mage1337
2009-08-15, 11:11 AM
Hey playgrounders,
I'm looking for help creating a "Viking Skald" or "Runecaster"-type character for a new campaign I'm starting. Unfortunately, I have no idea what combination of classes best represents my character concept, or how to optimize it.
For RP purposes, I would like my character to have:
1) Strong melee abilities, and ideally raging (eg, for Viking berserker flavor)
2) Limited but repeatable magical powers (eg, to simulate runic magic)
3) OPTIONAL: High Charisma, and ranks in diplomacy (eg, to simulate natural leadership ability).
For reference, my ideal character would be very similar to the (obscure) 2E "Runecaster" class that appeared in the Viking Historical Sourcebook.
Notable campaign features and limitations are:
Starting character level is 7
Stats are rolled, and I recieved: 17, 16, 13, 12, 10, 7
Books allowed are Core, all Complete, and Tome of Battle
No house rules are used, but (very) small changes to classes for flavor purposes would probably be allowed
The closest I have come so far to making a mechanical representation of my character is a Barb 3/Warlock 4 using Incantations reflavored as runes.
Any way, any help that can be given to make my character concept a reality would be greatly appreciated. I'm particularly interested in optimized or powerful builds. I've turned to you playgrounders in the past for help, and have recieved some epically (no pun intended) good advice. I look forward to hearing your thoughts once more. Thanks!
I'm looking for help creating a "Viking Skald" or "Runecaster"-type character for a new campaign I'm starting. Unfortunately, I have no idea what combination of classes best represents my character concept, or how to optimize it.
For RP purposes, I would like my character to have:
1) Strong melee abilities, and ideally raging (eg, for Viking berserker flavor)
2) Limited but repeatable magical powers (eg, to simulate runic magic)
3) OPTIONAL: High Charisma, and ranks in diplomacy (eg, to simulate natural leadership ability).
For reference, my ideal character would be very similar to the (obscure) 2E "Runecaster" class that appeared in the Viking Historical Sourcebook.
Notable campaign features and limitations are:
Starting character level is 7
Stats are rolled, and I recieved: 17, 16, 13, 12, 10, 7
Books allowed are Core, all Complete, and Tome of Battle
No house rules are used, but (very) small changes to classes for flavor purposes would probably be allowed
The closest I have come so far to making a mechanical representation of my character is a Barb 3/Warlock 4 using Incantations reflavored as runes.
Any way, any help that can be given to make my character concept a reality would be greatly appreciated. I'm particularly interested in optimized or powerful builds. I've turned to you playgrounders in the past for help, and have recieved some epically (no pun intended) good advice. I look forward to hearing your thoughts once more. Thanks!