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I've seen these gloves recommended everywhere as a means to increase Mystic Bolt damage. However, they don't appear to be legal. I feel like I must be missing something because so many people recommend them. The bolts state that they can't be made with magic weapon special abilities, and the gloves grant corrosive, which is a magic weapon special ability. So what am I missing?

Warlock Vigilante | Deliquescent Gloves

Relevant Mystic Bolts text:

The warlock vigilante attacks with mystic bolts as though they were light one-handed weapons, and the bolts can be used for two-weapon fighting [...] and feats and abilities that apply to weapon attacks [...]. Creating a mystic bolt requires the hand to be free, but the bolt appears only briefly, so a warlock using mystic bolts has a free hand any time she isn’t attacking with a mystic bolt.

The warlock threatens with a mystic bolt, but only if she has a hand free. Because mystic bolts are impermanent, a spell that targets a single weapon (like magic weapon) can’t affect it, nor can a mystic bolt be made with magic weapon special abilities. Abilities that affect all weapon attacks the warlock makes, such as the arcane striker warlock talent, function with mystic bolts.

Relevant Deliquescent Gloves text:

If the wearer uses that hand to wield a weapon or make an attack with an unarmed strike or natural weapon, that attack gains the corrosive weapon special ability.

I'm about to start Hell's Vengeance as a Warlock Vigilante. I can have my bolts do 1 type of damage that I pick at level 1, and another type at 7, 13, and 19.

I can pick from Fire/Cold/Electric/Acid

I wanted to pick Fire at level 1 and then something else at 7, but I wanted to make sure I'm not completely screwing myself by choosing fire.

If almost everything I'm going to be facing has high ER or Immunity to Fire, early levels could be extremely difficult for me. Any advice? Thanks!

I am picking my Elemental Armor (Warlock) energy resist type, and once I make the selection, I can not change it. I am not looking for spoilers, but I don't want to pick a type that will never be used against me.
With Elemental Armor I gain energy resistance and eventually Immunity vs. this energy type. My options are Fire, Cold, or Electricity. Any suggestions?

I am picking my Elemental Armor (Warlock) energy resist type, and once I make the selection, I can not change it. I am not looking for spoilers, but I don't want to pick a type that will never be used against me.
With Elemental Armor I gain energy resistance and eventually Immunity vs. this energy type. My options are Fire, Cold, or Electricity. Any suggestions?

I've built this Bard (Archaeologist Archetype) for an upcoming Kingmaker ran in Campaign mode.

I was hoping to get some critique of the build I've come up with. The goal is to have moderate damage while retaining most of the Bard spellcasting & skillmonkey functionality.

Here's what it looks like. Human alternate racial: Comprehensive Education.

7 / 14 / 14 / 12 / 9 / 19 (17+2)

Traits:
Fate's Favored
Tattooed Mystic (Starknife poficiency)

lvl 1) Divine Fighting Technique -> Way of the Shooting Star for CHA to hit & damage
lvl 1) TWF
lvl 3) Quickdraw
lvl 4) Rogue Talent -> Combat Trick -> Point Blank Shot
lvl 5) Rapid Shot
lvl 7) Leadership
lvl 8) Rogue Talent -> Weapon Focus: Starknife
lvl 9) Arcane Strike
lvl 11+) ?

Plan is to buy a Blinkback Belt & Headband of Charisma ASAP, as well as Muleback Cords so I'm not encumbered. Will probably take the Human Bard FCB to get extra spells. This build should give me plenty of skill points for knowledges & social stuff, a solid spell list with the Human FCB, and adequate damage with thrown weapons.

I know I don't have Precise Shot, but in an open campaign like Kingmaker and only 1-2 other melee combatants, it shouldn't be a problem. Also, I can use the Starknife as a Melee weapon without penalty if needed. Thoughts? Improvements? Suggestions?

EDIT: Forgot to mention, the GM is allowing me to take Leadership and have Followers do Kingdombuilding stuff, while allowing 1 Cohort of my level-2 max for use in-combat.

Hi there. I play a Bard with a Whip in one hand and a Longspear or Longsword in the other. When I get access to Greater Trip, please confirm/deny that this sequence of events is RAW

1) I use my Standard Action to make a successful trip attempt with my Whip.

2) Greater Trip feat - Whenever you successfully trip an opponent, that opponent provokes attacks of opportunity.

3) I use my Longspear/Longsword to make my single attack of opportunity.

My understanding is that since I am never using both weapons during the same action, I wouldn't suffer TWF penalties on the AoO with the Longsword.

Can anyone confirm this? And even better, could anyone point me to the rules so that if a GM asks, I can show them? Thanks!