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edit: Had to re-upload my pic, hopefully it works now Rase
My point is just that knowledge is different from the rest because you cannot really not learn something you're busy doing all the time (delving into dungeons, seeing different places, fighting monsters, etc).
I hear Embirsiphone's point a bit better. Perhaps certain knowledge skills should be given for free, like Local & Geography, to depict general knowledge. The others would need to be gained as per usual.
This is only a suggestion (mine at least). If the party doesn't find it reasonable, than we don't need to change anything. I'm just trying to see if anything could be improved before we set sail.
if the rich parents only brings me to 900gp, than I'll take another trait. No sweat. IH please come back to me on this one.
And I just meant Nir, that your's is the only character that didn't elect to take at least one knowledge skill, so everyone else has put some importance on it. Gaining a small bonus after having been in an area for a while wouldn't be a bad idea, but they should be circumstantial, and granted by the DM, not free ranks, in my opinion. Local knowledge gained in one town shouldn't apply when we go to a new place, for example.
-embir, I missed alot, I come back and theres 50 posts. Thats what I get for disappearing into Call of Duty Black Ops for 2-3 days.
I am also alright with any time for now (in the same boat as Rase) so just let me know when and where and I will be there.
In combat, a fame seeking headstrong loner? I'm actually quite perplexed... would she do what needed to be done? Would her desire for fame lead her to take unnecessary risks so as to boost her own acclaim? The bard who taunted the Ogre, just so she could boast about killing it, despite endangering her own life? Ultimately it's up to you... it's a very curious notion, though.
And that's sort of the problem because i have self preservation for my character but I also think she would be the one to taunt the ogre... >.< just someone please make sure I don't die :P
Also, my PC's next feat is going to be
Dervish Dance (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/dervish-dance-combat)
You have learned to turn your speed into power, even with a heavier blade.
Prerequisites: Dexterity 13, Weapon Finesse, Perform (dance) 2 ranks, proficient with scimitar.
Benefit: When wielding a scimitar with one hand, you can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on melee attack and damage rolls. You treat the scimitar as a one-handed piercing weapon for all feats and class abilities that require such a weapon (such as a duelist
I'm wondering why you aren't happy with plain ole vanilla Weapon Finesse (Which Etiyan has)?
Weapon finesse is a prerequisite of Dervish Dance. Weapon finesse doesn't deal DEX damage. DD does.
As far as the 2 ranks in Perform (dance): I'll take it when I take the feat. Give me a chance to go buy a ballet outfit first.
I saw another group who altered (that's a bad word here) the weapon finesse feat to actually deal DEX damage instead of STR, and that all the finesse-able weapons use either STR or DEX to attack.
It's kind of hard to understand how STR helps with a rapier in the first place. It's not a club! It's a thin blade with a sharp point at the end of it.
On a different note: One of the reasons I didn't take any knowledge skills is also partially due to the fact that there are no knowledge skills on the Swashbuckler's skill list.
I can send who ever wants the macroset to look at, and customize it for their PCs if you so wish.
With respect to the rapier/scimitar conversation, my understanding of it is thus. Yes, you require a good amount of dexterity to properly wield a rapier and get it to do what you want it to do. However, as it is a light piercing weapon, it would require some strength to be able to be thrust through any sort of organic/inorganic matter, or do equivalent damage (I know about PSI and force applied, impulse and all, but I can't see the initial rapier attack running someone completely through. The entire point is about nimbleness, right?). With a rapier the strength (Key word) of the blow could well cause more shock to an organic system, since D&D is an abstract system it doesn't matter if the damage is from a hole in your chest or the shock that resulted from the hole being put there.
The scimitar is a much weightier weapon (2x as heavy in game terms), has the ability to sunder, as a slashing weapon. The strength would provide a greater impact. The Dervish Dance allows you to use the scimitar for a use that it was never intended. It makes a slashing weapon into a piercing weapon, according to the feat description, and is a uniquely distinct fighting style. To my mind, the Dervish Dance is all about controlling the momentum of the scimitar, and redirecting it to where it will do the most damage. It would rely on a modicum of strength to continue the dance (Represented in the Perform skill), but the damage based on Dexterity is derived from the fact that you are combining the greater inertia of the weapon with the ability to precisely place the strikes where they will cause the most impact. It's not like the Dervish would stop moving in-between attacks. Got to keep the momentum going. :)
Anyway, that's my take on the situation.
My character can just as easily take the scimitar as his weapon of choice, but for appearance sake I would prefer to use the rapier, and I cannot really see any game imbalance or advantage of any kind by doing so.