Bladed Scarf Dancer Magus NPC Advice

[Dominick Nate]

I'm making a group of NPCs that are thematically Harem Girls secretly trained as badass bodyguards but keeping up the image of "harmless harem girls".

There will be three types:
Dancing Girls(Controller) - Bladed Scarf Dancer(Magus)/Bard
Serving Girls(Support) - Bladed Scarf Dancer/Oracle
Fawning Girls(DPS/Tank) - Bladed Scarf Dancer/Fighter or Monk or Ninja

All three will be multiclassing(as shown above). I'm wondering what mix I should have in levels to accomplish the intended combat roles. They'll all have at least one level in Bladed Scarf Dancer as that is the theme.

For the Fawning Girls I'm not sure which secondary class to go with for the multiclass or if I should just go pure BSD. They are the ones who never leave the side of the one they guard and need to be the best melee combatants of the group.

I'm also wondering what Bard, Oracle, other Archetypes might blend well with the BSD.

They will all use Bladed Scarves as their main weapons(thanks Captain Obvious) and possibly other concealable weapons(at least need a decent thrown weapon for ranged, or maybe a gun). None of them will be wearing armor ever, so alternative AC boosts are necessary(they're secret bodyguards not soldiers, they're not intended for war). Supplemental gear suggestions would be most helpful.

Their skills will focus mainly on Perform(Dance), Bluff, Sense Motive and Acrobatics.

They will be at varying total levels(2,5,9,15) so I'm looking for guidelines and suggestions to follow for their varying stages of progression.

Thanks in advance.

[Shouryuu]

Interesting idea you have there. I assume its for a home game?

Here are some general suggestions to maybe help you get started.

Since you are not going to use armor. I suggest you don't multiclass at all and focus your girls' stats on dex and int (for canny defense) to get maximum AC. Also consider Agile weapon enchantment on the bladed scarves and weapon finesse to make use of the likely high dex you have.

For the Dancing girls, you could consider using Bladed Scarf Dancer together with Puppetmaster archetypes. They are compatible as far as I can see and should fit nicely for the controller aspect you are looking for. Puppetmasters have access to bard spells and are pushed towards using enchantment and illusion spells.

I'm not too sure what you want for the Serving Girls but I suggest using Bladed Scarf Dancer together with Hexcrafter archetypes. Hexes such as Slumber, Evil eye, Fortune Seduction as well Ward maybe what you are looking for.

As for the Fawning Girls, what I suggest is using Bladed Scarf Dancer together with Spell Dancer archetypes. Spell Dancer although elf only (although I think half elves and humans with racial heritage qualifies) will allow Fawning Girls to be extremely quick, with abilities to get into melee combat faster and even more AC at higher levels.

Hope this helps you get started.

[Dominick Nate]

Yes. Yes it does. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you.