Well hello, and all that.
My group are just finishing up with the AoW AP (much fun had by all, I'm pleased to announce) and we're looking at starting Pathfinder's Rise of the Runelords after christmas.
I usually play either the front-line BBN or FTR, or the Rogue. This is mostly because those classes don't have any magic to worry about other than their items. I have this sort of innate terror of the spells section of the PHB because I have a really hard time remembering how all the spells work. Anything to do with magic has to be explained to me over and over again, and I find it quite a headache, tbh. I've tried playing all the core classes (except bard and wizard) and have found that I just can't cope with characters who have lots of magic to use.
Anyway...wanting to do something a little different for this new game, I found myself looking at the bard: it's not magic-heavy, I've never played one before, and the more I think about it, the more I think I could have a really great time playing one.
I'm thinking of playing a female half-elf, who will probably be a bit mischievious and manipulative (although not in a malicious way). She's probably going to be the type who makes hilarious fun out of getting men out of their pants...so she can steal them and see what they've got that's of value. A real 'charmer', essentially.
Anyway...my problem is feats. I can outfit any fighter-type with ass-kicking feats without even referring to the manuals, because I use that character type all the time. But bards don't really strike me as being the type to benefit from that sort of feat choice. For the record, I'm thinking of having her *very* Dex-based, possibly with some two-weapon fighting and weapon finesse feats. I'm not intending to plan my character progression out level-for-level now, but I'd like to have an idea of what's available as good options for a bard. i don't really want her to be a 'ranged' combatant, because I get bored with ranged weapons...of course, she may have to take that role, but I'd like to do what I can to stop that from being a necessity.
And, now I think about it, are there any prestige classes that stick out in your mind as being good for bards? I'm going for 'interesting' as opposed to just powerful.
Of course, I have little-to-no control over my characters once they get into a game, so I could just see what she does and go with it...
Well, any insights (or amusing comments) appreciated.