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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mfmg03" data-source="post: 5264993" data-attributes="member: 93064">Starting a new game at 3rd-level in a homebrew campaign. We can use any feats from 3.5 except from Eberron and have access to traits and The Book Of Distinctions and Drawbacks.My character in a few words--I am making a quirky gnome paladin that is naive, hyper and a little slow to think. He is good-hearted, exceedingly curious, a party animal (wears a keg of ale on his back), is great with kids and totally non-threatening in appearance. If he could have negative points in Intimidation, it would fit wonderfully. He doesn't know how to Swim and is scared of heights, though he travels by horseback.I would like him to be able to pack a punch but also be annoyingly resilient and useful outside of battle. Using traits, I will get him Perception and Survive, and pump up Ride and Charisma. I also imagine him making potions out of battle, sort of whistling to himself and sitting on his butt dancing, but there's so much involved I don't think I'll be able to manage it.Here's what I need help with:1. I suck at skill point distribution. What's the consensus on how much to put into Ride, Diplomacy, Perception and Survival?I was thinking:10 Ride15 Diplomacy15 Survival20 Perception2. Is there an easier way to make my little gnome a potion brewer? Get a potion-making cohort? Potion maker for my Profession? Also, are cure wound potions cheap to make or about the same as if you bought them? I couldn't figure out from the book how to determine prices. (Level 1 potion is about 50gp but level 2 costs 300?)3. Use Magical Device. Why is it so important to paladins that people typically multiclass in Rouge?4. Divine Bond mount or weapon? If weapon, why? I'm leaning toward a divine mount, as I would be at a disadvantage on foot and would like a reliable pony. I would also save on Handle Animal skill points. 5. Reach weapon or regular sword? I plan to have a shield <36. I read that to maximize AC people go 7 Paladin/ 7 Fighter. Your thoughts on this? I was thinking pure paladin (we probably won't hit level 20) to maximize Lay on Hands and Smite Evil benefit. However, extra combat feats ARE tempting...7. I read that you can, in one attack, do a disarm, sunder, and trip attempt all in one turn. Is this a full-round attack at work with each attempt coming after a hit or can you really do all that <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> with one swing? I would love to be able to make multiple rolls in one round instead of a "I swing" *roll* "I do damage" *roll" Next!8. The only handbooks I've ever read are PHB 3.5 and the PF handbook. Any feats worth looking at from the other 3.5 books? We can pick feats from ANY of those (except Eberron)9. I'm taking Mount Combat but do I need Ride-by-Attack or Spirited Charge? I feel like I'd rather have Vital Strike, I. Vital Strike and Power Attack. (Again, I'm leaning toward multiclassing fighter)10. Anyone have a .pdf of The Book of Distinctions & Drawbacks they can e-mail me? <a href="mailto:mgcatalyst@hotmail.com">mgcatalyst@hotmail.com</a>What's most important to me is that my character have the ability to tank damage and be useful with Survival and Perception checks. Since my character is hasty to make decisions, I can really imagine him making a Survival or Perception check but then deciding on going by instinct to go in a different direction or yelling "Hey what's that!?" and then still get caught flat-footed. In battle, he's the type to just go "ATTACK!!" and charge in before anyone thinks of a strategy.</blockquote>

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