Lore Oracle advice


Advice


I'm trying to build a lore oracle with two basic premises:

1. The oracle should be great at Knowledge checks. (I would like them all to be class skills).
2. The oracle should know some or several arcane spells.

I decided to go half-elf and take the ancient lorekeeper archetype for the arcane spells, but it trades away the class knowledge skills for just arcana and local. Am I missing an easy way to get more knowledge skills or am I just biting off more than I can chew?


1-level dip in Bard will open up the knowledges and keep CHA synergy. Unless you want to use a standard action on a performance that never gets better, I'd take the archeologist archetype.


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What about the new Spirit Guide Archetype for Oracle?
You get all Knowledge as class skills and you can use Lore Spirit to get access to Shaman's Arcane Enlightenment.


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I did such a character. Honestly, the difference between class and non-class skills is just a +3 to the check. With you revelations to add charisma, to take 20 on Int's skills, to increase your intelligence and so so, you should have enough to have decent knowledge checks without the class skill bonuses. I feel that to get a few but key arcane spells in my available known spells more important that a few +3 in knowledge checks. Also, you can take traits to add class skills.
My oracle ended up with nearly as much in Int than in Cha, and I had 10 skill points per level to put. That's enough to fill any skill role you want to do (I chose social and craft because the knowledge stuff was the bard's party thing, but up to you).

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