Min/max... kinda

[CRGreathouse]

Here is a stat block for the character I suggested in my post above.

CRGreathouse clips the character for later use as an NPC

 

[Happiest_Sadist]

If you have the Rokugan book, the courtier is a great PC class. It's on par with the PHB classes, while it is totally social interation.

 

[CRGreathouse]

If you have the Rokugan book, the courtier is a great PC class. It's on par with the PHB classes, while it is totally social interation.

I do, and I agree, but it's not allowed in this game.

 

[kreynolds]

Aristocrat was not ment to be a playable race

I've never even heard of the Aristocrat race.

I've heard of the class though.

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Perhaps instead of a longsword, or in addition to it, you need a longbow and some archery feats. You would be much better suited to ranged combat than melee and you would be more useful to your allies. Perhaps a mighty [+1] composite longbow.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Perhaps instead of a longsword, or in addition to it, you need a longbow and some archery feats. You would be much better suited to ranged combat than melee and you would be more useful to your allies. Perhaps a mighty [+1] composite longbow.

Ooh, good idea. I could even get Point Blank Shot!

male human Ari1: CR ½; ECL 1; HD 1d8+1; hp 9; Init +2; Spd 30 ft; AC 14 (+2 Dex, +2 large steel shield); Melee longsword +1 (1d8+1/crit 19-20); Ranged mighty composite longbow +2 (1d8+1/crit x3); AL LN; SV Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 14.
Skills and Feats: Bluff +6, Diplomacy +6, Knowledge (ancient history) +7, Knowledge (Coryani) +5, Knowledge (nobility and royalty) +7, Knowledge (religion) +5, Listen +4, Sense Motive +6, Spot +4; Point Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Sense Motive).
Equipment: mighty composite longbow [+1], longsword, large steel shield (with heraldic devices), explorer's outfit, courtier's outfits (2), platinum amulet (50 gp; family crest), arrows (100), 130 gp.

 

[Crothian]

Unless you ar ereally keen about skill focus, I'd drop it. After a few levels the +2 bonus is not worth it.

Rapid shot is great. That extra arrow a round is helpful at all levels. Precise shot is great if you have friends who rush the monsters while you shoot them.

 

[Magius del Cotto]

I'd suggest the Noble from the Sovereign Stone setting, but I'm guessing that you wouldn't be allowed to... Too bad, since they add their Cha bonus to AC under certain circumstances...
Maybe take weapon finesse and use a rapier? That would fit my image of an aristocrat out on an adventure...

 

[CRGreathouse]

I'd suggest the Noble from the Sovereign Stone setting, but I'm guessing that you wouldn't be allowed to... Too bad, since they add their Cha bonus to AC under certain circumstances...
Maybe take weapon finesse and use a rapier? That would fit my image of an aristocrat out on an adventure...

Correct, I can't use it. I don't qualify for Weapon Finesse or I would have taken it.

Rapid shot is great. That extra arrow a round is helpful at all levels. Precise shot is great if you have friends who rush the monsters while you shoot them.

Yeah, but the character's not an archer - he's an aristocrat whose training has been in contests and against targets more than animals and monsters. I'm not quite sure how I'd justify that... even to myself. Perhaps, though.

Unless you ar ereally keen about skill focus, I'd drop it. After a few levels the +2 bonus is not worth it.

Well, it did seem to fit the character.

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Maybe take weapon finesse and use a rapier? That would fit my image of an aristocrat out on an adventure...

The only problem is WFin requires a +1 BAB, and a first level Aristocrat has +0.