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This is very suboptimal, as you might already know. Anyway, here's a possible build:
Grippli 3 Samurai Sword Saint, Order of the Eclipse.
Take the Toxic Skin alternate racial trait.
Stats: 16-2 14+2 14 10 10+2 10
Traits: Reactionary, Seeker EDIT: Perception is already a class skill thanks to Order of the Eclipse. Go with +1 on Will, or maybe Magical Talent to get the cantrip Penumbra for flavour...
Feats:
1- Power Attack
3- Mounted Combat
Wolf mount. Feats:
1- Toughness
2- Power Attack
Max Perception, Handle Animal, Ride and something else.
Thanks to Order of the Eclipse, both you and your mount have darkvision 60ft and scent.
Equip two katanas, one used for everyday fight, the other always kept sheathed in case of an emergency Iaijutsu Strike.
Your basic routine will be: charge (+2 to hit), both you and the wolf attack (you get +1 for high ground), the wolf trips the target for free; if he's not dead and he's not going to die soon, issue the challenge at the end of the round and go with Iaijutsu Strike on the next turn (with a +4 to hit if he's prone, +1 for high ground), eventually applying your poison as swift action.
Remember that Iaijutsu Strike requires that the katana is wielded one-handed. Also, the Sword Saint archetype has some typos, make sure your GM is aware of them.
Always carry a net with you in case someone tries to flee or something similar. Ask your GM if you can treat it more as a black, heavy drape rather than a common net, so that you can use it to extinguish mundane small flames (torches, small bonfires) at distance for flavour purposes (Order of the Eclipse).
Agile Tongue might be fun to take instead of Mounted Combat, since you can perform combat maneuvers without triggering AoO thanks to reach. However, in addition to the fact that Mounted Combat makes your mount extremely more resilient, you also have very low CMB due to low Str and Small size.

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This is very suboptimal, as you might already know. Anyway, here's a possible build:
Grippli 3 Samurai Sword Saint, Order of the Eclipse.
Take the Toxic Skin alternate racial trait.
Stats: 16-2 14+2 14 10 10+2 10
Traits: Reactionary,
SeekerEDIT: Perception is already a class skill thanks to Order of the Eclipse. Go with +1 on Will, or maybe Magical Talent to get the cantrip Penumbra for flavour...Feats:
1- Power Attack
3- Mounted CombatWolf mount. Feats:
1- Toughness
2- Power AttackMax Perception, Handle Animal, Ride and something else.
Thanks to Order of the Eclipse, both you and your mount have darkvision 60ft and scent.Equip two katanas, one used for everyday fight, the other always kept sheathed in case of an emergency Iaijutsu Strike.
Your basic routine will be: charge (+2 to hit), both you and the wolf attack (you get +1 for high ground), the wolf trips the target for free; if he's not dead and he's not going to die soon, issue the challenge at the end of the round and go with Iaijutsu Strike on the next turn (with a +4 to hit if he's prone, +1 for high ground), eventually applying your poison as swift action.Remember that Iaijutsu Strike requires that the katana is wielded one-handed. Also, the Sword Saint archetype has some typos, make sure your GM is aware of them.
Always carry a net with you in case someone tries to flee or something similar. Ask your GM if you can treat it more as a black, heavy drape rather than a common net, so that you can use it to extinguish mundane small flames (torches, small bonfires) at distance for flavour purposes (Order of the Eclipse).
Agile Tongue might be fun to take instead of Mounted Combat, since you can perform combat maneuvers without triggering AoO thanks to reach. However, in addition to the fact that Mounted Combat makes your mount extremely more resilient, you also have very low CMB due to low Str and Small size.
thanks! he is not going to have a mount that is why I went Sword saint. I am the DM so i get to make the rules.