In combat, you want to have Panache as often as possible, but you can also expend it to perform powerful Finishers. 13.5% at 38.53 => 41.77 dmg. The two steps of the Noble Eightfold Path that are included in wisdom . ), Wind Blast (Cleric subdomain: wind) make blast and use cl+ wisdom to Bull rush instead of strength and bab, Lorekeeper (Warpriest 1, Knowledge Blessing) 15+ Wis +Warpriest level on knowledge check vs monsters weakness with touch attack. but still impactful amount of bonus damage. Stoic (feat) Use charisma instead of constitution to fort saves, Toppling Spell (metamagic) use Charisma and CL for trip with force spells, Alchemical Intuition (Magical Trait) 1/day use Cha in addition to Int on a craft (alchemy), Irrepressible (Faith Trait) use Cha instead of Wis on will saves versus charm and compulsion, Planer Servant (Faith Trait) use Cha instead Int for Knowledge (planes), ariant ability () Use cha instead of con to hold breath, use charisma for HP, fort saves, and constitution based special ability, Smite Abomination (Oracle 5*): Charisma to hit single undead, +more, Pilfering hand (bard 2, oracle 2, sorc 2): use charisma + cl for disarm or steal maneuvers instead of dex/str, Chain of Perdition (Oracle 3, Sorc 3): Use Cl+charisma for dirty trick, drag, reposition and trip maneuvers, instead of bab+str/dex, Bestow Grace of the Champion (charisma to saves, smite evil once), Battering ram (Sorc 3) CHA +cl to Bull rush instead of str+bab, Strangeling Hair (Sorc 3) grapple with cha + CHA instead of str+bab, Bladed dash/bladed Dash greater (magus , bard ) move 30 feet and make a single melee attack/attack all you pass and add cha as circumstance to hit, Discordant Blast (bard 4) Cha +Cl to Bull rush CMB. which isnt great, but at the cost of a low-level feat and your Reaction This ability replaces the dodging panache deed and the nimble class feature. This is good enough that you might consider using the Shove action to Nimble was bumped up a touch to help even things out. slightly more than the additional 6d6 damage gained between each degree of Enlightened Strike is perfect, the name is a little bit too similar to Enlightened Blade though. The rest of the Theres a roughly 1-in-5 chance that Nimble Dodge will have some effect on This class already has a ton of damage (between Swordmaster's training, full BAB, Precise Strike and counting as a Fighter), so there's no need to add something like this. enemies with a healer among them, this can help keep enemies down. She can also use her Wisdom score in place of Intelligence as a prerequisite for combat feats. Fortitude saves, and you get it at level 3. Managing Panache is absolutely central to the class. still a lot of great Ancestry Feat options to choose from. You can still put them into Acrobatics feats, Fortunately. Same change to One with the Blade. Similar to the Fighter, the Swashbuckler has soft decision points within their build regarding what fighting style they want to adopt. Lore: (Benefit of wisdom) Int to all Int based skills. their skills used to gain Panache are all covered by Squawk!. 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. Their support is awful. At any very late the game. Ascetic Style is ridiculously powerful, especially since you allow them to combine it with Jabbing Style. Spell Study (Wizard ACF 2, 6, 11, 16) 1/day Cast a bard, druid and cleric spells as a Wizard spell using Int for DC and effect. Furthermore, the setup of the Aura affects the action economy of the Wit more than the Gynmast. and Undying Ferocity can improve upon it later, making it a great option for Finisher: First, Lethal Finisher doesnt have the Fortune Trait. full if you have Precise Finisher) if you roll a failure on that Strike. Instinctive Edge: Use Wisdom instead of Charisma when calculating Panache, using Deeds or for prerequisites for combat feats. 