So, this is my challenge. To build a character that's reasonably competitive (not optimized to the bleeding edge, but able to hold his own) with his main form of dpr being picking up a rock, or other random item, and chucking it at his enemies. Please note I'd prefer not to use a kineticist here, though I know an aether variant would work okay. It's a concept I've used before.
So, worries that need to be addressed: DR. We use variant advanced bonus progression, and trying to enchant improvised weapons can be tricky because a lot of the spells to do so no longer exist, greater magic weapon in particular. How do I break various DRs?
Class. I was thinking barbarian, for the hurling rage powers. Are there other decent options inside a class, or is it mostly gojng to be feats and items used to make this work and whatever class I pick would be fine?
Im sort of at a loss. I'm generally pretty good at making ideas work, but this has thrown me, pun not intended. I'd love build ideas, feats, any general advice, etc. Thanks in advance!
David wasn't a user of improvised weapons, David used a sling.
If you want to make David, then a halfling with the Warslinger racial trait is a good and simple option.
If you want to make a character that hurls rocks (the thematic opposite of David), then there's some essentials you should start out with.
Proficiency
Throw Anything (feat) or Rough and Ready (trait). You could also check out the Surprise Weapon trait for additional accuracy.
Supply of Rocks
Even if you can throw as many rocks as you have attacks, that won't mean a thing if there's no rocks in your reach.
You're probably gonna have to carry them with you in quivers or the like.
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After that, there's not much else to keep in mind but to follow a standard throwing build.
Hurling rage powers with a belt of hurling would be another build.
Since the rocks do falling damage, high strength and big rocks rock. And hurt.
Add stuff like charging hurler feats... Twohanded thrower for 1.5 Str mod to damage... Several attacks per round with twohanded weapons... though I am not sure how that would interact with the hurling rage powers.
Ah here...
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/raging-hurler/
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/two-handed-thrower-combat/
These two feats are pretty similar though... I'd ask the GM for a small houserule.
Some throwing feats and range as well as damage is pretty ok.
There was a thread with some rock throwing builds a while back, see here.
I mean, given that in the story David is empowered by God to slay Goliath with his sling, Warpriest is kind of the beginning and the end of it, right?
Or else Tempered Champion Paladin?