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As a player of Kingmaker (finished the AP except the final battle), i will try to help you.
First i have some questions about you:
1) By epic point buy i understand that you mean 25 point buy?

Correct.

2) There are no traits in the core book, i suspect that you mean APG for traits?

I assume so. I don't actually have the APG yet. The other player and GM does, so I'm guessing that's what they're referring to. I'm relying on the SRD and Kingmaker Players Guide for everything not in the core book

3) What PF books are you allowed to use and have access (spells, feats etc.)?

Everything in the core book is allowed. Everything else is by GM permission on a case by case basis, with emphasis given to Paizo products over 3rd Party items.

4) The low magic will hurt badly but as soon as you begin building your kingdom that should disappear unless the DM plans on some really heavy house rules.

The GM is going with a "gods are heavily and personally involved" take on the system, so we're both directly tied to our deities--I'm going with Erastil. The blessings of the gods (tied to our roleplaying, sacrifices, and "negotiations" with the gods) will be the source of most of our weapon and armor bonuses, as well as any miscellaneous "buffs" they see fit to grant us on a case by case basis.

Treantmonk,

I just wanted to say I love your guides, and I am starting up a switch hitting Ranger for my next Pathfinder game (first game I'll get to actually play and not run in almost 4 years!).

As I'm not really familiar with Pathfinder, I was hoping for a tad more optimization help. The GM is running the Kingmaker series of modules, and there will only be 2 players. We are both supposed to be Humans and Warriors of some sort. The other PC is going to go Paladin.

We have Epic Point Buy for attributes, but the GM really doesn't like it when people go negative. How should I arranged my stats so nothing goes below 10?

What background traits would be most appropriate for a switch hitter? I'm pretty sure he's holding us to core/kingmaker players guide traits.

What would be the best Favored Enemies and Favored Terrain?

Also, the GM wants to run a "low magic" game, so I can't be sure of getting wands or potions or even magic weapons--which is one of the reasons why I don't feel bad about min/maxing my favorite enemy and the like.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!