Hello folks! I've decided to try my hand at building the ultimate assassin. And when I say 'build' I mean it literally - I want the most effective construct assassin the pathfinder community can dream up.
I've already made one rough idea - a modified cannon golem with huge stealth and perception who snipes people for colossal cannon damage.
Paddywagon Golem, the Ultimate Sniper
N Huge Construct (30 HD Advanced Cannon Golem)
Init +11 (+14 while transformed) Senses: Darkvision 60 ft, Perception + 34
AC: 36 (+11 Dex, +17 Nat. Armor, -2 Size)
Touch: 19, Flat Footed: 25
HP: 205 (30d10+40)
Fort +10 Ref +21 Will +14
DR 15/Adamantine Immune: construct traits, magic, precision damage
Speed 30 ft.
Melee: 2 slams +41 (3d10+14)
Ranged: Cannon +41 (9d6+12+1d6) 19-20, x4, range increment 100 ft.
With Deadly Aim + Vital Strike: Cannon +33 (36d6+34+1d6)
With Deadly Aim + Vital Strike + Nat. 20 from Cyclops Helm:
+37 to confirm (63d6+136+3d10+1d6 with bullrush or trip as well as stunning for 1d4 rounds with a DC 40 fort save)
Space/Reach: 15 ft.
Stealth +33 (+49 when transformed)
Feats: Improved Critical (Cannon), Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot and Improved, Vital Strike chain, Devastating Strike, Point-Blank and Far Shot, Deadly Aim, Impact Critical Shot, Weapon Focus Cannon, Demonic Obedience (I'm not sure about this one. There are no real rules for what "worship" is. Can a mindless construct that can take feats worship? I hope so, because Haagenti's obedience grants precision damage immunity to keep that squishy golem brain safe and also gives Alter Self twice per day for added assassin utility)
Equipment: +4 Belt of Dexterity, Cyclops Helm
Upgrades: 30 HD, Size increase, Weapon enhancement (+1 corrosive burst cannon), Bioconstruct Upgrade: Brain, Advanced Simple template
As far as I can tell, this guy costs 201,750 gp to craft and another 10,800 go to gear up.
My questions:
1) How can my Sniper Golem be made better without the cost becoming ridiculous?
2)Is there a better way of making a construct assassin? Homunculus or Ooze Golem, maybe?
3)Am I going about this "Loyal Assassin Minion" thing the wrong way? Would undead or simulacra or summons or something do it better?