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.