Pacifist Bard for Hell’s Rebels


Advice


Hello all. I currently have a thread going for a Funerary Paladin, but am helping some other players with their builds as well.

One player wants to play a Human Bard who is something of a pacifist. Which means no dealing damage to opponents or otherwise causing direct harm. The player is ok with debuffing, disarm/trip, etc. So mainly it’s just the avoidance of dealing damage.

I believe for the most part this build is pretty straightforward. I’m planning for them to use a net, Dazzling Display, entangle, trip, maybe disarm. Typical Bard spells with a preference for buffing, but some debuffs as well, especially if there are nonviolent ways of dealing with enemies, like Charming, Diplomacy, etc.

Beyond that, any thoughts or input on such a character?


A whip is also a very good weapon for this kind of build. I think maybe better than a net in terms of trip/disarming people. It'd give him something to spend feats on, beyond performance and skill feats.


A whip was also an option, but there are feats for the Net as well. Net Adept and Net maneuverability let you use the Net as a melee weapon, don't have to fold it, and it gains Disarm and Trip qualities (which aren't needed to use those maneuvers, but make them better in certain ways). And it can entangle, which the Whip can't unless you take Fury's Fall and Fury's Snare, and even then, you have to drop the whip to do so.

Community / Forums / Pathfinder / Pathfinder First Edition / Advice / Pacifist Bard for Hell’s Rebels All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.