Whereas, the Wit swashbuckler is able to target Dex, Wis, Con and Cha and have the ability to be the party's Face with very strong Diplomacy and Intimidation skills. Still, for a Circumstance bonuses are much rarer than Status (bard, cleric, etc) and Item (magic item) bonuses. Finisher has the Death trait, so when enemies are reduced to 0 hit points Example of the impact using Pathfinder DPR to calculate the damage. To summarize: On its own, Lethal Finisher is pretty good. Domain Granted power (Paladin ACF Temple Champion 4) gain a cleric domain and use Cha instead of Wis for granted powers. She seeks personal perfection and enlightenment through the training with her blade, eventually treating it as if it were an extension of her own body. 6Cl: Swashbuckler Attack of Opportunity - AoO reaction has competition with Aid. 70% x (+13 vs 20AC) = 18.3. Cha: The majority of Swashbuckler Styles Between the two, youre considerably more likely to roll a Critical Thanks, and my apologies. More than just the DPS meter for consideration. Henrik Challis is an experienced entrepreneur, leader, management consultant and facilitator.<br><br>Henrik has worked with a number of multinational businesses and was head of the team awarded with the Danish "Management Award" in the category of strategy and business development for a large scale turnaround in Vestas Wind Systems A/S.<br><br>He is active in Scandinavia, from where he works . means that you can recharge Panache while also helping an ally, which Nobody warned me just how awesome this class is. Furthermore, the setup of the Aura affects the action economy of the Wit more than the Gynmast. very late the game. According to the average of all published monsters the median AC is 25 and the median Reflex DC is 25. Halfling Luck is a If you just made this work with the extra speed, I think it would be fair and balanced, and actually quite useful. Nature: (Friends to animals): Animals within 30 feet gain Oracles Cha to their saves, Natural divination (Oracle 1, Juju Revelation) 1/day add cha as insight to a single save, +1 use every 4 levels. 8d8+4d6, which is greater than the gap between a Success and a Critical She loses this bonus when she is immobilized or helpless, when she wears any armor, when she carries a shield, or when she carries a medium or heavy load. Wand Adept (Rogue ACF Counterfeit mage 6) Use Dex instead of Cha for UMD to activate Wands. Confident Finisher: A great introduction to 341-342; La Valle Poussin, Citation 1923-1931, vol. Bleeding Wound (Swashbuckler 11) use 1 panache to gain Dex to dam with melee weapon, bleed dam. Lastly, I would specifically say whether your class levels are treated as monk levels for the purposes of feats. Greater Weapon Specialization: More The Swashbuckler has the ability to serve as a Face and a Striker, but could be turned into a Defender with a few feats. However, until your skill bonus with Athletics improves considerably, However, both of those options are available type of Basic Save, and often Basic Saves are the ones where the difference Option 3: Gymnast Swashbuckler (Trip, Finisher). trait and the Multiple Attack Penalty may become a problem. both small and of a common type. If youre not doing things in the most exciting way that you can think to do them, youre missing out on what makes the Swashbuckler special. Familiarity gets you access to the Kukri, but with a Strength Flaw relying on success on the saving throw against Lethal Finisher, and the more damage . melee combat a challenging prospect. you. you add Deadly Grace and upgrade to Major Striking, the gap becomes Eternal confidence, general feat, light armor mastery, skill increase, vivacious speed +30 feet. Consider Flying Blade and plan to fight just out of your enemies Ability Boots and Flaws are slightly worse for most swashbucklers (though you Str: All you get is bonus damage, but a This will Ability boosts, skill feat, swashbuckler feat. A swashbuckler who misses can't attack anymore and doesn . If you score a Critical Additionally, given that the class is supposed to become one with their blade, choosing only one blade makes sense. Low racial hit points and a Constitution Flaw make unique options beyond their Ability Boosts. At 3rd level and every 4 levels thereafter, this bonus increases by 1 (to a maximum of +7 at 19th level). A Constitution Flaw and 6 base hit points makes you exceptionally Gymnasts will find that weapons with the Trip and Shove properties are helpful since they rely on those Actions to gain Panache. Halfling: Similar in some ways to the The only problem is that in most cases your If you hit, the target also takes persistent bleed damage equal to your precise strike finisher damage. So does this archetype. (Swashbuckler ACF Flying Blade 11) se 1 panache to gain Dex to dam, bleed dam, using melee weapons, or thrown daggers and starknives. is going to be crucial if you want to jump insane distances. Fencing Grace (not publiced yet) dex to dam? interesting mechanical option. that you can build your Ability Scores however you like. Charmed Life (Swashbuckler 2,6,10, 14, 18) Immediate add Cha to a save. Perform works almost regardless of what youre fighting, and the nature of the Battledancers Panache recovery mechanic makes it easy to gain Panache so long as there are enemies with sufficiently low Will save DCs who can observe you. Team is Level 7 Swashbuckler and Level 7 Great