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Greetings all,

I'm looking for suggestions and improvements for a mounted paladin build.

I have a bunch of self-imposed restrictions and I am trying to maximize my effectiveness. What I wanted to achieve initially was a paladin mounted on a huge mount with the Huge Steed ability from Mammoth Rider. For any choice I made that you feel is subpar, please explain to me how to improve it.

Basically, the goal is to follow the rule of cool first and be an effective tank/party face.

Good day to you,

TLDR: Help me build a good herald/scout goblin.

I have one of those question about a paladin and a surrendered goblin sticking around, I am asking how to build the goblin. Here is a bit of background: The game is taking place in Fangwood, spread between Nirmathas and Lastwall. I am playing an Half-Orc Shinning Redeemer Paladin of Sarenrae but also playing it as a redeemer since it matches his back story. My 3 best skills are (in that order) Diplomacy, Ride and Sense Motive and I have just taken the Squire feat. I am following the code of Sarenrae laid out in Faiths of Purity. Our group is pretty easy going as the game is structured to have allow us to get in and out of the game should we be absent on a game night.

Now, onward to the situation at hand: In the last game, my fellow adventurers and I have killed all goblins in a village/camp(no innocent goblins anywhere) except for those that fled, those goblins for some strange reason were famished. At the end of the combat, a lone goblin stood in the middle of the camp entangled, I requested him to surrender and he quickly obeyed. After having traded food rations for information. As we concluded, the goblin told us he would be eaten by his barghest leader or burned to death by the alchemist shaman so he'd follow us anywhere.

After the game, the GM informed me that he could become my squire if I wished it. So I promptly started thinking of a concept that needs to minimize Murch the goblin's impact on the game:

-He would need to be able to get in town without me having to sponsor him all the time.
-He should have fast overland travel to act as a relay between PC still in town or to fetch me something.
-Be able to scout as we're rogue-less.
-Have minimal impact on group relations.

So I thought of building an herald/scout archer type of character to maximize his use of dexterity. I'm thinking of making him an Herald Squire (Cavalier, Order of the Dragon)/Infiltrator-Skirmisher (Ranger, Archery Style). I am putting his Dex as a primary stat and charisma as his second most important ability score.

So I am looking for a progression from level 1 to level 10 with a 25-pts build goblin, 2 traits, with only Paizo material, no 3rd party material allowed. There is no need for insane DPR or min/maxing but I simply want him to contribute to combat and be able to enter towns without being smitten by the local lawful stupid paladin.

I was thinking of:

Thanks for taking the time to read that wall :)