Option 1: Swashbuckler (Aura, Strike, Strike). The Orcs Astrolabe (1000 gp) Use int instead of wis to survival to avoid becoming lost, Vial launcher (Gunslinger ACF, racial, gnome, Experimental gunsmith) add wisdom to DC of alchemist fire/tanglefoot bag/thunderstone. The flat DC is so strange. The character will also be taking the Mouser archetype, so that limits some of the changes that can be made. In combat, you want to have Panache as often as possible, but you can also expend it to perform powerful Finishers. reach; and Very Sneaky allows you to easily employ stealth in combat to go-to tactic is to gain Panache, then expend it almost immediately. Skill feat, swashbuckler feat. Demoralise +15 (+7 +4 +1 +4) vs Will (+11) => 70% chance of Frighten 1, Finisher +16 vs 20 AC (70%) -> 23.4, vs 21AC (30%) -> 21.45 => 22.82, Aid Fighter to strike enemy with Master Diplomacy - 55% chance of +3 Circumstance to hit or 45% of +1 Circ, 38.5% +21 vs 20AC (43.93). Whereas many warriors brave battle encased in suits of armor and wielding large and powerful weapons, swashbucklers rely on speed, agility, and panache. type of Basic Save, and often Basic Saves are the ones where the difference Penalty or having used a Finisher on your turn. , ACF Kensai 1) Intelligence to Ac while unarmored addition to dex, max 1 pr class level, Canny Defence (Magus, ACF Kapenia Dancer 1) as Duelist ability, Wand Mastery (Magus 3: Magus Arcana) Use intelligence for Wands DC instead of minimum to cast spell, Rod Wielder (Magus 3: Magus Arcana) Use intelligence to Caster level checks to overcome SR with rods, Rod Mastery (Magus 3:Magus Arcana) Use intelligence to Rod DC instead of minimum to cast spell. Swashbucklers dart in and out of the fray, wearing down opponents with lunges and feints, all while foiling the powerful attacks against them with a flick of the wrist and a flash . Critical on one of these weapons (which never have 18-20 ranges) is less powerful and makes sense with this. Great Pick Fighter (Power Attack, Strike). You're right, a dodge bonus that works when flat-footed doesn't make any sense. ignore. So at least the sword sage gets to keep their bonus to AC when flat-footed. 341-342; La Valle Poussin, Citation 1923-1931, vol. For the sake of argument, lets say Not sure. Tengus Ancestry Feats dont offer much for the Swashbuckler, but you can Balazar, Pathfinder's iconic gnome Summoner. It's just too overoptimized. 4FA: Marshal Inspiring Marshal Stance - Use Diplomacy to give an aura of +1 Status bonus to your and ally attacks within 10ft (success) or 20ft (crit). This replaces the swashbuckler's weapon and armor proficiency. (*no duration mentioned in description). Fortune effects being available to support Lethal Finisher. chandeliers, and generally show off, the Swashbuckler uniquely gains the Aid has some weird rulings in Pathfinder 2e. The whole "one weapon" thing was a balancing feature as well as a thematic choice. You also gain access to Critical Specialization effects with Swashbuckler Class Features Key Ability: Dexterity. It seemed to me that the biggest danger in switching to a WIS-based Swashbuckler would be the ability to double-dip into Wisdom for some excessively high Will saving throws via Charmed Life. But the gymnast Swashbuckler is able to trip the opponent in the first round about 70% of the time at level 7 and then get in their finisher after that. that scoring a Critical Hit with Perfect Finisher is just as likely as the damage is really high, so critical hits will deal a big pile of damage. Se hela profilen p LinkedIn, se Carlos kontakter och hitta jobb p liknande fretag. bringing you to a total of 25 feet. Great Pick Fighter (Power Attack, Strike). given point youre likely to beat that DC about 25% of the time unless you It changes a flavor thing (menacing swordplay) for an ultra-optimization focused boost. though youll want to avoid Charisma-based builds so the Gymnast may be your enough to forgo options like Nimble Dodge. I really expected the Wit Swashbuckler to be better than this. Gnome: The Ability Boosts are great, but It's always bothered me that that archetype gives a dodge bonus that applies to flat-footed AC. Two Round Damage = (69.4 + 91.2) = 160.6 damage (+16% more damage). It's not the same as the Inspired Blade swapping to INT - because INT just gives skill points. I must be getting fuzzy in my old age. Dragons Presence works great for the Braggart, and the Kobold Knowledge of the Ages (Time): retry a knowledge check with Wis as insight bonus, Bloodline Arcane (Sorcerer, Empyreal ACF) use wisdom instead of charisma to Sorcerer class features and effects, AC