Min/Max Boards

I'm putting ideas together for a character for an upcoming game (Jade Regent). I rolled monstrous stats (18, 18, 16, 15, 15, 12) and would like to play a bard. I know bards are feat starved but I'm seriously looking at using http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/character-advancement/#Variant_Multiclassing to add either Sorcerer or Wizard bits to the character. I'd really like a familiar and since this is something of a legacy character I'm probably going to focus on using a rapier as well. I'll be playing the granddaughter of my current character. https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=529409. It is a Ponyfinder game (sort of; it is set in Golarion and the campaign this is for will be Jade Regent) and every official resource is basically on the table though the GM is likely to nix or modify anything she feels is too broken.

Specifically, I'd like to know whether sorcerer or wizard would be better for Variant Multiclassing and how much damage I'm doing to my character by spending the feats on that instead of on bard stuff.

Generally, any advice is very welcome. There's more material every year and I feel like I'm drowning in it sometimes trying to find the good bits.

I'm trying to recreate the Timberwolves from MLP:FIM. I don't want them to be quite that fragile.

My first thought was changing Wolves (and Dire Wolves) from Animal to Plant and adding the ability to just reform and get back up (or turn into much larger Timberwolves by reforming into one creature). Maybe DR vs. Piercing and a Weakness to fire. The idea being if you put them down a few times they'll just stay down til you leave, or show the ability to generate sufficient fire that they're not getting any real traction.

I'm cooking up a 25 point buy Human Wizard Conjurer. My biggest question is what schools of magic to dump; I was thinking Necromancy and Enchanting. My focus is on battlefield control.

We're starting at level 2. Average starting wealth. Two traits.

Here's the link to the sheet I've been picking at: http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=232859

Behold! (Twitter Link)

Unstoppable Force gives a +5 insight bonus to Fortitude and Will Defense against any attack or effect requiring a Use the Force check.

Imperial Military Training: Once per encounter, as a free action on your turn, you can negate any one mind-affecting effect targeting or currently affecting you.

Context:

I don't have any abilities or things that let me use once per encounter things more than once.
The GM take a broad view of what constitutes an encounter. They might last awhile and draw in what might be called several encounters.

So I'm wondering, how many mind effecting things aren't force powers and whether a single "Get out of jail free" card will be much help. "Oh, he broke out of mind control." *Whammies him again* I'm wondering if a persistent +5 bonus isn't better.

One of my players wants a class where they can imbue their weapon with magic on the fly. Basically change its magical properties, maybe imbue it with spells, etc.

The Spellblade Pathfinder class is the right concept but looks to me to be both under powered and over complicated. Neither of those are good characteristics for a class.

So, assuming my gut reaction is correct, can anyone recommend a class to take a look at?

Before (3.x) all I read was brewing potions sucks. Make a wand instead. Basically the same thing with scribing scrolls too.

Did Pathfinder do anything to make Brew Potion better? What's the major malfunction with it?

Ok, I have a concept for a character. I'm in that weird place where I know more or less what I want to do but I have too many options to get there.

I have an idea for a rogue based on the character of Fletch that Chevy Chase played. He's a tricky, snarky, investigative reporter guy that uses disguises and dirty tricks to figure out what's going on. Going by the rogue handbook, the main focus for my character would be Skill Monkey+Face. We're probably going to be rolling dice for stats. But by all means if you have suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Oh, as for combat ability, I'd love to work in Dirty Tricks, maybe things like Trip or Disarm or Steal as well. I was thinking of taking a few levels of fighter too for some extra feats and side bonuses. I really liked the look of the Cad fighter archetype because it helps with the stuff I really wanted to do. I thought maybe I'd go for the Spiked Chain to increase my character's flexibility and overall usefulness. I know one of the other players wants to play a 2h wielding fighter. I can just tell his character and mine are gonna be flanking buddies.

Let's assume that anything in the Pathfinder books is fair game; I'll ask the DM about it.


I'm sorry I'm not being extremely decisive. That's a large part of the problem. I have too many options. I'm not quite sure what path I want to take to get there.

Mandatory introduction threads are not kind to shy people like me. Hehehe~


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