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That would drop my bab, though. If you know of any classes with a +1 bab, +1d6 sneak attack on first level, though. Plus there is resistance and +3 natural armor with the DD
Snake Bite Brawler
And I do not see the benefit of Str When You Get Dex to damage
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The rule of Thumb when Multi-classing in PF is it tends to not be worth it unless your payoff is great. All those random classes (most of which are very weak) will not really pay off and you will be weaker than most characters of the same level. Sometimes so much so they will outshine you in just about every way.
Why is SA so Important? It is a very unreliable Damage sources in the game.
I recommend:
Destined Bloodrager 4/Paladin X VMC Order of the Stars Cav or Bard
Human
Trait: Fate's Favored
Optimistic Gambler
Feats:
1: Raging Vitality and Fey Foundling
5: Power Attack
9: Improved Critical- Falchion (cause Bless weapon lol)
First Mercy is Fatigued so you can stop your rage on your terms and not suffer fatigue. You could go with primalist for rage powers but the Destined +2 AC and Saves is very nice.
If you VMC Bard you get all the Bard toys and Performance.
If you VMC the Cav you get Challenge and the Level 7 ability is straight gold. By 8 HD you are back to full LoH progression.
Key Items:
Silver Smite Bracelets
+1 Furious Adamantine Falchion
Basically you will be tearing through most of everything. Evasion can be bought but What is taking half damage to a d10 HD build with Lay on Hands? Nothing really TBH.
Your not Gimped when things shut down SA. You do not require some Flank partner to get going on damage. Your BaB is at FULL. You have both Paladin and Bloodrager Lists to activate completion items.
Good Luck tho...its going to be rough raising a multi class character.
You could take 4 levels of Druid with Shaping Focus by level 8. Wildshape into a humanoid medium air elemental wielding a scimitar for 3x8 hours per day, gaining +4DEX, +3AC natural armor, fly 60 feet (perfect) and Darkvision.
Badbird you have a really compelling argument, but it does forego armor, which is a hit to AC.
You gain 5AC from dexterity and the natural armor bonus, which isn't going to be much of a loss if any compared to wearing some kind of light armor on a dex-based character.
Really though... is the point of this build to just go berserk with multiclassing for the sake of it? I like multiclassing, but I'll almost never go more than 2 classes + prestige. Throwing levels around loses out on significant features - for example, Swashbuckler Precise Strike and Weapon Training. On that build you have up-top, just continuing with Dawnflower Dervish Bard gets you +4 and eventually +6 Battle Dance along with Heroism and Allegro/Haste.
If you are going to multiclass at least ask the DM if he allows for the unchained fractal bonuses.
Bard- Dervish Dancer: 1 level
Rogue: 4 levels for Uncanny Dodge and Evasion
Paladin: 2 levels for Divine Grace
Slayer: 1 level for high BAB and 2 good saves
Shadow Dancer: 3 levels for Summon Shadow, Improved Uncanny and Evasion
Duelist: 5 levels for BAB, Saves, but mostly for Canny Defense
Dragon Disciple: 4 levels for the +4 strengthOther than high saves and decent AC the goal is to flank the enemy with the character's shadow in melee.
So the help would come in for, increasing saves, increasing AC, and increasing the damage output while flanking with the shadow.
I was trying to consider grabbing a bunch of little abilities with a number of classes on a character, started with DD and SD, and let it roll from there, I like the idea of the character and how it would function with the Shadow, and am interested to see if the community could make it better at what it's doing.
That Shadowdancer causes a lot of feat tax, and the shadow isn't exactly surviveable at the level you get it - andit goes downhill from there.
Channelling, and smart opponents, will have no issues getting rid of the shadow. Losing it means a saving throw or you get a permanent negative level. And for that huge privilege you pay a 3-feat tax! No thank you.
Just consider how many ways you have at, say, level 8 or so to get rid of a shadow. Opponents will have similar means, if perhaps a level or two later. If the GM plays it smart, that shadow will die almost every session with any significant combat, since it's obvious that you depend on it for your combat efficiency (since it's your flanking buddy).
Have you considered basic things on a Hunter chassis? Teamwork feats and an animal companion isn't a bad start. You can dot he same, of course, as an Inquisitor.