Auren "Rin" Cloudstrider wrote:
Black Feather wrote:
Alexandros Satorum wrote:
Auren "Rin" Cloudstrider wrote:
why is it Squishy? you are effectively gearing 2 characters with one budget, and to make optimal use of the spell list that benefits the tiger.
You are also using charisma for casting, AC and reflex saves, which is a lot. with a decnet str we are talking about plate mail + 18 cha (at least)´+ shield, plus constitution of at least 14.
Are you blowing a feat to use full plate mail (heavy)? It used to be that mithril counted as one lower so you didn't need it but Pathfinder ruled you need proficiency anyway. Or did you mean breastplate (medium)?
You'll be encumbered all the time if you drop strength -- you PROBABLY want to go melee so your priorities on such a character are most likely Cha > Str > Con > Wis = Int > Dex. The only one you can really drop is Dex, and then you have to take Noble Scion: War in order to get Cha to totally replace it for combat purposes except for CMD...and you won't be good at any dex-based skill either.
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One problem seems to be there's an excess of theorycraft in a lot of threads without necessarily thinking through the practical part of playing a min-maxed build.
It's a strong character to make but there are several hoops to jump through, and there are a lot of other ways to make strong characters too.
a lot of these builds are theoretically powerful, but fall apart in practical play where they encounter entire scenarios where they can't really use their primary tactic. the Tiger suffers the same Weakness as a Medium Cavalier's Mount and well, the Damage of a Party Working in Tandem without hindered visibility is combined, likely a lot higher than the lone tiger. and 10 foot corridors barely accomodate the tiger without squeezing penalties. you really need 20 foot corridors to make the tiger or cavalier useable without screwing over your other PCs.
That is just not true. This is my lunar oracle. Why are you even comparing a lone tiger against a whole party?.
This is A lunar oracle. She is a ful caster with lots of spells. She have solid skills. Her animal companion is a grapple specialist with good aC and hit points designed to neutralize targets and work in tandem with the other martials of the party. THe DM did not let me DUmp dex lower otherwise she would have a higher str or con.