I'm looking to see how much I can improve Fascinate for my idea of a new character. The character is a Super Villain who has a habit of monologing, only his monologs are filled with a ting of magic.
In the game I'm playing in, I don't have the ability to Multiclass but we are allowed to gestalt with another class.
At the moment I'm thinking Kobold Celebrity Bard | Mesmerist?
Going to be working to get these dancer anklets and a belt to add +2 to the DC of my Fascinate ability. Then a rod of beguiling to add +5 to my effective level.
Kobold adds +1/2 my level to fascinate. Which means every six levels I effect one more target and I get a higher DC to my ability.
I could circumvent the kobold by going Human with a racial heritage feat though.
Alright so here is what I've got.
Paronomasia
House rules - 30 point buy, bonus first level feat, gestalt, no mythic material, no multiclassing
The Kobold Super Villain. At level 1, he's not too powerful. He's just getting his claws wet after all.
Kobolds increase the effect of Fascinate by 1/2 level for each point of favored class bonus they get. So that is basically +1 dc per level, +1 for every 3 levels above one or every 6 levels worth of FCB. Ifrits and Assimars can suck that big 401k.
He uses Oratory for his fascinate effect. He also will use oratory for his sense motive and diplomacy effects as well via Versatile Performance.
Primary tactic of his is to start up Fascinate, then start using diplomacy on the people he ensnares. IF that isn't enough, he's got cunning caster to manipulate people further without as much ability to notice that its happening.
Level 8 he gains the celebrity bonus that makes it so that to get out of the fascinate effect, the saving through they have to make takes a -4 effect. And drawing a weapon doesn't break the fascinate effect either. After all, as a villain, sometimes you have to stick a knife in someone's mouth to get the point across.