Animal companion help (Hunter)

[xDemoquinx]

I have read up on most of the builds with a hunter using a wolf for tripping. I am interested in using a raptor. What can you guys come up with that will synergize with it.

Some ideas I have are grabbing furys fall, death from above, reflexes, improved natural attack talons.

Is there a way to get this visualization down. Raptor starts off hidden, charges in and jumps up (death from above) and knocks the target down (fury fall) and pounces. All in one round? If the stealth check fails, how can I avoid the AoO from entering its space?

Hunter feats are looking like Pac flanking, paired opportunists, reflexes, precise strike, Finesse, Imp crit kukri, Imp spell sharing.

[Markov Spiked Chain]

I assume you mean a Velociraptor, not a hunting bird?
I also assume you're planning on melee-ing alongside or riding the raptor?

Fury's Fall requires Improved Trip, which requires Combat Reflexes, which requires a 13 Int. So your raptor isn't getting that without a lot of tricks.

Fortunately, it's just a bonus. Tandem Trip will give you a bigger effective bonus as a teamwork feat, so consider that. If you want to try to stealth around and remain hidden, consider Stealth Synergy. This lets you both roll Stealth checks, and both use the higher d20 roll. That's a dramatic improvement to your odds of both not being seen.

You shouldn't need to enter the opponent's space or provoke an AoO to pounce, it's just a normal (full) attack. You'd basically trip with one claw or bite, then attack with your remaining attacks.

[xDemoquinx]

Is there anything to reduce the penalty to stealth while charging?

[xDemoquinx]

Bump

[xDemoquinx]

What else What I would need to crit fish?

[Chess Pwn]

first if you want to do it quicker and more often you need a good crit range weapon. But regardless of what weapon you use you need to find some fish to attack and then keep attacking till you crit. :)

[xDemoquinx]

Planning on a kukri. How is the gear order?

Feats

1. Reflexes
2. Outflank
3. Expertise
3. Pack flanking
5. Weapon finesse
6. Paired opputunists
7. Precise strike
9.
9. Imp spell sharing
11 Imp crit kukri
12.

For AC

1. reflexes
2.
5. Unarmed strike
8. Imp trip
10. Fury fall or gtr trip