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Our group is currently doing the Skull&Shackles AP and we have a five person party. However, out of those members one basically never shows up leaving us with essentially a party of 4 most of the time, but if anyone has anything that makes it so that they are unable to attend it essentially leaves us undermanned. Due to this I would like to make a character that is more capable when we are undermanned, yet preferably won't overshadow people when there are more of us about.
The Party consists of a Dex-based Magus that is pretty optimized and generally knows what he is doing, this guy has yet to miss a session. Next is a Dex-based fighter with the freehand fighter archetype who is mostly disarming people but does have dervish dance. The next guy is possibly going to swap out his bard focused on intimidate and using a whip for a barbarian/possible levels in alchemist. Finally, the peson who never shows up is a gunslinger with the pistolero archetype ruled to use charisma for panache instead of wisdom for grit as we felt it made more sense.
Who's the other guy? I've got:
Magus (dex-based)
Freehand fighter (disarming dervish dancer)
Bard -> Barbarian
???
Absent Gunslinger
Well, it looks like you guys are pretty melee heavy as it stands (Magus + Fighter + Barbarian) and lacking arcane and divine casters. Some ideas:
1) Support cleric - this group is going to need healing and the buffs from a divine caster (and removal of status conditions) would be helpful indeed.
2) Archer bard - provides a much needed ranged element, can UMD to heal with a wand of cure light wounds, bardsong benefits everyone.
3) Witch - arcane utility caster, can cast healing spells (and use a wand of cure light wounds) and can use hexes and (depending on your patron) some blasting spells.
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I'm thinking that I might be able to pull off 1 and 2 at the same time with the evangelist archetype cleric, but I'm not sure as to how well it would work and whether the new spontaneous list would be of any use since I wouldn't be able to get wisdom that high without dumping something else.
Edit: It seems that Erastil, who isn't pirate friendly, is the only god with a bow for a weapon so my idea won't work without a dip into something else or picking weapon proficiency.
You could go Rapier and Light Shield or Buckler as a Cleric of the Pirate Queen. You would also have prof with Long Spear which would give you a reach weapon. It would fit the setting. You can check out the Holy Vindicator PRC and have fun with that. It does grant martial weapon prof. I would flavor the stigmata stuff to be more pirate-y. Like your blood lust or greed or whatever.