A lot of this info is unnecessary - the middle-of-the-road parts of your personality that you described won't really point you in any direction. I'd recommend taking a certain trait (like you say you're determined, borderline relentless) and make that the primary factor in choosing.
With that in mind, I think a fighter or barbarian would make sense. But I don't really know you, and I'm only picking based on the very limited information given here. (Relentless, athletic, competitive, etc)
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I know what you're thinking: "In that flurry of blows, did he use all his ki points, or save one?" Well, are ya feeling lucky, punk?
This is probably not going to be helpful to you, but I don't think this is a good approach to a game.
There should be rebellious fighters and bootlicker fighters and science-minded clerics and superstitious clerics. The unique intersection between your personality and the training/outward perception of your class can generate interesting characters and a lot of fun roleplay. I would encourage you to pick something that allows you to put a unique spin on a trope rather than just playing directly into the trope - that just results in one-dimensional characters that end up being a lot more forgettable, and it makes your warlock feel an awful lot like the other guy's warlock in the last campaign.
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock) Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric) Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue) Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
I’ll echo the others in saying that this might not be the most efficacious way to build a PC. That being said, going by what you’ve written the two classes that came to mind while reading it were fighter and paladin. Definitely not barbarian. I think your comments about
not being rebellious or chaotic
being controlling and liking routines, etc.
being analytical and pragmatic
appreciating accuracy and efficiency
how if you fail you practice to improve
Those personality traits screen discipline and training and precision, and to me that first and foremost says fighter, with the possibility of paladin (and the outside potential of cleric if I’m being honest), but mostly fighter.
Many of the statements you made are generic human descriptors. They are the kind of things that con artists use to pretend to 'know' you. Particularly with the qualifiers. For example "I'm somewhat traditional. But their my own traditions" is a perfect lie to make someone think you know them. Everyone is somewhat traditional with their own traditions.
The way you phrased them tended to clarify an alignment more than a class - 80% Lawful 60% Good.
If you truly want to choose a class from that, I would ignore Bard, Rogue, Barbarian, Druid, Ranger and certain Sorcerer and Warlock subclasses.
The ones most likely to fit the OCD, Nerdy, Logical parts of your personality tend to fit Artificer, Monk and Wizard. Possibly certain Cleric and Paladin, given the jock part you mentioned.
I don’t understand what any of that has to do with picking a class.
Anything can be used to pick a class. Nothing wrong with determining personality traits for a character first and then figuring out what class they would be drawn to
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Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock) Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric) Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue) Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
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A lot of this info is unnecessary - the middle-of-the-road parts of your personality that you described won't really point you in any direction. I'd recommend taking a certain trait (like you say you're determined, borderline relentless) and make that the primary factor in choosing.
With that in mind, I think a fighter or barbarian would make sense. But I don't really know you, and I'm only picking based on the very limited information given here. (Relentless, athletic, competitive, etc)
I know what you're thinking: "In that flurry of blows, did he use all his ki points, or save one?" Well, are ya feeling lucky, punk?
This is probably not going to be helpful to you, but I don't think this is a good approach to a game.
There should be rebellious fighters and bootlicker fighters and science-minded clerics and superstitious clerics. The unique intersection between your personality and the training/outward perception of your class can generate interesting characters and a lot of fun roleplay. I would encourage you to pick something that allows you to put a unique spin on a trope rather than just playing directly into the trope - that just results in one-dimensional characters that end up being a lot more forgettable, and it makes your warlock feel an awful lot like the other guy's warlock in the last campaign.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm
Some sort of artificer probably fits this best, but I have to admit the first thing that came to mind was a clockwork soul sorcerer
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Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
I’ll echo the others in saying that this might not be the most efficacious way to build a PC. That being said, going by what you’ve written the two classes that came to mind while reading it were fighter and paladin. Definitely not barbarian. I think your comments about
Those personality traits screen discipline and training and precision, and to me that first and foremost says fighter, with the possibility of paladin (and the outside potential of cleric if I’m being honest), but mostly fighter.
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Many of the statements you made are generic human descriptors. They are the kind of things that con artists use to pretend to 'know' you. Particularly with the qualifiers. For example "I'm somewhat traditional. But their my own traditions" is a perfect lie to make someone think you know them. Everyone is somewhat traditional with their own traditions.
The way you phrased them tended to clarify an alignment more than a class - 80% Lawful 60% Good.
If you truly want to choose a class from that, I would ignore Bard, Rogue, Barbarian, Druid, Ranger and certain Sorcerer and Warlock subclasses.
The ones most likely to fit the OCD, Nerdy, Logical parts of your personality tend to fit Artificer, Monk and Wizard. Possibly certain Cleric and Paladin, given the jock part you mentioned.
I don’t understand what any of that has to do with picking a class.
Anything can be used to pick a class. Nothing wrong with determining personality traits for a character first and then figuring out what class they would be drawn to
Active characters:
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)