Building Brock Samson


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So, for those of you who know the "venture brothers" animated series, Brock Samson is though MOFO. So I've been wondering how to best build him, seeing as he CLEARLY has rage (of some sort), is good with his fists, knives, improvised weapons & guns (or bows since we are in pre-modern fantasy), and has is very intimidating. So now I'm looking for ideas as to what class to put him in, feats, etc. I have no specific plan for where to play it (though I might try it out in PFS, or use it as GM)

Classes (possible):
-Barbarian; the rage would fit, but the actual rage powers dont jive with his fighting style:
-Monk (of the empty hand): this would probably fit best with his "pummeling" style, but the lawfulness requirement isnt interesting.
-Fighter (viking); the ability to rage+extra feats is nice, but the other features of the class arent terribly fitting.
-Wild stalker: could fit quite well, give you decent skill points (since he is still technically a secret agent). Might want to replace the magic by something though.
-Alchemist: while the mutagen would give me a similar effect to rage, the need for extracts & all that doesnt interest me.

Race: human (though I would be open to ideas; it would be funny seeing an orc with golden locks of hair)

Feats: Catch off-guard, throw anything, improvised weapon mastery, intimidating prowess

Stats (tentative):
(25 pts)

Str: 17 Dex: 14 Con: 16 Int: 10 Wis: 10 Cha: 13

Skills: what skills are chosen will probably depend on the class chosen, but here is a tentative list:

-Intimidate (essential)
-Stealth
-Perception
-Disable device

So any ideas? I'm open to anything creative at this point.


Try stacking Wild Stalker with the skirmisher archetype for ranger. It replaces spells for more combat options.


Can MotEH stack with martial artist? If yes, then you can be chaotic.


Unfortuantely, MotEH doesnt stack with martial artist (as far as I can tell, NOTHING stacks with martial artist). Right now, I'm leaning in this direction:

Barbarian (urban barbarian, savage barbarian) 2/ monk (martial artist) 6/ barbarian all the rest.

What will he end up with? Pretty decent saves, a bab 2 lower than normal, the ability to rage-cycle (since martial artist gains immunity to fatigue) and some flexibility to rage (never forget, controlled rage is in addition to normal rage, hehe).

Note: I'd probably significantly boost his wisdom in this case. It would be tremendously useful since he fights unarmored.


ok, so I've got a build , hopefully it's reasonable.

Class barbarian (urban, savage) 2/ Monk (martial artist) 6/ barbarian (urban, savage) ...

Barbarian
1 Power attack, Furious Focus
2 Rage power (?)
Monk
3 Catch off guard, combat reflexes, stunning fist
4 Throw anything
5 Extra Rage
6
7 Raging Vitality
8 Dodge
Barbarian
9 Improved Grapple
10 Rage power (surprise accuracy)
11 Improvised weapon mastery
12 Rage power (?)
13 Greater Grapple
14 Rage power (?)
15 Raging brutality
16 Rage power (body bludgeon)

What do you guys think?


One problem is that brock is quite smart and an expert in many high level technologies and complicated equipment, 10 int seems to low

Scarab Sages

Brock is a highly trained operative, throwing in some rogue or a bard archetype wouldn't hurt. Also maybe assimar?


Honestly, there really isnt a single class (or combo of classes) that would do Brock Samson justice. The fact is, he could easily be a 40+ point buy honestly.

I thought about rogue, but this build looses a lot of BAB already.

However, the new slayer class might be appropriate, but he doesnt get rage. Brock samson should be a gestalt slayer/martial artist/investigator/barbarian.

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