Muse-touched Aasimar


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(This is for Pathfinder Society)(I Have the Aasimar Boon)
So I am joining a party that already has 4 main players, and I asked what they needed. They told me to play whatever I wanted to, and I've come up with the race, but cannot think of a class to go with it.
I just wanna have fun but also be productive in the campaign. I plan on getting the angels wings from the Aasimar feats list. Any recommendations. (Stats welcomed if you can think of any 20 pt buy)


What classes/roles do they have already?


Fuzzy-Wuzzy wrote:
What classes/roles do they have already?

They Already have a Cleric, a Paladin, Fighter, and Sorcerer.


If you're going to rock a muse-touched aasimar, then you should use that sweet +2 on Perform checks on every skill you use with a bard's versatile performance ability.

Hmm, how about a full-class bard with the Lillend's Harp trait, a perfect bowstring, good ranged feats + wings, means you fly above the battlefield, shooting things you don't like with an amped up bow and rocking out at the same time?

Feats
1: Angelic Blood
3: Point-Blank Shot
5: Precise Shot
7: Rapid Shot
9: Deadly Aim (use as a damage boost against debuffed targets)
11: Angel Wings

That seems very reasonable. Might want to get an arrow-deflecting shield for when they try to shoot back.


Bard is always appropriate for the muse-touched (to the point of being a cliche, I guess, but so what?), and always useful in a party with a bunch of people. Make sure to take the lillend's harp trait and max out perform(string). Not knowing anything about what you'll be doing I can't recommend an archetype, but the vanilla bard is pretty darn good for anything.

Scarab Sages

Sounds like they need a roguish sort!

If you have your heart set on being a Muse-Touched, a Bard is a fine choice - particularly of the Sandman variety!

A Ninja would also be great!

Another very good possibility would be a multiclass Sorcerer/Rogue (or Ninja) with aspirations to become an Arcane Trickster - I've actually never seen one of those in play!

You could also be an aspiring Shadowdancer.

You could give a Medium a try.

A Summoner is also a possibility - you could give your Eidolon thieving skills, and Aasimar have a good racial FCB for them.

You could also try a Vigilante; there's all sorts of things you can do with them.

Nota Bene: If you want to aspire to Angel Wings, don't forget to give yourself a minimum of 13 Constitution to qualify for the Angelic Blood prerequisite.


Ok, so a Bard seems to be the way to go. Should I pick up any of the Aasimar Bard Masterpieces?


despite already have a cleric, you could also go cleric and either buff or deal damage or whatever tehir cleric doesnt do....


Bard buff machine, the party won'y know how they got along without you.

You'll probably have to go with utility and support magic, depending on what role the sorcerer is playing.

I'd also endorse some skill investment, you may find those imoprtant since the party is all playing 2+int skill classes. Bardic Knowledge will be so useful to that party it's not even funny.

You can also go the debuff route if the party is doing well on damage without you. Dazzling Display etc. can be a good first turn in combat that doesn't waste spell slots.

tl;dr bard is the way to go.


GonzDave wrote:
Ok, so a Bard seems to be the way to go. Should I pick up any of the Aasimar Bard Masterpieces?

You mean from Blood of Angels? As a group, they're actually really good in specific circumstances.

rondeau of Heavenly order can mess with enemies very far away, or if bad guys are trying to chase you through a marketplace.

symphony of Elysian heart is a very cheap mass freedom of movement, which is a very clean way to deal with terrain or grapples or all kinds of stuff

pallavi of Nirvana's blossoming kills vampires really well, messes with darkness effects, and causes gigantic movement headaches for your enemies. Keep in mind that there's an open question of whether you can start another performance while the effect of the pallavi is ongoing.

Keep in mind that if you take all 3, a) you'll be down 3 spells (which is why bardic masterpieces are best for human bards), and b) you either have to have ranks in Sing, Keyboard, Dance, or Sing, Wind, Dance. These 3 Perform types have complementary versatile performance interactions, but a) no string instrument performance, and b) concertina or ocarina while dancing the macarena?

I'd say pick one or two of your faves from these.


ohako wrote:
GonzDave wrote:
Ok, so a Bard seems to be the way to go. Should I pick up any of the Aasimar Bard Masterpieces?

You mean from Blood of Angels? As a group, they're actually really good in specific circumstances.

rondeau of Heavenly order can mess with enemies very far away, or if bad guys are trying to chase you through a marketplace.

symphony of Elysian heart is a very cheap mass freedom of movement, which is a very clean way to deal with terrain or grapples or all kinds of stuff

pallavi of Nirvana's blossoming kills vampires really well, messes with darkness effects, and causes gigantic movement headaches for your enemies. Keep in mind that there's an open question of whether you can start another performance while the effect of the pallavi is ongoing.

Keep in mind that if you take all 3, a) you'll be down 3 spells (which is why bardic masterpieces are best for human bards), and b) you either have to have ranks in Sing, Keyboard, Dance, or Sing, Wind, Dance. These 3 Perform types have complementary versatile performance interactions, but a) no string instrument performance, and b) concertina or ocarina while dancing the macarena?

I'd say pick one or two of your faves from these.

There's an alternate racial trait that lets you count as human, so you could still take the favored class bonus for them. It's something to consider.

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