Qbertt5681
2018-01-13, 03:35 PM
Hey guys, this forum helped me a lot with my last character and since I'm starting up another campaign I wanted to ask for advice again. Both games are every other week so it shouldn't be an issue. Keep in mind I am still new, other game is my first campaign.
This game we are starting at lvl 7. We could roll for stats or take their default array which is slightly different than the phb.
I rolled 14 11 9 16 12 11, I also get to add +1 to 2 different stats bc he has some algorithm to try and balance stats to within a SD or something like that. This is in addition to w/e racial bonus's I pick. This is the default array 15, 14, 13, 12, 9, 9.
I had 2 ideas I wanted to try. The first was a fighter 1/bladelock x+ of the fiend. The idea I had envisioned in my head was a tribal half orc and some sort of back story to explain his pact that is part of his tribes shamanistic tradition that they make this pact in order to keep some sort of evil sealed away. I was really looking forward to playing this guy however I wish my stats were just a little better to make it work. I asked if I could take one of the other players rolls and copy them bc they were really good but he said no. :-(.
The other idea was my original fighter(or ranger)/rogue multi class. I was going to try this guy in the other game but DM said no MC in that one so i dropped it. The stats probably work a bit better for this since its mostly SAD. Wasn't as excited about it but maybe I can save my other idea for another time. The only problem is we have a ranger in the group, and he at first he said he would change to str based since I was going archery. We talked a bit I told him I was willing to change if it stepped on his toes. At the end he said he was going to go archer anyway and didn't care.
Any wisdom?
Edit/Update: Ok so update with more info as I started creating my character and maybe I can get some help optimizing him. I decided to go UA Revised ranger with Gloom stalker 5/rogue 2
It seems my first array is the better one, and if I go normal human I lose one feat/ASI, however, It rounds out the numbers to look a lot prettier.
12, 18, 16, 10, 13, 12 OR 12 18 14 10 15 12
That is using the +1 to all stats from base human. That is also using the "free" +1 I get to 2 stats. If I need to round out wisdom I can take resil wisdom.
I don't know if it is better to have higher CON and lower WIS or other way around. Gloom stalker lets me add my wisdom modifier to initiative.
I took sharpshooter feat at Ranger lvl 4.
I took soldier background and DM let me modify the skills. I took acrobatics, athletics, deception, insight, perception, stealth, survival. I expertise stealth and thieves tools. But I am thinking I should change that to stealth and perception. Should I take deception, intimidation or persuasion for social skill? Or do you think I need investigation instead?
Suggestions on ranger spells? Anything else you would change?
This game we are starting at lvl 7. We could roll for stats or take their default array which is slightly different than the phb.
I rolled 14 11 9 16 12 11, I also get to add +1 to 2 different stats bc he has some algorithm to try and balance stats to within a SD or something like that. This is in addition to w/e racial bonus's I pick. This is the default array 15, 14, 13, 12, 9, 9.
I had 2 ideas I wanted to try. The first was a fighter 1/bladelock x+ of the fiend. The idea I had envisioned in my head was a tribal half orc and some sort of back story to explain his pact that is part of his tribes shamanistic tradition that they make this pact in order to keep some sort of evil sealed away. I was really looking forward to playing this guy however I wish my stats were just a little better to make it work. I asked if I could take one of the other players rolls and copy them bc they were really good but he said no. :-(.
The other idea was my original fighter(or ranger)/rogue multi class. I was going to try this guy in the other game but DM said no MC in that one so i dropped it. The stats probably work a bit better for this since its mostly SAD. Wasn't as excited about it but maybe I can save my other idea for another time. The only problem is we have a ranger in the group, and he at first he said he would change to str based since I was going archery. We talked a bit I told him I was willing to change if it stepped on his toes. At the end he said he was going to go archer anyway and didn't care.
Any wisdom?
Edit/Update: Ok so update with more info as I started creating my character and maybe I can get some help optimizing him. I decided to go UA Revised ranger with Gloom stalker 5/rogue 2
It seems my first array is the better one, and if I go normal human I lose one feat/ASI, however, It rounds out the numbers to look a lot prettier.
12, 18, 16, 10, 13, 12 OR 12 18 14 10 15 12
That is using the +1 to all stats from base human. That is also using the "free" +1 I get to 2 stats. If I need to round out wisdom I can take resil wisdom.
I don't know if it is better to have higher CON and lower WIS or other way around. Gloom stalker lets me add my wisdom modifier to initiative.
I took sharpshooter feat at Ranger lvl 4.
I took soldier background and DM let me modify the skills. I took acrobatics, athletics, deception, insight, perception, stealth, survival. I expertise stealth and thieves tools. But I am thinking I should change that to stealth and perception. Should I take deception, intimidation or persuasion for social skill? Or do you think I need investigation instead?
Suggestions on ranger spells? Anything else you would change?