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I'm looking into jumping into Pathfinder Society in the near future, with the goal of playing something akin to a gambling Errol Flynn bard with a splash of lock picking goodness. I have a few stat blocks picked out, as well as race selections, but the trouble I'm having is figuring out exactly how to make the build work the way I want.
What do I want out of the build:
*A swashbuckling, piratical feel, rapier included
*With some actual usefulness to support the party with damage
*The ability to pick my way through locks and disable traps
*The ability to smooth talk my way through most conversations
I know there is the Archeologist archetype, which would swap out quite a few of the Bards natural abilities to make it more roguish, but I'm looking for a straight Bard alternative if possible.
Stat Blocks:
DEX: 16 (+3) |10 points
CON: 12 (+1) |2 points
INT: 12 (+1) |2 points
WIS: 7 (-2) | -4 points
CHA: 14+2 racial (+3)|5 points
Total points spent: 20
DEX: 16 (+3) |10 points
CON: 12 (+1) |2 points
INT: 14-2 racial (+1)|5 points
WIS: 7 (-2) |-4 points
CHA: 14+2 racial (+3)|5 points
Total points spent: 20
DEX: 14+2 racial (+3)|10 points
CON: 12 (+1) |2 points
INT: 12 (+1) |2 points
WIS: 11-2 racial (-1)|1 points
CHA: 14+2 racial (+3)|5 points
Total points spent: 20
I've thought about taking the Vagabond Child regional trait from the Taldor book to add Disable Device to my class skills list. Being a Pitborn Demon Spawn would add a +2 Disable Device and Perception as a racial, which would give me good bonuses for needed skills.
I'll add Profession: Gambling to my list of skills- aside from that, I am mostly needing help making it a viable build in melee combat. Any suggestions?
Are the alternate Tiefling bloodlines legal for PFS play? If so, I would definitely choose the Demon Spawn version and pump your str instead of dex if you're worried about doing damage.
STR: 18 (16+2)
DEX: 14
CON: 12
INT: 8 (10-2)
WIS: 8
CHA: 16 (14+2)
Take a trait for Disable Device (if you want to roleplay a "privateer" for Qadira take the Goldfinger trait.) Maybe another trait for swim? (River Rat seems thematic.) And be sure to take the Prehensile Tail racial trait (which costs you nothing unless you're a sorcerer and is just so cool.)
Going over the checklist:
A swashbuckling, piratical feel, rapier included
Check, with the River Rat trait and the high str/dex/cha low wis I think it's quite swashbuckling.
With some actual usefulness to support the party with damage
18 str makes you far more combat-worthy than the builds you posted.
The ability to pick my way through locks and disable traps
At level 1 your Disable Device is excellent at +9 (+2 dex, +1 rank, +3 class skill, +1 trait, +2 racial)
The ability to smooth talk my way through most conversations
You have a pretty good level 1 diplomacy at +7 (+3 cha, +1 rank, +3 class skill)