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<blockquote data-quote="paradox42" data-source="post: 5559353" data-attributes="member: 29746">Agree with Transbot, assuming a fairly standard campaign. That party is short on tankage, so #11 (of the ideas listed) is unquestionably the best choice. Oracle can be a healer too, albeit not as good as a Cleric, so that could be enough- depending on what your adventures do for and to you.Idea #2 could possibly work, too, if you start as Inquisitor and do melee built for serious battle. But that's not as good for tanking as #11. It'll cover the healing angle better than any of the rest, though, hands down- Oracles of Life are really good at that.A well-built Eidolon could fulfill the Tank role if you go with #13, but then the party is woefully short on healing. And Summoners are a tough nut to crack, so if you didn't use them as a GM I'd advise staying away as a player for this first new character.If the campaign will be heavy on politics and social interactions, #9 might be a decent choice, but again- you'll be light on healing.I myself ran a 9 1/2 year game that ended on January 30th, 2010, and after a six-month sabbatical from any RP at all I came back in and joined a Pathfinder game run by one of my former players. It was tough to get back into the swing of things as a player- I particularly had to watch my desire to argue rulings with the GM- but it turned out well. We're now into a second campaign in his world (first one, sadly, ended in a TPK at 10th level), and I've got my game back on. In the background I've been converting my old 3.X setting to Pathfinder and thoroughly enjoying having it as a background activity.So, whatever you decide to do, good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="paradox42, post: 5559353, member: 29746"] Agree with Transbot, assuming a fairly standard campaign. That party is short on tankage, so #11 (of the ideas listed) is unquestionably the best choice. Oracle can be a healer too, albeit not as good as a Cleric, so that could be enough- depending on what your adventures do for and to you. Idea #2 could possibly work, too, if you start as Inquisitor and do melee built for serious battle. But that's not as good for tanking as #11. It'll cover the healing angle better than any of the rest, though, hands down- Oracles of Life are really good at that. A well-built Eidolon could fulfill the Tank role if you go with #13, but then the party is woefully short on healing. And Summoners are a tough nut to crack, so if you didn't use them as a GM I'd advise staying away as a player for this first new character. If the campaign will be heavy on politics and social interactions, #9 might be a decent choice, but again- you'll be light on healing. I myself ran a 9 1/2 year game that ended on January 30th, 2010, and after a six-month sabbatical from any RP at all I came back in and joined a Pathfinder game run by one of my former players. It was tough to get back into the swing of things as a player- I particularly had to watch my desire to argue rulings with the GM- but it turned out well. We're now into a second campaign in his world (first one, sadly, ended in a TPK at 10th level), and I've got my game back on. In the background I've been converting my old 3.X setting to Pathfinder and thoroughly enjoying having it as a background activity. So, whatever you decide to do, good luck! [/QUOTE]

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