Jump Attacker (Inspired by FF Dragoon & a Vexing dodger trying to jump on a flying enemy)


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So yeah pretty much the title, im only in the early research stage and could use some help and clarifications on how some of the options listed below interact (obviously some options are redudant or like barb/monk dont work). Also anything that uses acrobatics would be helpful. (ie. goblin roll with it)

Possible Class Combos

Kinetic Fist Air Kineticist/Monk
Kineticist VMC Monk
Barbarian or B-Rager (possibly steel blooded)/Oracle or VMC Oracle/Rage Prophet (mainly if my current healer/tank dies)
Ninja, Rogue or Ninja/Rogue
Sohei Monk (possibly w/ kinetic blade kineticist)
Some dips into vigilante and/or a domain granting class
Bloodrager/Dragon disciple might be thematically appropriate
or an abomination consisting of an amalgamation of the above classes.

Anyways heres the results of my research so far.

Spells
Cheetah's Spirit
Shadow Step
Jump
long strider
expedious retreat
Silver Spindle Ioun Stone to gain 3/day 1st level spell

Feats
Death from above
Power Attack
Catch off-guard
Branch Pounce
roll with it (goblin)
Canny Tumble
Circling Mongoose
fleet
Slayer’s Feint
Monkey Style/moves

Class Features
High Jump Monk 5
Various Air kineticist talents
Acrobat rogue
high jumper rogue talent
raging leaper rage power
Bestial Leaper rage power
familiar +jump
monk or barb inproved base move speed
travel domain
winding paath renegae brawler
Acrobatic Master ninja trick
Expert Leaper rogue talent
scout archetype rogue
Sohei monk, flurry with various weapons like spears and polearms
Vigilante

Equipment
Anchoring
Boots of the cat
rod of balance
boots of elvenkind or ring of jumping
akotonian blade
Slippers of Spider Climbing
Quarterstaff of Vaulting

Note: This for a home game but no 3rd party or 3rd edition material is allowed except for MAYBE dreamscarred psionics (NOT Path of War) and the kineticist of popyra line.


Update: Someone pointed out that there's a Lancer Kineticist Archetype in the 4th Popyra book (the DM has the books so I don't have direct access, didn't even know there was a 4th book)

It's basically perfect but is pending approval so id still love someone advice on a possible build with Paizo content only.

Silver Crusade

You don't jump as far, but a swashbuckler is the perfect class for a dragoon. Focused on one handed piercing, which includes shortspears and tridents.


I've actually simulated this with all legal material (yet to play the character), but I found Cavalier (order of the sword) to be the best choice for me. Boots of the cat, a double ended longspear (functioning like a double weapon with TWF - There are official weapon creation rules I used for this) and a focus on acrobatics is the way to go. :)

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