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I'm trying to figure out the path for my character. My main questions are...
1) Which path would seem to be the most fun?
2) Which path would be the most viable?
3) Are there any other path possibilities that might be more fun/viable?
Here is my current Build
Half-Orc Beastmaster
5 Ranger / 2 Lore Warden
Traits: Blade of Mercy, Tusked
STR-21, DEX-14, CON-12, INT-14, WIS-12, CHA-7
1st Ranger: Whip Focus, Favored Enemy Humans
2nd Ranger: TWF
3rd Ranger: Whip Mastery
4th Ranger: Animal Companion, Spells
5th Lore Warden: Improved Whip Mastery, Combat Reflexes
6th Lore Warden: Combat Expertise, Improved Trip
7th Ranger: Greater Trip, Favored Enemy Evil Outsiders or Undead (Still thinking)
Path 1: Trip & Disarm or Trip & Wrap
Continue w/ Ranger taking Imp TWF(8th), Gr8 Whip Mastery (9th), Imp Disarm or Grapple (11th), Gr8 2WF (12th)
I'll be using the whips to disable whomever I can by as many means as I can. It is fun tripping almost everyone you come across but I know CMDs get harder as you go up.
The other option with this is take one more level in Lore Ward getting the additional +2 CMB to everything.
Path 2: Mastodon's best friend
Continue w/ Ranger taking Imp TWF(8th), Boon Companion 9th, Beast Rider 11th. This will give me a better action economy and I think it would just be cool to go all STOMPY STOMPY on things that get tripped. I am not proficient with animal companion usage so much and wouldn't know what I should by for my buddy, what feats to take, or what other companions might be better.
Path 3: Mega Mastodon's path of STOMPY STOMPYness!
Ranger to level 9 w/ Boon Companion and then go Mammoth Rider.
Thematically I think this is simply awesome. Tripping people and when having a gargantuan mammoth trample them. Um sorry, didn't see you on the ground there.
Any thoughts would me super appreciated.
Getting a better animal animal companion is a solid idea.
The only thing I would say is watch the size or have a backup plan in case you get stuck somewhere where your animal companion won't fit.
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Not being able to bring my companion with me is one of my concerns. You can bring a large long companion with you most places but a gargantuan is a little more of a situation. Especially if its something that can't climb or fly, I can see the dilemmas there.
Mammoth rider is a full BAB with d12HD so not having your companion there isn't debilitating.
But a full companion with the right feats can be much more flexible.
It's still early and I j e time, I just want to make sure I plan appropriately.
Also, I have only read about playing high in PFS but haven't actually done it. So I'm still a little green in this area.