My main question is as a fighter woth 5 levels of Shadowdancer should I give him charisma as a side stat or dex?
It would seem that either are viable and the class is mostly making use of the Shadowstep and Shadow Creature ability for flavor.
Considering Shadow Dancer has feats that require a minimum DEX of 13 you will need at least some DEX to even qualify. Fetchlings get a racial bonus to both DEX and CHA, so you probably want to have some points invested in both to take advantage of that. The DC for all your shadow-based magic is CHA based so without a decent CHA those abilities are useless. Gloomblades don’t have proficiency in heavy armor or shields so you will need decent DEX to keep your AC up. Both acrobatics and stealth are DEX based skills and are probably going to be important to a shadow dancer. Defensive roll requires making a reflex save so that is another thing DEX is going to be important for.
It seems to me that you should be boosting both DEX and CHA. DEX will likely be your best bet for a combat stat which means it should be the primary focus, but CHA is also going to be important. Use a feat to get DEX to damage and max out DEX. You probably only need around a 13 STR for power attack so don’t bother with going higher than that.
Hmm... I almost think going straight Gloomblade would be better.
All them bonus feats leaves lots of room for fun Fetchling things, like Shadow Ghost and Shadow Walker.
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3. Shadow Ghost
4. Gloomstorm
5. Shadow Ghost
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9. Flickering Step
10. Dimensional Agility
11. Shadow Walker
12. Dimensional Assault
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14. Dimensional Dervish
That gives you 3/day uses of your SLA, and it turns into Dimension Door between areas of dim light/shadow at level 11. With max ranks in Know:Planes, that's 3/day of real Dimension Door, anywhere you want to go, in any lighting situation. Dimensional Dervish allows you to teleport pounce with any use of Dimension Door... so, 6/day... 15 ranks in Know:Planes gets you another use of Flickering Step. You can take Shadow Ghost more times for extra uses of your SLA... which are extra uses of Dimension Door... which is extra teleport pounces. There are equipmemt mastery/trick feats that can get you more Dimension Doors, but I am too lazy to look it up, right meow.
The fighter bonus feats can only be used for combat feats. Most of those are not combat feats so cannot be taken using a fighter's bonus feats.
The fighter bonus feats can only be used for combat feats. Most of those are not combat feats so cannot be taken using a fighter's bonus feats.
They can thank's top the special section of Flickering Step.
I wasnt aware of FLickering Steps...that changes it to a full Gloomblade spec and holds to the flavor!
Thank you.
Hmm... I almost think going straight Gloomblade would be better.
All them bonus feats leaves lots of room for fun Fetchling things, like Shadow Ghost and Shadow Walker.
1.
1.
2.
3. Shadow Ghost
4. Gloomstorm
5. Shadow Ghost
6.
7.
8.
9. Flickering Step
10. Dimensional Agility
11. Shadow Walker
12. Dimensional Assault
13.
14. Dimensional DervishThat gives you 3/day uses of your SLA, and it turns into Dimension Door between areas of dim light/shadow at level 11. With max ranks in Know:Planes, that's 3/day of real Dimension Door, anywhere you want to go, in any lighting situation. Dimensional Dervish allows you to teleport pounce with any use of Dimension Door... so, 6/day... 15 ranks in Know:Planes gets you another use of Flickering Step. You can take Shadow Ghost more times for extra uses of your SLA... which are extra uses of Dimension Door... which is extra teleport pounces. There are equipmemt mastery/trick feats that can get you more Dimension Doors, but I am too lazy to look it up, right meow.
Cannot take Shadow Ghost until level 9 though, unless you know something I dont....?
Hmm... I almost think going straight Gloomblade would be better.
All them bonus feats leaves lots of room for fun Fetchling things, like Shadow Ghost and Shadow Walker.
1.
1.
2.
3. Shadow Ghost
4. Gloomstorm
5. Shadow Ghost
6.
7.
8.
9. Flickering Step
10. Dimensional Agility
11. Shadow Walker
12. Dimensional Assault
13.
14. Dimensional DervishThat gives you 3/day uses of your SLA, and it turns into Dimension Door between areas of dim light/shadow at level 11. With max ranks in Know:Planes, that's 3/day of real Dimension Door, anywhere you want to go, in any lighting situation. Dimensional Dervish allows you to teleport pounce with any use of Dimension Door... so, 6/day... 15 ranks in Know:Planes gets you another use of Flickering Step. You can take Shadow Ghost more times for extra uses of your SLA... which are extra uses of Dimension Door... which is extra teleport pounces. There are equipmemt mastery/trick feats that can get you more Dimension Doors, but I am too lazy to look it up, right meow.