You might want to consider a bad touch cleric with a spell storing conductive sythe. You can use extended magic weapon to cover the lower +bonus and magic vestments to help make up the money you blow on the weapon.
A straight Hexcrafter Magus with a spellstoring weapon is probably better. Combo those bestow curses(drop their wis first) with your hexes for insane save debuffs(the other casters will love you)
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Magi aren't really a good for this, because their key class abilities require a light/one-handed weapons, so scythes don't work so well.
Perhaps an inquisitor instead, who makes his scythe Bane against the enemy you're facing? That could give the "I'm coming for you" vibe you're looking for.
Likewise, war priests, for Fervor-driven fast buffing.
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Good call on inquisitors and warpriests, but I would like to suggest spiritualists as well. They have scythe proficiency, and the phantom companion can be quite thematic for such a character :) .
Magus using a scythe with a glove of storing? *Might need a dm ruling there. Small size class scythe?
A spiritualist would work better for this me thinks. Bad touch fits into their theme better than Magus' I think. So to do being a Grim reaper in general.
3rd party has the Spellhound Inquisitor that is literally a divine casting magus. Additionally, another 3rd party source can give you a feat to Spell Combat with 2 Handed weapons. Otherwise, you can give up Spell Combat for the most part and keep with just Spellstrike (not so bad).
A favorite tactic of mine is to use *Butterfly Sting and something like a scimitar or a kukri to crit fish while holding the charge on a Shocking Grasp spell. Once you score a crit, pass it to yourself and then whip out the x4 modifier scythe to deliver it along with a Spellstrike.
*I'm not looking for an argument on whether or not Butterfly Sting can pass crits to oneself. In this case assume it does.
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A spiritualist would work better for this me thinks. Bad touch fits into their theme better than Magus' I think. So to do being a Grim reaper in general.
Yeah but can he load the bad touch effect onto the scythe? I think that's mostly a magus thing.
You can get that vibe with inquisitor bane weapons or war priest sacred weapon abilities. Not quite as perfect but it's something.
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I'm interested in a character themed as a grim-reaper. Something that uses a scythe and touch attacks to deal damage, cause debilitating effects, etc. It sounds like a Magus would work well to combine the two
Well, you could either wield a small-sized scythe in one hand, or use the Weapon Trick: Polearm feat (with a scythe-like polearm) to use that in one hand, and then do the Magus thing.
Could you use Spellstrike to put a touch spell into the weapon and on the following round attack with it, or does the spell have to be used on the same round?
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I can also VMC for it, but won't get it until 11th. the other problem is that it's limited to spells on the Magus list, and I don't think there are very many fitting spells on that list.
You should look again. The Magus has a lengthy and varied spell list, including numerous nasty debuff spells.
Random thought but would Still Spell work?
Random thought but would Still Spell work?
No, as Spell Combat is very specific of its requirements.
Traditional depictions of Death sometimes give him a sword, to use on those of noble blood, and to represent the sword of the Angel of Death. You could go with a longsword instead of a scythe. Not as common, but still thematically appropriate.
Would this help from the FAQ?
Two-Handed Weapons: What kind of action is it to remove your hand from a two-handed weapon or re-grab it with both hands?
Both are free actions. For example, a wizard wielding a quarterstaff can let go of the weapon with one hand as a free action, cast a spell as a standard action, and grasp the weapon again with that hand as a free action; this means the wizard is still able to make attacks of opportunity with the weapon (which requires using two hands).
As with any free action, the GM may decide a reasonable limit to how many times per round you can release and re-grasp the weapon (one release and re-grasp per round is fair).
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