Tiefling Infernal Sorcerer pirate ?

[CrazyTrain]

Hello Rapscallions –

I’m currently playing a 1st-lvl N/E Tiefling Sorcerer in a pirate campaign.

The character has powers and abilities and evil impulses but does not know why. Studying isn’t her bag, she can just cast spells and do Tiefling stuff, but, though her irises are red she does not know she isn’t human yet. She had to defend herself on the streets growing up and had a tutor for swordplay and archery in adolescence, giving her some facility with weapons and light armor.

I had a progression in mind through 20th lvl (gearing for Eldritch Knight) though the campaign won’t last that long, but dammit, I started thinking and now have too many permutations in my head! ;)

So what’s a few more?!

My 2nd CL will be ‘Slayer’ from the 2013 ‘Advanced Class Guide Playtest’. If you’re not familiar, it’s a blend of Rogue and Ranger that gives feats every other level, full BAB, and sneak attack abilities, w/o heavy armor, bravery, weapon training, or armor mastery.

This was the DM’s suggestion so it’s fine. Beyond that I’m now unsure.
CR, APG, UM, UC are all allowed, as is other source material cleared by the GM on a per-case basis.

The character’s strengths are Dex & Charisma, but her other stats are all at or above 10.

There are enough NPCs on board so that party make-up and tailoring myself to fit in is not an issue, the only issue is fun, angling for survivability and versatility. I’m a compulsive dipper even though Pathfinder penalizes that in many cases.

“What are you trying to do?” – I’m trying to see what *you* would do in order to either firm up my ideas or give myself a new direction.

So what would you build?

Thanks all …

[XMorsX]

I don't think that the Infernal bloodline gives something special for melee action, like the abyssal does. Then again, going into Eldrich knight makes you lose ALL your scaling class features as a Sorcerer. I just don't see this as buold that it is either particularly strong at something or does something interesting enough that it is worth the pursuit.

I assume that you will enter with Caster 1 / Martial 1 / Eldrich knight X.

I understand that you already play this character so changing your first lvl is not an option.

I will just conclude that there is no special synergy with Eldrich Knight or with Slayer for that matter. If you like it go for it.

[Baron Ulfhamr]

Tiefling sorcerer pirate? I'd so totally use a satyxis raider figure for this, is what I'd do. I like the slayer/sorcerer idea, but almost wish there was a more perfect PrC than eldritch knight, as it doesn't support the rogue elements of the slayer class. Dip as you see fit, I s'pose...

[havoc xiii]

What about the Bloodrager?

[MrSin]

Can I ask what you plan to do? There's a big difference between being the guy that mixes sword and magic, the guy who is a master combatant and swordplay on the side, and the sorcerer in plate. Helps to know what your going for.

I'd go with magus if I wanted to mix sword and magic stuffs myself. There are also some really fighty bards who are still charisma based and capable of a lot of magic tricks.

I'd also rather have ranger(trapper/falconer) for a 1 level dip, instead of slayer. Lots of flavor to be had in learning to disable device and having a companion.

3.5 and 3pp can add an overwhelming number of options for the concept too.

[CrazyTrain]

Thanks for the suggestions :)

As an N/E, she's a bit of a coward and intends for others to take damage rather than her. Therefore archery will be her combat choice over melee when spells don't suffice.

She'll bully or manipulate others into being between her and the baddies (goodies).

For now I'm thinking she'll go 7 levels of Sorc + 1 lvl of Oracle (Battle mystery + skill-at-arms revelation for the martial weapon proficiency), then look at making the jump into hyper-space, errr, EK. No on Slayer I guess.