So the caster part is easy - you go either sorcerer or pick up its multiclass
with some healing ability I would advise taking a primal bloodline
they should also have at least a few cc options but that is more the schtick of occult iirc
the fey bloodline also grants a invisibility focus spell and illusionary potential, which is also fitting with the chaotic good part
if the 'having all important skills part' is important to you get rogue, they gain the most 1st level skills and one on each level instead of one every odd level - also with the right feat you can sneak attack with spells
you just have to look if blasting capability or the skill part is more important
bard would be a nice middle-thing, they got good spells and are very versatile and have some healing capability, but the blasting is admittedly worse, which again could be increased with a mc archetype
viable party face is valid for every option since everyone (at least can) run on charisma (even rogue) and everyone gets some mileage from dex
race is not all that relevant for what you want to accomlish, although the elf can grant easier access to multiclassing and maybe an extra cantrip or two
your alignment and the plotting/sheming part is completely up to you
Cant speak for the kingmaker video game, many considered it...well, not optimal
and dnd 5 builds are (probably) mostly irrelevant here as far as i can tell
In pathfinder 2e, there's no good way of setting up the sniping with spells style arcane trickster due to the fact that any spellcasting actions break sneaking. This might change in the future.
Since you want a blasting spontaneous caster with some healing, I'm gonna second fey bloodline sorcerer. Being a cha caster lets you be a party face, and the primal list has both heals and battlefield control alongside one of, of not the best choice of blasts. Fey disappearance and fey glamour work well for a trickster theme, and even faerie dust can soften up will and perception DCs, though this power overall is kinda eh. The blood magic ability is pretty decent, even if you cant use it to hide. Your class doesn't give you a terribly high amount of skills, but you can still make it work as long as you don't dump int. Rogue multiclass also really bolsters your skills.
Ancestry wise, your favored picks actually combo really well. The elf's stats can be set up as +dex, cha, int to give you some more skills, or the half elf/human works just as +dex and cha. Elf does have an option for a primal innate cantrip that is basically acid splash of whatever element you want, the human's adapted cantrip and adapted spell feats are a good way of getting a couple extra spells onto your list that you wouldn't normally have access to.
For damage, you're best off using your cantrips and blasts, but you can make a finesse weapon work respectably if you invest the gold. Your best cantrips for raw damage are electric arc (if you have 2 targets) or telekinetic projectile (for single target). I wouldn't focus on using a weapon unless you have access to true strike, though. Fortunately, adapted spell lets you put that onto the primal list. A lot of people will tell you that using a weapon on a caster is unviable, but in the game I run, the dragon blooded sorcerer does just fine using her claws as a filler attack after using a two action spell; as long as you're not expecting the same level of skill in arms as a martial, you'll be fine as long as you're smart about using flanking and the like.
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I just put together a half elf Enigma Bard with 10Str/12Dex/10Con/16Int/12Wis/18Cha I took Dragon Scholar background for intimidating glair. I took Elvin afitism for Caverin elves Darkvision.
He is super the face with all the social skills and great utility as Enigma with all the lores through Bardric lore and that 16 int makes them stick.
Skills inc: Arcana, Crafting, Deception, Deplomacy, Intimidation, Dragon Lore, Medicine, Occultism, Performance, Society and Stealth
Languages Common Elvin Goblin Draconic
He is not great at doing much with phys weapons (+4 with finesse Whip or his short bow) but spellcasting and buffs make up for that.
Soothe Magic missle and true strike for his 1st lvl spells cover the most needed options and cantrips include TK projectile Guidence forbidding ward mage hand and shield.
As he lvls He will just get better esp as his Dex Con and Wis are boosted with att boosts along with mandatory Cha at 5th and 10th.
Thank you all for the great suggestions!
I guess my first char will be a bard.A question remains: If I want a bard that can do decent at-will damage - is it better to use weapons or cantrips?
Weapons are almost always going to do better damage than cantrips, though it will ultimately come down to your stat array. If your str/dex is lower than a 16 at level 1, cantrips will usually be better.
Cantrips scale quite well, but need always 2 actions to cast
Also not that the bard itself has one offensive cantrip that attacks with dex instead of casting attribute like, well, every other cantrip
but bard can do pretty well with weapons too, no matter if you pick melee or ranged - as salamileg said, it come down to your stats
if you want to improve your weapon damage capabilities consider going mc rogue or fighter (I would not advise ranger since you need an action for hunt and for your inspire courage (if you want to use it) which clogs up your overall action capabilities)
if you want to improve your blasting capabilities you most likely want to go arcane or primal sorcere with mc (same casting attribute and also spontaneous caster)
Weapons are almost always going to do better damage than cantrips, though it will ultimately come down to your stat array. If your str/dex is lower than a 16 at level 1, cantrips will usually be better.Thank you all for the great suggestions!
I guess my first char will be a bard.A question remains: If I want a bard that can do decent at-will damage - is it better to use weapons or cantrips?
I'm curious.
Do weapons rely upgrades to out perform cantrips?Or is the single action Strike enough to let weapons outperform on damage?
I ask because both weapons and cantrips get a boost from stats, but cantrips automatically heighten as well.
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Of course weapon needs upgrade
through heightening many cantrips reach around 10 dice dmg with 2 actions
you can't expect an unupgraded 1dX weapon to keep up with that
one could argue that the 4dx of a fully upgraded weapon is still worse then a fully scaled cantrip
but there are more factors to include to that then only the average damage