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Hey guys, I could use your help with a build I'm thinking of. I was just mulling over the Oracle abilities, and realized that an oracle with the Dark Tapestry mystery and Deafened curse (free silent spells!) would make an amazing stealthy full caster/party face.
Note: I'm designing this in a vacuum. No idea whether it would be PFS or a regular campaign. Thus, I've left a few things (like Knowledge skill selection) variable.
Here's what I've got so far:
Curse: Deafened
Stats (20 point buy)
Str 6
Dex 16
Con 12
Int 14
Wis 10
Cha 18
Traits:
Reactionary
?
Skills (6/level):
Key: Stealth, Acrobatics, Bluff, Diplomacy, Perception
Secondary: Knowledge (planes or arcana or religion), sense motive, spellcraft, disguise, linguistics (to read lips)
Revelations:
1 Cloak of Darkness
3 Many Forms
7 Wings of Darkness
11 Pierce the Veil
Feats:
1 Skill Focus: Knowledge (Arcana/Planes/Religion)
3 Eldritch Heritage - Arcane (familiar - Monkey (only one that can use sign language))
5 Improved Initiative?
7 Improved Familiar? (maybe 9th depending on ruling)
So, already this guy is amazing at stealth and infiltration. The high Dex, Reactionary trait, Alertness, and Improved Initiative make up for the penalty from being deafened, and he can read lips and use sign language with his monkey to overcome that shortcoming as well. His ability to Alter Self (and eventually even polymorph into different animals), plus his high bluff, stealth, acrobatics, and silent spellcasting make him awesome at sneaking around places, and in combat he's got a high charisma and *full casting*!
Sadly, the first few levels are going to be really hard on this guy, and I welcome suggestions to make them easier. No monkey = no pal with hearing, and little other than a small light crossbow to do damage with. (Perhaps I could just cast Sanctuary and use Aid Another?)
I'm also not super familiar with the cleric spell list, especially in the context, and would love recommendations for spells known. Also, if there are better feat options, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks guys! Looking forward to making this guy awesome.
A halfling like this should take the Helpful trait. If he's going to be aiding, it might as well be at a +4.
Magic Stone would be a good starter spell combined with a sling and the Warslinger alt race trait. 3 stones at 1d6+1 (double vs undead) with a 50' range increment is nice to have in the low levels.
If being chaotic good fits the character, take a lyrakien azata as your improved familiar at level 9. They have an amazing Charisma and some decent spell-like abilities, not to mention the ultimate translation ability: truespeech.