PF BFC Fighter? Suggestions for making this work? work well.

[bobthe6th]

Trying to make a spiked chain fighter(maybe gladiator) work in PF... so Suggestions?
EDIT: Battle field control Fighter, possibly with a whip in some way.

Like good feats(I would rather not dig through all of them), or class options/PRCs?

[JusticeZero]

Why spiked chain? What is drawing you toward that weapon choice in particular for this character? Is there some other ideas you are wanting to incorporate?

[bobthe6th]

1 minute of reaserch later.
Oh, so they took away my babies inclusive reach. The bastards.

ok then, wow... Now I am a little depressed.
What is the BFC weapon of choice in pathfinder? Kinda like the idea of TWF with a sword and whip... mostly form the reach and close weapon standpoint.

[avr]

First, don't use a spiked chain. PF nerfed them. The dwarven dorn-dergar is a martial weapon for dwarves & can change its reach as a move action, or there are some exotic eastern weapons like the double-chained kama if you can get them.

For the class, a fighter with the lore warden archetype or a monk with the maneuver master archetype come well recommended. A barbarian would be able to pull it off too by using their rage to max out strength. Multiclassing won't help the way it did in 3.5 though, the classes aren't as front-loaded.

Besides the obvious feats (Combat expertise/improved trip/greater trip and/or similar feat trees, combat reflexes), Combat Patrol (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/combat-patrol-combat) is useful.

[grarrrg]

There's also the Whip.
You need a couple (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/whip-mastery-combat) feats (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/improved-whip-mastery-combat) to get it where you want it, but then it's a solid weapon, and gets you all the Reach/Trip/Disarm you could want.
And if Fighters are good at one thing, it's feats.

[bobthe6th]

Is Whip + a one handed weapon a good idea? or whip + shield?

[Squirrel_Dude]

If I remember correctly, for reach weapons that are exotic, trip, and disarm there's the double-chained kama

[Hiro Protagonest]

Whip and pistol.

Don't forget the fedora.

[avr]

Oh yeah, for fighters only (no one else will have the feats), there's the net feats which treat a net as a 1H reach weapon. Net Adept etc.