Help me building my Occultist!

[NetherVoid]

Hi guys,
i'm going to start a new campaign in a lovecraftian setting. I want to play an occultist, but it's the first time i play one and the only thing i'm sure is that will be a melee one...can you help me build it?

Starting lvl: 5
Point Buy:15
Races allowed: Base
Gold: 10500 gp

Thanks!

[Florian]

Hm... a bit more information would help at helping you.

Occultist is a jack-of-all-trades by default and will get a broader build with each new implement. So you can start with "melee" (Abjuration and Transmutation) and progress from there.

You cold go:
- Elf (Abjuration, Transmutation) w. Weapon Finesse and elven court blade, progress to Divination, Necromany, Evocation
- Human (A, T) w. Mounted Combat and Spirited Charge, progress to Conjuration, Necromany
- H-Orc (A, T) VMC Magus, progress to Evocation and a channeling Falchion
.... and so on.

[Long_shanks]

Aside from being melee, we don't have a whole lot to go on to help you. However, have a Handbook (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?452661-CTP-s-Guide-to-Occultists).

[NetherVoid]

Aside from being melee, we don't have a whole lot to go on to help you.
I've red the handbook. My first idea was to build a melee one, greatsword and heavy Armor with power attack. Implements: Abjuration, Transmutation and Divination firts to be the party scout and support fighter. The build Florian suggested using Finesse will save one feat I could use for Extra Mental Focus.
My concerns are mainly how to distribute ability points (for both PA and WF builds) and if there are useful Archetypes and Traits I could use (the one replacing CHA with INT looks good to dump CHA completely)

What about equipment? What else can I buy after a +1 weapon and armor?

[Slithery D]

Take a look at the Haunt Collector and Psychodermist archetypes, which are too new to be in guides but either is a straight upgrade on the base class.

[CasualViking]

My level 5 melee occultist (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1336526) (not a 15 point buy).

Short version: Shield Focus, Shield Brace. Implements: Weapon, Shield, Panoply of the Warrior.

[Florian]

For a character that´s going to level up into the low "teens", I´d actually recommend using VMC Magus, as that works very well with the Evocation implement to provide burst damage. It´s also mean picking Magical Lineage (Shocking Grasp) and Intensified Spell later on. It´s a feat hog, but Legacy Weapon and Arcane Pool make for some formidable weapon.

I´m not so much a fan of Trappings of the Warrior, as it´s an extreme Mental Focus drain and I don´t like the delay of the third implement. For me, it only makes sense when starting with a three level "dip" into Fighter (Weapon Master) to get some Item Mastery feats going.

So, generally speaking, I´d stick to not using an archetype, Weapon Finesse and Combat Reflexes, Enlarge Person as T1 spell known, and either VMC or Extra Mental Focus.

[Don nadie]

I can recommend archery builds with the Occultist. Use Divination, Transmutation and Ilusion to grant yourself mobility+defenses+scouting and spend most of your focus on turning your weapon into "monster-of-the-day"-Bane. Elves are ideal because of the extra focus they get.