I am planning out my character at the moment and I just wanted a little input on what my feat progression looks like at the moment. I took into consideration much of what the forums suggested to me yesterday and did some of my own research. I am about ready to hit level 2 but I have planned up to 11. Let me know what you think and how useful this character would be.
Human Sanctified Slayer Inquisitor of Sarenrae
Str: 10
Dex: 18
Con: 12
Int: 10
Wis: 14
Cha: 12
Inquisiton: Redemption
Feats:
1. Weapon Finesse, Enforcer
3. Dervish Dance, Precise Strike (Teamwork Feat)
5. Weapon Focus (Scimitar)
6. Outflank (Teamwork Feat)
7. Dazzling Display
8. Shatter Defense (Combat Trick)
9. Coordinated Charge (Teamwork Feat)
11. Gory Finish
Traits: Blade of Mercy, Armor Expert
Weapons/Armor: Scimitar, Repeating Crossbow, Mithral Breastplate
At level 12 I would be adding 5d6 to my rolls for Non-Lethal with no -4 modifier thanks to Blade of Mercy. A modifier of 0 thanks to Armor Expert on the Mithril Breastplate.
Does my feat progression look alright? Can gory finish be used with non-lethal damage? Are there any suggestions for order or other similar feats? Am I calculating the Greater Bane and Merciful d6 counts correctly? And am I understanding Blade of Mercy correctly?
This is my first extended build
Is this for PFS?
Gory finish only works if you reduce your target to negative hit points. Nonlethal damage doesn't actually reduce HP, so it wouldn't apply. A character with 100 HP who takes 101 NL damage is now at 99 HP with 100 NL damage, which causes him to be unconscious, but he still has positive HP.
Is this for PFS?
Gory finish only works if you reduce your target to negative hit points. Nonlethal damage doesn't actually reduce HP, so it wouldn't apply. A character with 100 HP who takes 101 NL damage is now at 99 HP with 100 NL damage, which causes him to be unconscious, but he still has positive HP.
This is for PFS.
Would there be another feat/option I could use to combo with the feats I have chosen prior to Gory Finish.
So nonlethal also does not stack with regular damage. So if I hit a 16 for NL damage on something with 20 HP. And then I decided to supress my Merciful Magic Weapon and I hit for 10 damage lethal. He would be at 10 HP?
Yes, but he'd also be unconscious since you fall unconscious when your NL damage exceeds your current HP. Incidentally, this circumvents diehard and ferocity, I believe.
In regards to your feat question, I'll think about it and get back to you, unless someone else comes up with something.
Assuming you are using your human stat adjustment to bump Dex from 16 to 18, you still have one stat point left over. If you switch from the Redemption inquisition to the Reformation inquisition, you could pull points from Cha to bump Wis and Con while keeping social skills high. This would lose you the Merciful property, but with Blade of Mercy the only reason to use Merciful is for extra damage. One future weapon enhancement to consider is Cruel--this would allow you to make targets Shaken and Sickened in the same round, assuming you hit with more than one attack.