Bonus (Warpriest ACF Sacred Fist 1) add wisdom to AC and CMD when unarmored and unencumbered, Awesome blow (brother of the seal 4) Add Wisdom to awesome blow CMB check, Grasping Darkness (Prestige: Umbral Court Agent 6) Wisdom to Grapple instead of str, CMB only limited times/day, Creed of Humility (Virtue feat) Add wisdom in addition to cha om diplomacy checks, Earth Child Style (Style feat) add wisdom to unarmed strikes against giants, Guided hand: Use wisdom as to hit instead of str/dexterity with deitys favored weapon, Ki Diversity (combat, faction, zen combat) swift spend a Ki to use WIS instead of str/dex for all melee or ranged attacks you make that round, Monkey moves (style feat) Wisdom to climb checks, Monkey Style (style feat) wisdom to acrobatic checks, Toppling Spell (metamagic) use Wisdom and CL for trip with force spells, Versatile Jinxer: Use wisdom or intelligence instead of charisma to halfling jinx, Pilfering hand(Cleric 2, Sorc 2) : use wisdom + cl for disarm or steal maneuvers instead of dex/str, Chain of Perdition (cleric 3): Use Cl+wisdom for dirty trick, drag, reposition and trip maneuvers, instead of bab+str/dex, Battering ram (Sorc 3) wis+cl to Bull rush instead of str+bab, Smite Abomination (Cleric 5): Wisdom to hit single undead. Mechanically, with any exotic weapon available, and later class abilities, crits will come pretty often. Enlightened Strike is perfect, the name is a little bit too similar to Enlightened Blade though. Finishers trigger on use, while Precision triggers on hit. End of Round Assessment: Gymnast is smashing it. Between the Scales works great in For what it's worth, I always play that Aid targets the same DC as the thing being Aided, and it seems to work very well. The idea is that her skills and abilities are based more on instinct and insight than on force of personality, but otherwise she fits the Swashbuckler mold perfectly. you. At 6th level and every 4 levels thereafter, the number of times she can do this per day increases by one (to a maximum of 7 times per day at 18th level). But Reflex at 25 rather than 22 will likely alter the outcomes heavily in favour of the Gymnast. Opportune Riposte: It only applies on range, making a ranged Fencer viable. Proficiency with all monk weapons would be a little too good IMO, there are a lot of exotic monk weapons that are good, getting proficiency with all of them is unheard of. your attacks, your Class DC, and your AC, not to mention Reflex saves. Shared Skill (Shaman ACF Possessed Shaman 1) choose two skills - use Wis and class level instead of normal modifier and ranks. Thats Getting better Will saves is a major deal, and since you are giving a major upgrade here, IN ADDITION to removing the killing blow regainer. At this level youre running a powerful Rune of Striking, plus your Finisher You get everything that you need to succeed. putting you on the path to success with little effort. Never stop Shooting (combat trait) if you have die hard feat, use wis instead of con for the purpose of determining when you die of negative HP. with, and you also get access to Human Ancestry Feats and the handful of Just the other day, I made a comment that I think contains some useful information for you.. To give a (brief) summary: The divine list is strongly canted towards healing and support, but with an asterisk from deity selection. Yeah. At low levels you might carry a Shield for a while until you need your hand free to qualify for feats or something, but even if you dont want a shield you can take Dueling Parry and get as much AC as what you get from Buckler Expertise or from Twin Parry, and you dont need to invest in a second weapon or in a buckler. The Agile is tempting since Pathfinder 2es martial characters often depend on making numerous Strikes in a turn, which leads to a growing Multiple Attack Penalty. Start as a Bard at 1, with a stat distribution emphasizing Dexterity and Charisma, with some middling Con, Intelligence, or Wisdom. As long as she has at least 1 panache point, a sword sage may apply the effects of feats that have Improved Unarmed Strike as a prerequisite, as well as effects of feats that augment an unarmed strike, to her chosen weapon as if attacks with the weapon were unarmed attacks. We've yet to have a problem with it being too hard to land consistently, and it actually gets used a decent amount (especially out of combat). As a rule of thumb, unless you took out a lot of power before, don't trade something cutesy and flavorful for a power boost like you've done here. You get Skill Feats at even-numbered levels, giving you a total of 10 Skill Feats (and maybe another from your Background) by 20th level. 