Captain America?

[true_shinken]

I just noticed that a Shield Champion Brawler with Bodyguard, In Harm's Way and Combat Advice pretty much covers all the bases for a Captain America build (by level 5, no less).

Where to go from there? More Brawler? Paladin?

[Rosc]

Paladin is very suitable for Cap's mentality, but the Cha reliance makes it too M.A.D. to pull off without extremely generous stat distribution. Strait Brawler keeps improving what he does best. Plus Smite is Class Level dependant....

If the urge to dip is strong, a bit of Gunslinger for a decent sidearm. Four levels of Cavalier and the right Order might help; sharing teamwork feats for cooperation and a mount to serve as the fantasy counterpart to his motorcycle.

[JesusOrangeJuice]

a Warpriest focusing on shield

[Uncle Ook]

master of many styles, for his hand to hand?

standard bearer cavalier (with his shield as banner?)

Just hard to picture Cap without superhigh STR, DEX, CON, and CHA, though.

[Imbicatus]

Slayer works very well thanks to the sword and shield ranger style.

[master_marshmallow]

I second the gunslinger thing.

[Charon's Little Helper]

I'd just keep going brawler. Just make sure to prepare in advance all of the potential feat combinations for any situation. (Captain America was a boy-scout after all - he should always come prepared. :P) Greater Blindfight vs wizards with mirror-image/displacement, Moonlight Stalker for when in concealment etc.

[Alexander Augunas]

I did a Captain America build on Guidance. I stand by it.

[Imbicatus]

If I ever play a core mode PFS game, I plan on giving it a go. Ranger 2/Monk 1/Cleric 1/Barbarian 8. Ranger 2 for access to TWF, needed for Shield Slam. Monk for unarmed damage and deflect arrows. Cleric for the Magic Domain to throw the shield with no access to throwing shields. Barbarian for the STR bonus to represent the Super Soldier serum. I don't like being non-lawful for the concept, but I figure Neutral Good is still close enough to cap.

[Kaldur Arahm]

If your into Gestalting, Bard on the other half of Alexander Augunas's build as it give you the ability to encourage and buff your party.

[chbgraphicarts]

Cap is honestly a Shield Champion + Exemplar, but that isn't legal. The next best option would either be pure Shield Champion or Shield Champion + Cavalier.

Cap's shield makes a perfect Banner, and Cap is often the field commander of whatever group he's with.

[Paladin of Baha-who?]

Steve rogers was originally a guy with Strength 7 and Constitution 7, average Dex, and with high Cha/Int/Wis. Then the super soldier serum happened, gave him a 20 in all the physical stats.

That's a little hard to model using Pathfinder standard point buy.

[The Dread Prince]

Shield Champion Brawler//Paladin. Maybe even holy gun to get the gun and the ability to smite via the gun. But straight pally works too.

[Scott Wilhelm]

My Captain America build barely starts until level 6, since Shield Slam requires a BAB of +6. I like the combination of Shield Slam, Greater Bull Rush, and Paired Opportunist acquired via 1 level in Cavalier or 3 in Inquisitor.

With the Bashing Enchantment, a Heavy, Spiked Shield does 2d6.

With Shield Slam, every Bash triggers a free Bull Rush.

With Greater Bull Rush, every Bull Rush gives all your allies an Attack of Opportunity for him moving out of a Threatened Square.

With Paired Opportunist, you get an Attack of Opportunity because your allies do.

With the right battlefield positioning, say with a Flanking buddy, the AoO's can loop. You see, your Attack of Opportunity can be another Shield Bash, followed by another Bull Rush, followed by another round of AoO's.

[Imbicatus]

Scott Wilhelm wrote:

My Captain America build barely starts until level 6, since Shield Slam requires a BAB of +6.

Or Ranger/Slayer 2 with the Shield Combat Style, with Shield Master at level 6.

[Scott Wilhelm]

Imbicatus wrote:

Scott Wilhelm wrote:

My Captain America build barely starts until level 6, since Shield Slam requires a BAB of +6.

Or Ranger/Slayer 2 with the Shield Combat Style, with Shield Master at level 6.

I did not realize either the Weapon and Shield Ranger Combat Style Class Ability included Shield Slam nor that the Ranger did not need to make the prerequisites.

The first Shield Bashing Build I made built from Thunder and Fang, and I used the Ranger Combat Style Feat to get 2 weapon. I didn't consider using it for Shield Slam instead.

That is very interesting. Thank you very much.