| Kyleg |
As with the first concept presented in the other post this is me asking for guidance on the best way to achieve my other option, and I welcome any and all suggestions, edits or telling me it wont work as Im literally a week into looking into Pathfinder characters.
"Clever Girl"
This young lady is quiet, reserved and more at home with her pet than with the people who have fostered her. Non-the-less she works with them to tame the wild animals that they come across. This character i see working with her "pet" in particular. A partner in protection.
Almost certainly I am thinking Human for this one, and certainly druid. The question here is Do i go Wild Order with Order Explorer at level 2 into Animal Order, or the opposite? Pro's and Cons of each approach if they are of equal measure? I dont picture this character as a caster really. If they do it will be subtle almsot innate as opposed to overt or even offensive.
Regarding her Pet, there is an odd connection between her and her pet, a raptor of sorts. The raptor has remained close in size to her human companion since they were found in a valley by their following.
I hope that if Wild was the first order that the GM will allow the pet to exist in the background for now.
I dont want to focus too far into the future (levels) but any suggestions for the first say 4, regarding the various options that seem to be available would be most welcome.
| Captain Morgan |
This concept is DOA then, I'm afraid. Pathfinder 101: don't pick a casting class if you don't envision your character casting spells, especially a primal caster which is the least subtle kind of caster. Unfortunately, you also haven't given any indication of what the character SHOULD be doing in a fight. The implication seems to be they are relying on the raptor to fight for them, in which case summoner is the only real option. Animal companions are not strong enough to carry the proverbial weight of a full PC in combat. Eidolons are, and your spellcasting could be almost entirely focused on buffing it further.
If you're willing to fight alongside your creature, though, you have options. Ranger being the most obvious with innate access to both animal companions and Wild Empathy. However, both abilities can be obtained through the beast master or animal trainer archetypes. The latter actually gets constant speak with animals, which is even stronger. And at that point you can literally play anything, as long as you're actually contributing and not trying to let your pet keep the party alive by itself. (I'd probably avoid casters, since casting is inherently overt in Pathfinder what with the flashy runes and stuff.)
Edit: I suppose Wild Order indicates maybe you want to wild shape into battle forms and fight alongside your raptor? That will be... ok, but you'll still be somewhat weaker than a true martial. I maintain you shouldn't pick a casting class if casting spells on a regular basis breaks the character concept.
| Kyleg |
Worth noting that you can't turn into a dinosaur until level 7 or 8, anyway. If you want to do combat shapeshicting as your primary thing, your best bet is the animal barbarian again. Reflavor Snake or or one of the other options.
I was just going to reflavour the look of one ofthe early shapeshift options until it became an option.
| Kyleg |
Would the Ranger with a druid/wild order dedication work from level 4 to give a wild shape? if i just reflavour the animal as a dinosaur? That gets around the spellcasting i think as i would have to take a druid spellcasting feat to be a spellcaster. Or am i reading how this all works wrong? Would it auto scale? Do i need to take other druid things to keep the wild shape competitive?
with the animal companion at level 1 at what level would we both be dinosaurs (even reflavoured)?