Critique My Half-Orc Chain Fighter


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Grand Lodge

So, something I've always loved is the idea of the chain fighter. I know in 3.5 it was a popular choice with munchkins and power-gamers, but I've always had this idea in my head of a character who was a slave, bound by contract, whose weapons were his chains. Well, Paizo has been kind enough to provide me the perfect fluff for that!

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Chain Fighter Some half-orcs have escaped from slavery and reforged the chains of their imprisonment into deadly weapons. Half-orcs with this racial trait are proficient with flails and heavy flails, and treat dire flails and spiked chains as martial weapons. This racial trait replaces weapon familiarity.

I'm still not quite sure whether the traditional fighter or the Two Handed Fighter is the superior build, but since "Two Handed Fighter" seems custom made for this, I decided to start with that, though I am open to other suggestions. I figured I'd start with a Trip Build and work into upping damage and attack in the later levels when tripping becomes less viable.

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Hurgorath the Loyal
Level 1 Half-Orc Two Handed Fighter

Stats
Str: 19 (Bump at 4th Level)
Dex: 14
Con: 13 (8th Level Bump Goes Here)
Int: 13 (For Combat Expertise Chain)
Wis: 10
Cha: 7

Defenses
Fort +4 Reflex +3 Will +1
AC:15 FF:13 Touch:12 (+3 Armor, +2 Dexterity)

Attack
Melee: Spiked Chain +5 (2d4+6)
Ranged: Sling +3 (1d4+4)

Traits and Abilities
Darkvision 60ft
Weapon Familiarity (Spiked chain)
Sacred Tattoo (+1 to all saves)
Orc Blood

Feats
1(a). Combat Expertise, 1(b). Improved Trip
2. Power Attack
3. Weapon Focus (Spiked Chain)
4. Weapon Specialization (Spiked Chain)
5. Iron Will

Grand Lodge

One of the reasons the chain fighter was popular in 3.5 was that the spiked chain had reach. In pathfinder it does not have reach. You probably already noticed that though.

The build looks fine. The only unusual thing I see is your AC. Since your going to be in melee range all the time, a 15 seems really low. I recommend getting 4-mirror armor at 45g. It will slow you to 20ft, but the 6ac will help a lot.

I also recommend dropping your str to 18 and increasing your con to 14. Your not taking toughness and your going to get hit a lot as a two-handed fighter.

Grand Lodge

Thanks for the advice.

One thing is that the armor will be updated, but that is a first level build and I had to stay within the WBL guidelines. The idea would be to upgrade to Chainmail as soon as possible, but I do suppose in the meantime I could go Hide armor for a slight bump.

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