Character build advice needed!
I'm playing a rise of the runelords game, most characters are 15 point buy (including mine). My Gontlebart is a gnome and will go into arcane trickster on level 8! On the way there, I'm taking Sorcerer (Fire Elemental) 4, Unchained Ninja 3 (linking to the class description below). Currently at level 2. Relevant ability mods: Dex +2, Int -1, Cha +3. Magical Knack keeps my CL good. We use fractional bonuses from multiclassing, so I got BAB: lvl2 +1, lvl 4 +2, lvl 5 +3, lvl 7 +4. Pyromaniac racial trait.
Impression so far: The most versatile and fun character I've played! I use bows, short swords, throw daggers, use SLA cantrips (confusing other players to the point where they thought I was a sorcerer at level 1, when I was a ninja), and now I even cast spells!
My fears: (which is why I write here) Becoming irrelevant. With a slower BAB progression than a rogue, and a Dex modifier I'll get to +3 at level 4, I will have a hard time hitting the enemies. 1d3+3 will be my standard damage, 2d6 sneak attack. My spell DCs are low, but my shocking grasp damage is high (3d6+3 at level 2).
What do you think, do I fear too much? Is RotRL built for weak enough characters that my low to-hit bonuses will be enough? Will I hit well anyway with my swift action invisibility sneak attacks and my touch spells?
I've been hoping to get both belt of dexterity +2 and headband of charisma +2, and even thought I could get craft wondrous item and make them. But DC18 to craft them, and loss of money on a failed roll makes me quite hesitant. +5 spellcraft at level 3, I'd probably need to pick skill focus
and the spells needed for the items to craft them somewhat safely at level 5-6.
Other ideas for feats I could take: arcane armor training (I currently don't wear any armor), greater spell focus (evocation; even though I currently don't have any evocation spells with saves I most likely will later), spell penetration, expanded arcana,
Unchained ninja:
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classe...ing-unchained-ninja/
This message was last edited by the player at 21:40, Tue 08 Aug 2017.