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Hello,
I'm looking to play a spiritualist for a jade regent campaign.
One of my doubts about the class is that something that only starts with light armor doesn't also have access to decent reach weapons and bows.
Though the class has an amazing spell list, the lack of slots and levels dissuaded me from focusing on that role.
One solution was to occasionally use a whip to control the battlefield which still seems like a good tactic while on foot.
Then I was inspired to trying out mounted combat. As soon as I thought of it, riding around wielding a scythe was too cool to pass up. I'm willing to give this build a try even if Phantom steed is a 3rd level spell for spiritualists instead of a 2nd level one.
How viable is mounted combat in Jade Regent?
Half-Orc Spiritualist
20 Points
Str: 17; Dex 14; Con 14; Int 10; Wis 15; Cha 7
Alternate Racial Traits:
Acute Darkvision, City Raised, Skilled.
Traits:
Militia Veteran[Ride], Seeker[Perception]
Advancement options
1: Medium armor proficiency (Retrain to mounted combat later)
3: Power Attack
4: +Str
5: Ride by attack
7: Toppling Spell/Emotional Conduit.
8: +Wis
9: Spirited Charge?
11:Improved Critical (Scythe)?
Thanks for your attention.
Spirited Charge is one of the high points of mounted combat. You want it early, not late.
It doesn't sound like you've got any particular plan for the phantom itself (not the spell, the class feature). That being so would you consider playing the ectoplasmatist archetype, which is a weird cross between a standard spiritualist and a magus? It gets reach as a class feature too.