Ok, so I'm building a PC for an upcoming campaign. The rest of the group are not extreme powergamers (which I sometimes can be). So what I intend is to max out a sub-optimal build. Hopefully we will then be about the same effectiveness.
My thought it a cross-blooded sorcerer with eldritch heritage for a third bloodline. This will give me lots of odd special things to do. Half elf favored class bonus to make up for the fewer spells known. I picked 3 bloodlines that seem to work together fairly well. But I'm open to other suggestions.
Below is my first pass at this build.
Half-elf sorcerer (crossblooded) 15 (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 69)
CG Medium humanoid (elf, human)
Init +6; Senses low-light vision; Perception +27
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Defense
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AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10 (+2 Dex)
hp 108 (15d6+46)
Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +9 (-2 vs. Charm or Compulsion effects if there's a promise of wealth or power); +2 vs. enchantments, +4 vs. charm, cold, fear, fire, and sleep
Immune sleep; SR 25
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Special Attacks long limbs (10 ft.)
Bloodline Spell-Like Abilities (CL 15th; concentration +21)
. . 10/day—acidic ray (1d6+7 acid)
. . 1/day—grasp of the dead (15d6 slashing, DC 23)
Sorcerer (Crossblooded) Spells Known (CL 15th; concentration +21)
. . 7th (4/day)—prismatic spray (DC 23)
. . 6th (7/day)—acid fog, chains of light (DC 22), disintegrate (DC 22), veil (DC 22)
. . 5th (7/day)—baleful polymorph (DC 21), cone of cold (DC 21), feeblemind (DC 21), shadow evocation (DC 21), summon monster V, teleport, waves of fatigue
. . 4th (7/day)—bestow curse (DC 20), black tentacles, charm monster (DC 20), dimension door, touch of slime[UM] (DC 20), wandering star motes[APG] (DC 20)
. . 3rd (7/day)—blink, chain of perdition[UC], dispel magic, haste, lightning bolt (DC 19), vampiric touch
. . 2nd (8/day)—alter self, bear's endurance, blur, burst of radiance (DC 18), invisibility, scorching ray, see invisibility
. . 1st (8/day)—chill touch (DC 17), feather fall, infernal healing[ISWG], liberating command[UC], mage armor, magic missile, shield
. . 0 (at will)—acid splash, detect magic, detect poison, disrupt undead, mage hand, mending, message, spark[APG] (DC 16)
. . Bloodline Aberrant, Accursed, Undead
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Statistics
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Str 7, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 22
Base Atk +7; CMB +5; CMD 17
Feats Combat Casting, Eldritch Heritage[UM], Eschew Materials, Improved Eldritch Heritage[UM], Improved Eldritch Heritage[UM], Improved Initiative, Sharp Senses[APG], Silent Spell, Skill Focus (Perception), Toppling Spell[UM], Totem Spirit (lyrune-quah)[ISWG], Toughness
Traits indomitable faith, magic is life, pragmatic activator
Skills Bluff +10, Fly +6, Handle Animal +7, Knowledge (arcana) +4, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +4, Knowledge (religion) +4, Linguistics +15, Perception +27, Sleight of Hand +16, Spellcraft +4, Use Magic Device +18; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
Languages Common, Elven
SQ bloodline arcana (+50% duration on polymorphs), bloodline arcana (corporeal undead affected by humanoid-affecting spells), dread gaze, elf blood, horrific visage, power-hungry, wretched endurance
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Special Abilities
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Accursed Misfortune, pestilence, and nightmares follow your family like vermin drawn to carrion. Somewhere in your family history, a hag's foul influence entered your bloodline.
You may actually be related to the hag, or you may still be suffering the effe
Acidic Ray (1d6+7 acid, 10/day) (Sp) As a standard action, ranged touch attack deals acid damage to foe.
Bloodline Arcana: Aberrant (Ex) Increase the duration of [polymorph] spells by 50% (min 1 rd).
Bloodline Arcana: Undead (Ex) Formerly humanoid corporeal undead are humanoids for your mind-affecting spells.
Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while on the defensive.
Dread Gaze (1/day, DC 22) (Su) At 9th level, you gain a form of the green hag's evil eye power. As a standard action, you may fix your gaze on any one creature within 60 feet. The target must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 your sorcerer level + your Charisma modifier) or be stagger
Elf Blood Half-elves count as both elves and humans for any effect related to race.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Eschew Materials Cast spells without materials, if component cost is 1 gp or less.
Grasp of the Dead (15d6 slashing, 1/day, DC 23) (Sp) As a standard action, skeletal arms deal slashing dam & prevent move in 20 ft burst within 60 ft (Ref part), range 60', 20' burst. Creatures who fail their save may not move for 1 round.
Horrific Visage (6 rounds, 9/day, DC 22) (Su) At 1st level, you can draw upon your hag ancestor to cause one target to perceive you as having a horrifying appearance. As a standard action, you can force one target within 30 feet to make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 your sorcerer level + your Charism
Long Limbs (10 ft.) (Ex) When making melee touch attacks can increases reach by +10 ft.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Power-Hungry -2 vs. Will saves if the effect's creator promises wealth or power
Silent Spell Cast a spell with no verbal components. +1 Level.
Spell Resistance (25) You have Spell Resistance.
Toppling Spell Spell with the force descriptor knocks targets prone.
Wretched Endurance +4 (Ex) At 3rd level, you gain a +2 bonus on all saving throws against charm, cold, fear, fire, and sleep effects. And 9th level, these bonuses increase to +4.
Ideas, thoughts, advice, etc...
overall it's okay, nothing that great.
okay - I'm not a fan of crossblooded or ability scores below 10.
Bloodlines: Aberrant, Undead.
chasing down SR... Aberrant - Alien Resistance (Su): At 15th level, you gain spell resistance equal to your sorcerer level + 10.
traits seem okay (all different categories).
I'd say over invested in Initiative and HP feats. 3 Eldritch heritages to snag BL abilities. Toppling not that great.
Thematic issues (half-elf, shoanti, nethys, aberrant, undead, eldritch...) but *meh*.
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Cross-blooded is usually a power drop. That is part of why I'm doing it.
I like having a low ability score. it makes it seem more real to me. I would say almost everyone I have ever met is poor at something.Agreed toppling would probably be better as a rod since I only have 1 force spell. What would you suggest?
I would say over invested in perception. But only 1 feat each in initiative and hit points didn't seem like too much. What would you suggest instead?
Agreed on the thematic issues. What would you suggest?
Actually a suggestion with traits:
Pragmatic Activator is a poor choice as it switches UMD to INT from your ideal CHA....
Oops. you are correct. That is left over from when I was making him with the sage bloodline. I will change it to something else.