So I'm getting bored with a character I'm currently playing due to some unforeseen issues, and have decided to look towards another build. Starting off this idea I wanted to make a character who did more debuff styled play. Shaken, Fear, Sicken, anything else really. However I'm not a fan of the save or suck style spells. Is there a way to get this type of build without magic? Is there a way to Improve the DC's on these types of spells. I normally play Magus, but was unsure if its possible to wheel a magus in this direction, So I'm turning to you, the forums
requirements for the build would be
A "fearsome" weapon, Scythe or something awe inspiring, fear inducing.
Decent damage, but mainly focusing on taking advantage of the debuffs applied
Not to be dependent on Human as a race, I normally play Tiefling/Elf/Drow
Maybe a way of using negative energy, flavor, and thematically it would fit.
Any classes, feats, traits, drawbacks, etc from Pathfinder only, no 3pp.
NOT a PFS build.
Antipaladin is the best with fear, I think. Conductive weapon to deliver Touch of Corruption with all the fear riders. Auras gives enemies -2 on saves and an extra -4 vs. fear (bypassing immunity to boot!), and Dread Vanguard trades out your spell casting.
Unfortunately targets fortitude, though.
Here is the intiminmancer guide. It goes over lots of ways to make yourself terrifying.
you could take a feat to get intimidate skill unlocks, also if your GM will let you use variant multiclassing you could VMC sorc with the Pestilence Bloodline for various sickening abilities. (also it makes you immune to swarms? in fact you are so immune that you can mind control them now?)
With those two you get a decent amount of cc abilities you can add to an otherwise martial class where you can take more intimidate feats like cornugon smash and whatnot.
as for negative energy my first thought was to go dhampir, but i looked through their page and they only get a slight boost to negative energy on oracle spells through their favored class option