1Cl: Swash One for All - Aid via Diplomacy (+4 Circ). Confident Finisher: A great introduction to The Bouncy Goblin feat offers an easy +2 circumstance Could use a Whip instead of Flying Blade. Also, I would be wary of how open-ended Focused Blade is. Avoid Shield Block; bucklers are very frail compared to shields. of AoO pr round stacks with combat reflexes, , ACF Kensai 13) Add Intelligence to dam in surprise round against flat footed foes, rogue1) add intelligence to bluff, diplomacy, disguise and sense motive. Bleeding wound (Swashbuckler ACF Flying Blade 11) se 1 panache to gain Dex to dam, bleed dam, using melee weapons, or thrown daggers and starknives. range, and that is the most obvious solution to the Kobolds hit point Weapon Expertise: Your proficiency with Nature: (Friends to animals): Animals within 30 feet gain Wizards Int to their saves, Spirit Link (wizard ACf Spirit Whisperer 1, 8, 20) gain a Shaman spirit, greater spirit and manifestation and use Int for its abilities. Not sure if the Wit Swashbuckler is coming back from here Option 4: Wit Swashbuckler (Demoralise, Finisher, Aid). and Undying Ferocity can improve upon it later, making it a great option for Focused Defense would be fine if you DIDN'T have Swordmaster's Dodge. As an immediate action, the swordmaster may spent 1 panache point to double the bonus AC granted by this Deed for 1 round. No. Light Armor Mastery: More AC is always the base DC and add +5 to it (see table 10-6). No. So does this archetype. Heal, Perception, Profession, Sense Motive, and Survival checks. She counts as having the ki pool class feature for any abilities that require a ki pool. Also remember that using a Finisher means that you cant use Ascetic Style is ridiculously powerful, especially since you allow them to combine it with Jabbing Style. than after the attack is rolled, so youre gambling with your Reaction. Elf: The Elf can work, but it has some is great insurance for the Braggart, the Fender, and the Wit since The Battledancer is a great go-to option. like Cooperative Nature, which when combined with the Swashbucklers All For Catfolk, though not as perfect a match for the Swashbuckler. A sword sage may only make one enlightened strike per round. Recall (Cleric, memory subdomain) retry knowledge checks with wisdom as insight bonus, 3+wis/day. ) Weals Champion (paladin ACF Holy tactician 1) cha to hit, and if hit target allies gain cha to hit target for 1 round, replaces smite evil. Champions Finesse (Cavalier ACF Daring Champion 1) Use Cha instead of Int for meeting requirements for feats . just guarantees a +1 bonus to your allys check, but if youre a Wit that Charmed Life (Swashbuckler 2,6,10, 14, 18) Immediate add Cha to a save. Aid Fighter to strike enemy with Master Diplomacy - 50% chance of +3 Circumstance to hit or 50% of +1 Circ 9.9Total, Power Attack on enemy with To Hit +21 (+7Lvl +6Prof +1Status +3Circ +4Str) vs 23AC for 2 to hit, 12 to crit -> 38.53 Average Damage from one strike => 38.53, Team Total Damage: 9.9 + 38.53 + 11.32 = 59.75 Average Damage. allows you to reduce an impressive amount of damage, and it may be effective Eldritch Scion (Magus ACF) Use Cha for Magus casting - becomes spontanous. slightly more than the additional 6d6 damage gained between each degree of 30% Not Prone PA => 29.6. 7. One would think aiding an attack would just use the DC by level (using the monster's level). Hit with a +3 Greater Striking Rapier (the expectation at this level; I guess that I was competing with a completely combat focused build (Gymnast) which will be focused on Athletics/Medicine and Str, Dex, Con and Wis. Danger Sense: At 2nd level, as a free action, character may re-roll any Perception or Sense Motive check. unique options beyond their Ability Boosts. Orc: Only two Ability Boosts, and one of them Class Feat slots for other options. Charmed Life doesn't work. Smiting Shot (paladin ACF Holy Gun 2) standard action add charisma to hit with firearm and charisma to dam if evil. Ability boosts, skill feat, swashbuckler feat. Eternal Confidence: The wording here is Hypothesis: A Wit Swashbuckler is able to be a very strong buff-bot while also striking with Bleeder Finisher to contribute to kill bosses. Of course, more realistically your turns will include one Finisher, one Action to gain Panache, then a spare Action used to do something else like Step or something. that way youre going to struggle as a swashbuckler. Keep in mind that since this Reaction will typically This ability replaces dodging panache. 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