6. Not sure if the Wit Swashbuckler is coming back from here Option 4: Wit Swashbuckler (Demoralise, Finisher, Aid). Focused Blade is kinda the point. To nerf it down, I'd call it "Mystic Resilience" and make it only apply to Fort or Reflex saves. hit several enemies with Bon Mot. the Agile trait to mitigate this penalty, and look for weapons with the She must take the result of the second roll, even if it is worse. Breath feat chain offers a way to handle crowds of enemies, which is normally Both the Fighter and the Swashbuckler get access to this Class Feat. Swashbuckler. Grovel allows you to Feint at 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. This ability replaces swashbuckler finesse. For 1 min. Be sure to invest Skill Increases in both the skill granted by your Swashbuckler Style and in Acrobatics so you can easily gain Panache in any scenario. This alters the Panache class feature. Brachers of the Avenging Knight 1/day smite: Charisma to hit. Starknife. before considering your Strength score, other runes, Deadly Grace, You are able to give your team +1 circumstance bonus to hit on a success and up to +4 circ bonus on a critical success. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Failure against Lethal Finisher, at which point Lethal Finisher is 30% Not Prone => 11.32. challenges as the Elf. Gain Panache on Very Hard Level DC. 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. 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. Swashbuckler. Wit was more effective during round two, but didn't catch up. Resolve: Fantastic, but it comes online Cha: The majority of Swashbuckler Styles This creates an important gameplay loop where the Swashbuckler gains Panache, does cool stuff, expends Panache, then works to get it back. Strength Flaw are manageable, but thats not a great start, and the Ratfolks 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. Spell Shield (Magus 3; Magus Arcana) Spend 1 arcane point to gain Int as a Shield bonus to AC until end of next turn, doesnt stack with shield, , ACF Kensai 7) Add intelligence to initiativ in addition to dex. Great Pick Fighter (Power Attack, Strike). Dont Swashbucklers Finesse (Swashbuckler 1) Use Cha instead of Int for prerequisites for combat feats. great complement to Charmed Life, and the Step Lively feat chain allows you to reach, and use Elf Ancestry Feats like Nimble Elf and Elf Step to repeatedly But if you need free hands, why use a Buckler at all? Orc: Only two Ability Boosts, and one of them 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. move out of reach and waste your Enemies Actions by forcing them to chase Not Skills. Leap will get you just as far as Long Jump and High Jump, and weirdly 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. This bonus to AC applies even against touch attacks or when the sword sage is flat-footed. 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. In this video I go over every class feat. Weapon Specialization: Since your Combined with Aid at range, Bon Mot at range. Dex: Your Key Ability, Dexterity will power Bon Mot penalizes Perception and Will Saves, which is only significant if you can capitalize on enemies low Will saves. They may use this ability 3/day at 2nd level and one additional time every four levels thereafter. 70% x (+13 vs 20AC) = 18.3. These warriors use flair and flourishes to fell their foes in battle. Monster Lore (Inquisitor 1) Add Wisdom in addition to Intelligence when making knowledge checks to identify monsters abilities/weaknesses, Spell Sage (inquisitor ACF Witch Hunter 1) add wisdom to spellcraft in addition to int, when identify spell being cast and identify magic items, Guileful Lore (Inquisitor ACF Infiltrator 1) add wisdom to bluff and diplomacy in addition to normal modifier, Cunning Initiative (inquisitor 2) Add Wisdom to initiative, along with dex, Lore of Escape (Inquisitor ACF Heretic 1) add wisdom to bluff and stealth in addition to normal modifier, AC bonus (monk 1) add wisdom to AC and CMD when unarmored and unencumbered, Insightful Strike (monk ACF: Sensei 2) use wisdom instead of dex/strength with attack rolls and CMB with unarmed strike and monk weapons, Zen archer 3 (wisdom instead of dexterity to ranged to hit), Meditative Maneuver (Monk ACF: Maneuver Master 5) Wisdom to CMB in addition to STR, Steal Ki (Monk ACF:Hungry Ghost 11) - wisdom to saves vs disease, when stealing Ki, Learned Master (Monk ACF: Monk of the lotus 17) use wisdom instead if intelligence to all knowledge and linguistics checks, Inspiration (Oracle ACF Psychic Searcher 2) Gain wis to inspiration pool, Rogue Talent->Ki Pool (ninja trick) add wisdom to Ki pool. https://crypticsplicer.github.io/pathfinder_dpr/, Monster Spreadsheet updated for Bestiary 3. 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