I was hoping to find some advice on making a proper fetchling magus. I've played the Dervish Dancer Magus, which was AMAZING, but as a fetchling I can't take dervish dancer, correct? And I don't necessarily want to be a high strength/armored up magus, as that doesn't quite fit the fluff. I considered Bladebound with a katana or falcata (using heirloom weapon and just waiting till third to use it), but starting at level 1, so I think I can take the archetype later if I choose to do so?
Also, is there a way to add more of a "Plane of Shadow" feel to the magi's spell list?
Well, since they do not have any penalties to relevant stats (since will is a good save for a magus), and bonuses to one secondary or primary stat as well as a dump stat, it is not too hard to work with a fetchling. Just a quick look at a strength build, and it only ends up with one CHA less than if I used the same methods on a human. A dex build would end up the same, but with one point more in the primary stat. But this is just me using my methods, and you might find different preferences.
Sadly, the best spells that come to mind for a 'shadow' feel, shadow conjuration and evocation, are not on the magus list. Too bad, since those spells are so versatile. Why the bard gets them and the magus doesn't is beyond me (well, besides the stronger focus on deception and illusion)
Whether you can take an archetype after character creation is usually up to the GM, but due to the fact that you want to switch right before there are any major differences, it might be easier to argue for.
Thanks! I think I'll look into a str build at the moment, and see what I can come up with.
Yeah, using a 20 point buy, it easily comes out to:
STR: 16 DEX: 14 (12+2) CON: 14 INT: 14 WIS: 10 (12-2)CHA: 9 (7+2)
Fairly standard, and enough to be 'decent' at melee and magic.
The stat bonus spread for a fetchling is rather good and easy to work with outside of divine casters (which makes sense, since it is the most common set of bonuses for non-core races, with fetchlings, catfolk, ifrits, and two different tiefling types; might be more, but not looking it up)