Power attack and combat reflexes (obviously). Weapon focus and specialization (they are staples, and the focus is a prerequisite)
Lunge is surprisingly effective for a reach build, although not in the way people usually envision it (since it only increases your threatened area during your own turn). You see, normally, when you attack with a reach weapon, enemies end up 10 feet away from you and just have to make a 5 foot step (which doesn't draw any AoO's) and full attack you. With lunge, however, enemies end up 15 feet away, which means they have to take a move action (so no full attacks unless they have pounce) and draw an AoO from you if they want to attack you. That is great defense right there.
Plus, if you spend your 5' step, you can full attack the same kind of area with reach+lunge that a huge creature could if it didn't 5' step. That means you could end up doing a lot of full attack= a lot of damage for a melee character.
You can never go wrong with save boosting feats as a fighter. Also, I tend to like going half-elf, since they have an option for getting +2 to will saves (and just grabbing the combat stuff I mentioned above +spear dancer, you would still have room, even if you aren't human). Half orcs are great too due to the sacred tattoo trait, which gives a +1 luck bonus to all 3 saves (maybe grab fate's favored trait to bring that to a +2 to all saves?). With a bit of investment like that, you could easily get a will save that is matching a high wis cleric's at early levels (a lot of this is front loaded), and still makes you more reliable than the wizard at higher levels.
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I want to make a spear fighter around the spear dancer feat. Basically I want a oberyn martell like fighter, any advice on how to do this as optimal as possible.
I have a spear fighter. He's currently unarmored but remeber, Sohei can still flurry while wearing light armor.
A few modifications to add mithral medium armor + proficiency should give you what you are looking for.
I want to make a spear fighter around the spear dancer feat. Basically I want a oberyn martell like fighter, any advice on how to do this as optimal as possible.I have a spear fighter. He's currently unarmored but remeber, Sohei can still flurry while wearing light armor.
A few modifications to add mithral medium armor + proficiency should give you what you are looking for.
Of course, sohei monks always deserve some recognition when it comes to discussing reach builds.
I would have gone with a more strength based build (I don't know the point buy used in the build, but 16(14+2)/14/14/10/14/10 is prefered for a 20 point buy). I also would have gone with armor rather than the bracers due to the fact that sohei can grab a rather nice item for that slot: Gloves of Dueling. That item, usually only seen on fighters, works for them since they have 'weapon training' and it is named as such for the purposes of items. That brings a straight +2 to attack and damage right there.
Plus, having normal armor is always simpler than the stat, buff, and magical item dependent nature of unarmed monk AC (although it falls a couple of AC short at the higher levels). Removing that from the mix allows more focus on strength.
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I want to make a spear fighter around the spear dancer feat. Basically I want a oberyn martell like fighter, any advice on how to do this as optimal as possible.I have a spear fighter. He's currently unarmored but remeber, Sohei can still flurry while wearing light armor.
A few modifications to add mithral medium armor + proficiency should give you what you are looking for.
Of course, sohei monks always deserve some recognition when it comes to discussing reach builds.
I would have gone with a more strength based build (I don't know the point buy used in the build, but 16(14+2)/14/14/10/14/10 is prefered for a 20 point buy). I also would have gone with armor rather than the bracers due to the fact that sohei can grab a rather nice item for that slot: Gloves of Dueling. That item, usually only seen on fighters, works for them since they have 'weapon training' and it is named as such for the purposes of items. That brings a straight +2 to attack and damage right there.
Plus, having normal armor is always simpler than the stat, buff, and magical item dependent nature of unarmed monk AC (although it falls a couple of AC short at the higher levels). Removing that from the mix allows more focus on strength.
I did not want too low an AC. With a redirection to armor, strength becomes more important and wisdom less important.
The build was for a specific concept: Mwangi Spearman. It was never intended to be optimal. I only linked isiKulu to demonstrate a possible direction, not a complete build.
This dude is becoming the new Drizz't pc....everyone wants to make one and soon people will start getting sick of it.I have no idea who he is. I do have my own spear wielding badass to idealize though, Yukimura Sanada from Sengoku Basara. Unfortunately, I'll never play it because I hate the idea that I can't attack anything next to me and, at best, I would have to take a feat that allowed me to do so or, at worst, have to get a house rule to allow me to do so.
Eh, during your turn, it is a 5' step to get back into position (ie- about the same thing as if the enemy took a 5' step away from you), and out of your turn, you could easily just grab something like armor spikes (there was a lot of FAQ confusion about those a while back; general point, if I remember it- no, you can't use a greatsword and then TWF it with armor spikes. Using them to smack casters that want to get cute is still fine).
Anyway, it is a small price to pay to turn yourself into an obstacle 25 feet across. This is because you have 10 feet of reach on either side, and your own 5' in the middle. That 25' across circle is where nothing can cross without giving you a free attack. Either that, or they waste their movements trying to go around you. That can give you a lot of sway in controlling enemy movements.