I rather do like my old character concept. Problem is, I'm not sure if I can get in character as her at this time. It might have passed by like a really good idea.
If I do play that character, I'd probably pull double tanking/casting duties.
[spoiler]Backstory:
Name: Kaira Norell (Pure, from the North).
Appearance: Tall, statuesque woman who wears plain clothing. Her right hand is covered by an oversized leather sleeve, which to the knowledgeable suggests that she is a follower of Tyr. She has long platinum white hair and brilliant deep blue eyes. Her hair is kept up in a bun-thing and hidden under her helmet, so that she may function better in combat.
Oh hey, I just realized my build! I think it'll be a Sorcadin type build. At least the first two levels, anyhow. The next levels will probably be something more useful(really interested in divine grace). I'll have to look up what this Incantatrix thing is. I've heard that it gives free metamagic. It sounds really cheesy, but I just want to check it out.
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Human Sorceror1//Paladin1
Medium Humanoid
Hit Dice: 1d10+2 (12 HP)
Initiative:+0
Speed: 30ft
Armor Class: 10Touch: 10Flat-footed: 10
Base Attack/Grapple:+1/+3
Attack: Shortspear +3
Full Attack: Lance +3
Space/Reach:5ft/5ft(10ft with lance)
Special Qualities:
Saves: Fort +4 Ref +0 Will +1
Abilities: STR 14, DEX 8, CON 14, INT 10, WIS 8, CHA 18
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Alignment: LG
Languages Spoken:Rashemi
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Spells known:Sorceror
0: Silent Portal, Daze, Light, Touch of Fatigue
1: Mage Armor, Enlarge Person
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Character background: She is a follower of Tyr, but she is unable to be a practitioner of the runic casting arts. She is ashamed of this fact, and because of this she redoubles her devotion to Tyr. She is dedicated to serving him as best she can with her Siedr magic, but she still feels inadequate compared to the clerics of Tyr. She has been a soldier for a long while in Rasheman, but she conceals her Siedr ability from all but those very close to her, as it is a source of personal discomfort and feelings of failure. She of course will use her abilities when necessary for the protection of herself or the citizens; to protect the helpless is one of her very high priorities.
She is a brave warrior on the battlefield, as courage is the most strongly ingrained principal of Tyr's followers. She has been a soldier for a long time, but a Siedr practitioner for even longer. She hates her Siedr magic, and has trouble coming to terms with it, often forgetting that she is able to use Siedr magic at all. She is unable to practice the magics of the runecasters (she casts arcane spells, rather than divine, and is thus ashamed that she has not been blessed with Tyr's love), and she represses the knowledge of her Siedr arts except when she is in danger on the battlefield. Little does she know that Tyr has been watching her, waiting for the right time to reveal her innate talent for his portfolio of magic (I plan to take levels of Favored Soul of Tyr or perhaps Divine Crusader).
Most of her acquaintances and friends are also followers of Tyr or normal warriors. One of her trusted friends is Nissa Marten. She is a practitioner of the Siedr arts, and she was the first to suspect that Kaira was, as well. Kaira eventually confessed to this, and Nissa tries to convince her to stop hiding her gift. However hard Nissa tries, however, she cannot convince Kaira to stop feeling remorse.
Kaira's parents are still alive. They were very supportive of her decision to be a warrior, eventually. At first, her father was shocked, but they eventually agreed that she had the right to do what she wanted. Little do they know, that her warrior's devotion was mostly a front to divert her family's and her own attention from the magic that was building within her. The diversion worked, and prevented her parents from discovering the truth.[/spoiler]
Also, I believe that Tyr's domains are Protection, Law, and War (I'm a bit AFB right now), so I have the option of either Favored Soul with a focus for spells of those domains or Divine Crusader with just the War domain (because Divine Power is sexy).
Also, about the Divine Crusader class: It only knows 9 spells, and you basically get those spells that are from a single domain of your choosing. Would you allow me to, through taking a level of contemplative, adding 9 more spells onto that list when I got an extra domain, and allow me to take the Domain Spontaneity varient? The book claims that a Divine Crusader prepares and casts spells as a cleric, except that they do not gain the ability to spontaneously cast cure/inflict spells. If I had two domains, I'd have already lost the ability to spontaneous cast cure/inflict, so could I spontaneous cast domain spells, or would I have to prepare them?
Further: I like the flavor of Tyr better, but I would have to be Lawful Neutral according to the Divine Crusader class. Would you be okay with changing the requirement of "same as deity" to "within one step of the deity?" Because if not, then that definitely clashes with my Paladin abilities, hard. I could change to that other norse deity that's pretty much the same, and only lose Protection domain for Good domain, but I really prefer the flavor of Tyr better. Help a brother out?
Final, small detail: I really wish Tyr's favored weapon was a Lance, because I want to play this character wielding a lance. It'd be nbd if it weren't a lance, but I just wanna wield a lance for when I start jumping around the battlefield with my Jump and Battle Jump and whatnot.
Yeah, I think I'll roll with this. Need a bit of time to reread the history.