I've got the chance to level up vigilante (stalker). He focuses on ranged combat, and I'd like to eventually build him into an Arcane Archer.
With that in mind, I'd like to multiclass him with a level of magus (eldritch archer). The thing is, charisma is higher than intelligence for this PC. I've tried to figure it out on my own, and I'm a little confused, but can anyone help me figure out if the Eldritch Scion and Eldritch Archer archetypes are compatible?
Thank you for your help.
They both modify the Magus' Arcane Pool so they're not compatible by RAW.
Is this a home game or PFS?
EDIT: They also both modify Spell Combat.
I'd probably let them stack in a home game, but I don't know that it'd be the most optimized way to make an Arcane Archer.
The Eldritch Scion can only use Spell-Combat while in a state of Mystic Focus until level 8, which means you have to take your character to Magus 8 before going into the Prestige class, which is really late. Either that or you can accept that you'll be chewing through your Arcane pool and using a swift action every 2 rounds if you want to fully utilise your abilities (probably the better option, but still tough to play).
EDIT: Obviously this whole post depends on your GM giving them the ok.
My GM has OK'd the multiclass to Eldritch Archer, but tends to keep things RAW, so I'll probably stick with that.
i'll add that it's already not an ideal or optimized character, what with 2 levels already sunk into vigilante. We're playing through the Skulls and Shackles game, and we needed a skill monkey and I got the ok to run a vigilante. I was mostly interested in trying out the class, and I recognize that a lot of it's features may or may not work very well, depending on how the game goes.
I'm mostly interested in getting to the Arcane Archer prestige class, and utilizing those features. I will be a couple levels behind schedule, but I'm open to other suggestions.
Arrowsong Minstrel Bard might be a better choice for you than Eldritch Archer Magus.