I know the default Magus assumes an open hand for its main class features, but is there a way to play a Magus or similarily combat heavy caster as a dual wielder? Through feats/traits/race/archetypes? Maybe another class can just accomplish this feel somehow?
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There is the archetype that creates a force dagger, or you can go staff magus and use a quarterstaff as a double weapon.
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Maybe another class can just accomplish this feel somehow?
Well, what are you wanting out of the character? Dual-wielding, obviously; what else? Shall I presume from your idea of a magus as a starting point that you want magic in some capacity? If so, what role does magic play in the concept (buffs, out-of-combat utility, etc)? What else is central to the concept?
There is the archetype that creates a force dagger, or you can go staff magus and use a quarterstaff as a double weapon.
Not on the latter, the reason the staff magus works, is because he gets tricks that let him use the staff as a one-handed weapon.
Warpriest gets fervor which is fun, and can coumt their level as BAB forr bonus feats letting you qualify quicker. People normally use Sacred Weapon to wield dual kukris since damage isn't a problem. I think there's a feat for TWF Warpriests specifically.
Edit: The feat is dual enhancement.
There is the archetype that creates a force dagger, or you can go staff magus and use a quarterstaff as a double weapon.Not on the latter, the reason the staff magus works, is because he gets tricks that let him use the staff as a one-handed weapon.
They can still use the quarterstaff as a double weapon on turns when they aren't using spell combat.
Mindblade
default TWF and casting in combat is hard. You either need to use a double weapon Or have one of your weapons be an open hand. There are classes and abilities that bypass this, but this is the basic case.
bloodrager, medium, occultist, the child of aca... and aba... fighter, arcane fighter bard, Natural attack focused sorcerer kinda works, warpriest, psychic investigator, etc. and a magus could potentially work for what you're wanting.
So it kinda depends on what you see your character doing with their magic.
Mindblade
Elaborating on this a bit. Mindblades get class features that explicitly allow them to use their full two-weapon attack routine and use spell combat at the same time.
Plus they can materialize effective weapons out of thin air. Which is my personal favorite part of the archetype.
They can still use the quarterstaff as a double weapon on turns when they aren't using spell combat.There is the archetype that creates a force dagger, or you can go staff magus and use a quarterstaff as a double weapon.Not on the latter, the reason the staff magus works, is because he gets tricks that let him use the staff as a one-handed weapon.
I'm pretty sure that the OP is one of many who start threads like this because they want to have their cake with two weapon fighting... and eat spell combat too.
What they may not realize is that Paizo did it's best to all but close the doors on the class getting two forms of simultaneous TWF at the same time.
If your willing to give up a BAB (a hard price) you could take a 1 level dip into witch for the prehensile hair hex. it functions in all ways as standard hand, so... casting with your hair?
If your willing to give up a BAB (a hard price) you could take a 1 level dip into witch for the prehensile hair hex. it functions in all ways as standard hand, so... casting with your hair?
No need for that. Hexcrafter Magus characters can pick that hex up in place of an Magus Arcana. Archetype happens to stack with Staff Magus, too. Though, you could just take the Quarterstaff Master feat as a Magus without going with the archetype.
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Well, the usual goal of dual wielding is getting more attacks per round, and the Magus already does that (as spell combat lets him attack twice with his regular weapon). Generally speaking, a Magus wants to use spell combat as much as possible.
If you want more attacks, the easiest way is getting natural attacks (from race, or a trait, or polymorph spells) with the Natural Spell Combat arcana; or getting extra limbs from e.g. an alchemist dip. The downside of the witch's prehensile hair hex is that it takes a standard action to activate.
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I guess you could do something like be a natural-attacking Magus. Be a Tengu with Bite and Claws, take that level in White Haired Witch,
Tengu don't have hair, though. I don't believe the discussion on that was ever resolved, it's one of those perennial FAQ candidates.
Alter Self into a Sewer Troll and get 4 Claw Attacks instead of 2,
As far as I can tell, a sewer troll has two claws, not four. Am I missing some combo here?
One of the problems with self-buffing characters is that most of the time, you want to spend your combat actually hitting things rather than self-buffing.
Precisely. This is why Magus and Warpriest (and at higher level, Bloodrager) make the best gishes. It's all about action economy.
Well as a Magus you can't get Improved TWF until Level 8. A Warpriest can pick it up at 6th despite having medium BAB. They get a lot of bonuses like fervor, which allows them to ignore somatic components, or potentially make self-healing viable. It would definitely give you the same feeling, just that Warpriest is much more TWF friendly.
In PFS white haired witches "supernaturally grow hair" to use their ability.