[PFS] Non Monk Styles or Tower Shield Monk?

[TheMonkeyFish]

So I played my first home game with my Channeler build thanks to the last post (It was fun. I am thinking of adapting them into PFS if I ever have the time.) That being said, I have been looking into my Bodyguard Aid another build, and I found a fun but feat intensive style build for my character.

Mobile Tower Shield Style and Vanguard Style. The first needs 4 feats and the second requires 7 feats (3 if not taking patrol). My question is, what classes can use these feats effectively?

I know its feat intensive, but I love the idea of a purely suportive combatent giving bonus left and right through Aid another and bodyguarding. I had thought Cavalier VMC Bard, but after seeing the feat requirments., I am not so sure.

Also is there a class other thank monk that can use 2 styles? If not, is there a archetype of monk that MOMS can stack that uses tower shields? Is aa 2 level Monk dip for MOMS worth it?

Question: If I take Bodyguard and receive it from another source later, can I retrain the original feat in PFS?

[Imbicatus]

The Weapon Style mastery feat will allow you to have two styles active at once, as long as one of them is a weapon style.

[TheMonkeyFish]

Would that work with RAW? Neither styles use weapons. They only refer to shields.

[Imbicatus]

Only shield gauntlet style counts as a weapon style, so that wouldn't work for two shield styles at once. Varisan free-style fighter also can have multiple styles active at once, it's the only non-monk way to have two shield styles active at once.

[TheMonkeyFish]

Is there a Shield monk? Or do I loss the monk bonuses?

[Thunder_TBT]

There is a fighter arcatype that gives more than one style called virisan free style fighter

[TheMonkeyFish]

I think I'm going to go Master of Many Styles and Monk of the Mountain as my archetypes for Monk 2. Fighter 3 with Phaylax Fighter. Then 6 levels in Golden Legionnaire 6. That way, if I ever need to get naked, I can have some bonuses from Monk.

It will give me 15 Feats to play with.

[TheMonkeyFish]

Cant edit sadly, so I'll post a new post to list the build I've made for my Aid Another Bodyguard style character. Please let me know what you guys think so I can improve it if possible.

Fighter > Monk > Fighter (2) > Monk > Fighter > Golden (5)

Human (I NEED the bonus feat)
Monk 2 / Fighter 4 / Golden 5

*ARCHETYPES*
Monk (Master of Many Styles / Monk of the Mountain)
Fighter (Phalanx Fighter)

*ATTRIBUTES*
Str: 15 [+2] +1 Level 4 / +1 Level 8
Dex: 16 (14+2) [+3]
Con: 14 [+2]
Int: 12 [+1]
Wis: 9 [-1]
Cha: 12 [+1]

*TRAITS*
Helpful: Aid Another +3 instead of +2.
Defender of the Society: +1 AC w/ mediun or heavy armor.

*FEATS*
Human: Shield Focus
Level 1: Combat Reflexes
Fighter 1: Bodyguard
Monk 1: Vanguard Style
Level 3: Dodge
Fighter 2: Vanguard Ward
Level 5: Mobile Bulwark Style
Monk 2: Mobile Fortress
Monk 2: Toughness
Fighter 4: Mobility
Level 7: Combat Patrol
Golden 2: Stand Still
Level 9: Saving Shield
Retrain: Mobile Fortress
Golden 4: Bodyguard
Level 11: Vangard Hustle