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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 1152823" data-attributes="member: 13966">A human or half-elf paladin/fighter/bard could be neat.  Str 10, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 16 for a weapon-finesse rapier-wielding lightly-armored sort, or for a better-armored and large/medium-weapon-wielding sort go Str 16, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 16.  Either way you'll have decent skill points, and saves due to Divine Grace.  Start off paladin, until 3rd-level, leaning towards neutral good as you go, but only slightly.  IC, start to think that the strict and stern path of the paladin might not quite be for you, that too many people suffer because the law is imperfect and innocents are slain or incarcerated, that sometimes being so absolutely firm in the law isn't always in the best interest of the greater good, and that too many corrupt people use the law to gain power at the sufferance of others.  This drives you to leave the path of the paladin, and become a fighter at 4th and 5th level, finally making the shift to neutral good by 5th-level.  Then multiclass to a bard at 6th, and continue on as a bard from that point, maybe gaining 1-2 more levels of fighter over time if you feel you need more combat power.  You won't suffer any multiclassing penalties as a human or half-elf. Either way, you'll have 4 attacks per round by 18th, 19th, or 20th level, and your combat power early on will offset your initially weak spellcasting.  Your bard levels will allow you to use many different magic items well, and maybe even create some if needed, plus you could put a lotta ranks into Use Magic Device while your good Charisma boosts the skill a little bit further.  Your good charisma will make Lay Hands, Divine Grace, and Turn Undead pretty decent while you build up your bardic repertoire of spells. You'll be fairly useful early on and not as weak later like a pure bard would be, so you should be a good addition to the party overall, with good fighting skills early on (and still respectable fighting ability later) and good social skills, while possessing at least a mediocre number of skills and fairly good saving throws and resistances (ftr/pal give good Fortitude, bard gives good Reflex/Will, Divine Grace makes it all better on top of that, and if you're a half-elf you gain a bonus against Enchantment as well as immunity to Sleep, in addition to your nifty paladin immunities, and bardic music might even bolster your defense too).</blockquote>

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