Hi guys,
I can't decide a class for a campaign where magical items are scarce, and entire kingdoms hunt down spellcasters (they use magic to capture, but they use spellcasters that arent aligned with them and follow their every command as a sort of living magical battery).
I want to make a spellcaster, of psychic stuff since it means I won't be as easily captured.
Cunning Caster is an option, but one that can fail due to all the -4s so I'm a bit iffy
I like the fact that Mesmerists have a lot more skills and points, which come in handy with all the skill rolls we will probably have to make. and they can do some martial combat (with starknives and Cha to Hit/dmg)
Whereas sorcerers end up having 9th lvl spells and stuff. but at the cost of lower (and less) skills, and some other shenanigans possible with bloodline mutations and stuff (so more blasting and stuff)
I'm looking for versatility, mostly, although I don't mind substituting stuff for spells if I can.
Would like opinions, thanks in advance!