| Shaman Bond |
As the title suggests, I'm toying with the idea of an Elf Rogue that is primarily INT/DEX based and thematically modeled off of BBC's Sherlock or Lara Croft (IE. A character whose main strength is their wide range of knowledge and skill, but is also competent in a fight). My plan is to disarm an opponent and then use Catch Off-Guard to get free sneak attacks and Kirin Style to supplement my damage and survivability.
Question 1: Will I be useful in combat? I doubt I can have a +5 Bar Stool enchanted, but will disarming, flanking, and Sneak Attacks especially if I keep backup weapons with Silver/Ghost Touch, etc in reserve?
Question 2: Will playing a knowledge/skill monkey be useful in PFS, provided I don't slow things down with unnecessary scouting and skill checks? At least in later levels, it seems like stealth and sleight of hand might let me mess up enemy spell casters who can see invisible foes, but not hidden ones, but I'm not even sure about that.
Question 3: How bad of an idea is a single level of Diviner Wizard? Here me out: I trade 1BAB and slightly slower SA progression for
A familiar which grants me Alertness and Improved Initiative
All Knowledge as class skills and never needing to UMD Arcane spells
Ray of Frost for ranged SA (Small ASF) True Strike and Featherfall.
+2 Will
+1 to initiative, and the all important power to SA during enemies' surprise rounds.
Additionally, in later levels I can get a minor metamagic rod of Quicken and True Strike my Disarm attempts. For bonus points, I can beat them to death with the rod during my iterative attacks.
Question 4: What ability scores, traits, equipment, archetypes, and additional feats and talents will I need to make this viable? In particular, I'm struggling with the Stat Array and Traits.
Thanks in advance.