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My other half Beth and I just finished playing two brand new level one vigilantes in Quest For Perfection part 1. I was playing a level 1 halfling stalker, Beth was playing a level 1 human zealot with a longbow and precise/point blank shot, and the other players were playing a level 2 elf ranger/rogue multiclass, and level one Oloch pregen.
In the first encounter, we used Social Personas to meet with the guides, and my Stalker was the the only one that spoke Tien, so I acted as interpreter. When we reached the campsite, our guides started gathering firewood leaving us to investigate the huts. A good perception check revealed the presence of something in the hut, and we used a minute to quietly change into vigilante persona. My halfling stealthily looked at the back of the hut, and found a way to sneak in a hold in the back wall. I was able to make the stealth check to gain a surprise round, and rolled a crit with a d8 hidden strike, seriously injuring the Snow Leopard. I shouted for the rest of the party to come in the front door, and the leopard leaped at the door, provoking an AoO from me, which dropped it.
The guides left in the morning, and thanks to some good diplomacy rolls, gifted us with some cold weather gear. We ascended the mountain towards the monastery.
Second encounter, we discovered the cave fisher before we started climbing, and we managed to dispatch it without harm using ranged weapons. Unfortunately, when it died, it landed on Oloch and injured him, causing the Ranger to use some CLW wand charges.
Third encounter, we encountered two Ghouls. In this encounter we were surprised, and I got hit flatfooted by a ghoul. Fortunately, I made both fort saves thanks to my halfling luck, and we then engaged in combat. In this combat, I felt like a rogue with a d4 sneak attack using flanking, and between the Archer Zealot, the warpriest's greatsword, and the elf's curve blade, the ghouls fell quickly.
We then reached the monastery, and encountered some yetis. Again no surprise for use, so by hidden strikes were d4s. We managed to drop both yetis quickly, with the Zealot casting divine favor for the final yeti.
The combats in this scenario were very easy, thanks to good tactics all around and playing tier 1-2. Other than soloing the first encounter I felt like playing a Rogue without trapfinding, and the Zealot felt like an inquisitor without judgements. This will be better at second level once we pick up talents, but the Zealot in particular felt like she would have been better off playing an inquisitor.
Overall, I was pleased with the Stalker, and am looking forward to playing it again. Beth is considering using the free level one rebuilds to change to an inquisitor. The dual identities don't add much to PFS play, and the abilities of the Zealot do not appear to be worth the power difference of an inquisitor and the lack of spellcasting growth is concerning.
