So, I got inspired to plan a build based on the War Boys, from Mad Max: Fury road, but not sure how to even start going about it.
I'm pretty sure incorporating the cars would be pretty impossible; I considered emulating the effect by using a mounted build, but not sure if that's the direction I want to take the character.
Anyway, here are some elements that I would like to be worked in, somehow; the more, the better:
1) Shiny and Chrome: Some form of raging/berserking; preferably initiated by ingesting something like a potion, mutagen, extract, etc.
2) Weapons: Spears, Pistols, and/or explosives.
3) Immortan Joe: Would be nice if there was some divine aspect to the character, to represent the War Boys reverence of Immortan Joe, though could be as simple as a custom deity for flavor.
4) Bare-chested; preferably unarmored if possible. I know "no wearing armor" is totally possible, but it would be nice if there was some AC bonus associated with it.
I'm thinking maybe a Alchemist would be a decent way to do it; Mutagen and extracts of Rage would cover 1, Bombs and Spears would be covered, so that's most of 2. Other classes with a Mutagen archetype could also cover this, though, such as a Mutagenic Mauler Brawler, and using alchemical items for explosives. I was thinking maybe a Warpriest or a Bloodrager could also work, but haven't been able to put anything together that quite seems to work just yet.
Anyway, looking for any ideas, including other elements I could include.
1: Heart of a chrome golem. When they touch over their hearts, they transform into chrome golems. I have a ritual for that.
Ritual 17: Golem Heart. A piece of a golem ripped(or picked out of the pieces) from the construct's heart is merged with a living recipient's heart. Their chest then looks like the golem over their heart.
If successful, the recipient can touch their chest to transform. They change into the golem for 10 minutes per level(or hit die) with an equal cool down time. While they still have all their skills and mental stats, they can rage as the golem, ending when they change back.
Failure: They are changed completely into that type of golem, berserk, and are dead. Any clones activate. Only a wish can change them back from that body and the golem heart is lost.
Modifiers: Knowledge Arcana + Spellcraft + craft. DC 10 + 3 per Golem hit dice.
Cost: One fourth again the golem's build cost and the piece of the golem.
Usually the target number is 25, and the recipient rolls the D20.
For Golem Heart, add the DC of the golem, after adjusting for the size of the recipient.
A gnome with the heart of a stone golem might pose as a lawn gnome, turning to stone when suspects are around.
Go to Rituals.
2: One would be a fighter with a longspear, one a gunfighter, and one an alchemist.
3: Reflavor Gorum to make Immortan Joe.
4: They would have to be bare chested to transform.
1, 2 and 4: Savage Technologist Barbarian. No divine flavor but you do get STR to Diplomacy with tribes.
1, 2: Grenadier Alchemist. You'd probably be better off with heavy armor though.
1, 4: Kyton Bloodline Bloodrager. No pistols or bombs, but you could totally get some fire-based spells and flavor them to be that.
2, 3: Gunpowder Inquisition Inquisitor. You still probably want SOME armor. Judgement and Bane can be flavored to be like a rage.
There's also the possibility of mounted builds such as a Mounted Fury or Burn Rider Barbarian, a Construct Rider Alchemist, a Beast Rider Cavalier with the right order, or a Divine Commander Warpriest.
My suggestion is a reflavored Drunken Master Monk, a Far Strike Monk, or a Gun Mystic Monk, each with reflavored Monk Vows.
"Shiny and Chrome" is done with reflavored 'alcohol' in Drunken Master, alternatively done with some sort of potion.
"Weapons", you've got unarmed and spear, and firearms with Gun Mystic, you can throw bombs and spears with Far Strike, alternatively pick up Weapon Proficiencies.
"Immortan Joe" is done with Monk Vow, perhaps one to keep the character shaven and with his War Boy markings always on (reflavored Vow of Cleanliness?).
"Bare Chested", obviously works very well with Monk.
Don't see why the Immortan needs to be a caster of any sorts.
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I can tell you that I already have a PFS character I've built out for a war boys concept, based off of an amazing skald build I saw.
