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Samsaran Shaman

I'm starting an Emerald spire campaign on PbP(play by post) and i'm thinking about building a Shaman. The rest of the party are a Witch, a Paladin(who wants two or three oracle levels) and a Hunter (who will take care of the traps.

I Basically though 3 ways i could go: Samsaran Shaman. 20 PB go full str and wis, take the oracle archetype and steal paladin spells , ignoring the Lore spirit shenanigans.

Go Aasimar and vanilla shaman with full caster(though i don't know what I want to do with them), and dable with some item crafting with the wandering hex(and maybe weapons and armor),

Or maybe go the summon route(wich won't be specially good as I don't have the aura even if i take channel).

I'm kinda set on the shaman(just to test a different class), but not sure what should be my aim.

Ah, A special house rule, the race RP affects the traits I can get. 10 or less I can get 2 tratis or a feat(not humans), 11-15 1 trait, and 16-20 No traits.

I'm replacing a player in a game that left for personal issues. I have some ideas but not a firm decision yet.
The character i'm replacing is a human paladin but i'm using a diferent character.

The game has 4 other players that just hit level 2. A gnome alchemist, a scarred witch doctor, a human barbarian(striker, not really tanky) and a life oracle(support, low Ac and str). They asked me to bring a frontliner, as the barbarian is alone now. We are playing emerald spire and can only pick core races. Class and archetipes are ok, but Gunslinger, Samurai, Ninja and others from Advanced Class Guide are out.
15p buy so Mad classes will be hard to play. 1 Trait only(the other one is from a list and most a bit lame)

I'd probably want some skills and magic, have been eyeballing the inquisitor and the magus. Bard would probably fit but i'm already playing one in another game and i'd rather use something different.

So, something that goes well with low point buy, tanky and if possible versatile. The gm said the adventure is mostly underground so probably dwarf or half orc for the darkvision.