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Well, with a low Charisma you may want to steer away from spells that involve saves. Instead, you could focus on buffs and support spells that affect allies, and thus don't require any saves. Also, since you're going to be good at melee combat, you don't want to take too many spells that require you to stop attacking and cast during combat.

I find that having one of the immediate action spells (like Timely Inspiration, Liberating Command, or Saving Finale) is often a good idea, as attacking will usually be your best action, so the less time you spend casting, the better. Timely can be amazing when used in a clutch situation. The only downside to these is that you'll otherwise be using your Swift actions for Arcane Strike. And careful with Saving Finale, as it will mess with your Allegro.

In terms of utility spells (spells to cast outside of combat), I like Featherfall, Unseen Servant, and you already have Silent Image down.

Grease still has some use even if the save fails and is a great spell in general, if a bit overused for that reason.

Uhm i think i'll opt for Liberating Command in place of Charm Person.

Is Dazzling Display a solid option in your opinion? At 3rd lvl I have a +10 bonus on Intimidate checks (because I'm a Comedy Performer).
Is a strong move use a full round action to demoralize foes with a +10 bonus? Or are there more functional way, picking some feats, to use my full round actions? I really used to build melee characters and i don't even now how does a not-full-melee combatant works.
4 years of 4th edition building is at fault in my situation ^^

Your character lost an arm? Cool. ^__^

Yes. But "Lost" isn't correct. Pulled out by "a female Vampire WereanimalsHunter" that Janex (my PC) banged the night before (whitout knowing the real origins) that's what happened. At first we tought she was the main villain, but thereafter "DADAAA" we disclosed the real enemy: the goat of a little girl was actually an avatar of Baphomet, who was mindcontrolling the werebears in the forest.

"Janex go against Layne, transformed into a horrible three-lined-theeth vampire. Arrived face to face with the undead, Janex send out a roar, encouraging his allies to make them watching the show: "Are you done?" he says. Layne gazed upon Janex: "This will be more painful to you than me"."
We know the rest of the story

I think i'd be tempted to drop charm person, since the dc would only be 13. a bard with only a +2 cha... *shrug* seems like they would be more fitted to a dex based build.

I know, but a DC 15 would make the difference? Which lvl 1 spell you suggest?

Hello everyone,
what do you think and what's your suggestions about my first Bard character ever?

I opted for the Arcane Duelist archetype because I always played melee characters; I decided for a Str build.

Janex Elice - HalfElf Bard Arcane duelist 3 (roll dice picking)

STR 19 (+2 half elf)
DEX 14
CON 14

INT 12
WIS 10
CHA 14

Feats:

1st lvl
Exotic Weapon Proficiency - Katana (Ancestral Arms alternate racial traits from ADVPG for hal elf), Arcane Strike (Arcane Duelist Bonus), Improved initiative.

2nd lvl
Combat Casting (Arcane Duelist Bonus)

3rd lvl
Weapon Focus (Katana), Dazzling display (Bonus Feat granted by left arm loss - thanks to my GM)

Spells:

1st lvl
Cure light wounds, Silent Image, Charme Person, Vanish

My priority is to pick Allegro (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateMagic/spells/allegro.html#_alle gro) as a second level spell and, when reached the 5th level, with arcane bond, craft a +1 Keen Katana and by reaching new lvls make it flaming, frost etc.

Any suggestions for the rest?

Consider that it's not a power play build, so you can include any advice to make it solid but no Frost-Cheese-like combo stuff, thanks!

p.s.: I'm sorry for my English, I tried to be as clear as I could ;)

Thanks in advance

-Farkas