Hi everyone :)
I might need some help and advice because the situation is, err, a bit complicated. Here's the thing:
I'm a player in a group where the GM hates homebrew rules. We play with the Pathfinder rules in a Faerun/Forgotten Realms setting. He accepts third parties, 3.5 material (3.0 only if there's no recent rules)... Anything as long as it was made by some professional.
I have two characters, one level 8, the other level 5. The two core concepts of the characters are:
The first one is a pure being/spirit made of semi-solid shadow-like stuff (not incorporeal). As a monster, it is aware of its nature but tries its best to be close to humanity, find its place and bring some good if it can. Its powers revolve around the Transmutation and Creation Themes. It can manipulate its own essence, essence that can emulate any color/material so it can create objects and shapechanging itself. The character is more of a melee fighter.
The second one is a half-demon bard. His mother was also a bard, a follower of Milil whose quest was to find the Words of Creation and create a song so powerful, so beautiful that it will move even the darkest of hearts.
With her adventurer group, she was once captured by an incubus who tortured and killed her entire party before her eyes while keeping her as a pet because of her strong will and ideals. She was able to escape by herself, pregnant with his child. She decided to keep it despite everything. The god Milil took her in pity and secretly purified the blood of the child before his birth to give him a chance to choose his own path.
The child was protected by his mother. She used spells and objects to change his appearance. He was able to have a normal life while she was away for her researches most of the time. Well, until the day her body was returned... And that's where his adventures began. He took it upon himself to continue his mother's quest at all costs, true to his Chaotic Good alignment, still ignorant of the story behind his birth.
Yes, you might notice I love the "good monster" stereotype and I completely assume it x)
Okay so, what's the problem for these two characters?
The first one, well, it's pretty obvious. In Pathfinder/D&D rules, you play anything BUT a monster. That's why I didn't made the core concept I wanted and settled for a sort of Magus fetchling. The thing is, the GM eventually noticed that I don't have any fun playing the character. He gave me a sort of ultimatum despite everything I can say: find the race and class you really want or else, don't play at all.
And that's where the problem begin... If we really want to be close to the concept, the character would have a ton of immunities (for the lack of organs for example) and, also, there's no type or subtype which corresponds. It's not an elemental, it's not an undead. I don't want to have an overpowered character and I hate to hear my GM saying that the character will be nearly invincible with its immunities.
For the class part, well... I fell in love with the psionic system (Ultimate Psionics, Dreamscarred), the management of the psi points and especially the powers tied to the Metacreativity and Psychometabolism psion disciplines (True Creation, Fission - sigh -). But there's a logic, fluff, background behind the psionics and we value RP logic above all. I don't imagine this character tied by somatic and verbal components.
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The second one is squishy as hell. For him, I choose the safe way for his abilities scores: purchase system (epic) with tiefling stats (demon-spawn variant heritage): +2 Str, +2 Cha, -2 Int):
Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 20.
His concept is to be the ultimate support character: heal, buffs/boosts, charm/confuse the enemies with his voice. The one you want to silent at all costs to have a chance to kill his allies. His words are supposed to be his weapon and he have the long-term goal to find the Words of Power/Creation. I made him squishy on purpose, he's supposed to be in the back line, singing.
I discovered that bards are Jacks of All Trades, they need to have enough abilities to go in melee. I have all the disadvantages of a full caster without the advantages. In combat, all my friends look at me in pity when the GM says it's my turn: "Well... he continues to sing, end of my turn". I don't have enough spells to do anything and I was forced to take everything that could help the survival of the character.
Spell list: Harmony (d&d 3.5), Vanishing, Disguise Self, Saving Finale, Glitterdust, Cure Moderate Wounds.
I hoped to take the prestige class Sublime Chord to have access to higher spell levels but... Well, not before level 10 and we gain, at best, 2000-3000 xp per story. So, yes, during combat, I'm bored out of my mind.
I purchased Strange Magic to see the Truenaming and Composition systems but... Composition is all about Intelligence and my character is a Charisma-based one. There's also nothing to make the bridge between Truenaming and Composition.
I don't know how many hours/pages/third party books I spend/purchased/read without any light to resolve these problems. That's why I bow to you. If someone have any hints that can help, don't hesitate. Thank you very much in advance for your attention :)