Sword & Shield TWF Ranger Advice

[Ragnar Thunderwhacker]

SHIELD WALL!!!!!

I am looking to make a sword and shield character to play with friends for PFS. They currently have a Viking (archetype) and Battle Cleric, both with shields and the Shield Wall and Saving Shield feats - I want to take these as well. I was looking at Ranger to add some skills into the mix, but am open to other classes (besides paladin - lawful good doesn't fit with a raiding party). Is ranger feasable, or would a straight fighter fit better for survivability, or possibly some form of multiclass? I have yet to multiclass or stray far from the realm of ranged combat. Thanks for any advice you might have.

Human - found this feat outline for S/S from Ginsu Master

1. Improved Shield Bash H- Shield Wall
2. Two Weapon Fighting (Combat Style bonus Feat)
3. Power Attack
4. N/A
5. Boon Companion
6. Improved Two Weapon Fighting (Combat Style bonus Feat)
7. Shield Slam
8. N/A
9. Shield Focus (or something else...)
10. Two Weapon Rend (Combat Style bonus Feat)
11. Shield Master

[Nicos]

If you want to take this route ythe best choise is the sword and shield style so you can take shield master at level 6. It make a big diference to have that feat at such early level.

"Weapon and Shield

If the Ranger selects weapon and shield style, he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat:

Improved Shield Bash, Shield Focus, Shield Slam and Two-Weapon Fighting.

At 6th level, he adds Saving Shield and Shield Master to the list.
At 10th level, he adds Bashing Finish and Greater Shield Focus to the list."

Afther that you ca multiclass fighter or sta as a ranger, all depends of our personal preference.

[Emmit Svenson]

I don’t think the shield bonus you grant another character with Saving Shield stacks with whatever shield bonus that character already has. In PFS, you and your friends won’t help each other much with that feat, though you could use it to protect characters without shields, or your animal companion.

I agree 100% on getting Shield Master ASAP, and putting all the wealth by level you’re allowed into the best shield you can enchant. Here’s an alternate feat tree for you with some good feat synergy: crits lead to shield bashes which lead to bull rushes which lead to spiked armor damage.

Note that your main hand weapon will be a heavy shield, and your offhand weapon will be a light weapon, preferably a keen kukri by level 10.

1: Improved Shield Bash
1: Two-Weapon Fighting (H)
2: Shield Slam (Ranger Bonus Feat)
3: Shield Wall
5: Boon Companion
6: Shield Mastery (Ranger Bonus Feat)
7: Spiked Destroyer
9: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
10: Bashing Finish (Ranger Bonus Feat)