So, I have been a long time role player, mostly in AD&D 2nd Ed. and 3.5, so I am relatively new to Pathfinder. I am familiar enough with the rules to get by but in looking over the boards I thought I could use a little advice in building a character. This isn't for a game specifically, just a thought exercise to help get me more familiar with character building in Pathfinder.
The concept I have is to build a character with a Soloman Kane type feel, more along the lines of Robert Howard's character rather than the recent film version. I like the gritty, implacable nature of Howard's lone Puritan and while I don't want to make a carbon copy I wanted to see how it might be built. So far I figure the character would be human, only because I don't think any of the other races fit the feel. As far as class goes, I was thinking either straight fighter, paladin or perhaps inquisitor would all give the necessary flavor, although the casting classes and their reliance on magic, even Devine seems a bit off, but could still work.
I just wanted to put this out there and see what others on the boards think, both to increase my understanding of how all the options and mechanics fit as well as to get more involved in this rather cool gamer community. So if you have any suggestions about feats, stat arrays, alignment etc I would very much like to hear your thoughts. Thanks in advance.
Ranger (Yokai Hunter) with a level or two of gunslinger for using the pistols.
Thanks for the ideas, I always appreciate all responses. Just an additional note, only because I am not familiar with the archetype mentioned above, if anyone is going to recommend specific stuff like that, could you please cite the source so I can look it over. That would be much appreciated. Thanks again for the response, keep them coming please.
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Well, first, you will find this website very helpful in finding material.
Second, are you looking for a non-caster option?
Well, first, you will find this website very helpful in finding material.
Second, are you looking for a non-caster option?
First, thanks for the link, it looks like an incredible resource. I checked it out in brief and will go over it in more detail when I have the leisure. Second, I am not against casting classes per se, I just want the best fit for the flavor of the concept.
Ok, so two votes for some flavor of ranger. Not a concept I had previously considered, but I will take a closer look at both of those archetypes and see exactly what they do mechanically. Thanks again for the suggestions.
I agree, fluff can always be retooled to tailor it to a concept, it had just never occurred to me to look at the ranger as a posibility. That is one of the things I love about boards like this, you get that alternate perspective and pick up on things you might not have been looking at.
Just going to give a little bump to this to see if I can garner a few more ideas.
Maybe a Paladin with both Divine Hunter and Holy Gun archetypes.
Maybe a Paladin with both Divine Hunter and Holy Gun archetypes.
or a gunslinger 1 / (possibly divine hunter) paladin X and do that better!
A few more options to check out, I shall have to delve into each of those archetypes and see how they stat out. Thanks again all for the ideas.
Bump
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Ranger, is just a class name.
You create the flavor.
Best to find the abilities that compliment the flavor you want, and just ignore the names of them.
It is really the way to go.
I don't have any advice for the op,other than to say that this is good advice right here. Think of the class as a means to an end.