which is more cost effective, an agile weapon or a sneaky Grace feat?

[ohako]

Dex to weapon damage, who doesn't want it? Yay!

Which is more economical? Keep in mind neither path would work inside an antimagic field.

a) a weapon with the agile property? (a +1 on your weapon)
b) an opalescent white pyramid ioun stone stuffed inside a wayfinder (which resonates to give you Weapon Focus with the keyed weapon type) and the feat Something Grace (Fencing or Starry or Slashing) (rapier, starknife, or aldori dueling sword) (this costs 10,250gp...and an extra 1 lb of weight)

Is it not kosher to rely on a magic item to get a prerequisite feat? Or is there a cheaper PFS-legal way to cadge Weapon Focus?

[Lady-J]

3 levels in unchained rogue is cheapest and works best imo

[BigNorseWolf]

Depends what level your character is going to. if you're only getting a +1 or +2 weapon its cheaper to have the agile weapon. If you're going higher that extra +1 costs you a lot more. it about evens out at a +3 weapon but the wayfinder combo pulls way ahead after that.

[Athaleon]

Lady-J wrote:

3 levels in unchained rogue is cheapest and works best imo

Class levels are priceless, and three levels of rogue is an unacceptable cost to most characters.

[Zautos']

wayfinder combo?

[Lady-J]

Athaleon wrote:

Lady-J wrote:

3 levels in unchained rogue is cheapest and works best imo

Class levels are priceless, and three levels of rogue is an unacceptable cost to most characters.

3 levels at 8 skill points per level, free dex to hit and dex to damage as well as the only source for 1.5x dex to damage with 2h weapons, some pretty useful talents, +2d6 sneak attack die, evasion, trapfinding and danger sense, if some one is looking for dex to damage they are most likely a martial and mono classing as a martial is generally not the best, a martial is generally better off with around 3 levels in not the same class to round out abilities and what not

[ohako]

Actually, I’m working on a bard build. 3 levels of URogue are undeniably synergistic, but I find myself enamored of the special bard stuff: spells, a few masterpieces, and the Diva Style line of feats. In short, I want it all!

I think that I’m okay spending at most one or two points of plus on a special weapon ability, and if it’s to be either agile or keen, I’ll pick agile.

[Grumbaki]

1 level inspired blade swashbuckler