A lance deals double damage when used from the back of a charging mount.
+ you can move up to your speed and make a single attack against any creature you move past
Does this mean I can use Dance of Death while mounted, have my mount charge a guy, and hit everyone else that we pass for double damage with my lance? After all, the lance description doesn't say
you have to charge. It says
the mount has to.
I'm also still debating whether it is worth it to sink 3 feats into getting Knock-down to use with Paimon. As cool as it would be... it's really only going to be good against a bunch of mooks... Which makes it situational for relatively non-threatening situations, and probably not worth 3 feats... Especially since I'm playing a race with no real advantage on trip checks.
And is warblade or swordsage a better dip? I was thinking warblade at first, but now am considering swordsage for the ability to take Shadow Blade and Assassin's Stance... With Paimon Bound, that +Dex to damage is pretty significant. I won't be able to use a reach weapon like I'd planned, though... or at least not at the same time. It would let me use a rapier + shield, though, which I'd been considering.
It basically comes down to reach vs. concealment, since the damage from Punishing Stance about equals what I'll gain by changing to a rapier from a 2-handed weapon.