Hybrid Class Playtest and Character Concept III

My DM hates gnomes.

This is not a big deal normally, I have never played a gnome in my 30 years of playing xD&D in all it's forms. But during the 3.0 days I made a gnome character to take advantage of the new multi-classing rules. This was a gnome that started out in life as a bard, but eventually became a witch using my d20 book of Witches and Warlocks. He was a hopeless romantic and dashing rake that had a story for every adventure, usually featuring himself as the star, and a lover in town. His name was Jassic Winterhaven. Part Don Juan, part Cyrano de Bergerac, a little bit of Captain Jack Harkness and some of that rabbit in School House Rock "Lucky Seven". But Jassic had another side to him. He was a "Benandanti" or a Gnome Witch (yes I know it means "Good Walker"), he traveled the lands, walking stick in hand, and believed this was his way of serving his Goddess, Cardea (opener or ways, Goddess of the Portals). Jassic was very much a snapshot of what I was doing at the time in my writing.

I never got to play Jassic though.

Now enter the 4^th Edition rules and Jassic has returned, and this is even better fit for him. In 4E Jassic is a hybrid Bard/Warlock. Unlike my experiment with Heather, Jassic's concept in my mind fit SO well with the hybrid rules that I have to consider his 3.0 counterpart as nothing more than a rough draft. In this case my character concept and the rules merged so well together that I would be hard pressed to think of him any other way. My multi classed Bard/Witch became a Hybrid Bard/Warlock. Which does bring up a point I want to deal with latter; are 4^th Ed Warlocks supposed to be Witches? I suppose I should try him out in say AD&D 2^nd Ed as well, but that would be some work and won't really tell me much. What is cool here is that Bards in later versions of D&D became less and less like Bards, and more like some sort of fantasy pastiche of rogues, scoundrels with magic added in. Terrible, if I want to make a classic Bard (like Amergin), but perfect for a "D&D Bard" like Jassic and Heather.

Here are my 4^th Ed version using the Hybrid rules and using the DDI character builder. I am sure there are some good Paragon paths for him to take, either Gnome, Bard or Warlock. Fey Beguiler, Entrancing Mystic or Cunning Prevaricator would all be good choices (based on concept alone), but like Jassic himself, I am not going to make up my mind till I am there to see the forks in the road.
BTW I want to add. The DDI character builder is awesome.

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"Come now, we have miles to go and the sun is only our friend for a few more hours. Have I ever told you about the time I charmed a dragon into giving me a magical wand? It is a wonderful tale for the road mostly because it features me…" - Jassic Winterhaven

Jassic Winterhaven, level 4

Gnome, Bard|Warlock

Hybrid Bard: Hybrid Bard Reflex

Eldritch Pact (Hybrid): Fey Pact (Hybrid)

Eldritch Blast: Eldritch Blast Charisma

Hybrid Warlock: Hybrid Warlock Will

Hybrid Talent: Words of Friendship

Background: Occupation - Entertainer (+2 to Bluff)

FINAL ABILITY SCORES

Str 12, Con 12, Dex 12, Int 15, Wis 13, Cha 19.

STARTING ABILITY SCORES

Str 12, Con 12, Dex 12, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 16.

AC: 16 Fort: 13 Reflex: 15 Will: 17

HP: 39 Surges: 7 Surge Value: 9

TRAINED SKILLS

Arcana +11, Bluff +13, Diplomacy +11, Nature +8

UNTRAINED SKILLS

Acrobatics +4, Dungeoneering +4, Endurance +4, Heal +4, History +5, Insight +4, Intimidate +7, Perception +4, Religion +5, Stealth +6, Streetwise +7, Thievery +4, Athletics +4

FEATS

Level 1: Fey Trickster

Level 2: Magic of the Mists

Level 4: Hybrid Talent

POWERS

Hybrid Bard at-will 1: Vicious Mockery

Hybrid Warlock at-will 1: Eldritch Blast

Hybrid encounter 1: Witchfire

Hybrid daily 1: Slayer's Song

Hybrid utility 2: Beguiling Tongue

Hybrid encounter 3: Recitation of Foreknowledge

ITEMS

Adventurer's Kit, Leather Armor, Short sword (2), Implement, Rod, Meal, Common, Rope, hempen (50 ft.) (2), Torch (2), Traveling papers, Woodwind, Bedroll

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I am not going to get to play him, cause, you know, my DM and gnomes, plus he is also not allowing Hybrids in his game. I still have Family D&D Night however, so there is a chance.
In the end, Jassic here looks fun. Chalk up a win for 4e.