Catch-phrases, actions and mentality of the overly dedicated.(My players out!)

[fusangite]

There's just one flaw I see: your character is not shallow by most cultures' standards. Incredibly steadfast irrational loyalty while unwise in the eyes of our culture is profoundly heroic. I think that D&D is buying into a holy grail quest idea of wisdom in its rules; your character seems like Parzifal -- he was unintelligent and irrationally dedicated to a quest he didn't understand. But not unwise. Your guy doesn't seem like someone with a really low will save, especially susceptible to enchantment spells like Charm Person.

So, I think you might want to re-evaluate whether that low stat goes into Intelligence or Wisdom. Of course, putting it in Int wouldn't get precisely the guy you want either...

 

[der_kluge]

Actually, from what I've read, being a cooper is incredibly difficult. I mean, you take some planks of wood and make a water tight container from that. Not easy. Cooperage is an artform.

 

[Macbeth]

I really, really like this idea. Some cool stuff could come of this...

As for the spellcasting idea, the low Wis rules that out, but you might conisder a level of Favored Soul sooner or later. Just a little bonus from his faith, not nessecarily actually from a god, just the effects of his faith...

Anyways, good luck, sounds like a fun character concept, And anything that draws from Vonnegut has a good start.

 

[alsih2o]

Actually, from what I've read, being a cooper is incredibly difficult. I mean, you take some planks of wood and make a water tight container from that. Not easy. Cooperage is an artform.

100% agreement. Porter has 4 ranks in (Craft) Cooper.

 

[diaglo]

100% agreement. Porter has 4 ranks in (Craft) Cooper.

shouldn't that be Profession (Cooper) ?

 

[alsih2o]

shouldn't that be Profession (Cooper) ?

Yeah, I guess it should.