My Paladin, Advice please.

[Magdyyret]

Hey there, so i recently rolled a new character, i went for a Paladin who was human. I took human cause generally they are really great.

Ability scores (20 point buy)
Level 1
Str: 18 (My +2 bonus from being human)
Dex: 12
Con: 14
Int: 12
Wis: 7
Cha: 14
Feats: Fey Foundling, Power Attack
Traits: Unscathed, Omen
FCB: Paladin (Fire Resistance)
Weapon: Earth Breaker 2d6+9 (I have someone in my team who uses Enlarge person on me, and someone who casts Inspire Courage so when im buffed i will deal 3d6+11 damage)
Armor: Scale Mail (I would have taken Four Mirror but my GM didnt allow it)

The reason my character has 7 wis, is because he never sense motives people, he is the kinda guy who never thinks about that stuff.
The reason he has 12 int, is because i wanted him to have more skills.

So what do you guys think, any advice is welcome :D

[Brolof]

It looks fine. Perhaps a little Str heavy, especially in 20 point buy, but that's not really a fault with your set up. AC might be a little low at level 1, but you'll be fine as soon as you hit level 2 and get Lay on Hands.

[Magdyyret]

Brolof wrote:

It looks fine. Perhaps a little Str heavy, especially in 20 point buy, but that's not really a fault with your set up. AC might be a little low at level 1, but you'll be fine as soon as you hit level 2 and get Lay on Hands.

Yeah, but i wanted him to be the big bulky guy, who was being strong, and would help people if they needed help, my ac isnt a big problem, cause as you say, level 2 lay on hands will fix it.

Any advice or future feats i could take?

[Brolof]

Ultimate Mercy is amazing. There's a few other mercy based feats that might be good. Swapping Power Attack for that one feat that lets you pick up spells from another class could be good. (I forget the feats name... Forbidden Knowledge maybe?)

[The King In Yellow]

All you have given us is a pile of stats, without meaning behind them. Almost ANY pile of stats from a 20 point buy are going to work, the question is what are you wanting the Paladin to do, and more importantly, what kind of person is he?

The comment about wis 7 because he never sense motives people, btw, is somewhat backwards. If you don’t sense motive people, then you don’t put ranks in the sense motive skill. The fact that said skill is adjusted by wis doesn’t mean you have a low wisdom because you don’t work on said skill.

Also, don’t forget... Wisdom is a measure of your willpower first and foremost. Regardless of any magical effects you have to shore up the dice, if you have a low wisdom, it means you are lacking in willpower. (And common sense, and yes, intuition as well.)

Think about it. Do you really want to be the one who always backs down in confrontations? Again, we are not talking getting magical enhancements to shore up weaknesses. But the basic nature of a human with wisdom 7 is the guy who doesn’t interfere when he sees wrongdoing. The one who, when he comes upon the mugging in the alley turns and walks away.

Mind you... there is nothing wrong with playing said character. Not a thing. But abilities scores are not just numbers on a sheet. They are the basic building blocks of who your character is, stripped of levels, magic, and items to hide your deficiencies behind.

[Thunderlord]

I get that you want skills, but your cha and con are low for a paladin. A 17 instead of an 18 would save you some points and lowering int would too. What skills do you want/need as a paladin?