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So I've seen this bounced around various forums, so I was wondering how feasible it is. From what I can tell, there are a few tricks that make it worthwhile. Thoughts are build goes Human Sohei Monk 1/Empyreal Sorcerer 6/EK 10/Sorcerer X.

Str: 14
Dex: 14
Con: 12
Int: 10
Wis: 18 (16+2)
Cha: 8

I know it could be more min/maxed and...maybe should be, but this is just an opening idea. Thoughts on feats were to use power attack to supplement the lower strength, furious focus to keep the attack up, and spells to supplement where it's a bit lackluster. Increased wisdom will add to both AC and casting power, so that's some nifty synergy.

My initial thoughts on the build are...casually optimistic. The build is likely going to be somewhat tricky until it can get some higher end tricks and spells. Magical Knack even negates the loss of two caster levels, which is right on the money for the build. It won't have the same level of synergy as, say, a magus, but I think it could work out.

Any thoughts or opinions?

Ok, so I know the Spirit Vessels has been talked to death (ha) on the forums, but I had a question on a topic I haven't found yet.

Spirit Vessels (Su): You can channel wendo spirits into lifeless bodies, reanimating them to aid you. Necromancy spells that create undead lose the evil descriptor when you cast them. Mindless undead created by your magic are of neutral alignment, while thinking undead possess your alignment. When using the animate dead spell, you can control 6 HD worth of undead creatures per caster level rather than 4 HD. In addition, any zombies or juju zombies you create using animate dead, create undead, or similar spells possess maximum hit points.

Spirit Vessels' ability to create non-evil undead was an oversight, and this behavior is not intended. Gamemasters are encouraged to treat undead created with this ability as having evil alignment.

Emphasis mine.

Ok, so my question is: do the spells still lose the Evil descriptor? The Dev team would suggest that that part might be altered as well, since if you are bringing unholy abominations into existence, it's more than likely an evil act. On the other hand, it could theoretically be excused as some odd karma loophole that Juju oracles get access to.

I'm a bit up in the air at the moment, so anyone else have thoughts?

So we're gearing up to play Serpent's Skull. I was originally going to roll with an Order of the Cockatrice cavalier...and then our divine caster dropped and no one wants to step up.

My question is, how out of place in the game would a Juju oracle be in the party? It's one of two that catch my interest, the other being spellscar. Let's just say I played wild mage once and my party would prefer I take another route. I've never played the AP, and neither has anyone in the group, so we aren't sure if it would be completely out of place. I know a shipwreck is involved, so my thought is that he's a stowaway who is sneaking back home.

Thoughts?

So a friend of mine is thinking of running Kingmaker. I thought this would be a fun time to build an imperious sorcerer.

A few questions jumped out. Some were solved (pure strain to something like geas/quest) but there's one still lingering.

As written, a sorcerer can't get heroic defiance as it requires base fort of +8. My GM and I think it may have been an oversight, or designed for multiclassing. Has anyone house ruled this to something different? I know defiant luck was an option my GM and I discussed since we thought that was what it was anyway. Thoughts?

Someone in my Pathfinder game was wondering about using the Fiendbinder PrC from Tome of Magic. I've played a the class before and I remember needing to invest in items just to make it work, though it was a lot of fun. Since I'm running the game, I wanted to try to adapt rather than ban. I have some ideas (enhancing summoning, making checks less painful, etc), but has anyone done a conversion on the Fiendbinder already?