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Pathfinder Society Experience, first time playing Kineticest.
Because of Playing a pregen only scenario (Silver Hex) and GMing two 1-5 scenarios before having a chance to play my Kineticest, I started at level 2.
I had the following
Human
Str = 10, Dex = 14, Con = 20, Wis = 10, Int = 10, Cha = 8
HP = 25 (Favored Class bonus going to HP)
Feats: Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Wild Talents: Air Cushion, Air's Reach
Blast: Electric Blast (1d6 + 3) Ranged Touch, 60'
Defense: Enveloping Winds (20% miss chance vs physical ranged other then massive objects.)
Equipment: Pathfinder Kit, Light armor (not worn due to scenario) Sleeves of Many Garments (acting as Hot Weather Gear), Light Crossbow, 20 Bolts, Ioun Stone granting a +1 to UMD (I also had 2 ranks for a total +5 despite my -1 from Cha) and a Cestus.
The Scenario took place in a Desert so I didn't wear my Armor due to the Heat.
The Party A level 1 Paladin, a Level 2 Cleric, a Level 2 (I think) that was some kind of Bard/Drunken Master, a level 2 Verminus Hunter and my Level 2 Aerokineticest.
Below contains some spoilers so I will tag as such even without specifying the scenario
Encounter 1
We were facing v3.5 Hobgoblins, I think they had 8hp, and goblins, don't know their hp but I'm sure it was less then the Hobgoblins.
We had to deal with cover/difficult terrain from the camels we had been riding but our fighter types engaged.
Surprise Round, none of us were surprised, I attempted to snipe a Hobgoblin but missed (rolled a 1 I think.)
Rest of surprise round mostly consisted of the rest of the party dismounting.
The rest of combat consisted of our melee combatants engaging the goblins and hobgoblins that approached while our hunter maneuvered around to protect the NPCs with arrows and his Scorpion. I used my time maneuvering away from melee to hit the Hobgoblins that where shooting from range before turning to the goblins. I practically 1 shotted everything because of the number of 6's I ended up rolling with something like bard song active from our Monk and point blank shot I was doing the 1d6 + 5. As the combat came to an end and we killed the last Hobgoblin, the goblins attempted to flee. I chased one and got off a crit, killing it. We cleaned up the battle site and moved on.
Encounter 2
Big Statue, over 180 feet high, was going to attempt 2 will saves but failed the first. (The first was apparently vs. a harpy, the second was against my characters own desire to climb the statue and jump off.)
The rest of the party made their saves, though their mounts did not. I willingly led and in fact spurred my mount on (flavor, but we decided it meant I ended up in front) while the rest of the party tried in vain to stop their mounts.
Sadly, the Harpy failed its fly check when it tried to snatch me up, I so wanted it to pick me up and fly me back to it's nest LOL. Our Cleric had actually prepared Protection from Evil and cast it on me the very next round.
I dismounted on the other side of my mount from the harpy and the group dealt with that one. A Second harpy appeared and I purposefully moved out into the open and readied an action to blast when it got within 30 feet. It took the bait and blasted it full in the face staggering it, causing it to drop when it attempted to attack me at the end of it's dive.
We climbed the statue, looted the nest and I jumped off.
*Journal Entry, jumped off a 180 or so foot tall statue of Irori, must find something taller.*
Encounter 3
We faced 5 Hobgoblins and a moron human in half plate suffering from the heat of the desert.
Due to my somewhat short range, a mere 60 feet, and my desire to get off Point Blank Shot anyway I ended up surrounded at one point by 3 of them, though they weren't all concentrating on me, I had two allies in the area, the scorpion and my Drunken Bodyguard.
I kept trying to maneuver out of melee range with 5 foot steps so I could get off my blasts without provoking while rolling so low I kept missing against touch! (I couldn't roll better then a 5 on the die)
Things started to progress quickly however when a Hobgoblin attempted to move in to attack our cleric... holding a Longspear. the Hobgoblin skewered itself as the cleric scored a critical hit on the AOO.
Right after that, I managed to escape from melee again and shot at their boss, who had already dropped our Paladin unconscious and almost dead, with another max damage blast and he falls unconscious. The rest of the enemies fled.
I'll admit my getting into Melee range was partly my fault, but once there it became a pain to attack. I could have used my Cestus but with a 10 strength thought it wasn't worth it, I mostly took it so I threatened. I may want to pick up Kinetic Blade so I can attack in Melee if that happens again. Fortunately, I had more HP then anyone else in the party and the Drunken Bodyguard (Drunken Master with the Bodyguard feat) made up for my not wearing my armor. I will be picking up a wand of Mage Armor in the future as well as a bunch of other wands.
Things I have noticed.
Precise Shot is basically a Must Have, even against touch. Cramped areas become an issue, but most casters suffer that same problem.
My lack of strength is affecting my ability to carry gear, but that should be solved when I can buy a Handy Haversack, or perhaps I should hire a porter LOL. Even then though, Combat Gear pushes me near medium load. I picked the armor I did specifically because it was lighter (Lamellar Cuirass).
Party Reaction: Nobody seemed to think I was dominating the encounters, everyone had something to do and had fun. Our cleric even said it was the first time he felt his character was useful in a fight, but that might be because of his crit, though we all loved his blessings and I know the Paladin loved getting stabilized :P