Wis 7
Cha 3
Hilarity ensues.
My understanding was that half-orcs did not qualify for that archetype.
Humans with the Racial Heritage (Orc) feat, however....
Definitely still go Barbarian after a few witch levels- make your party's jaws drop as you rage and your hex DCs IMPROVE.
Heh- rage hex; rex!
I'm not sure if Orcs are allowed, based on the same ruling that bans hobgoblins.
...But GM Arkwright's point about racial heritage is intriguing. I'll look into that.
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I'm not sure if Orcs are allowed, based on the same ruling that bans hobgoblins.
Impress upon your GM the massive potential for lulz.
Cha 3 is a GOLDMINE of faux pas.
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Wisdom is too low to really be a Diplomancer... if only you could add Constitution to it. I would imagine his character taking his shirt off and doing rigorous exercise each time he talks to someone and it impresses them so much they just do what he says.
I thought he could switch scores.
Fair enough. I misread that as the order being set in stone.
"Half-orcs are Humanoid creatures with both the human and orc subtypes." - The Rules
Why do people always doubt that half-orcs can be scarred witch doctors? They can. Half-orcs count as orcs just as much as they count as humans.
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"Half-orcs are Humanoid creatures with both the human and orc subtypes." - The Rules
Why do people always doubt that half-orcs can be scarred witch doctors? They can. Half-orcs count as orcs just as much as they count as humans.
Half-Elf or Half-Orc: Can a character of either of these races select human racial archetypes (such as from Advanced Race Guide?
No. While half-elves and half-orcs do count as humans "for any effect related to race", racial class archetypes do not count as an "effect."
It is weird that a Human with Racial Heritage (orc) can officially qualify for orc racial archetypes but a half-orc can't, which is why I ignore that FAQ. But by RAW, half-orcs cannot be scarred witch doctors.
The problem with ability scores in the 3-5 range is ability score damage. Role-playing low, low charisma is fun *if* you are clever about it, but it can also remove you from a combat before your time.
"Half-orcs are Humanoid creatures with both the human and orc subtypes." - The Rules
Why do people always doubt that half-orcs can be scarred witch doctors? They can. Half-orcs count as orcs just as much as they count as humans.
It is weird that a Human with Racial Heritage (orc) can officially qualify for orc racial archetypes but a half-orc can't, which is why I ignore that FAQ. But by RAW, half-orcs cannot be scarred witch doctors.Half-Elf or Half-Orc: Can a character of either of these races select human racial archetypes (such as from Advanced Race Guide?
No. While half-elves and half-orcs do count as humans "for any effect related to race", racial class archetypes do not count as an "effect."
Yet another reson to ignore the FAQ. I do not think pathfinder folks know there own game.
I thought he could switch scores.Fair enough. I misread that as the order being set in stone.
Order is actually set in stone.
We do short games this way sometimes for the challenge of it. In other cases we use point buy, or rolling without being forced to keep the scores in the order we rolled them. This is not one of those cases.