D&D Bones: Seeley Booth

Seeley Booth is a steely-eyed jock of a character. He believes in justice and the law. He is exceedingly handsome and little bit ignorant. He is one of my favorite characters on the show because he shows real growth, but also defends his lifestyle. Seeley doesn't back down from not being intellectual and he helps ground the team. He is exceedingly imperfect and its lovely. Plus he is really handsome.

I mean, look at that face.

Let's see he would 1000% be a paladin. Good at fighting, all about justice, really high charisma. All check marks leading to paladin. One issue, Paladin's smite only work with melee weapons, but he was a sniper. Is it viable to have a paladin that doesn't use his smite often? I suppose he would just use the spell slots that they consume. Maybe I'll make a feat for that. In the mean time I would say Seeley is a Paladin of Vengance with a focus on Redemption.

First that feat:

Ranged Vindicator
Prerequisite: Divine Smite class feature
You have learned to channel your spellpower into ranged attacks as well as melee. 

• Increase your Constitution or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. 
• You can use your Divine Smite and Improved Divine Smite class features with ranged weapons. 

Seeley Booth
Level 1 Variant Human Paladin
Background: Soldier
Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1)
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
HP 11, AC 16, HD 1d10
Saves: Wis +3, Cha +4
Speed 30 ft.
Languages: Common, Draconic
Skills: Athletics +4, Deception +4, Insight +3,  Intimidation +4, Persuasion +4 

Proficiencies: Playing cards, vehicles (land)

Longsword +4, 1d8+2 slashing, versatile 1d10
Heavy Crossbow +4, 1d10+2 piercing, range 100/400, two-handed, heavy, loading

Club +4, 1d4+2 bludgeoning, light

Divine Sense

Lay on Hands
Feat: Crossbow Expert

Gear: A badge, a familial token, a deck of cards, a set of common clothes, longsword, hand crossbow, a club, an explorer's pack, chain mail, and a holy symbol. 

Leveling Booth: This turned out alright. I would've liked to use the hand crossbow, but honestly it just sucks, so I figured we'd use the heavy crossbow. Good for sniping anyways. Take the Ranged Vindicator and Sharpshooter feats as soon as possible then just up the Str, Dex, Con, and Cha as you see fit. Is he optimized? God no. But it works and would be pretty fun to play. 

D&D Bones: Temperance Brennan

I love Bones, and my boyfriend and I have been watching it a lot recently. I really enjoy how well the team works together and how the characters play off each other. I am a huge fan of the show, and I decided that maybe they might make some fun D&D characters.

So lets start off with the titular character: Dr. Temperance Brennan. A forensic anthropologist with a family that left her behind. She can fight, shoot a gun, and is the top of her field. Admittedly a limited field, but a field none the less. To be good at all that I'm going to say she is a....oh wow this is going to be hard. I like Rogue and the Bard for their expertise, but both fluffs are way off. Wizard is the closest for that, but lacks the expertise I would like to see. Hrmmm, maybe thats what I do. Make a new tradition for wizards.

Scientific Tradition
While some wizards focus on the powers of spellcasting, many others see them as tools for understanding the world around them. These academics care more about what the wizard spells can help them understand than the mechanics of the spells themselves.

Expertise
At 2nd level, choose two of your skill proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies,

Attuned Senses
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to open your sense and perceive what others have trouble understanding. As an action, you can detect magic, poison, and disease in a 60 ft. cone.

Language Expert
Beginning at 6th level, you have an unnatural understanding of languages. As an action, you can cast the comprehend languages or tongues spell at-will. You can use this ability again after a long or short rest.

Uncanny Perception
Starting at 10th level, supernatural perception increases in power.You gain darkvision and true sight out to 60 ft. for 10 minutes as a free action. You can use this ability again after a long or short rest.

Logical Leap
At 14th level you can make logical leaps that leaves others dumbfounded. When you make an Intelligence skill check you can declare success no matter what you rolled. You can do this after you roll, but before your DM declares the result of the roll. You regain this ability every time you finish a short or long rest.

Dr. Temperance Brennan

Level 1 Variant Human Wizard
Background: Sage
Str 10 (+0), Dex 12 (+1), Con 12 (+1)
Int 16 (+3), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 10 (+0)
HP 7, AC 11, HD 1d6
Saves: Int +5, Wis +4
Speed 30 ft.
Languages: Common, Elvish, Dwarven, Halfling
Skills: Arcana +5, History +5, Investigation +5, Medicine +5, Religion +5





Dagger +3, 1d4+1 piercing, 20 ft./ 60 ft., light, finesse
Unarmed Strike +3, 1d4+1 bludgeoning, light, finesse

Arcane Recovery
Martial Arts
Cantrips: Prestidigitation, Shocking Grasp, Mage Hand
Spellbook
1st-level: Comprehend Languages, Detect Magic, Grease, Identify, Tenser's Floating Disk, Unseen Servant

Gear: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a colleague, a set of common clothes, dagger, component pouch, scholar's pack, and a spellbook.

Leveling Temperance: As she levels up, she should focus in on spells that help reveal what happened to dead bodies. She would be perfect for a mystery solving group. Feats like Keen Mind and Observant would be perfect, and so would Weapon Master and Martial Adept. Lots of options to make her amazing.