whip oracle / ftr build

[Allyssa Silvermyst]

i plan to use intimidatign prowess as well as sidestep secret and lore keeper to use chr to my fullest. I plan to use a whip in one hand and a shield in the other. My plan is to strike at range with the whip to trip and do dmg and then at close range switch to shield bash/slam for close combat dmg with bullrushes thrown in as i can . My plan is to take viking as a archtype for fighter so aat level 2i can intimidate as a move action and later on as a swift action. I also gain pluses to ac from shield and gain the ability to also rage. My question is simply are there any feats or line of feats that will be of use besides the shield slam line or imporved whip master/improved trip ?

[Renegadeshepherd]

The way to do this is to only take one level of oracle and the rest Viking. The reason is simply that lore is front loaded and beyond spells has nothing else to offer. Furthermore, a whip build is fairly feat intensive so you need the bonus feats and rage powers. Don't overlook the shield AC bonus feats like shield focus as your AC is a little lower than heavy armor fighter standards.