Race: Half-Orc with the alt trait for Endurance (as well as the luck bonus stuff)
Feats: Skalds Vigor, Diehard, Amplified Rage
Levels: Skald (Fated Champion); 1 level dip bloodrager @ level 2 (get a familiar with the valet archtype)
Skalds Vigor gives you fast healing while you rage equal to your STR bonus. You can use your bloodrager rage in place of your song bonus while you sing, giving you fast healing 4 at level 2. At level 5 you take Amplified Rage, which, when your familiar takes your rage bonus, means your rage bonus jumps to +8/+8 and fast healing 8. It's total cheese, makes you very effective at low levels, and perfect for a warboy.
I LIVE, I DIE, I LIVE AGAIN!
I would not allow that as a DM, as it would be a misinterpretation of the feat. ("Your Strength bonus" does not refer to any, it refers specifically to Raging Song's)
But I do think Skald is the closest you'd get to a Doof Warrior.
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Take Summoner, and reflavor your eidolon as a sick ride.
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Secret Wizard, he's referring to the Str Bonus from Raging Song. Raging Song lets you use the +4 Str bonus from Bloodrager, and Amplified Rage increases the Str bonus to +8.
Read my post. I'm talking about the Skald's Vigor cheese he's doing, it's not even an exploit, it's just purposely misinterpreting the feat.
While maintaining a raging song, you gain fast healing equal to the Strength bonus your song provides
It clearly grants only Fast Healing restricted to the amount of STR bonus the Raging Song provides, not the other types of rage people may using during the song.
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Take Summoner, and reflavor your eidolon as a sick ride.
This right here. I've got a halfling Summoner in PFS who rides a mount eidolon and it's fun as hell. Casting spells in the middle of combat is sort of like Black-Thumbing your rig to make it perform better, you have access to the Rage spell if you're so inclined, and the Longspear is a great workhorse weapon that fits the theme and can last until you get a Lance. Flaming burst lance, perhaps? Both fit, if you ask me.
Mage Armor means you can go bare chested, but eventually you'll want a mithril chain shirt. If nothing else, wear a leather jacket over it and you'll be fine.
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Those are all mediocre suggestions.
I'm just here to second the idea of chariots, possibly in combination with animate objects.
They definitely have a muscle car aspect to them, as they're big, ostentatious, expensive, and impractical.
You'd need to discuss using the rules for rams but with a sideways facing to represent scythes or the like, which are a must for crazy chariot antics. The downside is you'd need a driver most of the time,so either hiring on an npc warrior or two or taking the squire feat would be a must, as moving the thing around burns through standard actions like crazy under the pathfinder rules making it hugely inferior to just riding a horse in that regard. The upside to this is that warboys travel in groups anyways, so you were probably already considering the feat.
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Read my post. I'm talking about the Skald's Vigor cheese he's doing, it's not even an exploit, it's just purposely misinterpreting the feat.
While maintaining a raging song, you gain fast healing equal to the Strength bonus your song providesIt clearly grants only Fast Healing restricted to the amount of STR bonus the Raging Song provides, not the other types of rage people may using during the song.
Man, you make it sound like I'm trying to deliberately ignore rules. The mechanics that allow for this are in the song ability.
...If an ally has her own rage class ability (such as barbarian's rage, bloodrager's bloodrage, or skald's inspired rage), she may use the Strength, Constitution, and Will saving throw bonuses, as well as AC penalties, based on her own ability and level instead of those from the skald (still suffering no fatigue afterward).
i.e. The raging song is still providing the bonus, but if you have a rage ability, you can use those numbers instead of those indicated by the song for the benefits you get from the song.
If it said you can rage as per another class ability instead of taking the skald song bonus, I'd agree with you entirely. However, it isn't stating that it's triggering allies rage powers, but that the rage powers are modifying the stats of the bonus granted by the song for those characters.
I absolute do not deny it's crazy cheese, but it's all legal (until they decide to errata it away).
You could use a discovery that adds an energy type to your bomb damage. I'm not sure weather that already exists. If not, it should. It should have a discovery for making alchemical fire that gets hotter and more damaging as they go up levels.
The skald looks interesting.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/skald
I've been suggesting enlarged rage for some time.
Enlarging mutagen would be an awesome discovery.