I'm going to be playing in a Kingmaker game with 2 other regulars with a 4th member being spotty at best. The of the two regulars one is a melee ranger that wants to be "stuck in " hitting things and the other is a wildshape focused druid. I have no idea if/when/what the 4th person will play when they show up.
Restrictions are: 20pt buy, CRB, APG, UC, UM and ISWG.
I'm planning on playing a bard for all around utility. The 2 archetypes I was thinking about are Arcane Dualist and Sound Striker. I'm leaning toward the latter.
Striker allows me to keep the bardic knowledge and versatile performance for all the skill usage we'll likely need that is not covered by the other two. Also, I need (emphasis here) to hold my own in melee as I'm certain things will get through with only two others to try to hold the attention in encounters. Neither of the other two players are real "Pathfinder" experienced, but are lightly familiar with the rules/setting.
That said, my ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) for this charater is:
Option 1:
Bard(Sound Striker)5-8/DD 4/Bard X (human, need those bonus spells):
Focus on Str>Cha>Dex>Con>Int>Wis
DD for the Str bump and other perks
Traits:Sword Scion (a Kingmaker trait is required) and Magic Knack
Also the Eldritch heritage line of feats interests me alot as well (either Arcane or Orc bloodlines)
Option 2:
Bard(Sound Striker)5-8/DD4/Paladin(Divine Hunter)2/Bard X:
Same idea as above, maybe swapping STR and DEX priority wise. Divine Hunter for Precise Shot and boost to saves. I'm not sure what order to get the levels in what classes. I could just take one level in Divine hunter, but it almost seems a waste not to get the extra level for the synergy with saves.
Anyhow just theory crafting at the moment. Input and ideas welcome.
