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You're right that there hasn't been much discussion of the archetype on here. I see that you have a hosteling breastplate -- a good choice since inquisitors cannot use the incredibly useful "carry companion" spell without UMD.
Your choice of teamwork feats seems fine.
Questions:
1) If you are an inquisitor Shelyn, what will be your art? You probably want a few token skill points in a craft skill for flavor and roleplay reasons.
2) Are you investing in handle animal? I recommend at least 6 ranks of the skill so that you can train your velociraptor quickly if it dies. You may also want a training harness to improve handle animal checks.
Hmm
DC 10 becomes a DC 12 if the animal becomes hurt.
Expect a few instances of needing to make DC 20 or higher checks as you hit something your critter isn't trained for. They will hopefully be rare, but will happen.
As for craft or other artistic endeavors, how about perform dance? They is a feat that can use it with a pole arm (such as the Glaive that is Shelyn's favored weapon) in Inner Sea Gods.
maybe he's an inquisitor of shelyn because he's a beautiful man?? :)
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1) I'm not sure yet. I have a week to flesh out the character completely. I'm not a very artistic person, so I may struggle with this. Fortunately, the way the GM plays, social skills aren't very valuable, so I can push points into things like craft and handle animal without sacrificing other inquisitor stuff.
1) If you are an inquisitor Shelyn, what will be your art? You probably want a few token skill points in a craft skill for flavor and roleplay reasons.
Well, here is an answer- Do not put any skill points into the arts yourself. Make the Velociraptor do it. I want to see some points in perform: dance (make him do a Samba while wearing a ridiculously offense sombrero, pancho and fake mustache), craft: painting (beret and a painting palette), Perform: Pipe organ (a cloak and half of a white mask- do this after taking acid or fire damage), and perform: acting (frilled collar and holding a skull; also, another scene of him wearing a fedora, in a trenchcoat, smoking a cigarette, and standing under moody lighting from a street light)
Yes, I am treating this a bit like an old cartoon... but you have to admit
A.) A circus style act is perfectly valid. It lets you combine your god's love of art with your role as an animal trainer.
B.) Dinosaurs doing people things. It is hard to get past the humor of that.
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Yes, the velociraptor is the highest charisma animal in Pathfinder. (It's the favorite animal of the creative director, James Jacobs.) Be sure to invest in the "entertain" trick.
As for handle animal checks, it all depends on your GM. Some GMs never make you roll. Others make you roll all the time. In PFS, I never know when a GM is going to make me push my critter at a DC 20 or 25 because the situation is "unusual". Fortunately, I'm at the point where I can make those checks easily.
Hmm
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Agreed. My sylvan sorceress thinks that it is abysmal too.
That is one of the advantages of being a human hunter or ranger... Those guys can add an extra skill point to their animal via their favored class. Alas, inquisitors (like sorcerers) aren't assumed to have animal companions so don't have FCBs that favor their animal friends.
Hmm
Agreed. My sylvan sorceress thinks that it is abysmal too.
That is one of the advantages of being a human hunter or ranger... Those guys can add an extra skill point to their animal via their favored class. Alas, inquisitors (like sorcerers) aren't assumed to have animal companions so don't have FCBs that favor their animal friends.
Hmm
Hmmm. Human Nature Oracle w/ Eye for Talent can start with Int 8. Then give it a headband as soon as you can afford it, and your companion would have 3 skill points per level probably before level 5!
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The headband that you can afford at level 4 is likely only +2, bring your animal companion to a 10 int. Assuming that you put your attribute bonus at level 4 into int, your scaly buddy is still only an 11. As it will cost 16K for the +4, a skill point bonus off of intelligence for your animal buddy is a LOOOONG ways away.
Hmm
The headband that you can afford at level 4 is likely only +2, bring your animal companion to a 10 int. Assuming that you put your attribute bonus at level 4 into int, your scaly buddy is still only an 11. As it will cost 16K for the +4, a skill point bonus off of intelligence for your animal buddy is a LOOOONG ways away.
Hmm
Actually, it can be done.
Oracle of Nature - base Int 6.
Human w/ Eye for Talent - +2
Headband - +2
That's Int 10. With the favourite class bonus, you get 3/level.