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I created an SFS Soldier with typical Soldier stats with a Dex focus. His second scenario was the Solar Sortie and I role played him as a face despite his lack of skills (the rest of the party were Technomancers and Mechanics). I enjoyed playing him as a deceptive type, so when he gained 2nd level, I rebuilt him with the Space Pirate theme so he has Bluff as a class skill. I gave him a 16 Charisma and chose Improved Feint as a feat.

I didn't want to make him an Operative or an Envoy; I wanted him to be a twitchy Soldier with a glib smile who lies as easily as breathing.

He just earned his 4th level and I am now considering a level of Envoy to access other skills and get Skill Expertise. My specific question is this: Can I use Skill Expertise (Bluff) for the skill check for Improved Feint? I don't see anything that says I can't, but want to check in case I am challenged during Society play. If I can use Skill Expertise, I have a +13 and a +1d6 to Feint as a Move action, for a minimum of +14, which means at level 4 I have a 50% chance to Feint a CR6 creature!

I know it's not maximized, but I'm not looking to build a Spy Operative or a straight up Envoy. I just wanted to give my Soldier some flavor. Since I wrote more than necessary, the question again:

Can I use Skill Expertise (Bluff) for the skill check for Improved Feint?

I thought this question was asked and answered:

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2o7we?Ancestral-Arms-Exotic-Weapons-and-BAB-0#1

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lhxl?Ancestral-Arms-Exotic-Weapon-Proficiency# 1

But I was told last night a BAB 0 character of mine could take the Ancestral Arms racial trait but not use the exotic weapon until she reaches BAB +1.

Here's the exact scenario: I made a 1st-level Half-Elf Unchained Rogue, picked Ancestral Arms, EWP estoc. I chose it because my understanding of the rules would allow her to apply finesse training at 1st-Level for weapon finesse and then get Dex-to-Damage with the estoc at 3rd-Level.

I was told last night she couldn't wield the estoc until she has a BAB +1. I was also told the clarification was posted somewhere and is now canon, but cannot find the source of this ruling.

There is no mention of meeting the EWP prerequisites in the Ancestral Arms description and Hero Lab allows it.

"If you apply credit for multiple adventures at once, your Roleplaying Guild character might advance multiple levels. The character’s level cannot exceed the tier range of any Chronicle sheets applied to her."

"You can apply credit from a higher-tier adventure to a 1st-level Roleplaying Guild character. When doing so, reduce the gp reward to 500 gp if the adventure grants 1 XP or 1,398 gp if it grants 3 XP."

So, if I play a bunch of PFS scenarios with 4th level pregens and wait until I've accumulated 12 XP, can I apply them all at once to my 1st level RPG character and level up to 4th level?

I assume I can't apply credit incrementally in XP groups of 3 and move from 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th?