I'm making a back-up 4th level PC to loosely match the picture of Balgron the Fat from ShadowFell. Hence he's to be a Gobbo, and wield a crossbow. Here's what I'm thinking:
Level 1 Inq, Level 1 Fighter, Level 2 Rogue
The level in Inquisitor nets me the Repeating Heavy Crossbow, the level in Fighter nets me an extra feat, and then I plan to just run with the Rogue levels going forward to get ever larger sneak attacks.
Starting Feat would be Improved Init, Fighter Feat would be Point Blank Shot, 3rd level Feat would be Precise Shot, and Rogue Talent would be a Rapid Shot.
Gobbo's get +4 to dex, which means I can hit Dex 20 without much difficulty, and end up with an Init of 10 (+2 init for CC starting talent-thing).
End up with +6/+6 dealing 1d10/1d10 per round, with an extra 1d6 damage for sneak attacks.
Any thoughts or feedback? Thanks!
is the Repeater the only reason to take the Inq level? If you take a 2nd Fighter level instead you get another bonus feat (which you can use for Exotic Weapon Prof to get the xbow) and have another +1BAB. And there are some decent archetypes that replace the level 2 Bravery ability with other cool stuff you might like.....
is the Repeater the only reason to take the Inq level? If you take a 2nd Fighter level instead you get another bonus feat (which you can use for Exotic Weapon Prof to get the xbow) and have another +1BAB. And there are some decent archetypes that replace the level 2 Bravery ability with other cool stuff you might like.....
Excellent point, Deylinarr. Rogue 2/Fighter 2 also has a more straightforward appeal to it.
Now, to check out the archetypes... thanks!
crossbowman archetype doesn't help you until ftr3 unfortunately. Im a big fan of Lore Warden for a non-tank fighter: lose the heavy armor you weren't going to wear anyway, get the extra skill points which is always good for a rogue, and Combat Expertise for free opens up a lot of feat chain possibilities!