So... I've been wanting to make/adapt my Linguistics focused character into PF2e. After researching a bit, I found an interesting build. Albeit it isn't the same character as my PF1e Linguistics, here is what I've got so far:
Ancestry: Nomadic Halfling
Background: Thassilonian Delver
Ancestry Feat 1: Halfling Lore
Class: Investigator
First Archetype: Linguilist
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So the idea with the choice of Ancestory is because of Nomatic Halfling and their level 5 feat Cultural Adaptability. This gives a total of 5 Languages and 4 additional Languages per Multilingual feat (plus 1 at Master and Legendary ranks of the Social skill). I can trade Thassilonian Delver for Translator, bur the extra language seems like it might lead to some cool dialog.
As per the class, Investigator or Rogue are really the only two options due to the sheer number of Skill feats the two of them give. I think Investigator slightly rules over Rogue, but that Dex to Damage is impressive... Also Rogue can pretty much put their +2 into any state lue Constitution. I am having trouble deciding on the Method to use for this character? All of them work, but which would you guys say is the best one to use for a Linguistic character?
As for stats, I'm currently at:
8 STR / 12 CON / 14 DEX / 12 WIS / 16 INT / 16 CHA
(Debating on taking the optional flaw into Con and Wis to gain +2 Int, but I don't want to degrade my health any more than I already have).
So anyway - at Level 5 I'd have 6 Multilingual feats, giving me access to all 32 Languages so far (31 if not counting Thessalonian). At level 7, I'd be able to retrain one of the feats to something else because of the extra languages from the Society skill rank increase.
Any advice on where to take this character from there?
I have no advice at higher levels, but in Society you can use downtime to learn languages so you might be able to save a skill feat or two.
You may want to be an android and/or a druid for the secret languages. It may take you a little longer to get all the languages, but you'll cap out higher.
Investigator seems like the clear favorite to me for languages. Intelligence is great, but they can also apply those languages better thanks to Pursue a Lead and other feat(ure)s.
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@Watery Soup - Androids do have the Polyglot Android Heritage, which functions identically to the Halfling Feat (albeit it arguably doesn't stack with Gnome due to its wording). So at level 7, I would have:
- Linguistic Archetype [Level 2, x2 Multilingual feat]
- Multilingual Cipher [Level 4 Skill, goes well with knowing all languages].
- Spot Translation [Level 4, translate for my friend's spells/abilities]
- Druidic Archetype [Level 6, gains Druidic Language]
- Multilingual x7 = 21 Language [2 Linguistics, 5 Skill Feats]
- Society Master Rank = 7 Languages [from Multilingual feat]
So at level 7
4 [Starting Int] + 2 [Polyglot Android] + 28 [Multilingual] + Druidic = 34 Languages
Level 8 would be Lip Reading and level 9 would be Sign Languages
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What makes for a good Face character feat-wise? I'll be taking the Voluntary Flaws for +2 Charisma (8 STR/10 Con/14 Dex/18 Int/16 Cha/10 Wis).
I've had a lot of fun with my linguist build.