Looking to make a character for Kingmaker. Stuck between the Hunter and Cav classes.

[Lock-Os]

Hey guys, in my quest to try out every class and every adventure path, I come to the Kingmaker adventure path. Now, I know most adventure paths revolve the normal castle / ruin / cave crawl from 1 x 2 square room to 1 x 2 square room, but it seems like this AP will be different with more open areas where I can fit a mount as well as preform more ranged combat than in other games.

So, for those who have played this, is their enough room for a mount for a human cavalier in at least a significant part of the combat areas? Surprisingly, it is the only class that I struggle to find a reason to take if only because unless you go for a smaller race, you can't fit a horse into most situations in pathfinder unless you get creative, and one of the two big advantages to the cavalier class is the mount related perks. I don't need the mount all of the time, just quite a bit more than in say Runelords or Council of Theaves where a lot of combat is indoors.

Otherwise, the new hunter class looks like fun. I am playing a druid in society and the Hunter looks like a more combat geared druid.

[Mackenzie Kavanaugh]

Every book contains at least one area not at all suitable for mounted combat. That said... at least 50% of the encounters in each and every book are suitable for mounted combat.

[Chuckbab]

I would definitely take advantage of the fact that Kingmaker is one of the most wilderness- and travel-based AP to play a cavalier.

[pennywit]

Before you jump in, see if your GM is willing to tell you where he is going to focus the campaign. KM is potentially a VERY RP-heavy campaign. If you guys go in an RP direction, the cavalier might have some advantages.

[Andostre]

Agreed that KM is a good fit for a Cavalier. Many of the combats, especially early in the AP, are outdoor wilderness encounters.

[pennywit]

On top of that, depending on how much politicking enters into your campaign, a cavalier has the skills (and RP background) to be an asset there as well.

[David Neilson]

On the Hunter's behalf you have two more skill points, cool magic, and all the weapons. However the Bastard trait and the Ease of Faith Traits can make you pretty good at the social aspects. If you feel like paying the feat for heavy armor proficiency and your companion is a horse, you actually can do a fair impression of a Cavalier too.

[Lock-Os]

Actully, if I was going to play a Hunter with a horse I would drop the heavy armor and instead play as a horseback archer. That is a very cool idea.

However, I can't pass up the opertunity to take advantage of the Cavalier's bonuses while mounted in a campaign where I have more opertunites to be mounted, as well as filling the role of a general / tactician / mounted knight.

I guess the real question is how to balance the character. Str is important, but so is cha. Also, with fey I am going to need a good will save, so the Iron will trait will come in handy along with at least some Wis.