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Guide is the only one I know, its not quite what you want though.
Ilsurian archer comes pretty close. Divine Marksman in the SRD
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Play a Slayer?
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The Freebooter Archetype has a similar ability to the Guide Archetype noted by Java Man.
Seems like the Guide version is a better self-buff, whereas the Freebooter applies the buff to allies too (with conditions).
Still need to spend actions for both though.
Freebooter's bonus is party-buff-friendly though, as an untyped.
Which means it can stack with a Morale and a Competence...
Drawback, you have to designate a target to concentrate fire on.
Benefit, makes it a lot easier to focus fire on said target.
The spells Hunter's Howl and Instant Enemy seem like they bear fruit.
The spells Hunter's Howl and Instant Enemy seem like they bear fruit.both also take extra actions to use and scrolls of instant enemy will get expensive after a while
Well Instant Enemy is a swift action at least, and high WIS helps out with the uses.
So you are looking for an ability that trades out favoured enemy for a flat +1 bonus against everything that increases with level?
Lemme know if you find it, cos that seems like a very good deal :)
I am not sure if there is such an ability...all of the ones mentioned cost some action - Guide is the lowest cost as a swift action, but there are limited uses for that ability too.
Yeah i mean if you aren't into archery or using swift/move actions the answer is no. There's no way to do that, AND get early shield mastery from ranger combat style.
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I kind of agree that playing a slayer is the best bet. Lousy answer but it's true. The slayer was designed as a non prejudiced slayer with roguish overtones.
I know a lot of people get frustrated with the situational nature of ranger class abilities but for me they've always been a lot of fun. Having specific favored enemies and terrains gives you really easy cues for role playing and back story. And with an animal companion and spells you're a much Bether stealth and utility character than any fighter
Blood of Beasts adds one, sort of. Fortune-Finder gets half its bonuses with non-favored things (both enemies and terrains). Enemies do have to be studied to get the benefit, so
is correct, unless you were particularly interested in the casting.
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it would have to be from a ranger (i gess slayer too) as they get some feats way earlyer than a fighter shield master can be taken 5 levels earlyer on a ranger/slayer than on a fighter however the bonus im looking for is a bonus vs everyone that does not take up action econemy to use
So, Ranger Combat Style and bonus feats w/o pre-reqs (or equivalent) and Fighter Weapon Training advancing bonuses w/o action requirements (or equivalent)... on the same class.
Hrrrm. You'd think there'd be at least one with that combination given that both mechanics go back to the CRB, but I'm not finding anything. Only a handful of classes (e.g. Ranger, Slayer, Monk, Grey Gardener) get a list of bonus feats to choose from w/o pre-reqs and even fewer have an increasing combat bonus w/o action requirements.
Wild Stalker works well. You give up favored enemy and get barbarian rage instead.
Unfortunately, it also gives up combat style feats.
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Agree with the DM to only throw favored enemies at you. Hope you didn't pick dragons!
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Slayer then. The action to start studied target isn't bad. While a move action sucks, all it really does is deny as full attack on the first turn... unless you surprise your enemy or flank them, because it's an immediate action with a sneak attack, or a swift action at 7th. I've never seen anyone complain in play about the action economy of studied target.