I think you were probably looking for the Pathfinder advice forum.
I think you were probably looking for the Pathfinder advice forum.
Huh.. I am really curious if there is a good option for playing a space samurai in starfinder, like an operative with advanced melee weapons?
The simplest way is to play a samurai who is a member of that social group but not of that exact character class. The steelbound fighter is an option for the ancestral weapon idea which Paizo has produced, for example.
There's a list of some archetypes including 3rd party here, some of which lose the mount and any of which could take the animal ally feat.
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Honestly the Warrior Poet archetype is official and really enjoyable. You can get an AC through Animal Ally.
I was hoping this would be about making same Street Sammies
There's no reason your "samurai" can't also be a paladin.
There's no reason your "samurai" can't also be a paladin.
Or like a black blade kensai magus.
Does the soldier make a better samurai, or a star knight operative?
Operative is a little wonky, because you kind of want a sword instead of a dagger, and to take advantage of star knight you want charisma, which only the spy specialization has related skills - not super samurai-y.
But, you can intimidate on top of your trick attack with challenge, wear heavy armor and get that single strike to win flavor. I'm not sure that taking 10 to demoralize scales as well as taking 10 to trick attack.
I think the operative route goes closer than the soldier.
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There's no reason your "samurai" can't also be a paladin.
I'll second the Warrior Poet, 'tis amazeballs!
Does the soldier make a better samurai, or a star knight operative?
Operative is a little wonky, because you kind of want a sword instead of a dagger, and to take advantage of star knight you want charisma, which only the spy specialization has related skills - not super samurai-y.
But, you can intimidate on top of your trick attack with challenge, wear heavy armor and get that single strike to win flavor. I'm not sure that taking 10 to demoralize scales as well as taking 10 to trick attack.
I think the operative route goes closer than the soldier.
Soldier is always a good option to be fair. I only said oprative to get the ball rolling.. which fighting style would be best for it then?
A solider with an extra investment in int for skill could do the street samurai thing very well, as well as regular samurai too.
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I really like both the Warrior Poet and Brawling Blademaster, but they don't really fill the "ancestral weapon or animal companion" idea.
However, a "replace mount with an animal companion" archetype would be pretty easy for a GM to homebrew, I think.
I was hoping this would be about making same Street Sammies
Augmented Archetype is where I see Street Samurai. Probably best with a Soldier, as an Exo-Cortex Mechanic loses too many Tricks.
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Kinetic Knight fills some of the thematic space of a "Samurai with an auto-upgrading weapon". It's just a blade of pure fire, not an ancestral weapon. Also, with Greater Elemental Whispers you can get an elemental as a familiar.
Mounts are animal companions. And if I remember right, small samurai can have wolves.
A solider with an extra investment in int for skill could do the street samurai thing very well, as well as regular samurai too.
I am going to start a new thread for this on starfinder forms. I will leave the Earthbound denizens to their own devices while we journey Among the Stars.
Well, my player wants to make a ronin Samurai/Rogue type of character. Think of Zoro from the anime "One Piece." Not exactly, just the fact that he has a "samurai ronin" way of carrying himself and his fighting and is also a pirate (rogue) kind of character. He plans on multiclassing as Rogue, so anything that can help optimize a Samurai/Rogue would be great, although I am aware Pathfinder is not very multiclass friendly so he may only take a few levels of Rogue
Warrior Poets get good mileage out of a high DEX and CHA; I could see a two level dip in Ninja for a ki pool and Vanishing Trick. But if you plan on using two (or more?) swords, you might prefer a class or archetype better suited to standing around and full attacking.
A warrior poet/rogue can sneak attack more easily thanks to kitsune's mystique. ^_^