Is there a Swarm Master build in Pathfinder?


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I'm trying to think of crazy ideas, and I just saw D'Vorah in Mortal Kombat X. Is there any way to build a character that controls swarms? Like, I summon forth a swarm of something to aid in combat?


Here's a spell that could be helpful


That looks like a great spell!

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Witch, alchemist, and druid all have various swarm spells. Druid has the most spells, but doesn't have access to vomit swarm which is the best one.

Half orc is going to be the best race due to ferocious summons allowing the swarms to stay active to negative hit points.


The main other relevant spells are whip of spiders (centipedes/ants), cape of wasps and swarm skin. Witches & druids get them all; orc or half-orc witches can get the scarred witchdoctor archetype which may compensate for needing to be pretty close to the enemy for any of these.

Druids can also get insect plague tho' which is pretty handy, and have the swamp druid archetype which may compensate for accidentally getting in the path of your own swarm.


I believe The Entomancer in Thunderscape will provide what you're looking for.

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Arcanist, Unlettered. gives you the Witches spell list.

Gifted Adept - Vomit Swarm
Arcane Exploit - Potent Magic
Sp Focus Conjuration (1)
Augment Summoning (3)

Augment Summoning to increase swarm hit points.

Lets you summon Wasp Swarms at level 4

Sp Specialization Vomit Swarm (5)
Varisian Tattoo - Conjuration (7)

At level 7 can summon Army Ant Swarms

At level 12 Swarm Skin is cool.


Xein wrote:
I believe The Entomancer in Thunderscape will provide what you're looking for.

This.

The Thunderscape classes are in general pretty neat. Though your GM would have to be open to 3rd Party supplements.


At fifth level the verminous hunter gets the swarm stride ability with which he can share squares with swarms without being damaged by them.

If you take an other class take the Bellis Honey Harvester trait to get DR3 vs swarms and a bonus vs their poison and distraction just to be on the save side.

Edit:
They lack vomit swarm but they get some.

Summon Swarm (Lvl 2)
Whip Of Spiders (Lvl 2)
Mad Monkeys (Lvl 3)
Raging Rubble (Lvl 3)
Rain of Frogs (Lvl 3*)
Cape Of Wasps (Lvl 4)
Insect Plague (Lvl 5*)
Whip Of Centipedes (Lvl 5)
Swarm Skin (Lvl 6)
Whip Of Ants (Lvl 6)

Edit2: I got this list from the advanced spell seach on d20pfsrd. Didn't check if the levels are right.

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