Apologies if this is thread hijacking, but it fits the thread's idea so here goes.
The setting: [spoiler]So our DM starts a new game and I decide to play a bard, something I had never played before. The setting being FR, I choose Star Elf, and anticipating all kinds of fun, choose Otherworldly and Precocious Apprentice (Alter Self).
I know, cheesy. Anyways. Not exactly sure what he's gonna do because the party composition was unknown, I boost CHA and keep all other stats lowish but decent (12-14 range). Also, I equip him with a bow and blade for the same reason.
Turns out that the others play a RVK tripper, a goliath barbarian charger, a god wizard, a lesser drow gish and twf swift hunter. No range, and through some unfathomable luck, the bard actually holds his own using his bow. It also appears that a ranged combatant is needed for the group.[/spoiler]
My problem is how to build a decent archer with such a feat-starved start. Also, I want to maximize the use of the otherwise cool but completely unrelated starting feats. In comes the Anima Mage class (with a twist)!
The twist is convincing the dm to accept the planing domain for some elven deity. Otherwise, I may have to swallow some pill and find a RP reason to worship some unrelated god (Gond, perhaps...). In that case, the Elf domain would be swapped with something else.
Level | Class | Feats and Stuff |
1 | Bard 1 | Precocious Apprentice, Otherworldly |
2 | Binder 1 | Precise Shot (From Binding Leraje) |
3 | Cloistered Cleric 1 | Improved Binding, Extend Spell (Planning Domain), PBS (Elf Domain), Knowledge Devotion |
4-10 | Anima Mage 1-7 | Persistent Spell at 6th, Need ideas for feat at 9 |
10-11 | Sublime Chord 1-2 | |
12-14 | Anima Mage 8-10 | Need ideas for feat at 12 |
15-20 | Not sure | Need ideas for feats at 15 and 18 |
Overall, I'm happy with the turnaround I was able to find, but as you can see, it's not complete yet and I am unsure as to what to take for feats (rapid shot somewhere, I guess?). At level 10, he will be able to persist 2 spells per day. Pretty cool!
Basically, I am fishing for ideas for the remaining feats, as well as the filler class (I could always continue with SC levels, I guess, but this is the min-max board...). Also, how do I offset the more-than crappy BAB? The DM has accepted partial BAB, but even then, this still ends up at +10 BAB at 20th.