Swashbuckler / Kensai

[ekibus]

Hey guys was thinking about trying a 1st level Swashbuckler and then going Kensai the rest of the way. Hoping to go the combat reflexes/bodyguard and dervish dance route. Like the idea of using Opportune parry and riposte just curious if anyone tried it or had suggestions

[ekibus]

Anybody? Or if someone else has done something similar can someone point the way?

[RainyDayNinja]

I had a similar idea here.

[Shin Ji-Yun]

I am use to all of these classes in 3.5, but not quite sure where you are connecting them all in pathfinder. I thought dervish was a bard archtype :o Do you have your first couple levels planned out?

[Vaellen]

I don't like multiclassing caster classes. I tried out a straight Kensai (scimitar with dervish dance) and it worked quite well until about level 14 or so when I started to find that my saving throws were not keeping up.

The Crane Style feats really made the build shine but Crane Wing has been murdered so unless you have a nice GM that will allow the pre-nerfed version don't bother.

[ekibus]

Level 1 Swashbuckler (finesse) combat reflexes and Extra grit
Level 2 Kensai
Level 3 Kensai Dervish dance so now I can use the scimitar for piercing

Take bodyguard by level 5 Opportune parry and riposte is mainly why I'm dipping into Swashbuckler