Build me a Hoss

[Wailin' Kennings]

Full disclosure: I'm too lazy/unmotivated to wade through feats and traits and guides and gerbils to come up with a decent build. Looking for a relatively simple Skald build to act as a buffing God for a story-lite, dungeon-crawly game heavy on Old God/Lovecraftian shenaniganry.

Starting at 2nd level with a 15 point-buy. No racial restrictions that I know of, though I'd prefer something that can fit the light-hearted concept that is (hopefully) self-evident in the character's name.

[CraziFuzzy]

Herald of the Horn with a Sousaphone?

[CraziFuzzy]

Why the hell not?
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Hoss
Human (Ulfen) skald (herald of the horn) 2 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 49, 115)
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Senses Perception +0
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Defense
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AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 18 (+6 armor, +2 shield)
hp 20 (2d8+4)
Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +3; +4 vs. bardic performance, language-dependent, and sonic
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee cestus +3 (1d4+2/19-20) or
. . mwk heavy shield bash +4 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks raging song 12 rounds/day (inspired rage)
Skald (Herald of the Horn) Spells Known (CL 2nd; concentration +6)
. . 1st (3/day)—moment of greatness[UC], sleep (DC 15), timely inspiration[APG] (DC 15)
. . 0 (at will)—dancing lights, ghost sound (DC 14), mending, summon instrument, unwitting ally[APG] (DC 14)
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 18
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 13
Feats Improved Shield Bash, Noble Scion Of The Arts[ISWG], Scribe Scroll
Traits intense artist, shield bearer (ulfen)
Skills Acrobatics -4 (-8 to jump), Bluff +9, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Perform (oratory) +10, Perform (wind instruments) +13, Sense Motive +5
Languages Common, Skald
SQ arcane bond, bardic knowledge +1, versatile performance (wind)
Other Gear mwk breastplate, mwk shield spikes heavy steel shield, cestus[APG], backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), masterwork Sousaphone, mess kit[UE], mirror, pot, soap, spell component pouch, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 33 gp
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Special Abilities
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Arcane Bond Use horn to cast any spell in your spellbook. Without it, Concentration required to cast spells (DC20 + spell level).
Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add +1 to all knowledge skill checks.
Improved Shield Bash You still get your shield bonus while using Shield Bash.
Intense Artist (Perform [wind instruments], Perform [oratory]) Your devotion to Shelyn has caused you to delve more deeply into your art. You gain a +1 trait bonus on two Perform skills of your choice, and Perform is always a class skill for you.
Raging Song (standard action, 12 rounds/day) (Su) Song can inspire allies in a variety of ways.
Versatile Performance (Wind Instruments) +13 (Ex) You may substitute the final value of your Perform: Wind Instruments skill for Diplomacy or Handle Animal checks

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[CraziFuzzy]

And of course he needs a friend (A big fat bullied noble kid who just wanted to be in the band didn't make many normal friends)
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Bill
Dog (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 87)
N Small animal
Init +1; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +8
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +1 natural, +1 size)
hp 6 (1d8+2)
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +1
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Offense
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Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +2 (1d4+1)
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Statistics
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Str 13, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 11 (15 vs. trip)
Feats Skill Focus (Perception)
Tricks Attack, Defend, Down, Flank, Guard, Guarding, Hunt
Skills Acrobatics +1 (+13 to jump), Perception +8; Racial Modifiers +4 to survival when tracking by scent
SQ flank, guarding, hunt
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Special Abilities
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+4 to Survival when tracking by Scent +4 to Survival when tracking by Scent.
Flank [Trick] Attempts to attack and flank indicated enemy.
Guarding [Trick] The animal has been trained for guard duty.
Hunt [Trick] Hunts or forages for food to bring to handler.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ feet by sense of smell.

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[kyrt-ryder]

Neutral Good Gunslinger, low Int but high Wisdom, very high Constitution. Gentle Giant type, possible noble ogrekin?

[Brimleydower]

Nice. I'll give this a quick read through in a bit. I was thinking about going for a Half-Orc with Sacred Tattoo and Fate's Favored to soften the blow of a Wis dump. May see if I can find a way to reconcile the too. Hard to turn down an Ulfen though.

[Duiker]

If you want a bunch of builds quick and dirty, the NPC Codex is a bunch of pre-built characters at different classes and levels, and they're all at 15 point buy, so you're set. Technically they have lower WBL, so you'd have an extra 610 gold pieces in your pocket if you used one, but that's the only change I can think of.

It's here on the PRD.

[LazarX]

You forget this important part of the build.

Fatal Attraction: Beautiful women will frequently fall in love with Hoss only to meet a tragic and fatal end by the conclusion of the current storyline. This may trigger a berserker rage directed at the person or persons Hoss deems responsible.

[Brimleydower]

Hopefully Wailin' Kennings will be joined by a Ronny Goldcoin.