In our game, we are allowed certain things (which I'll list below) including access to 3rd party so long as we can show a source, book is preferred though.
Given:
Starting level 18th, will gain mythic tiers, maybe 10 more levels and "deific levels" through the course of the game.
10 "free" character ECLs
Gestalt
1 million gold
1 250,000 gold worth weapon
Allowed:
All Pathfinder books - Paizo and 3rd party
Giving up character levels for more ECLs on a 1:1 ratio. If more are taken, then need to pay for all the ELCs prior to gaining xp in for class leveling.
Archetypes that may conflict but will not due to not progressing far enough into the class to develop the conflict can be taken simultaneously.
Up to 2 Flaws for 1 feat each
Up to 2 Traits (none chosen yet)
Up to 2 Drawbacks for 4 skill points each
Spells and equipment may come from 3.0/3.5 but everything else must be strictly pathfinder.
Banned:
Undead Character
Creation of Undead
Chaotic Evil, other evils allow but a VERY good background required explaining why the sponsor (several major churches) would allow themselves to even consider you.
I want to play a character that is a blaster and a healbot. Even though I will be the squishiest of the characters in this custom campaign. My assumption is that healbot (while not optimal for a player) would be divine and the blaster is arcane. I will not be doing any physical attacks except as a means of delivering a spell.
Currently I'm at 13 ECLs, and starting level of 15. The current build is Tattooed Crossblooded (orc/dragon) Sorcerer 1/Void Wizard 1/Aracanist 13//Divine-Hunter Hospitaler Paladin 6/Dual-Cursed Life Oracle 9. Please let me know if I am missing any relevant information in the spoiler below. The stats have already been looked over by the DM and are accurate for what I have so far.
What I have so far:
Divine side is Paladin 6/Oracle 9, and progressing oracle on up.
- 4 pools of Channel Energy (DM hasn't decided if he would have the 2 template pools stack to make for one larger number pool) +2d6 to channeled energy healing from Phylactery of Positive Channeling
--- Hospitaler Paladin: 4d6, 19/day (+Lay on Hands: 3d6, 19/day)
--- Oracle: 7d6, 17/day
--- Template 1: 10d6, 19/day
--- Template 2: 10d6, 19/day
- Paladin 6
--- Divine Hunter archetype
--- Hospitaler archetype
- Oracle (Life) 9
--- Dual-Cursed (undecided on which) archetype
--- Life Link revelation
--- Channel Energy revelation
--- Lifesense revelation?
--- Sidestep Secret revelation
--- Lorekeeper revelation?
Tentative blaster is Sorc 1/Wiz 1/Arcanist 13, and progressing arcanist on up.
- Sorcerer 1
--- Tattooed archetype
--- Crossblooded archetype
----- Orc bloodline
----- Dragon (undecided type) bloodline
- Wizard (void) 1
- Arcanist
--- School Understanding exploit
--- Bloodline Development exploit
--- Potent Magic exploit
Feats
- Toughness (Free)
- Scribe Scroll (Free)
- Precise Shot (Free)
- Mage's Tattoo (Free)
- Flaw Feat: Eclectic - allows for 2 favored classes if you count as human. Thus, FC Oracle and Arcanist.
- Flaw Feat: Dual Study - take revelations from a 2nd mystery: Lore Mystery
- Fey Foundling (Must be at level 1) - +2 hp per die of healing received
- Selective Channel
- Channeling Blast - use 5 channels at once
- Spell Finesse - Change the primary casting stat of one or all classes: Charisma for all.
The ECLs are they calculatet from CR or what. I would go with a admixture evoker School savant arcanist and a life shaman or a life oracle with the spirit guide archtype. The oracle will have good saves the shaman siligthly better flexibility. The arcanist will be a exelent blaster without sacrifising loosing the flexibility of a normal arcane caster.
And depending on how you calculatet ECL. A Movanic Deva or a planetar.
ECL is CR based, so if the template says CR+5, then it's 5 ECLs. With the 1 wiz level, and school understanding, I do not have opposition schools. Is there a benefit to the School Savant that makes for having opposition schools worth it?
If you want to be a blaster and heal bot you can do that without a gestalt. An ancient lore keeper oracle or life could have full channeling and use spells to blast left right and center.
But if you want a gestalt get a cleric and the wild blooded sorcerer that uses wisdom as cast stat and your set.
The campaign is gestalt. All the PCs will be gestalted. I'm using Spell Finesse to change my casting stat to charisma as that is my highest mental stat.
If charisma is best stat and all are gestalt then summoner/ancient lorekeeper oracle. Summons, two arcane lists, divine list, and so on. You only need one stat do do everything.
ECL is CR based, so if the template says CR+5, then it's 5 ECLs. With the 1 wiz level, and school understanding, I do not have opposition schools. Is there a benefit to the School Savant that makes for having opposition schools worth it?
if thet is the ECL system you use i would go with the Movanic Deva. The School savant gets to memorised a extra Spell from his School at every level and since he is a arcanist thet is the only blast Spell he need pr level. If you take fireball as your chosen Spell you can have intensified fireball at 3, empowered at 4, intensified and empowered at 5 and so on.
If you start at level 18 a arcanist Can Throw a intensified, empowered quickend fireball and a intensified, empowered, dazing fireball using a element of his choice and as a movanic deva you Will be immune to the 4 common elements and several other things.
The game doesn't end at level 20; probably would go up until level 30, plus mythic trials (no xp), and our DM's deific levels. And what we face are base-> advanced-> customized.
The monavanic deva is weaker than the templates I've chosen, unless there's a monavanic deva template.
I'm not sure if the rules allow me to post the full description of my templates (all 3rd party) and what they offer me. But, as a list they are:
Templates:
Base creature: human
Resilient Creature (CR +2) (101 Not So Simple Monster Templates p.23)
Divine Creature (CR +1) (101 Not So Simple Monster Templates p.9)
Sublime Creature (CR +2) (Pathways 12 p. 8)
Exemplar Creature (CR +3) (Book of Monster Templates p. 52)
Mighty Creature (CR +5) (Genius Guide to Simple Monster Templates p. 5-6)
I dont know all Those templates. If they give 12 HD and 6-8 on all stats along with several important immunitets you should be fine. The Real deal breaker is to start with a race like Couatl and then Add 18 levels of sorcerer on that so you Can start at level 27. But in my experiance the game is more fun to Dream about than to play at the Extreme levels.
Edit: All the house rules and 3pp you guys use Will also make any advice you Can get here very unreliable.
none of the templates give HD as HD would take away from the class levels I could take. If I could get more along the lines of feats, things to aim for, traits, whether to go for fire spells or cold or whatnot, if admixture would be better and convert everything to another type. How to improve action economy would be another big question.
I've no knowledge of the resistances and immunities of higher level monsters. I do know that in the Dungeon & Dragons Online game (4e based), Ice is best late game, but not sure if that generally applies to Pathfinder.
