It's a bit of a magic item tax, but the Blinkback Belt is very helpful for thrown weapon builds if you're planing on using more than one thrown weapon (like two daggers, for example). It saves you from having to get the Returning property on your thrown weapons (which IS necessary because you really don't want your enemies to KEEP the weapons you throw at them). It sucks that it takes up the Belt slot, but hopefully the bonuses you get from Smite Evil will help in that regard.
PS: For fun and games, you could enchant four daggers with the Speed property while wearing a blinkback belt. It's stupid expensive but eight attacks in one round is really funny.
The Two-Handed Thrower feat is very good if you're throwing stuff bigger than knives. The Sliding Axe Throw feat also looks like it could be really fun.
Later on in your career (think 7-9), you can invest in a Belt of Mighty Hurling, Lesser. Unfortunately, it comes in so late that it's hardly worth the investment unless you're building up on GM credits. It would allow you to skip DEX generally. It requires 31 Fame at a minimum.
A common build idea is using the Splintering Weapon feat and fragile materials. Stone light hammers are pretty much the go-to here, followed by obsidian daggers. Typically, you want to retrain out of that later. Consider it an investment in your ability to kill evasive foes.
Other than that, nothing terribly surprising. You'll need Quick Draw by level 5, but unless you plan to rush into the TWF feats, you don't need it. Point Blank is actually useful in this build because you're almost always attacking within 30' if you can in order to stay in your first range increment.
I'm not really sold on Disposable Weapon unless you plan for that to be your long-term schtick. Splintering Weapon is more useful at low levels.
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Two-handed thrower works with Chakrams, which are 1d8.
Part of the reason I thought of Quick Draw, was to attack, then pull out a weapon to threaten.
Also, I could pull out a Quickdraw Shield, up my AC off-turn, and put it away on my turn, as you can pull it out, and put it away as a free action.
It's a thought.
Multiclass? I'm currently reading an eberron book with a great ex assassin Turmes wandering priest (paladin really) whose schtick is thrown daggers. I've been wondering how to build him in PF.
After reading up on Nagaji I suggest taking the Hypnotic Gaze alternate racial trait and the Spit Venom racial feat.
Flavourwise i suggest emulating the LG Guardian Naga and incorporating it in his background.
I find the use of venom an interesting ability to reconcile with being a paladin. The LG Guardian Naga sets an example at least, but expect some discussions.
The Hypnotic Gaze ability is not to underestimated even though it lasts only 1 round
This allows you to make a single request of the affected creature (provided you can communicate with it). The request must be brief and reasonable. Even after the spell ends, the creature retains its new attitude toward you, but only with respect to that particular request.
Suggestion lite.
As for dips: A sorcerer dip (serpentine or envenomed) though flavourful does not really seem to work out, and I'm not finding anything interesting in Oracle.
Not sure if it PFS legal but there is the Crystal Chakram in Classic Horrors Revisited which is enchanted as ammunition and does 1d6 (18-20/x2) though it still costs 20 gp (?)
Other interesting items:
Nagaji Scale Polish
Naga Scale Bindi(+4 nat armour, poisonous bite attack, + more)
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didn't double check yet, is the juggler bard archetype available for PFS? you might consider getting 2 levels of the juggler bard to get their combat juggling, deflect arrows and evasion. On top of it, the charisma synergy works well and a couple of bards spells, would be welcome.
Maybe interesting dip: Snakebite Striker ?
... and/or Master of Many Styles Monk ?
leading to Snake Fang feat.
Or Far Strike Monk 1+ for flurry of throws, Quickdraw bonus feat plus 1 throwing bonus feat plus awesome saves.
Random spell: Scale Spikes spell
This also doesn't benefit from two-handed thrower but the Dagger of Doubling is my favorite item for throwing builds. (Especially if you have a DM who lets you apply the Doubling ability to other thrown weapons.)
Well, this is for PFS.
Hmm, that would explain the PFS tag in the thread title. Must have failed my perception check.
With a Called weapon and a way to add Returning (weapon ability/spell/belt of hurling), you can throw your weapon, call it back as a swift action, throw it again and then get it back with Returning right before your next turn.
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Well, as a Divine Hunter, I do have this:
Divine Bond (Su): At 5th level, a divine hunter forms a bond with her deity. This functions as the paladin’s divine bond ability, except the bond must always take the form of a ranged or throwing weapon (excluding ammunition). In addition to the listed abilities, a divine hunter can add the distance, returning, or seeking special abilities to her weapon, but she cannot add the defending or disruption special abilities. Special abilities added to throwing weapons function normally when the weapon is used in melee. This ability replaces the standard paladin’s divine bond.
I think the spear is the only two-handed throwing weapon, is it not? Sans Rapid Shot, a Called spear (with Divine Bond at 5th level) would let you take a full attack up until 11th level.
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Well, Two-handed Thrower works with One-handed Thrown Weapons, but not Light ones.
So, Chakrams, Clubs, Shortspears, Spears, Sibats, Tridents, Syringe Spears, Knobkerries, Wahaikas, Harpoons, Kyoketsu Shoge, Totem Spears, Bolas, Boomerangs, Crystal Chakrams, Rope Darts, Shoanti Bolas, and Grappling Hooks, are options.
Hurlbats, and Hunga Mungas are not defined, but could be.