Help me create Rumpelstilskin / Mr. Gold from Once Upon a Time

[EsperMagic]

He seems like he would need to be a class that got a bonded item. Either wizard or Sorcerer: Arcane Bloodline to account for his dagger. But I'm unsure how to do his magic. He is shown having ingredients which leads me more to prepared spells. But it seems tough on how to incorporate his deal-making magic into the current pathfinder system

So far the best base I have is an Ifrit Wishcrafter sorcerer with the arcane bloodline

[ShoulderPatch]

Two issues you'll face...
1) OUAT would be best represented by E6 (maybe E8) Pathfinder.
2) Rumpel is, like Gandalf, less a class and more a creature, sort of "human with a "dark one" template" (similiar to a Vampire).

You'll be better off making a PF based version of Rumpel, where you keep some of his traits (personality, magic based) but accept PF/vancian/gygaxian systems aren't 100% translatable to other systems, than trying to shoehorn a different fantasy 'magic system' into DnD/PF and not having insurmountable glitches.

Basically, make your life easier by not asking "How do I cram UOAT Rumpel into PF", but changing the question to "What would Rumpel look like if he was a PF being, not a UOAT being". Otherwise you're going to run into a lot of conflicts between the systems, as you're already seeing.

[ShoulderPatch]

Also this may belong in the "conversions" forum more than advice.

[Fastmover]

I was thinking that he could be a Bard 7/Rogue 3/ Arcane Trickster 10.

[Artemis Moonstar]

Dot to follow. Asked this question a very, very long time ago after I first saw the guy (pertaining to the Mephistopholes 'deal with the devil' type of character).

My best advice for the deals and contracts? Pact Parchment from Cheliax: Empire of Devils.

Doesn't quite fit the whole power of Rumpel, at least until you get Limited and normal Wish added to your spell list.

I'm currently statting up a combo Mephistopholes/Rumpelstiltskin (OUAT)/Djinn (Wishmaster movies) for use as an NPC. If I ever get into an evil or chaotic campaign I'll probably re-stat him for PC use.

At this point, it's rather simple. Ifrit Wishcrafter, Efreet bloodline (for a free limited wish), a lot of social skills maxed out, a list of ways to twist wishes, a lot of pact parchment (and later make it yourself), and certain spells. Geass, Limited/Wish, and Shadow Conjuration/Evocations are some of the biggies, I think.

[Gnomezrule]

Well we know he's LE.

Also I think it would be wizard/oracle/mystic therge.

[EsperMagic]

Hmmm some very interesing ideas so far. I guess ShoulderPatch is right the deal making may be a bit much to fit in as is, but I could try to flavor some current PF spells around it. Not sure about the Efreet bloodline though it is more mechanically sound over taking arcane just to get the bonded item of a dagger. And as far as wizard/Oracle/MT...If im making him as a level 12 character is that better than it sounds? Im not familiar at all with the MT class.

[Secane]

A dip of Oracle for a curse might help play up his leather skin look.

[ShadowcatX]

As shoulder patch said some things just don't translate well to d20 and IMO he's one of them. I'd probably write him from the ground up, maybe as some kind of fey creature.