PangolinPie
2013-12-14, 09:13 PM
A friend is planning to do a game thats going to focus on mounted combat. As a fan of the shorter races, I thought playing a halfling outrider could be fun. I ended up coming up with this idea inspired by Sir Didymus from the movie Labyrinth; a very Don Quixote inspired old world nobleman, always running headfirst into battle with little comprehension of danger of fear and a booming "TALLY-HO!! HA-HA!!"
The idea is that in his homeland he was renowned as a great hero, defeating or chasing off relatively low level threats like Kobolds or Goblins until the day he faced a true threat; a group of human bandits who defeated him quite easily before he himself was rescued. His honor now in question, he has chosen to leave his homeland in the hopes of restoring his dignity and honor as a "true hero" of the people.
I was thinking of doing a build of Paladin of Freedom 5/ Beast Master 1/ Halfling Outrider 10/ Cavalier X (not necessarily in that order). However a Halfling who runs headfirst into battle rather than utilizing range is problematic but works with his concept...
I usually forgo certain optimization options for the sake of an interesting and entertaining character
As for a mount, the GM already made it clear that magical or epic mounts are not optional at least at the start (probably going to be starting at level 5) but he would be willing to hear out options for homebrewed miniaturized versions of other mundane creatures that would fit a Halfling size range. I'm thinking either the standard Mastiff or perhaps a Boar or maybe a small Ram (with a sour temperament and a tendency to bash random things with his head). I kinda like the Ram actually from an visually aesthetic point of view...(although any other suggestions for an interesting mount based on a mundane creature are welcome).
Well getting to the point...any ideas, suggestions? I mean really its ideas addressing the concern of the melee issue, armor options (any Paladin feats that allow a halfling to wear better armor without the penalties?), feat suggestions or even any flaws with the build itself. And also I hear the new Pathfinder Paladin is far more well built and my GM might be open for me to use it. Is that a viable option?
The idea is that in his homeland he was renowned as a great hero, defeating or chasing off relatively low level threats like Kobolds or Goblins until the day he faced a true threat; a group of human bandits who defeated him quite easily before he himself was rescued. His honor now in question, he has chosen to leave his homeland in the hopes of restoring his dignity and honor as a "true hero" of the people.
I was thinking of doing a build of Paladin of Freedom 5/ Beast Master 1/ Halfling Outrider 10/ Cavalier X (not necessarily in that order). However a Halfling who runs headfirst into battle rather than utilizing range is problematic but works with his concept...
I usually forgo certain optimization options for the sake of an interesting and entertaining character
As for a mount, the GM already made it clear that magical or epic mounts are not optional at least at the start (probably going to be starting at level 5) but he would be willing to hear out options for homebrewed miniaturized versions of other mundane creatures that would fit a Halfling size range. I'm thinking either the standard Mastiff or perhaps a Boar or maybe a small Ram (with a sour temperament and a tendency to bash random things with his head). I kinda like the Ram actually from an visually aesthetic point of view...(although any other suggestions for an interesting mount based on a mundane creature are welcome).
Well getting to the point...any ideas, suggestions? I mean really its ideas addressing the concern of the melee issue, armor options (any Paladin feats that allow a halfling to wear better armor without the penalties?), feat suggestions or even any flaws with the build itself. And also I hear the new Pathfinder Paladin is far more well built and my GM might be open for me to use it. Is that a viable option?