karossii |
Out of all the hundreds of race/class/(multiclass/prestige class) combinations that are PFS legal, and are at least playable (if probably far from optimized), what are the least seen combinations?
I realize this will vary from area to area, and based on personal experience. But that is why I am posting here, to get a feel for the overall spread...
What builds are there which you think are perfectly viable, but you have never seen played?
What builds do you see, but only rarely?
Tumskunde |
I'm new to society, but I've got a few that are thought exercises.
An elf sorcerer with the Orc bloodline?
Or what about a teacup wielding rogue/ninja, who disarms people and destroys them? (Humble Beginnings Trait or Catch Off Guard feat and sneak attack)
What about a character that took a different class every level?
A Fighter/Barbarian/Gunslinger/Cavalier/Monk/Rogue/Ninja/Alchemist/Ranger/Dru id/Oracle/Bard would certainly have a unique bag of tricks. Not sure on the viability though, you could make it work better with prestige classes.
Andreas Forster Venture-Captain, Germany—Hamburg |
What about a character that took a different class every level?
Just lately, some friends and I were joking about such a thing. There are exactly 12 classes that don't have a full BAB and no Improved Unarmed Strike, so it would actually be possible to have a level 12 character that still has to spend a seperate move action to draw a weapon.
But the base saves would be awesome :)btw:
Fighter/Barbarian/Gunslinger/Cavalier/Monk/Rogue/Ninja/Alchemist/Rang er/Druid/Oracle/Bard
You can't be both Rogue and Ninja, because the Ninja is an alternate class that's tied to the Rogue. (The same is true for Cavalier/Samurai and Paladin/Antipaladin.)
I also already thought about the Rogue with Catch Off Guard and Improved Disarm. But the combo wouldn't work against natural weapons.
Some of the characters I have use rare combinations. For example, I have a gnome rogue/witch who specializes in languages. The rogue levels are actually just for the "Guileful Polyglot" rogue talent.
Nefreet |
I rarely see Gnome or Halfling Strength-based Fighters.
I rarely see Dwarven Sorcerers that don't have the Empyreal Bloodline.
I rarely see Elven Paladins.
I rarely see Cavaliers, except for one recently at a convention that was very deadly.
And I rarely see Monks that aren't Zen Archers (or aren't multi-classed with Druid).
The two races I see the most, in my area at least, are Human and Aasimar.
And, now that I think about it, I rarely see vanilla classes in general. I have a vanilla Rogue, a vanilla Magus, and a vanilla Witch, but the most common question I get is, "Oh, what archetype did you go with?".
James Risner Owner - D20 Hobbies |