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Hey, I'm looking for a group in St. Paul. I have experience as a player, and very little experience as a DM. I'm willing to do either, though. Optimally, I'd like to play a game with Dreamscarred Press Path of War or Psionics allowed.

Hello! I'm playing a brawler (strangler) that has anaconda's coils to qualify for final embrace to do fun things with nonlethal damage. I read the entry for Final Embrace:

Prerequisite: Str 13, Int 3; naga, serpentfolk, or creature that has the constrict special attack; base attack bonus +3.

Benefit: You gain the constrict and grab special attacks. Your constrict attack deals damage equal to your unarmed strike or primary natural weapon melee attack. Further, you can grab and constrict opponents up to your size.

Normal: You can grab and constrict creatures one size smaller than you.

Now, the feat says I gain grab and constrict, a constrict which has limits that are different from the one I get from Anaconda's Coils:

The wearer gains a +2 enhancement bonus to Strength and a +2 competence bonus on grapple combat maneuver checks. Treat the enhancement bonus to Strength as temporary ability bonus for the first 24 hours the belt is worn. In addition, the belt grants the wearer the constrict ability for 1d6 points of damage plus the wearer’s Strength modifier.

Does this mean I have two constricts, or does one supersede the other? One is 1d6 with no size limit, the other is 1d3(my unarmed damage) on a creature my size category or smaller.

That seems overpowered when you take into account Final Embrace Master. I would get an attack roll, two double damage constricts, and my sneak attack damage.

So, I'm a noob to Pathfinder and Tabletop gaming in general. I have been looking at information on the new Shaman class and the Arcanist, and I like the flavor of the classes, but I'm not sure how helpful they would be to the campaign I'm being invited to join.

The campaign is already level 8, and there are two other players, a dhampir necromancer with some minions and a half-orc rogue.

Which one of these classes would be more helpful in such a group? How do I build these classes? All advice is greatly appreciated. I just want to have fun while adding to our battle effectiveness.