As a GM I was going to have a king invite the party to his domain etc.
I was thinking he would have an entire network doing things like clairvoy etc...
If he had 5 bodyguards with him in the throne room and whenever he roamed around,
what builds make the best bodyguards?
I would say three fighters, at least two with combat expertise/reflexes, saving shield, bodyguard and in harm´s way. If he´s a King, some casters, a cleric and a sorcerer ?
A ranger with fav.enemy human or guide, fav.terrain urban or a rogue would work well, too.
Edit: A Honorguard-Musketeer Cavalier ?
Personally, I think the best solution is to never be in harms way at all. The use of magic jar and an invisible familiar to carry the jar is really good. You need to determine a good body to use for these purposes, and possibly use magical disguise to make it look appropriate.
In an older edition I had a necromancer who had specially made flesh golem clones of himself ready to go, he pretty much only used those from that point forward.
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Paladin sacred shield arhetype.
Well if you're going to have several bodyguards make one of them an Abjurer to cover the arcane defense side of things.
Zen archer. Diviner. conjurer. witch. Summoner.
Zen archer. Diviner. conjurer. witch. Summoner.And then the entire defensive detail was killed by one guy with Step Up and Strike.
You haven't seen a zen archer or a synthesist summoner in action bro. Btw that guy will probably only kill the diviner and witch. (teleportation subschool for the conjurer.) However the witch is for debuffing and the diviner is for watching individuals that come within miles of the king. The conjurer will battle field control and lock people into place. The zen archer and the summoner will mow them down. Perhaps a evangelist freedom and glory domains would be better than a diviner. My characters would detect, stop, and destroy things that intend in harming the king before they even lay a finger on the king. Now that I think about it I doubt a guy with step up could even do anything against the party.
A pair of teamwork fighters, a paladin sacred shield, and a cleric and/or a wizard and/or magus who can cast d. door, teleport, or contingency, depending on the level you're after. They could lay as many buffs on his highness as they felt were needed.
Feel free to have somebody there with true seeing up, and communicating with the king and/or security with message or similar magic. Sunglasses and ear buds optional.
Thank you for all of these thus far! I can always use more.
A unchained monk with archon style could be fun. If it's a particularly evil king/kingdom have him keep a feral invulnerable superstitious barbarian on a chain leash as a pet.
Honor Guard Cavalier with Bodyguard Mout Archetype.
Honor Guard Cavalier with Bodyguard Mout Archetype.
+1 to this. Also helpful to go for Halfling for such a build - pun intended as the Helpful (halfling) trait is, well... helpful. Benevolent armor enchantment is also great. A single level of Mouser Swashbuckler is good as well. Make sure you get the Combat Patrol line of feats. If you want to use a one handed reach weapon then 3 levels of Phalanx Soldier (Fighter archetype) works wonders while still allowing you to use a shield.
The life oracle benefits greater from Status and Greater Status as well.
I like the idea of 2 fighters, teamwork for CMB with reach weapons to trip/bulrush/grapple/disarm, etc.. They can keep enemies away from the King and keep him from harm, perhaps capture them to interrogate them later.
I would have 1 lookout/scout type lurking somewhere - a rogue is an obvious choice, but others would work well here too.
Maybe an arcane caster and a cleric would allow for all buffs, debuffs, etc.