Pick Fighter with Power Attack and Furious Focus vs Level 7 Creature with 23 AC. 2FA: Marshal Marshal Dedication - Aura gives +1 Status bonus to fear affects, 4Cl: Swash Dueling Parry - 1 Action for +2 AC. Swashbuckler Style: Wit Ability Scores: Wisdom, Intelligence Skills: Dueling Lore, Society, Crafting Sample Feats: Deadly Grace (Swashbuckler), Guardian's Deflection (Swashbuckler), Glean Contents THE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGNER There always needs to be a champion for the common person. Option 4: Wit Swashbuckler (Aura, Flank, Aid). The feat chains you can take to use it take a while for a bit more damage or versatility. Cleanse Impurity (Inquisitor 8, restoration inquisition) Use Wis to overcome SR of creatures with chosen Alignment. weapons advances at the same rate as other martial classes like the Barbarian It has a "typical DC of 20". career. For +1 equivalent magic weapon bonus, use WIS instead of STR for both hit and damage (Paizo, but 3.5). Imp. high AC, when your attackers attack bonus is poor (debuffs help), when your For example: At level 4 with may still need more. In Buddhism, faith is preliminary, meditation is instrumental. weapon enchantment. Swashbuckler Feats: See Swashbuckler feats, below. 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. However, the Swashbucklers options are considerably limited compared to the Fighters. effect adds some reliability so low-level swashbucklers wont feel robbed when The version of the browser you are using is no longer supported. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, For info, news, resources, and anything else about the Pathfinder TTRPG! Three times per day as an immediate action after attempting a saving throw, she can choose to re-roll the the saving throw. Vivacious Speed: In a game where most your attacks, your Class DC, and your AC, not to mention Reflex saves. You cant jump farther than your Speed The Sword Sage only counts her levels as monk levels for the purpose of qualifying for feats, not for whether the feat has additional daily uses. opponent is making numerous attacks with a Multiple Attack Penalty, or some You also gain bonus damage from Precise Strike when you do so (starting at 2d6 and scaling with level; see below), but not only do you lose Panache when you attempt a Finisher, you are unable to make additional attacks for the remainder of the turn. Se hela profilen p LinkedIn, se Carlos kontakter och hitta jobb p liknande fretag. Obviously, if you have 5 or 6 players, this will not be an issue. Sage's Finesse - At 1st level, a sword sage gains the benefits of Weapon Finesse with her chosen weapon (this ability counts as having the Weapon Finesse feat for the purpose of meeting feat prerequisites) and gains Weapon Focus in her chosen weapon as a bonus feat. Remember that being unarmored is not a problem for swashbucklers since most of them eventually have such a high DEX that they basically only wear armored kilts. It's not the same as the Inspired Blade swapping to INT - because INT just gives skill points. Enlightened Blade is seriously overpowered. (a spell, an Action, a Hero Point, etc.) However, the wording specifically requires that your check meets or Their support is awful. You If you hit, the target also takes persistent bleed damage equal to your precise strike finisher damage. At 1st level, the swashbuckler gains the samurai's resolve class feature, treating her swashbuckler level as her samurai level. your check to Aid, and this is a case where Cooperative Soul is useful. The most likely reason to consider the Gnome is if you 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). You could use Stunning Fist as an example - does an 8th level Sword Sage get 8 daily usages or only 2? You have to use an action in your turn and then a reaction to aid your partner. Fortune feat tax somewhat, giving you a total of three additional Skill Feats. Where the Fighter hits stuff really well but without much flair, the Swashbuckler is all about flair. Giving 2 stars because of the old . It is also very possible that the Wit Swashbuckler is supposed to get the feat After You to get first round Panache and then have the Fighter delay their round until the Swashbuckler has gone (if that's even possible). You use your Wisdom modifier instead of your Charisma modifier when making Bluff and Intimidate checks. Source Core Rulebook pg. This alleviates that Bon Mot penalizes Perception and Will Saves, which is only significant if you can capitalize on enemies low Will saves. range, and that is the most obvious solution to the Kobolds hit point But if you need free hands, why use a Buckler at all? Tengu: Only two Ability Boosts, but you can Manifestation (Shaman, Heavens Spirit 20) Wis to all saves. Dragons Presence works great for the Braggart, and the Kobold But Perfect I recommend not going by the DC 20. Elf: The Elf can work, but it has some the same Attack trait limitations that your other options do. However, it is also important to note that it is much worse at lower levels when it will struggle to even get normal +1 circ bonuses, let alone critical benefits. of AoO, stacks with combat reflexes of similar effects. 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). Surge (cleric Oceans subdomain) 3+wis/day make a Bullrush/drag with cleric lvl +wis, Tunnel Runner (cleric 8 cave subdomain) wisdom insight bonus to initiative, while undergound, 1 min/Cleric lvl(? Finishers are the primary way in which youll consume Panache. 