Looking to build CHA based Azata

[calartnick]

So I saw the Azata Aasimar is supposed to be the epitome of beauty, and I wanted to build a charisma based spell caster that uses a lot of diplomacy, bluff and even intimidate. I was thinking a sorcerer with the arcane bloodline and take improved familiar to get a little shoulder angel friend. However with the bonus to perform I was thinking maybe bard would do the trick. I do love the idea of more skill points. However, I don't know if the bard is the appropriate class for a beautiful angelic woman who is powerful enough to intimidate forces of evil. Keep in mind I'm looking more for flavor then the best mechanics, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the best class for my character idea.

[selunatic2397]

One of my players runs a ranger with dips in mage...he took advanced familiar to get an azata...

Named her "Navi"...yup he also dresses in green and is a blonde elven male!

If you have a tiny faerie companion you might as well go all in for Link!

[calartnick]

selunatic2397 wrote:

One of my players runs a ranger with dips in mage...he took advanced familiar to get an azata...

Named her "Navi"...yup he also dresses in green and is a blonde elven male!

If you have a tiny faerie companion you might as well go all in for Link!

That's freaking awesome!

[boring7]

calartnick wrote:

So I saw the Azata Aasimar is supposed to be the epitome of beauty, and I wanted to build a charisma based spell caster that uses a lot of diplomacy, bluff and even intimidate. I was thinking a sorcerer with the arcane bloodline and take improved familiar to get a little shoulder angel friend. However with the bonus to perform I was thinking maybe bard would do the trick. I do love the idea of more skill points. However, I don't know if the bard is the appropriate class for a beautiful angelic woman who is powerful enough to intimidate forces of evil. Keep in mind I'm looking more for flavor then the best mechanics, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the best class for my character idea.

Depends on who your bard is. Is she a dancing strumpet who distracts drunks for coin or an oratorical goddess who gives speeches that incite riots? Does she stand at the back and play a lute all fight or stand at the front singing the songs of righteous battle while slicing up foes with a dancer's grace?

Of course, she WON'T be a death-dealing ball of magical destruction with the bard's spell list, but you already knew that.

Honestly, it depends on your party, but the primary goal of "beautiful, terrifying, deadly, magical" says "oracle" to me. Get your little sidekick via Leadership (doesn't have to be a shoulder-angel at that point either) and let it take spellcaster levels for more magic, stomp around with shiny armor, get 4+ skill points and diplomacy/sense motive as class skills, and use 2 traits to grab Fast Talker and Omen traits for bluff as a class skill and intimidate as a swift action class skill.

Curse is up to you, check the oracle guide.

Or Summoner, because summoner is always crazy powerful.

[Matt2VK]

Is there a Bard type that gives access to a familiar?

Another suggestion is the Magus archetype Eldritch Scion from the ACG.

I do think, from what you've said, a Oracle will work best for you. As they can be just about tailored towards what ever you want to do with them.

[calartnick]

Oracle is a good idea, thanks for the advice guys! I do wish there were more ways to get a familiar but I think I could convince my GM to allow to take leadership to acquire an improved familiar without getting the spell bonuses from a familiar. I do like the sorcerer still because I like the idea of relying on magic armor. I feel like there could be a bard arcetype that works but none seemed to jump out at me, I may have missed a good one though. I'll definitely check out oracle though.

[boring7]

calartnick wrote:

Oracle is a good idea, thanks for the advice guys! I do wish there were more ways to get a familiar but I think I could convince my GM to allow to take leadership to acquire an improved familiar without getting the spell bonuses from a familiar. I do like the sorcerer still because I like the idea of relying on magic armor. I feel like there could be a bard arcetype that works but none seemed to jump out at me, I may have missed a good one though. I'll definitely check out oracle though.

Eldritch heritage feat with the Arcane Bloodline and improved familiar gets you a familiar with -2 effective level for the cost of 3 feats.

...Just take leadership. Share spells and other magic bonds can be done without or faked with other things. Telepathic bond can be hit with a permanency spell you know.

Nature, Lore, and Lunar mysteries have revelations that let you swap Charisma for Dex in terms of AC and Reflex saves. Nature also has an animal companion option, but eeeeeeeeh animal companions bleh.

There are a few (lousy) magic armor options on the cleric/oracle list. But then Mage Armor isn't THAT great at higher levels. Besides, the only reason to not go (at least) light armor and shield is if you have an ungodly high dex. Mind you if you take that revelation you just might.

Synthesist Summoner gives you magic armor. It's a magical outsider power-ranger/guyver suit that also gives you amazing combat stats and let's you crush your foes with a Prime-style Super-body. (No one will get that reference). Skills kinda suck though, if memory serves, and the rules are weird.

[Deadmanwalking]

Bard is just a generally awesome Class. If doing someone Azata inspired, it's very much appropriate for a beautiful and impressive person who scares the forces of Evil...they're just more likely to do it with personal combat or mind-manipulating magic than bolts of lightning.

[The Shaman]

Matt2VK wrote:

Is there a Bard type that gives access to a familiar?

The Sea Singer gets a monkey or parrot. There was a 3.5 feat that gave any arcane caster a familiar but you'd need to check with the GM on it. Actually, arcane heritage (arcane bloodline) can also work, but you'd need a skill focus first.

[Dorcus]

Deadmanwalking wrote:

Bard is just a generally awesome Class. If doing someone Azata inspired, it's very much appropriate for a beautiful and impressive person who scares the forces of Evil...they're just more likely to do it with personal combat or mind-manipulating magic than bolts of lightning.

"True power is measured by the loyalty of one's subordinates."