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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5673802" data-attributes="member: 19675">I've really settled into a Hybrid (quasi-)Virtuous Paladin of Bahamut/Cosmic Sorcerer build with Pact Initiate: Starlock as the mechanical core of the build for Rigel Ibn Azimech (inspired by Ahmad ibn Fadlān).I'm strongly leaning towards salting the character with themes lifted from the character Joscelin Verreuil, a Cassiline Brother from the Kushiel books.  The Cassiline Brothers fight wearing light to medium armor, with small blades & unarmed combat techniques most of the time, but also use a greatsword when things really get rough.  For Rigel, this means he'll be carrying a 2HD weapon (Greataxe, Falchion or Executioner's Axe) for use when he gets fully engaged in melee, but will usually be using a Jambiya (Dagger or Shortsword) or a one handed curved sword (Khopesh or Scimitar), keeping one hand free for an implement.  (I'm planning on using some kind of Holy Symbol as well.)For the Jambiya, I'd really like to get that as a Pact Dagger.  It just feels right.  But mechanically, its nearly useless since its main power is that it interacts with Warlock's Curse...which Rigel doesn't have.  His Jambiya will probably have some kind of power, but it will be something else.I also would have liked to have had Rigel use a bladed shield, but its too feat intensive for this particular build (1 for Shield proficiency, 1 for Weapon Proficiency).I do like Warlock Paragon paths, but even though I'm not averse to using a Multiclass PP, almost all of the ones for Warlocks have some kind of tie-in to the Curse, which Rigel doesn't have.</blockquote>

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