I want to make a character who is more of the supporting commander type who sits back and inspires his allies and buffs them with spells, but I don't want him to be defenseless if he gets into the thick of things. Meanwhile out of combat he'll be a real skill monkey and knowledge junkie. I am having trouble with my point buy, I want a high CHA and INT for the buffing and skills, but I want the physical stats to be somewhere reasonable that he may get in a few hits or take a few hits if need be.
20 point buy.
Right now I am thinking MAYBE:
STR 10
DEX 14
CON 12
INT 16
WIS 8
CHA 16
As an Elf. Hopefully getting weapon finesse and some ranged feats at some point to make him not completely worthless. However, a buffer character could greatly benefit from Banner of the Ancient Kings which mounted on a longspear seems to lean towards having strength. But losing out on the bit of AC boost and being able to do a bit of ranged and melee combat seems harsh.