Help me make the most badass Elf Swordsmen! PF.

[BoutsofInsanity]

I want to make the most badass elf swordsmen. He should be dangerous, and tries to minimize his weaknesses. What feats, builds, classes etc. should I do? What items does he wear?


Assume the following:


Elven Curved Blade is the Weapon of Choice
No Magic
Prefer Str. Based
30 Pt. Buy
Must be an Elf


Pathfinder only, no 3rd Party.

[CasualViking]

So....straight Fighter? Being married to the curve blade and no casting puts a serious limit on your options.

Do you want to demoralize or feint? because you can build some nice combos on that, but they both have limited applicability.

[the_archduke]

Why would you want to be strength based if you are an Elf and want to use an elven curve blade. Both of those options are designed for Dex builds.

[the_archduke]

How about a Slayer VMC Rogue.

You will get sneak attack pretty easily with intimidation + shattered defenses. 10d6 sneak attack

1 Power Attack
2 Slayer Talent: Ranger Combat Style (Menacing) Intimidating Prowess
3 Trapfinding
4 Slayer Talent: Combat Trick Killing Flourish
5 Furious Focus
6 Slayer Talent: Ranger Combat Style (Menacing) Shatter Defenses
7 Bonus Sneak Attack from VMC rogue
8 Slayer Talent: Combat Training: Weapon Focus: Elven Curve Blade
9 Cornugon Smash
10 Slayer Talent: Ranger Combat Style (Menacing) Improved Critical: Elven Curve Blade
11 Evasion
12 Slayer Talent: Advance Rogue Talent: Feat: Gruesome Slaughter
13 Critical Focus
14 Slayer Talent: Advance Rogue Talent: Hunter's Surprise
15 Uncanny Dodge
16 Slayer Talent: Advance Rogue Talent: Knock-Out Blow
17 Stunning Critical
18 Slayer Talent: Advance Rogue Talent: Assassinate
19 Improved Uncanny Dodge
20 Slayer Talent: Advance Rogue Talent: Opportunist

Str 18
Dex 14
Con 12
Int 12
Wis 12
Cha 12

[BoutsofInsanity]

That's a pretty badass idea. I didn't consider that.

What's VMC rogue. I know all about the slayer though.

I was looking into: Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization tree to maximize the carry damage along with classes that give things like Studied Target, or Weapon Training.

But the menacing swordplay is a cool idea too.

[Extra Anchovies]

"VMC" is short for variant multiclass, which is a subsystem introduced in Pathfinder Unchained. Do note that as an optional rule, it requires DM approval. You can find the rules on it here (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/character-advancement#TOC-Variant-Multiclassing).

As for the other things you mention, Weapon Focus and Weapon Spec are generally not all that great unless they're taken as prerequisites for other stuff - well-selected feats can provide much more to a build than a few more points of damage. Advanced Weapon and Armor Training is pretty awesome, though, because they make the Fighter good at, well, fighting.