| dkeller |
So i'm toying around with a character concept that involves a good hobgoblin who uses his race's own weapon normally used for evil, the whip, for good.
I'm looking for him to have a disguise of some sort for additional role playing flavor and for the fact that our core race heavy campaigns won't take too kindly of a hobgoblin just running around.
So class and feat wise is where I'm having a tough time. I've looked at the following classes in crazy detail (spreadsheet and all!): thug rogue, swashbuckler mysterious avenger, slayer, inquisitor sanctified slayer, caviler daring champion, and fighter mutation warrior (mainly for and extra feat).
I believe if I wanted to go full optimize i'd probably go inquisitor with a thug rogue dip, however i'm not totally feeling a magic using hobgoblin (maybe I could be convinced?!).
With that in mind, I was looking at the Swashbuckler to fit my role playing needs however it looks like the Cavlier Daring Champion with Order of Vengenance would do almost everything the swashbuckler does except better. The only problem though (but a big one) is that the Daring Champion doesn't grant the ability to use the whip with your swashbuckler abilities.
Would a dip into swashbuckler mysterious avenger for 1 (or more) levels followed by the cavalier daring champion allow me to use the whip with my abilities? Also, would my precise strike damage stack with both classes levels?
Let me know what you think; if you have any other character ideas too, feel free to let me know, i'm open - really i'm looking for a character that functionally is good with the whip damage wise, can intimidate well (include frighten with thug rogue dip), and can take advantage of the reach (once improved mastery is obtained for whip) with AOO perhaps.
Thanks!