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Dear community:
I play PFS sporadically, and my highest-level character, "the Fisherman," is a trident-throwing Ftr7/Wiz1. He is about to gain his next level of Fighter, which means I get to make two feat choices and have a chance to retrain. I am not at all a min-maxer, but I want the PC to contribute reasonably in combat for his last big Pathfinder play push. The Wizard level was largely for flavor -- his Osirian momma wanted her son to become respectable -- but also lets him self-buff (Expeditious Attack!) and provides flexibility with wands at table (Glitterdust, etc.).
I am interested in ideas for feats, and for crucial items. Please don't tell me what I should have done six levels ago. (For instance, I wish I had known of the Foresight subschool when I chose my Wizard level. Prescience looks like a wonderful school power for a fighter.)
The scheme I am currently considering most strongly is:
--Clustered Shots (for overcoming all the DR/Alignment that I'm starting to see in play)
--Deadly Aim (my damage output is rather poor for a fighter, but can my total attack bonus take the hit?)
--Retrain Arcane Strike for Improved Critical (Trident). Trading a consistent +1 dmg for doubling a lousy crit chance. Worth it?
--Buy a cracked Pale Green Prism (+1 atk bonus) as a faux Greater Weapon Focus
Here is the Fisherman's current setup:
Stats:
Str 16
Dex 22 (with belt)
Con 13 (1 from Transmutation School)
Int 12
Wis 10
Cha 7
Feats: Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Dodge (can't retrain), Weapon Focus (Trident), Weapon Specialization (Trident), Point Blank Master (Trident), Arcane Strike (let all those tridents count as Magic for DR at mid-tier), Spell Focus (Conjuration), I think I'm forgetting one
Ranged attack bonus: +17 (+7 BAB, +6 Dex, +1 Masterwork (I've got a ton of Mst tridents), +1 Weapon Training, +1 Weapon focus, +1 PBS)
Ergo, with Rapid Shot: +15/+15/+10 (nice and round, no?)
Ranged damage: 1d8+8 magic (+3 Str, +1 WT, +1 PBS, +1 Arcane Strike, +2 Weapon Specialization)
Big gear:
Cloak of Resistance +2
Trident +1 (should I upgrade as Called if I retrain Arcane Strike?)
Darkwood Heavy Shield +2
Mithral Breastplate +2
Bow and arrows (variety of special materials and blanches)
2 Efficient Quivers (for all the tridents)
Various wands and baubles -- this PC can't keep two copper pieces in his pocket for more than a week
Soon I'll also buy a wand of Bull's Strength (hurrah for being a Wizard!) to up my damage in key combats.
Thanks for any advice you can offer!