About to begin playing in a campaign that starts off at level 2. I'm interested in trying a character who's focused more on throwing weapons than anything else, knives in particular. I envision him as a sort of assassin-y guy, he'll likely be the party stealth character as well.
Any ideas for a character who might fit this little description?
What I have to work with is thus: 2nd level, point buy (15), core races only, no 3rd Party, and we're allowed to use any Paizo feat. Classes are from the Player's Handbook and the Advanced Player's Handbook.
A quick search for the "knife master" turns up a lot of threads on the same subject. There's just something about the idea of chucking knives that captures people's imagination - I'm one of those people too. ^__^
Hopefully those threads will be a good start, at least. In general, I don't advocate throwing every round, but it's great at the start of most encounters, when you win initiative and have a clear shot at opponents without allies in the way. And once your melee allies have engaged the enemy, there should be ample opportunities for flanking, at which point you TWF for that sweet, sweet backstabby goodness.
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Human
Rogue (scout knife master)
-Stats-
STR 10
DEX 16 (+2 racial)(+4 leveling)(+6 item) = 28
CON 15 (+1 leveling) = 16
INT 10
WIS 10
CHA 08
-Feats-
01 Quick Draw
02 Talent Finesse Rogue (Weapon Finesse)
03 Point-Blank Shot
04 Talent Weapon Training (Weapon Focus Dagger)
05 Precise Shot
06 Talent Deft Palm
07 Charging Hurler
08 Talent Combat Trick (Vital Strike)
09 Improved Charging Hurler
10 ATalent Improved Evasion
11 Deadly Aim
12 ATalent Skill Mastery
13 Two-Weapon Fighting
14 ATalent Feat (Improved Two-Weapon Fighting)
15 Greater Two-Weapon Fighting
16 Talent Fast Stealth
17 Improved Vital Strike
18 Talent Slow Reactions
19 Wind Stance
20 ATalent
You'll want a good dex for accuracy, and a good str for damage.
I'd recommend take the first level as Fighter to pick up precise & point blank shot. For second level Fighter, Rogue, or Ninja are all excellent choices. You might want to aim for the Assassin prestige class, but to me it seems better for NPCs. Also consider the Shadow Dancer prestige class. You can get there with just fighter levels if you like.
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Because the scout archetype will only allow 1 attack and extra damage is extra damage. Would u honestly say that u would only want 1d4 damage instead of 3d4 damage especially when u only are doing 1 attack? Btw being able to SA when ever u move at least 10ft is great since it means u dont need to have a flanking partner or find some other way to deny the target its dex mod.
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I am making a knife master with possibly 2 lvs of bard detective to regain trapfinding. I think these advanced talents are in my future
Dispeling attack
Opportunistc strike
Normal talents
Fast stealth
Snipers eye
Minor magic
Major magic
Feats
PBS
PS
Twf
Blind fight
Imp blind fight
Imp init
Essentially d8's for sneak attack, no trouble with sneak and concealment. Multiple attacks and when doing sneak attacks with dispelling effects
Minor magic disrupt undead
Major magic possibly true strike
Bard spells unseen servant, vanish, tap inner beauty
Key gear
snipers goggles 20k
Spell storing dagger