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Greetings all. I'm in a dedicated Ironfang Invasion campaign, and we're in book 3 about ready to hit the biggest settlement yet.
I've already lost two characters in this campaign- a Ifrit Sword Devil (Ranger) and a Hobgoblin Skald. Currently playing a Human Occultist (Arcanist)- she mostly summons to create meatshields and support the party's bloodrager, while casting.
So, planning ahead for inevitable demise- the gm genuinely relishes in killing my characters, i've been ruminating over new characters. i'm turn between playing a Warlock Vigilante- the party needs a caster, or a "feral child" Shifter/Druid/Hunter.
in the best case, if she survives, retire her and use my Arcanist as a wand/scroll craft-bot.
For now, let's see if i can get a summoning-focused Warlock idea to work.
I'm thinking going halfling, as that's the only race that gets a bonus Vigilante talent after 6 lvls and Warlocks are starved for talents because of spell progression.
So- starting at lvl 9, no gear:
8 (-2r) str/16(+2r, +1@8) Dex/12 Con/18 (+1 @4) Int/12 Wis/12 (+2r) Cha.
1> Precise Shot (GM has already allowed other ranged characters to skip PBS)
3> Spell Focus (Conjuration)
5> Augmented Summoning
7> Rapid Shot/Many Shot?
9> [That feat that grants an extra summons]
As for talents, i've never been a fan of the social talents- as there's so limited use to them. I do want to take Unlife Guise as one of the talents to RP his alterego, else- i'd be taking more martial oriented talents.
So, a bit of help in building this character is greatly appreciated. i know as summoner- full round casting is going to eat up my action economy.
alternative would considered.
Ditch the summoning and build a double chained kama halfling with lethal grace, pushing assault and power attack. Hit and kill.
Edit: level 9... one Spell level to Go to the swift ice sliver Spell. Turn Wizard.
A six level caster with no class features related to summoning, and no means of summoning as a standard action - this is not a good idea.
Given the campaign you're in and your dislike of social talents I'm guessing/hoping the class is negotiable here and that you'd accept another which isn't a full spellcaster.
Some examples are an occultist using an illusion implement with the shadow beast power - at 9th level you'd need the extra focus power feat to use this. Standard action summoning at summon monster V effectiveness. There's actually a vigilante archetype which can do this, the psychometrist. While you could combine it with warlock you'd lose all your vigilante talents below 20th level to do so.
A monster tactician inquisitor is really good at summoning, so much so that the archetype made it on to the PFS ban list.
Summoners are good at summoning, naturally.
Plus various full casters of course.
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Ditch the summoning and build a double chained kama halfling with lethal grace, pushing assault and power attack. Hit and kill.
Edit: level 9... one Spell level to Go to the swift ice sliver Spell. Turn Wizard.
How about i ditch the cordiality and tell you to <REDACTED>?
I hate it when people suggest directions that are not related at all to the direction i'd wish to take.If you want a character to do that, YOU BUILD IT IN YOUR OWN CAMPAIGN.
@avr- last time i tried to build an Occultist for this campaign, and i asked for guidance here in the boards, people kept telling me to go for the Transmutation implement school and that'd be the only Implement school i'd ever need. i was trying to build a casting-based occultist using a panapoly for metamagics.
The occultist class and it's implement schools has always been confusing for me to understand.
I'll still consider the Occultist and the Vigilante archetype, but it's not a class to dive into with a lvl 9 build.
The inquisitor build is feasible, though it would leave the party wanting for an arcane caster.
And it's not that i dislike the Vigilante's social abilities, it's that most of them aren't useful when you're running around the wilds of Nirmathis hunting down hobgoblins.