| Gogo |
Am set on a Half-Elf Bard and liked the idea of using an odd, but flashy weapon with reach. The Flying Blade fit perfectly and since it had a bonus with AoO's and penalty with normal attacks, I am looking for help on a good way to build a Combat Reflexes skirmisher-type, using my standard action mainly to cast spells, rather than attack.
The big problem I feel is keeping enemies more than a 5 ft-step away. here's a rough feat plan for an Arcane Duelist Bard, but its early days (btw; i kinda like Spellsong, it feels very bard-like to me)...
1st) Spellsong
3rd) Combat Reflexes
5th) Power Attack
7th) Furious Focus
9th) Lunge
11th) Discordant Voice
Beyond this I have no real hard idea, i've even wondered if feats like Stand Still, Pushing assault or Combat Patrol would be worth getting early. I am trying to avoid combat maneuvers though like trip, since my stats will be mad, focusing on Str, dex & cha and i'm not high BAB.
Any good spells would help as well, ive spotted Thunderous Drums (knock prone = AoO's when they get up) which may be usefull and perhaps Discordant Blast, but I am not nearly as experienced at pathfinder as I would want to try getting this character to work.
Any help would be great!