Dwarven Cavalier w / Boar Mount

[Brandark3]

I have a PC who has a pretty specific idea of a character. Dwarven martial type, who rides a boar, and uses a dwarven waraxe and a shield.

How to make this the most effective way? I thought initially cavalier, with beast rider archetype, and if I so choose, house rule in that he can take the boar at level 4 (when small Beast Riders can take a boar) and ride it using the Undersized Mount Feat. Everything is ok so far.

But, the problem is, how to make it a viable damage source when he's using the sub-par sword/board option? I had considered the following (in no specific order):

Outflank
Pack Flanking (and granting it to the boar mount via a Nose Ring or a Saddle)
Wild Flanking
Menacing Weapon

I know these choice would also work on a two handed fighter, but he wants the shield, and this was the best option I thought of for generating damage for a sword/board fighter.

Using Wild Flanking, maximizing your damage reduction becomes necessary or you nickle-and-dime yourself/your mount down in health, so something like an Adamantium Fullplate would be ideal. Also, the Order of the Shield would allow you to convert lethal to non-lethal damage, providing effective DR to the Wild Flanking damage. But, both require heavy armor prof, and Beast Riders trade that away for better mount choices.

Does anyone have ideas on how to keep an all Cavalier build, with a Boar mount, using a Dwarven Waraxe + Shield, and yield decent damage? I want a flexible build, not a rocket lancer...something decent even when not on the mount.

Thanks

[Cavall]

You may run into trouble with carrying capacity.

Mule cords or any haul belt will help offset this. Additionally just playing a hunter will allow animal focus to strength. That may be worth a dip too or just be a hunter.

[Brandark3]

Cavall wrote:

You may run into trouble with carrying capacity.

Mule cords or any haul belt will help offset this. Additionally just playing a hunter will allow animal focus to strength. That may be worth a dip too or just be a hunter.

I welcome all feedback, but I don't particularly see how this comment relates to my request for alternative builds to achieve my listed goal.

Regarding your comment, who's carrying capacity are you referring to? As a dwarf, the encumbrance speed issue is a non-issue, and if you slap charger animal companion archetype on the boar, it also gets the same slow-and-steady effect. Therefore, encumbrance will not be an issue, even without mule cords or ant haul.

[Stormagedon Dark Lord of All]

Well he can go down the two weapon fighting tree shield bash ect ect... Cavalier gets some bonus feats so it's not as painful as it could be, and a Cavalier's bread and butter is the challenge feature so more attacks during using challenge the better. Plus he will need a higher dex to offset the lost of heavy armor.

[666bender]

Hunter 4, cavalier x is wonderfull.

Hunter give the team feats traded to mount, and carry companion spell for times you cant walk with him.
The cavalier give the rest.
Order of the sword will offer big charge damage, order of the dragon offer huge aid another bonus, add honor guard and be a tank.