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So I am working on this campaign where each of the PC's are strangers to one another, and all wake up in pitch black. Once they make their way out of where they are they will be in a city that each of them sees as their own hometown, meaning for example, the Dwarf sees that a dwarven town, the Human sees a village on the Moonshae isles, the Elf sees some elf village, etc. Eventually it will get weirder with certain actions resetting them back to the pitch black room.

Anyway, Normally a group goes from goblins and kobokds en masse up to bigger and bigger things until they are fighting party vs on BBEG. I want to shake it up.

So they are going to be fighting hoards and hoards of low CR characters, with one "scripted" battle being over a thousand CR 1/2 Goblins.

Kobolds are using their traps, small size, move and shoot feats and small holes in rocks/caves/etc to retreat into.

I want the goblins set to burn and bomb them, with all being good at throwing bombs their alchemists make and doing a fade.

I want the Orcs to be well trained, geared like a PC, and capable of more than "GETS THEMS! RRRAAAARGH!!!"

Basically I want then to feel threatened all the time becuase the little monsters they can easily 1v10 are being smart.

Does this seem like a good idea? There will be some BBEG's to fight, but mostly they are solving the mystery of what is going on while just being swamped by skilled grops of easy mobs.

For fun I am creating a level 3 character as a back-up in case my soulless Oradin dies forever. I will be leveling this guy on the side so if/when my Paladin dies I can hop right back in.

I want Bluff , Linguistics, and Sense Movive as the main skills with the ability to crush peoples heads if needed.

The group is very casual, with two super new players, a new GM, myself, and my fiance. If a character dies we start a new character at the same level.

(Rolls are 4d6 drop lowest, nothing below 10)
What I have so far:
Str: 15
Dex: 10
Con: 15
Int: 10
Wis: 18
Cha: 18

Class: Fighter 2
Inquisitor - Infiltrator:
Reason for Inquisitor: Guileful Lore (Ex)
At 1st level, the infiltrator’s will is bent toward subterfuge and deception. She adds her Wisdom modifier on Bluff and Diplomacy skill checks in addition to the normal ability score modifiers.

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Trait: Fast Talker for +1 bluff
Trait : Weathered Emissary for +1 Linguistics and having it become a class skill
Feat: Skill Focus: Bluff

At level 3 I would have:
Bluff 18
Linguistics 7
Sense Motive 12

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So now what I need is a good race and build to compliment this.

Race wise a straight Aasimar seems good for the +2 to Wisdom and Charisma, and using the True Speaker alternate trait for +2 linguistics and 2 languages per point.

Does this sound reasonable? Any race is allowed as long as it is Pathfinder related and not 3.5...although I MAY be able to push a 3.5 race if it is a perfect fit.

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Fighting style, I am going all out fighter from now on so I need to focus on hitting things with other things.

I was also considering going with the crit feats and a Tetsubo for x4 crit or Scythe for x4 crit, Trip, and no need for a feat.

Or, for something different, get mobile with a spear and some Lunge Feats and such. I don't know how well that would work, though.

Mostly I am looking for ideas for something other than Falchion Crit Fighter number 20015. Something different.

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Anyway, any help/advice/opinions are welcome. I don't want to move too far away from Bluff

So, we have started a Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords campaign. We have two super brand new players, a player who is fairly new and has taken on GM duties,my girlfriend who knows the basics, and myself, who is the most seasoned.

We are all level 3
Newbie 1 - Dwarf Barbarian (No Archetype)
Newbie 2 - Bard (No Archetype)
Girlfriend - Sorc 1/ Rogue 2 (For fun with cantrips and using Prestidigitation to give herself the appearance of a larger bust.)
Myself: Paladin (No Archetype) 2/ Oracle 1

My goal is to go until I get Life Link, which will give me three levels of Oracle, and three Life Links.

After that I think I want to go back to Paladin to be an off-fighter when needed. I also want to use Dazzling Display so am working towards that. Mostly I want to fill whatever gap is needed. Nobody is a power gamer so I can make this a "For Fun" build, which is why it isn't asoptimized as it could be.

My build - (Not sure what you need)

Paladin 2 / Life Oracle 1
Half Elf
Stats (Rolled, no buy points or anything)
Str: 17
Dex: 13
Con: 20 (+2 from Racial)
Int: 10
Wis: 14
Cha: 18

Fort: 12 Ref: 6 Will: 11

HP 60

Went with Ancestral Arms for a Bastard Sword

Oracle Mystery: Channel
Curse: Deliberate

Feats:
Weapon Focus - Bastard Sword
Additional Traits

Traits:
Required - Family Ties: Read/Write Varsian +1 to knowledge Local
Defensive Strategist: Never Flat Footed (For fun)
Looking for Work: +1 Intimidate - Becomes a class Skill (For Dazzling Display)
Dangerously Curious: +1 UMD - Becomes Class Skill (Mayas well put that CHA to work)

I also took a light wooden quickdraw shield if needed.

Anyway, what are some suggestions on where to go once I get Lifelink.

Disclaimer: I know that some of you may want to strike me for this build and choices in feats and traits, and I accept that

I have a question about a single rule regarding weapons:

According to the rules:
"Weapon Size: Every weapon has a size category. This designation indicates the size of the creature for which the weapon was designed.

A weapon's size category isn't the same as its size as an object. Instead, a weapon's size category is keyed to the size of the intended wielder. In general, a light weapon is an object two size categories smaller than the wielder, a one-handed weapon is an object one size category smaller than the wielder, and a two-handed weapon is an object of the same size category as the wielder."

Does this mean that my Human Warrior using a longsword 1 handed uses the Small category 1d6 weapon damage, or would he still use the Medium category 1d8 damage?

My GM and I were going around and around about this and I really don't want to argue the rules with him, just understand how my medium weapon is doing small weapon damage.

If that's true I would, personally, only want to use 2 handed or Large weapons.

Thanks ahead of time for your help in this issue.