Dueling Magus (Trying to get my feats just Right)

[JuliusCromwell]

I am still working on my D20 Modern / PF 1e
Mash Up but I think I've finally found a build

Blade - Bound ( Maybe Kensai) 8 / Fast hero 3 / Charismatic hero 5

I want to focus on A Frostbite build with some Feinting/ swordplay Style and I eventually want dueling master stroke and some other dueling related feats.

I am human and am willing to take a one level Dip if it helps me with my feats

My image I'd a young noble who is as cold as an Artic storm . Sharp and to the point

But is slowly starting to warm up to his comrades

[MrCharisma]

I'm not usually a huge fan of the Kensai, but it does make a very good duelist.

I'd make use of True Strike for combat maneuvers. You can fight defensively and still have a +16 to your CMB. I'd take the Wand Wielder arcana and get a wand (and a spring-loaded wrist-sheath), this lets you cast it over and over again if needed, but alsonhas the advantage that activating wands doesn't provoke AoOs.

As for dips, maybe take a level of Brawler? There's nothing like Martial Flexibility to give you the edge in a duel.

[JuliusCromwell]

MrCharisma wrote:

I'm not usually a huge fan of the Kensai, but it does make a very good duelist.

I'd make use of True Strike for combat maneuvers. You can fight defensively and still have a +16 to your CMB. I'd take the Wand Wielder arcana and get a wand (and a spring-loaded wrist-sheath), this lets you cast it over and over again if needed, but alsonhas the advantage that activating wands doesn't provoke AoOs.

As for dips, maybe take a level of Brawler? There's nothing like Martial Flexibility to give you the edge in a duel.

How would you do his feats?

[MrCharisma]

I dunno.

Are you thinking STR or DEX based?

I'm a fan of PREFERRED SPELL at 5th level on your favourite attack spell. Between that and Wand Wielder it turns you into a pseudo-spontaneous caster.

If you're going for maneuvers and dipping Brawler then Power Attack and Combat Expertise (or Dirty Fighting) are good choices.

I guess Improved Initiative isna good choice for a duelist.

[JuliusCromwell]

I'd be Dex base

[Lady Asharah]

Preferred spell seems like a waste on a Magus who can spell-recall spent spells with a swift action. Unless you are always short on arcana points.

[JuliusCromwell]

Lady Asharah wrote:

Preferred spell seems like a waste on a Magus who can spell-recall spent spells with a swift action. Unless you are always short on arcana points.

Well sadly I'm giving up spell recall foe a Kensai feature.

Kensai and blade bound fit this character very well

He'll have a 1ST level ring of wizardry

[MrCharisma]

Lady Asharah wrote:

Preferred spell seems like a waste on a Magus who can spell-recall spent spells with a swift action. Unless you are always short on arcana points.

I disagree. I love it on the Magus, it lets you prepare all utility spells and switch in a damagebspell when needed. Then if it turns out you needed that utility spell you can recall it.

[Kurald Galain]

I'd go full Magus, really. Kensai doesn't really become good until level 11 or so; at the lower levels, diminished spellcasting really hurts.