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I have a tank fighter that I am looking to be able to make him actually tank in an MMO sense, rather than the standard "hope they attack you" that many 'tank' fighters go with. To that end I want to run about the battlefield blocking attacks against recalcitrant allies not smart enough to believe me when I tell them to stay adjacent to me.
My question is do the various ideas I have for him work in concert or do they conflict in some fashion? Can Style Mastery allow me to use both Mobile Fortress Style and Vanguard Style together? If I use a fauchard with Shield Brace how does that interact with Combat Patrol/Stand Still/Vanguard Style?
Combat style master doesn't let you use two styles at once, but maybe being able to switch as a free action comes close enough. Taking free actions off your turn is iffy, be careful there. Neither mobile bulwark style nor vanguard style have weapon focus as a prereq so weapon style mastery doesn't apply. Those seem the most likely to be 'Style Mastery'.
Stand still doesn't interact with anything. Not your reach, it aplies to adjacent targets only, not your weapon (it's a straight CMB check), and certainly not your shield. Vanguard style isn't affected by the other things you name either - adjacent targets only. Combat patrol affects vanguard hustle if you get that.
Weapon Style Mastery requires one of the two styles to have Weapon Focus as a prerequisite.
Neither Vanguard Style nor Mobile Bulwark Style have Weapon Focus as a prerequisite.
Other than that, everything works together.
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Combat Style Mastery does not have the same prerequisite that Weapon Style Mastery does. It actually works out nicely that Improved Unarmed Strike is required as the reach of a fauchard prevents attacks against adjacent enemies. A dip into Brawler worked nicely, as well as giving me the ability to counter a lot of unexpected shenanigans with Martial Flexibility. I imagine him kicking the legs out from under any baddies who try to sneak by, while still chopping them up with his polearm.
Quite right about the difference between 'switch with a free action' and 'use both at the same time', my OP was a bit unclear. My question about that was more about what happens when I switch from Mobile to Vanguard at the end of my turn? I would lose the immediate total cover reaction ability but would the total/full cover benefit to adjacent allies remain? I took the original action that granted the bonus with the style in effect...?
When you stop using a style you lose the benefits of it, which I think would include losing the full cover you gave to adjacent allies. That seems to be the rule and common sense to me - it's not like this is an ability which would continue to work if you dropped dead.
It may seem odd but there is one other way to use two styles at once. One or two levels in master of many styles monk. They're styles, and the fuse style ability isn't dependent on not using shields.
Something else to look at for an active Tank would be the combination of:
Fighter's Tactics Advanced Weapon Training
and
Loyal to the Death Teamwork Feat
Unless I'm interpreting this wrong, it should let you use an Immediate Action to intercept an attack against any of your adjacent allies.
Intercept Charge might also be of interest, although its a bit more conditional.