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I'm interested in trying out a Skald for PFS. I want him to rock hard and hit harder (archer builds need not apply). Here are a couple of ideas I have to add to the Skald's power and sustainability.
Half-Orc Bloodrager (Aberrant) 1/Skald (Totemic: Bull) 10
Str 14+2: 16
Dex 14
Con 14
Int 10
Wis 10
Cha 14
Traits:
Does Berserker of the Society work here?
Sacred Tattoo
Fate's Favored
Feats:
Aberrant Tumor (1st)
Amplified Rage (3rd)
Power Attack (5th)
Die for Your Master (7th)
Skald's Vigor (9th)
Greater Skald's Vigor (11th)
The plan is to give my familiar the valet archetype in order to share teamwork feats. My inspired rage should activate amplified rage via the familiar. By 11th lv, my strength score will go: 16 (base) + 8 morale (inspired rage) + 4 enhancement (animal focus: bull) for total 28 str. My con will only trail behind at 22. This doesn't count in any lv adjustments or items. I will likely use a falchion to work with the aberrant bloodline ability and for a possible bloodsong enchantment.
For sustainability, my con will bump up to 22 while using inspired rage. I will also have the benefit of Die for Your Master, allowing me to divide damage between myself and my familiar. Moreover, Greater Skald's Vigor will at least be granting me fast healing 4 from my inspired rage bonus. I would argue that my animal focus ability bumps this up to fast healing 8.
I haven't figured out the two rage powers to take for 6th and 9th lv of Skald. Guarded life seems helpful for more defense, but it doesn't stop me from falling out of rage. Spirit Totem would add some offense and defense.
I still don't have ideas for wildshape yet.
Anything I'm overlooking? Are these the feats and the order you would go in? I'm interested in Raging Vitality instead of Die for Your Master, but I don't think it would help since I need to keep singing to keep raging. I could take Shaman's Apprentice for Endurance and then Die Hard.
Thanks for any suggestions you can make!
I suggest going draconic bloodline and going into Dragon Disciple. You miss out on a little str on your song's rage power but you're picking up 4 str that's always on while increasing your AC and HP.