Is there anything about this combination that wouldn't work?
Benefit: Whenever you make a successful charge attack while wielding a two-handed weapon in both hands, add two times your Strength bonus to the damage roll.
Agile weapons are unusually well balanced and responsive. A wielder with the Weapon Finesse feat can choose to apply her Dexterity modifier to damage rolls with the weapon in place of her Strength modifier. This modifier to damage is not increased for two-handed weapons, but is still reduced for off-hand weapons. The agile weapon enhancement can only be placed on melee weapons that are usable with the Weapon Finesse feat.
Getting Dex bonus to Damage plus 2x Str bonus to damage on a charge seems like a fun time to me.
you choose one or the other with agile, either STR x 2 or DEX x 1.
can choose to apply her Dexterity modifier to damage rolls with the weapon in place of her Strength modifier
The Horn of the Criosphinx bonus replaces your normal damage bonus (eg 1.5 strength). It isn't an addition to your normal damage bonus. I wouldn't allow it.
Elven curve blade is a two-handed weapon usable with weapon finesse.
EDIT- For that matter, the Aldori Dueling Sword is an exotic finessable longsword, and the PrC based on it gets you 1.5 Dex to damage when two-handing it.
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No, the Aldori Swordlord PrC says you don't get 1.5 Dex when two-handing.Elven curve blade is a two-handed weapon usable with weapon finesse.
EDIT- For that matter, the Aldori Dueling Sword is an exotic finessable longsword, and the PrC based on it gets you 1.5 Dex to damage when two-handing it.
What? No it doesn't.
"These slightly curved swords measure just over 3 feet in length. An Aldori Dueling Sword may be used as a Martial Weapon (in which case it functions as a longsword), but if you have the feat Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Aldori dueling sword), you can use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls with an Aldori dueling sword sized for you, even though it isn’t a light weapon. You can also wield an Aldori dueling sword in two hands in order to apply 1-1/2 times your Strength bonus to damage."
Nowhere does it say "You don't get 1.5 Dex when two-handing."
Anyways.
"Essentially a longer version of a scimitar, but with a thinner blade, the elven curve blade is exceptionally rare. You receive a +2 circumstance bonus to your CMD whenever a foe attempts to sunder your Elven Curve Blade because of its flexible metal.
You can use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls with an elven curve blade that is sized for you, even though it isn’t a light weapon."
The problem seems to be that none of these give you Dex for damage naturally. So we have to do that through the Agile enchantment.
"Agile weapons are unusually well balanced and responsive. A wielder with the Weapon Finesse feat can choose to apply her Dexterity modifier to damage rolls with the weapon in place of her Strength modifier. This modifier to damage is not increased for two-handed weapons, but is still reduced for off-hand weapons. The agile weapon enhancement can only be placed on melee weapons that are usable with the Weapon Finesse feat."
So, through Agile, we cannot gain the 1.5 damage bonus from wielding it 2 handed. Interestingly enough, it states "This modifier to damage is not increased for two-handed weapons"... but it fails to mention a one-handed weapon being used with two hands. This leads me to believe that the Aldori Dueling Sword, a One-Handed weapon, if wielded with Both Hands; Would gain 1.5x DEX damage.
Now, if we are wielding a 2 handed and using Power Attack, we still gain the bonus damage to PA -> -1 Attack for +3 damage for every 4 BAB.
As much as I'd LOVE for Agile and wielding 2H for 1.5 to work together, it seems that it does not. It wouldn't make much sense anyways, outside of RAW logic.
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It doesn't matter anyhow. The small damage bump on a charge isn't worth a feat and the point buy required to keep Str up anyhow.