Basically the plan is to be a sniper and remain hidden for extra sa every round but I dont really understand how the whole staying hidden aspect works... anyone care to explain?
If you've already successfully used Stealth at least 10 feet from your target, you can make one ranged attack and then immediately use Stealth again. You take a –20 penalty on your Stealth check to maintain your obscured location.
Then you got the advanced rogue talent and the Kobold feat that together take away the -20 to sniping. The feat you can take at 1st level, the talent you would need to wait till level 10 to pick up.
Effectively your in a hidden position that others cannot find as you make ranged sneak attacks. Until that is they make a perception check that beats your stealth check after you snipe someone.
Would I have to rehide after every shot(move action) or can I just full attack away and mess everyone up
Well in that case it might be worthwhile to take vital strike at some point just for the gravity synergy
Yeah it would but we are playing relatively low lvl
Instead of Rogue, try Ninja.
Ninja trick: Vanish is a swift to make you invisible for a short time. Invisible means one sneak attack. At 10th, take Invisible Blade to upgrade to greater invisibility. Greater invisibility means full round sneak attacks.
/cevah
2 things about ninja... it is for a campaign and he is going to be the trap guy so rogue is way better at that and y waist a ki point when I can just pass a relatively easy check, since we wont be making it to lvl 10 that is
Well money can be the answer.
Goz mask + sniper goggles + smoke sticks.
Another way would be a shatter defenses intimidate build.
I'm still trying to find a good rules ruling on this, but feint doesn't appear to have a range limit. So greater feint could be used to set up one sneak attack maybe.
Getting someone to maintain silent image on you could also work.
EDIT: If kolbold is not required. An ifrit with firesight and smoke sticks can also snipe well.
Who else is going to be in your party?