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The various guides list a lot of good feats for various types of characters. However, one thing a lot of the combat (rather than spellcasting) focused feats have in common is that they require +1 BAB.
If you are playing a first level Magus, Inquisitor, Monk, Rogue, bard, or cleric and want to get a quick start on your fighting skills, you can't take Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Weapon Focus, Power Attack or any of the feats that require those.
So, what are good options at first level? Most such characters will want at least one option and some will have two or even three feats to select (first level human crusader clerics for example would have three feats).
So far, the options I can think of are:
Trade the human feat for being a half-elf and take the ancestral weapons alternate racial feature. That's like spending your feat on exotic weapon proficiency.
If you are dex based, weapon finesse has no BAB requirement.
Improved Initiative
Combat Reflexes
Two Weapon Fighting
Blindfight
Arcane Strike
Armor Proficiency
Combat casting
Combat Expertise
Toughness
Dodge
Mobility
Save feats
Mounted Combat
Point Blank Shot
Precise Shot
Rapid Shot
Improved Shield Bash
Two Weapon Fighting
Double Slice
So it looks like archers and two weapon characters(especially weapon and shield two weapon characters) have plenty to spend their feats on. Dex based, strength dumping characters can get started on that too.
However, more conventional sword and board characters or two handed non-reach weapon characters look like they have a lot more trouble with useful feats that let them start the fighting style they want to pursue through their careers rather than just starting with improved initiative or iron will because what they really want isn't available until they have a BAB.
Am I missing some good feat chains here?
Are there good class-based feats and feat chains that I should be looking at for such characters?
Not for everyone but arcane strike, blind-fight, enforcer and for some nimble moves are decent feats that are combat relevant.
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I think I found a way to get weapon focus at level 1 without having any BAB.
Human alternate racial trait: adopted by another race. You give up the human bonus feat for weapon familiarity, but if your adopted parents don't have weapon familiaityu get your choice of weapon focus or skill focus.
So, get your magus or inquisitor adopted by half elves, and you are set.