I've wanted to play a Halfling for the longest time and i'm thinking that Archery would be one of the better combat roles to take up, though i'd still like to be viable in melee should that become needed. What i'd also like to do is be a Mounted Archer.
I'm personally trying to steer clear of the Druid and the Cavalier, as we have one already so i'd like a slightly different take.
I like the idea of the Divine Hunter Pally but it takes some time to get the mount and the skills side are very lacking. I also have one Pally in play although a very different type. Maybe something along the lines of the Beast Master Ranger? Hunter is another class i'm intrigued by.
This certainly is not going to be optimized but i also don't want to suck. What might be the best few options?
I would go hunter, if only because you get your companion early, and take Boon Companion to cover for a fighter dip. Both archery and Mounted can get pretty feat-intensive, which is why I recommend the fighter levels.
Best to get the Fighter dip out early? Say Lore-Warden for the extra skill points? I'm probably going to be bumping my DEX so i'll most likely stay in Medium armor anyways.
Something like1. LW Fighter
Feats- PBS, Precise
2. Hunter
3. Hunter
Feat- Boon Companion, or should i push this off till 5 or get it earlier?
What about doing something like Fighter(Lore Warden)/Ranger(Beastmaster)?
1st= Lore Warden (1)Point-Blank Shot (B)Precise Shot
2nd= Beastmaster Ranger- Wolf
3rd= Beastmaster Ranger (3)Boon Companion (RFS)Mounted Archery because i get to ignore the mounted combat prereq.
This gives me a little more diminished spell casting compared to the hunter but that's not a world ender for me. Also i keep my BAB solid straight through as well as getting the mounted feats a touch earlier. What other "Mounted Combat" feats should i focus on? I guess Ride By Attack would be great but i'm not gonna be focusing on mounted melee combat.
Surprisingly a unchained rogue can be very good for this.
You get weapon finesse and DEX to damage for free with one weapon and can focus your feats on ranged combat.
For halflings there´s a trait which let´s you hide behind medium humanoids, so you can snipe from there.
Else hunters get precise shot as a bonus feat on level 2.
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A Sohei with the Animal Ally feat can be a fantastic mounted archer by taking Weapon Training: Bows, and still use Flurry of Blows with a Monk weapon in close combat as well. Sohei doesn't actually need much wisdom since they can wear mithral medium armor, so you can focus on combat stats. Mongol Halfling is something that needs to be done, frankly.
its the weapon master handbook pfs legal? I never know what's allowed and what's not
Oh yeah - there's also going Strength Patron Beast Bonded Witch/EK and riding a Mauler familiar while buffing archery with Arcane Strike and Divine Favor.
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There's really no need for a fighter dip if you go hunter. Hunter gets precise shot for free, and teamwork feats can take the place of improved precise shot. You are wasting the fighters bonus feat if you take boon companion, and you are reducing your spell casting regardless.