Got a GM Boon that would let me play a different race

[SlimGauge]

I got a PFS GM boon that would let me play either a Nagaji, a Wayan, or a Kitsune.

Any suggestions on how to use them ? I'm not new to Pathfinder but had never done any PFS until this gencon.

[blackbloodtroll]

Well, Wayang are the only small race without a penalty to strength.

Kitsune make good bards and Mysterious Stranger Gunslingers.

Nagaji make good Paladins and Barbarians.

[Mergy]

I'm thinking of making a kitsune paladin with a crossbow, although if you're going for something more optimal you could consider bard or oracle.

[SlimGauge]

I'm leaning towards a kitsune dawnflower dervish bard / kitsune trickster rogue. First level would have to be Bard to get Dervish Dance. The next question would be mostly bard or mostly rogue ? (two levels of rogue for evasion is tempting)

[Mergy]

If you're going bard anyway, there's little point to the kitsune trickster archetype; all it does is get you a bard spell as a spell-like ability.

[Fromper]

I have the same boon, and I went with Nagaji Battle Oracle. The cha bonus makes for a good cha based spellcaster, such as oracle, while the str and natural armor bonuses make for a good front line fighter. Battle Oracle just seemed like a natural fit.

Just a thought.

I'm with Mergy on the bard thing. Kitsune would be a good race for a dex based bard build such as Dawnflower Dervish, but why bother multiclassing?

[Zarzuke]

I also got the boon and have been thinking about making a Kitsune Bard. I was wanting to multi class for the first time. What would be a good class to go with a Bard. My first thought was an Alchemist for their bombs, but I'm not sure the build would be practical but it would be funny I believe. What's your thoughts?

[Alexander Augunas]

Zarzuke wrote:

I also got the boon and have been thinking about making a Kitsune Bard. I was wanting to multi class for the first time. What would be a good class to go with a Bard. My first thought was an Alchemist for their bombs, but I'm not sure the build would be practical but it would be funny I believe. What's your thoughts?

Arcane Trickster. Bard / Rogue (or even Bard / Ninja) would give you the ultimate support character; completely focused on skills and buffing while possessing some of the neatest tricks in the game. (Jester's Jaunt, for one.)

You're not going to be a powerhouse, but if you play well you'll be a character no one ever forgets!

[SlimGauge]

I'm still leaning to bard/rogue, but I think Mergy's right about the Kitsune Trickster archetype. I think evasion is usefull enough to blow two multi-classing levels to get.

I'm not sure the kitsune's bite is useful, as it'll have a -5 if you also use a manufactured weapon.

[Mergy]

Let's see:

For a nagaji, I would play their special druid archetype. The access to non-druid spells is very powerful. I would likely combine it with levels of barbarian for a wild-shaping powerhouse.

Kitsune paladin with a heavy crossbow, mostly because I met a very effective paladin with a crossbow at Gencon, and the 19-20 multiplier is friendlier to smite evil than the x3 modifier.

Then again, I suppose halfling with a heavy crossbow is basically the same (although without the threatening in melee part).