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Gluttony: that ties in with the way I was thinking. Not just for stealth; ease of travel, too.

Does anyone have equipment advice? We're using the standard wealth-by-level chart, so I have 3000 gp to mess about with...

I would take an aasimar, but they have some kind of "fate" or "destiny" or some-such in the GM's world, and I don't necessarily want that kind of pressure.

Giving up medium and heavy armor and shields for expanded skills seems kind-of steep to me, re: the Lore Warden.

Looking things over, it looks like an Archivist Bard might be the best way to go. She'll be coming in at level 3, btw.

Has anyone played a kitsune here? How do they play, generally? I'm thinking that she'll be in human form 90% of the time, since passing unnoticed (or less noticed) will be more to her advantage then bite attack. Any other ideas/suggestions?

We currently have a fighter, a cleric (who is essentially a fighter), a dwarf rogue (so all tech, no face), and a halfling ranger.

Looking through everything available and the comments so far, I am leaning towards a kitsune bard. I am looking over archetypes now: I like the Archaeologist, but I am concerned about stepping on the dwarf's toes (not that he'd feel it through the boots, but...).

For a ranged/face bard with a lot of knowledge requirements, ny archetype suggestions?

Currently I'm in a campaign where I am about to almost certainly die, heroically. We're not in "resurrection" territory yet, and I need advice on a replacement PC.

What I need is a brain/lore-keeper/smarty-pants kind of character, but I have the following limitations:

-No wizards,no magi: wizardry is illegal in the GM's world, and it would be a hassle. The same is true of Alchemists.
-Needs a high survivability index. I don't mind doing the least damage in the party, but I would like to survive a bit longer this time.
-"Tool-box" elements would be a plus.

Any advice received, I am genuinely grateful for.

I am much afraid (as a serious follower of Brigh, or as serious as a gnome can be) that Paizo is tippy-toeing around the fact that Brigh is more or less a straight lift of Cyriss, the Maiden of Gears, from the Iron Kingdoms/Warmachine universe.

On the up side, there is a fair bit of stuff about Cyriss out there, that could be co-opted fairly easily.