So I've been fiddling with Tengri the Lightning for some time, and I just can't figure out how best to flesh out the concept. I'm looking to stay PFS legal, and operate around those levels:
1. Dazzling Blade = obnoxiously effortless blinding, though DC isn't the greatest.
2. Snakebite Striker Brawler 2 and Accomplished Sneak Attacker grants Brawler's Flurry and Sneak Attack 2d6 - not a ton of sneak, but an average of +7 damage per strike on a character that already makes multiple decent-damage attacks ain't a bad bonus at all.
So, put over-charged Dazzling Blade together with some bonus Sneak Attack on a character already doing decent 9-ring broadsword flurry damage. While BAB on a Brawler2/Caster6(+?) isn't great, it's not really a big problem if you factor in things like buff spells, (probably) not using Power Attack, and how easy it is to thrash a blind target.
The problem, of course, is that you can't cast Dazzling Blade with Arcane Armor Training, and a strength-based character like this without AAT probably shouldn't be running into combat. A 3/4 caster could use armor, but they're really weak on the spellcasting when multiclassed and I'm just not interested in Magus for this in the slightest.
Snakebite Striker 2 flurrying a 9-ring + casting is the core of the concept, and ideally strength-based.
What I'm leaning towards right now is:
Tengri the Lightning
Dual Talent Human: 16/18STR, 12DEX, 14CON, 14/16INT, 10WIS, 8CHA
Snakebite Striker Brawler 2/ Blood Arcanist 6/ ???
Arcanist Bloodline: Psychic
Traits: Magical Knack, Wayang Spellhunter: Dazzling Blade
1BR. Martial Weapon Proficiency: 9-Ring Broadsword
2BR. *Brawler's Flurry (+Two-Weapon Fighting)* / Weapon Focus: 9-Ring Broadsword
3BA. Accomplished Sneak Attacker
4BA.
5BA. Persistent Spell
6BA.
7BA. *Potent Magic* / ??
8BA.
9??. ??
10??.
11??. ??
Potent Magic means Dazzling Blade can be granted a +2DC, so +2DC Persistent Dazzling Blade should get the job done often enough... I hope.
Originally I figured I'd go into Arcane Trickster for more Sneak Attack, but Psychic kills that option even as it completely solves the armor issue, and gives Tengri a really fantastic flavor. Without Psychic, I'd have to use 1 level of Swashbuckler with Slashing Grace to go dex-based 9-ring just to save his AC, which feels like it's getting too messy and straying from the concept. I'm hesitant to drop another level of casting, but maybe Fighter 1 for more feats and heavy armor is too good not to use...
As it stands, I think it might work pretty well; high-DC Persistent Dazzling Blade many times/day, Heroism, enough Sneak Attack to be dangerous on top of a decent Brawler's Flurry beating. But I feel like I might be missing something... any ideas?
On consideration of the fact that Slashing Grace doesn't work with Brawler's Flurry anyhow... looks like a 4-way multiclass doing Psychic Arcanist stuff with heavy armor and a heavy shield is probably the way to go.
Tengri the Lightning
Dual Talent Human: 16/18STR, 12DEX, 12CON, 16/18INT, 8WIS, 8CHA
Fighter 1/ Snakebite Striker Brawler 2/ Blood Arcanist 6/ ???
Arcanist Bloodline: Psychic
Traits: Magical Knack, Wayang Spellhunter: Dazzling Blade
1F. +F: Weapon Focus: 9-Ring Broadsword / Toughness
2B.
3B. *Brawler's Flurry (+Two-Weapon Fighting)* / +BR: Accomplished Sneak Attacker / {Retrained...}
4A.
5A. Artful Dodge
6A.
7A. Persistent Spell
8A. *Exploit: Potent Magic* / {/Retrained}: Extra Arcanist Exploit: Dimensional Slide
9A. Improved Two-Weapon Fighting (Flurry)
???