Inherent Dexterity Bonus

[Raoni Luna]

If I want to boost strenght I can have Orc Bloodline or lvl 10 Dragon Disciple. Is there anything like that for dexterity?

Temporary bonus granted by abilities are ok as long as they stack with equipments and other common bonus. Race, class, domains, bloodlines, mysteries, well, anything Paizo published is ok, 3rd party is not allowed

[Lord Pendragon]

I do not know of anything like that that boosts dex other than inherent bonuses from Tomes. I'd be interested in learning if there are any other things myself. :)

[Tactical Monkey]

For starters the Urban Barbarian archetype. They can enter a controlled rage which gives them their choice of +4 STR/DEX/ or CON for the remainder of the controlled rage.

Alchemist can with an alchemcial bonus eat a Mutagen to get a +4 bonus to dex, a +2 natural armor, and -2 wisdom.

all I can think of at this moment, so late at night.

[Raoni Luna]

Thank you.

I was reviewing races and it is possible to have an Aasimar with +4 dex if you use alternate class options like Musetouched with +2 dex instead of spell-like abilities, but it is supposed to be random.

Anyone have any more ideas?

(whinning)Why it is so much easier to boost strenght? I mean Orc Bloodline grants +6, with the ability to be large you get +6, with Dragon Disciple you have +8, so, it is +20 str not counting items and tomes.

[KainPen]

Because STR only effects 2 or 3 skill and attack and damage.
But Dex can effect double the number of skills, saves, ac, iniative, attack roll with feat, damage with correct feat/weapon/magical encahment. It is called Balance.

[Bacon666]

Raoni Luna wrote:

(whinning)Why it is so much easier to boost strenght? I mean Orc Bloodline grants +6, with the ability to be large you get +6, with Dragon Disciple you have +8, so, it is +20 str not counting items and tomes.

You are right, by remember to check bonus type... Orc bloodline and tomes/manuals are both inheritance, and therefore doesn't stack.

So its 3 feats and a 15 cha (inc. Item) vs. 127500 go...

[Raoni Luna]

As far as I know inherent bonus stack, like dodge bonus, unlike enhancement, at least that's how the GM mastered the games. It doesn't change much, STR is a lot easier to have anyway =/

And ok, DEX gives a lot more bonus but you usually have characters more skill oriented, certainly not the same ones dealing damage, the character that wants to boost STR usually needs STR/CON, so having 50 STR always pays off, you can even kill an enemy throwing your weapon (returning, etc) even before he reaches you, and give archers and casters a hard time.
Actually, a small stone is enough for a character with this much strenght.

Besides, the game SURELY is not about balance (not anymore), I've read some threads about damage, people dealing over two THOUSAND damage in a single round, things have gone 3.5ish. What irritates me more is that the system allows absurd combos making any enemy pathetic but at the same time does not allow simpler things like allowing dual wielding DEX characters and unarmed Monks do good damage, I guess developers just hate some classes.

It is not just my personal opinion, I've seen people discussing here in forums how casters are always better than combatants (unless they are also casters) and how among the melee classes there are clearly the ones that rock and the ones that suck, so, I understand what you tried to say, it could even make the strong characters even stronger, but by no means I have the delusion that one day I had that Pathfinder is a balanced game. Pathfinder is facing the same problem that its predecessors had, as you increase the number of classes, feats, races, etc, you are bound to create extremely powerful builds for optimized characters and extremely weak builds for the ones that create a character for actual roleplaying.

But before I finish, monks and rogues were never a match for a cleric or a paladin, that's why I don't accept "balance" as an answer.

[TheRedArmy]

Inherent bonuses do not stack. You take the highest one. On phone, so cannot cite, but I am 99% certain.

[KainPen]

Inherent bonus don't stack unless they come from wish spell for being cast consecutively. I tried to get it FAQ because the books that give the bonus are based on wish and the +5 books cost the same price as 5 +1 books leting you belive they stack. but I was the only one that hit FAQ. Current standings they do not stack.

[Raoni Luna]

Thanks, I will talk to the GM about it.

[Draknafiend]

Pathfinder society scenario #04-10 feast of sigils has a way to receive a +2 profain bonuses to one stat...

[MrCharisma]

The capstone of the EVANGELIST prestige class gives a +4 untyped bonus to 1 ability score for 1 minute per level per day. Since it also increases your class abilities it's pretty strong for anyone who doesn't mind 3/4 BAB. You have to be level 15 to get the capstone though.