From memory, Hellknights get to move their full speed in hellknight plate.
Just a note, metal mystery's armor mastery isn't "armor training", that's an important distinction for prereq purposes. Also armor mastery doesn't work with heavy armor, but I assume mithral full plate is a plan for your build.
Level dip metal oracle for armor mastery and get dance of the blades via Extra Revelation feat. Ring works but crazy expensive and who wants to lose the speed bonus if suddenly magic is taken away or doesn't work?
Take a level in cleric or inquisitor with travel domain for extra +10 ft.
Go full vigilante afterwards. I prefer avenger for the full BAB. Get shadow's speed (+10 speed, it'll become +20 later), lethal grace (for a comparable, if not stronger damage boost than slashing grace), and Spymaster's Handbook has Fantastic Stride granting 6th level vigilantes Spring Attack, when you can afford mithral full plate pick up Heavy Training talent.
Hellknight PrC gets full movement in Hellknight Plate, but it takes a lot of levels and unrelated opportunity costs to get there. Variant Multiclassing Fighter would work regardless of your class selection, and a 3 level dip in Fighter would work for any Mithril Heavy Armor, and also grants enough proficiencies and feats to hit Slashing Grace as early as 2nd level if you really want it...
However I fail to understand why anybody would want to put a Dex Build in heavy armor. The weight of mithril heavy armor alone will bring most dex builds near or to a medium load; killing your movement speed unless you're a dwarf, limiting dex bonus to AC, and applying a worse Armor check penalty than the armor does (one that cannot be reduced mind you). If the build also has a fairly high Strength, weight isn't an issue, but the benefits of Slashing Grace are greatly reduced or even nonexistent. Unless you can get a +3 or better to damage from Slashing Grace or just absolutely have to be able to use/regain panache from a Bastard Sword or Katana than it just isn't worth it.
I don't understand why many players are so obsessed with Dexterity that they are willing to feat tax themselves into oblivion just to do with their Dexterity what Strength could give them much less expensively.
Hellknight PrC gets full movement in Hellknight Plate, but it takes a lot of levels and unrelated opportunity costs to get there. Variant Multiclassing Fighter would work regardless of your class selection, and a 3 level dip in Fighter would work for any Mithril Heavy Armor, and also grants enough proficiencies and feats to hit Slashing Grace as early as 2nd level if you really want it...
However I fail to understand why anybody would want to put a Dex Build in heavy armor. The weight of mithril heavy armor alone will bring most dex builds near or to a medium load; killing your movement speed unless you're a dwarf, limiting dex bonus to AC, and applying a worse Armor check penalty than the armor does (one that cannot be reduced mind you). If the build also has a fairly high Strength, weight isn't an issue, but the benefits of Slashing Grace are greatly reduced or even nonexistent. Unless you can get a +3 or better to damage from Slashing Grace or just absolutely have to be able to use/regain panache from a Bastard Sword or Katana than it just isn't worth it.
I don't understand why many players are so obsessed with Dexterity that they are willing to feat tax themselves into oblivion just to do with their Dexterity what Strength could give them much less expensively.
I find the issue is maximizing Dex for AC along with the benefits to skills and reflex saves. As fighter you get armor training that give you +4 to Max dex and lowers ACP by 4 at 17th level. You can increase that +5 max dex with sash that increase you armor training and bravery by 4 levels. Then wear mitheral plate at 1/2 the weight for another 2 increase to your Max dex. Then with armor master guide book you can add 1 more to you max dex with a feat. So you can get Full Plate with a 0 ACP and +9 max dex at level 17. So you might want that 28 Dex and since you have 28 dex then dex to damage is very appealing. You only need 13 Str as that qualifies you power attack and your light load is 50lbs. So 25lbs armor, 7.5 lbs shield, and 4 lbs for sword. That leaves you 13 lbs to carry other equipment.
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Cleric with travel domain rocks. +10 ft from domain, longstrider as a domain spell.
I have a dwarf cleric with 50 ft speed in plate mail (1 level barbarian, mithril plate mail). Worth it for the expression on peoples faces when he virtually teleported around the battlefield (feather steps so ignoring difficult terrain when he wanted to).
Hellknight Commander gets their armour abilities at level 2, and the entry requirements aren't bad; BAB +5, Intimidate 5 and Knowledge (Planes) 2, heavy armour proficiency, lawful and killing a devil.
Biggest problem might just be that you don't want to be a Hellknight. Even if you re-fluff it you've got a bunch of law-themed abilities.
Armored Hulk, Barbarian
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...I find the issue is maximizing Dex for AC along with the benefits to skills and reflex saves. As fighter you get armor training that give you +4 to Max dex and lowers ACP by 4 at 17th level. You can increase that +5 max dex with sash that increase you armor training and bravery by 4 levels. Then wear mitheral plate at 1/2 the weight for another 2 increase to your Max dex. Then with armor master guide book you can add 1 more to you max dex with a feat. So you can get Full Plate with a 0 ACP and +9 max dex at level 17. So you might want that 28 Dex and since you have 28 dex then dex to damage is very appealing. You only need 13 Str as that qualifies you power attack and your light loadHellknight PrC gets full movement in Hellknight Plate, but it takes a lot of levels and unrelated opportunity costs to get there. Variant Multiclassing Fighter would work regardless of your class selection, and a 3 level dip in Fighter would work for any Mithril Heavy Armor, and also grants enough proficiencies and feats to hit Slashing Grace as early as 2nd level if you really want it...
However I fail to understand why anybody would want to put a Dex Build in heavy armor. The weight of mithril heavy armor alone will bring most dex builds near or to a medium load; killing your movement speed unless you're a dwarf, limiting dex bonus to AC, and applying a worse Armor check penalty than the armor does (one that cannot be reduced mind you). If the build also has a fairly high Strength, weight isn't an issue, but the benefits of Slashing Grace are greatly reduced or even nonexistent. Unless you can get a +3 or better to damage from Slashing Grace or just absolutely have to be able to use/regain panache from a Bastard Sword or Katana than it just isn't worth it.
I don't understand why many players are so obsessed with Dexterity that they are willing to feat tax themselves into oblivion just to do with their Dexterity what Strength could give them much less expensively.
Ah yes, carrying capacity. No need to worry though, for just a 1000 gp, muleback cords boost your effective strength by 8 for carrying capacity. My sorcerer alias here despite having only 8 strength, can more than well "pull his weight". Yes, you can have a 13 STR and out "packmule" a barbarian...
Cleric with travel domain rocks. +10 ft from domain, longstrider as a domain spell.
I have a dwarf cleric with 50 ft speed in plate mail (1 level barbarian, mithril plate mail). Worth it for the expression on peoples faces when he virtually teleported around the battlefield (feather steps so ignoring difficult terrain when he wanted to).
+1 though I rock stone plate just for fun...
...can stay a cleric though no reason to dip...plus a nice heavy steel shield....