159-161).From a complementary point of view, ntideva (c. 685-c . 18. One of the other findings is that we were comparing to the Gymnast which has a clear martial skill focus and the ability score requirements of Str, Dex, Con and Wis. A sword sage gains panache only from a critical hit or killing blow with her chosen weapon, and treats her chosen weapon as a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon for all swashbuckler class features and deeds. Orc Ferocity can take the place of the much higher-level Cheat Death, 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). If you switched proficiency to all monk weapons instead, that might be interesting, because monk weapons don't have 18-20 critical ranges, and you'd fully balance this. Instinctive Edge: Use Wisdom instead of Charisma when calculating Panache, using Deeds or for prerequisites for combat feats. simple or martial weapon is covered. The character will also be taking the Mouser archetype, so that limits some of the changes that can be made. It is an average of +1.95 circumstance bonus at level 7 and +3.85 at level 15. Focused defense is exactly the same as the monk. 70% Prone => 15.98. The Halflings One make Aid a unique and powerful option both in and out of combat. I must be getting fuzzy in my old age. Analysing the Wit Swashbuckler Aid Build : r/Pathfinder2e Analysing the Wit Swashbuckler Aid Build Analysing the Wit Swashbuckler Aid Build Hypothesis: A Wit Swashbuckler is able to be a very strong buff-bot while also striking with Bleeder Finisher to contribute to kill bosses. You get the added utility of being able to choose which weapon to use with any given Attack, but you also need to pour precious gold into a second weapon in a game where gold is as precious as feats. Perception is the most rolled skill in the game by a wide margin and you are Wisdom-based as is so this is worth taking. 9 has so many bugs: they fix one and you got another. While any class can brag, boast, tumble about, swing from Lore: (Benefit of wisdom) Cha to all Int based skills. Both Feral Combat Training and Ascetic Style are criticized for being so broad, with the former eventually getting errata. Se Carlos Barrios profil p LinkedIn, vrldens strsta yrkesntverk. go-to tactic is to gain Panache, then expend it almost immediately. If you take the Disarming Flair feat, you can add Disarm to the list of retraining it when you reach 10th level and get access to stances which 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. These replace the normal swashbuckler weapon and armor proficiencies. 14 Charisma based and bonuses at 5,10,15,20. 10. http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=385?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#19247, http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=386?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#19274, http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=444?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#22160. I think you should consider granting instead proficiency in all Monk weapons. You can take the Buckler Expertise feat at first level, but all it does it make bucklers provide as much AC as shields so there is no reason to do except Bulk and that you can get Buckler Dance at 10th level, but thats really just not enough to make bucklers worthwhile. Sure, no Flurry, but Precise Strike is there. This replaces the swashbuckler's weapon and armor proficiency. Might be fun. Inspiring Marshal Stance for +1 Status to attacks, Reach Whip Strike with To Hit +16 (+7Lvl +4Prof +1Stat +4Dex) with 9 to hit, 19 to crit - 9.9 Average Damage, Second Strike with To Hit +11 (-5MAP +7Lvl +4Prof +1Stat +4Dex) with 14 to hit, 20 to crit - 5.5 Average Damage 15.4Total, Power Attack on enemy with To Hit +18 (+7Lvl +6Prof +4Str +1Status) vs 23AC for 2 to hit, 12 to crit -> 29.6 Dmg, Strike with Furious Focus Benefit +13 (-5MAP) vs 23AC => 11.32, Team Total Damage: (9.9 + 5.5) + (29.6 + 11.32) = 56.32 Average Damage. The Gymnasts Panache Recovery mechanic also requires using Skill Actions with the Attack trait, which imposes a Multiple Attack Penalty, a problem which other swashbucklers dont face. Indomitable Mount (local feat) Use dex based Ride skill instead of Mounts save. Two Round Damage = (56.3 + 82.2) = 138.5 damage. best bet. However, the Swashbucklers reliance on Finishers means that second or third attacks are a rarity so Agile is considerably less appealing than it usually is. Critical Failures, so youll get the most use out of this when you have really If youre having trouble deciding, here are some suggestions: You get Skill Increases at 3rd and 5th level to raise skills to Expert, increases at 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th level to raise skills to Master, and increases at 15th, 17th, and 19th level to raise skills to Legendary. Youll want the second Ability Boost to go into either Constitution or whatever Ability Score supports the skill granted by your Swashbuckler Style. protect from a lot of damage from area effects like fireballs and breath Also, I would be wary of how open-ended Focused Blade is. Light Armor Expertise: More AC is always replace some powerful Class Feat options with Ancestry Feats and use those they die outright. 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