Curse of the Crimson Throne: Enchantment Focused Sorcerer?

[Captain Morgan]

We are probably going to play COTCT soon and with the high focus on urban social interaction I thought this might be a good opportunity to try an Enchanter Sorcerer. Party will include a Warpriest, either a vigilante or a witch, and some other third character.

I'd definitely like to be a party face, so something with high charisma is my priority. Might not HAVE to be a sorcerer though.

Am I wrong to think Enchantment will be fun in this campaign? Are there surprisingly large amounts of immune critters? Is a human's extra spells known worth the lower DCs compared to the Kitsune? Should I actually be a Mesmerist instead, which I have barely looked at? Or should I be focusing on more of your "standard" Caster build?

[Declindgrunt]

idk about you but this is a great AP for paladins or any worshiper of Iomedea who specialize in using a long sword/bastard sword hint... hint...

[Red Griffyn]

I don't know about the AP, but things for enchantments to consider:

1. Kitsune Spirit Guide Oracle X / Crossblooded Sorcerer 1 (pick Fey/Serpentine or Fey/Undead). Grab the Wrecking Mysticism curse which nets you most of the Kitsune Tail feats and pick up Lore/Lunar for CHA to AC/Reflex. Take Noble Scion War feat at level 1 for CHA to initiative. Pick up spells from Shaman spirits list (consider ancestor or lore spirits to get all INT skills off of CHA). The Fey/Kitsune nets you a + 3 to Enchantment DCs while the other blood type makes your enchantments effect more things. If you pick the lunar mystery, grab an animal companion to cause damage to things. Oracle also gives your party two secondary healers. While you aren't enchanting or if it won't work against a target enemy you send a tiger up to fight and cast party buffs or healing as required. You can get many of the good enchantment spells from the kitsune tails (2 times per day as well) via your curse so you don't lose out from the oracle spell list which doesn't have many of the better enchantments. This build gets CHA to Initiative, Reflex, AC, all INT skills, and all spell DCs so you are given permission to dump Dex and pump CHA.

2. Ifrit or Kitsune Paladin Divine Hunter 2 / Mesmerist X. Take the DC improvement with Kitsune or Improved Initiative with Ifrit. Get CHA to all saves and apply painful stare with your ranged attacks (essentially ranged sneak attack) on anything. Grab psychic inception as soon as possible so your stair and spells can work against mindless things. This is a more martial character. Potentially a very good for targeting spell casters by dropping their DCs with your stare. Pick up the extra painful stare feat (but I think the new splat book has given mesmerists better stare feats so maybe look at those as well).

3. Just go straight Kitsune Sorcerer. I'd take it over being human. Crossblooded + Fey/Serpentine or Undead and using the FCB will get you sky high DCs. If you don't want to do crossblooded archetype consider a fey tattooed sorcerer (free varisian tattoo to bump your CL and get a familiar for improved initiative who is safe from combat).

I'm not sure if the witch hexes will stack with the mesmerist stares so be warned.