Your first PC full build + some talk from build (questions and answers + suggestions)

[TheMetaphysician]

You can only take accomplished sneak attscker once.

That's true in PnP, but wasn't true in the last beta (where you could take it as many times as you wanted). Perhaps that's a bug that's been fixed?

[Gellor]

It's a bug. I remember a dev confirming this on discord i think it was months ago. So should be fixed for final release.

[soedenone]

When I was a wee lad, I always played fighters. The bigger and stupider the better. As I grew older, I found myself creating characters more and more like Raistlin from Dragonlance: The frail, sickly and immensely powerful wizard kind.

Wizard, Thassilonian Specialist (Gluttony/Necromancy), Human Male, Neutral Evil.
Familiar: Viper.

Attributes:
Strength: 7.
Dexterity: 7.
Constitution: 7.
Intelligence (+2): 20.
Wisdom: 16.
Charisma: 16.

Skills:
As I understand it, this is Wizard base (1) + Human racial (1) + 1/2 Intelligence modifier rounded down (2,5->2) = 4 per level. Do I get 5 every odd level up, or no?

Distribution:
Knowledge (Arcana).
Knowledge (World).
Persuasion.
Use Magic Device OR Lore (Religion).

No idea about feats yet, honestly - any ideas? Combat casting needs to be in there. A metamagic feat or two.

[Pathfinder]

No idea about feats yet, honestly - any ideas? Combat casting needs to be in there. A metamagic feat or two.

Some ideas:

You might want to have: Point-Blank Shot => Precise Shot: No penalty for shooting into melee <= shooting using bow, sling or some spells.
Spell Penetration (and Greater Spell Penetration) is one good feat you might consider. (+2 bonus on level checks to beat spell resistance)

IF you are planning for summoner then:
1:st - Spell Focus (Conjuration Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select.)
2:nd Augment Summoning (Each creature you conjure with any summon spell gains a +4 enhancement bonus to Strength and Constitution for the duration of the spell that summoned it)
3:rd Superior Summoning (Each time you cast a summoning spell that conjures more than one creature, add one to the total number of creatures summoned.)

[Mr. Hawn]

Definitely making a backline character first.
I'm a bit torn between Cleric (Herald Caller), Druid and Wizard.
For stats I'm definitely buffing casting mods and taking all summoning feats.

I would love to find out what archetypes/classes we are going to get in DLC.
If we get some cool archetypes later for Druid (for example) I would definitely wait a bit before playing one.

[Infi]

I was thinking of going Eldritch Scion but not thought the exact build through yet.

Was thinking of using levels of Dragon Disciple but I'm not familiar with pathfinder rules so I don't know if Eldritch Scion can take any DD levels.

[Yesterday's Hero]

I'm not familiar with pathfinder rules so I don't know if Eldritch Scion can take any DD levels.

On P&P you can, since the spellcasting pre-req is having spontaneous arcane casting, which you have since you cast like a bard but with a different list.

[Gellor]

When I was a wee lad, I always played fighters. The bigger and stupider the better. As I grew older, I found myself creating characters more and more like Raistlin from Dragonlance: The frail, sickly and immensely powerful wizard kind.

Wizard, Thassilonian Specialist (Gluttony/Necromancy), Human Male, Neutral Evil.
Familiar: Viper.

Attributes:
Strength: 7.
Dexterity: 7.
Constitution: 7.
Intelligence (+2): 20.
Wisdom: 16.
Charisma: 16.

Skills:
As I understand it, this is Wizard base (1) + Human racial (1) + 1/2 Intelligence modifier rounded down (2,5->2) = 4 per level. Do I get 5 every odd level up, or no?

Distribution:
Knowledge (Arcana).
Knowledge (World).
Persuasion.
Use Magic Device OR Lore (Religion).

No idea about feats yet, honestly - any ideas? Combat casting needs to be in there. A metamagic feat or two.

As numerous devs have said in discord and from my own experience never ever ever ever make a mage with a negative constitution modifier. Cant stress this highly enough. You will get slaughtered in game.

[profmathieu@gmail.com]

I'm going to play a Dragon Warrior
2 lvl of Fighter (2 hand sword)
4 lvl of sorcerer (black, gold or silver dragon)
8 lvl of Dragon Disciple
6 lvl of Fighter or Eldritch Knight if available

A lot of spell without save (like wall or boost) and a big sword
The goal is not to cast powerfull spell but to kick ass and do more than a regular Fighter
Human
16+2/12/14/10/8/16

[soedenone]

As numerous devs have said in discord and from my own experience never ever ever ever make a mage with a negative constitution modifier. Cant stress this highly enough. You will get slaughtered in game.

I understand and appreciate the sentiment. I've concluded that I recieve 5 skillspoints on my first level, and every subsequent odd-level, too. So I'll grab a level in Lore (Religion) aswell as Perception, completely leaving out Use Magic Device.

I'm aware that my build will be awful in terms of HP, and have terrible AC as a result of the lack of dexterity. I was considering a 7/7/11/18(20)/14/16 build instead. There will be some sizeable, accumulative health in difference, and not that big of a difference in wisdom.

Just for reference, I've gone through everything from Baldur's Gate, to NWN2 (and every Eternity/isometric game in between) with similar builds.