"The bird can be of any type of large hunting or scavenging bird (even a vulture)."
Roc is a large hunting bird methinkydinks..
This ability functions like the druid animal companion ability (which is part of the nature bond class feature), but the falconer must take the bird animal companion, and that companion has only half the normal hit points.
Not "a bird", "the bird" animal companion.
Starting Statistics: Size Small; Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft. (average); AC +1 natural armor; Attack bite (1d4), 2 talons (1d4); Ability Scores Str 10, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6; Special Qualities low-light vision.
4th-Level Advancement: Ability Scores Str +2, Con +2.
On topic... well, my halfling jinx Bard(Court Bard)1/Paladin2 is pretty darn broken, but not in a good way...
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Human racial heritage orc
1)scarred witchdoctor witch (con instead of INT for sleep hex)
2)Barbarian (any really) +4 con
3) Alchemist (see above) +4 con mustagen
+2 con belt
= (10 + 1 (witch level) + 5 (ability score) + 4 from above) 20 DC sleep @ 3 with ability focus it's 22 DC sleep @ 3 (23 with a potion of bear's endurance instead of belt)
Carry a scythe for coup de grace (2d4 X 4)
Thats very good, I might steal that. So much HP also.
You want broken at 3rd level? Here's a nasty combination that matures early:
Human Multiclass Controller (not a weapon user, but good defenses). You inflict little HP damage, but you shut down foes and boost your allies.
1 level Oracle of Heavens Dual Cursed Oracle, 1 level cleric , 1 level Sylvan Wild-blooded Sorcerer. High Charisma. You must worship one of a select few deities, possibly Sun Wukong, Dispater, or Abadar. Any alignment is possible. Archdevil Dispater is most effective, but there are others less objectionable.
Revelation: Misfortune (oracle-1), Awesome Display (from Extra Revelation feat)
Feats: Selective Channeling[1st], Boon Companion, Extra Revelation (Awesome Display)Special Abilities:
Variant Negative Channeling 30' area effect mass daze & damage effect. Available in variations to deities with portfolios Ale/Wine, Rulership, Cities, and several others. High DC and many uses each day. At 5th level Quick Channel will allow channeling as a Move action.Color Spray spell, cast as a Sorcerer, is exceptionally effective as a result of Awesome Display revelation and CHA 20. Also takes a Will Save.
Grease to target Reflex Save, DC16+
Full level 3 Animal Companion via Sylvan Wild-blooded Sorcery and Boon Companion. As a Sorcerer you have access to some unusual buffs for your Animal Companion, such as Enlarge Person. Some animals make better companions than others.
Immediate Action Misfortune Force d20 re-roll once per round.
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This PC gets outrageous action economy at 3rd level:
1. Your pet does something
2. Every round you use an Immediate Action to Misfortune a d20 Roll
3. You take an action. Possibly a super-powered Color Spray, possibly a 30' area effect Daze and Damage effect. Possibly some other 1st level spell, of the ten you can cast each day.I've played such a character in PFS. Just your immediate action Misfortune, used to sway luck in your favor, pulls your weight as a party member. Your...
Wow, this one is not broken, but its a very good, and well thought out build. Nice.
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Half-Elf Oracle Dual Cursed of Wind (Tongues and Haunted [wind]). Besmara is your god of choice.
Level up haunted. For roleplaying the combo works well - only being able to speak auran and having winds blowing around you (haunted) is pretty 'blessed/cursed by wind'.
Trait : Magical Linage (spiritual weapon) - for eventual attacks that trip and on 18+ stagger.
Revelations: 1: Lightening Breath, 3. Vortex Spells, 5. Fortune, 7. Thunderburst, 11. Air Barrier
Feats: 1: Misfortune, 3. Extra Revelation (Lightening Breath), 5. Toppling Spell, 7. Extra Revelation (Thunderburst), 9. Ability Focus (Lightening Breath), 11. Destructive Dispel,Use elf racial to up lightining breath (available as half elf).
Misfortune every round
Pop out a spiritual weapon and then line up for your
At 4th = 3x DC (13+chr) 6d4 : 30ft lines.Rest of your spells are free for whatever. Your misfortune/spiritual weapons/lightning and thunder bursts are for debuffing/target damage + trip and stagger/blasting. 3 (4 if you count trip separate) actions a round isn't bad.
Blasting is weaker at times but this is a great way to blast from low level that scales (and saves your limited spells known). Can always grab more 'extra revelation' feats if want. Will see you through to the high level blaster spells oracle ....eventually gets without any SR issues.
Elf (so half-elf), Aasimar, Sylph can all up any revelation.
Wow, yeah. This one doesn't age well, but it's definitely a good blaster for low level.
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"The bird can be of any type of large hunting or scavenging bird (even a vulture)."
Roc is a large hunting bird methinkydinks..
Nope the roc doesnt qualify under. You need the beastmaster archtype. Archery is fine if you want to be just another ar her ranger on a roc but you do d6 without gravity bow and cover will plague you untill ten since you give upnyour sixth level combat stllyle feat.
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A CrossBlooded (Infernal/Fey) Sorcerer Gnome with the Magical Linguist trait has a +5 to his Charm Person DC. Spell Focus (and Greater Spell Focus) can bump that up some more Eldritch Heritage for Silver Tongue to lie undetectably.
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You want broken at 3rd level?...
Wow, this one is not broken ...
The reason I posted it as a 'broken build' is the complaints it drew in PFS play. The appropriate Venture Lieutenant contacted me and said that no fewer than three different GMs had complained about this character. The complaints were that the character had crushed the BBEG too quickly and easily. The VL performed an audit, determined everything was legal, then invited me to play (up!) at his table. I told him that, even though he'd determined this was a 100% legal build, if he thought it too powerful I would retire the character.
During this (difficult, challenging, and fun) session this PC again performed with distinction, crushing several high CR encounters. The BBEG was the first ever (faced by this PC) to make multiple consecutive save-or-suck saving throws. This PC had defeated about seven consecutive BBEGs, each in the first round of combat. The VL told me this character, while highly effective, was exactly powerful enough for the scenario, and therefore was not broken.
So, I must agree with Legomojo, this build isn't quite broken.
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'Nope' is hardly proof.
Improved precise shot is hardly a huge loss (all non-archer rangers cope) and -4 from soft cover is a null issue when your above your opponents!
The roc is not classified as a bird animal companion. The roc is a roc animal companion. That is why there are two seperate entries for the roc and bird.
The early acess to imp ps is why archer rangers are so good. It negates miss chances unless you cant see the target. Its the most powerful archer feat in the game.