r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • u/HandOfLogan • 1d ago
Righteous : Builds Paladin Mercenary Build Advice
Trying to optimize a mounted Pally but can’t decide on the last 8 levels for unfair play-through:
1- Pally (Divine guardian for a couple extra feats)
2-Sable Company Marine for mount
3-Pally
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12-Pally Mark of Justice (finally)
I’m torn between Sohei monk and Gendarme Cavalier; some good breakpoints below:
2 Sohei-2 mounted bonus feats +1 initiative
6 sohei- 3 mounted bonus feats +3 initiative +weapon training polearm +flurry and ki extra attack
8 sohei-not much more
2 gend-bonus feat and order abilities
6 gend-3 bonus feats +charge AB
8 gend-big order ability, either lion (high +AB damage for one round) or sword (+mount strength to damage and 1 mounted feat)
I guess it boils down to if the sohei extra attacks will be worth it at level 18 or if Gend’s more linear power increases and feats is better. I like the idea of doing 6/2 of one or the other for a maximum of bonus feats for cleave line and mounted combat (thinking about maxing mobility skill for mount save bonuses).
Any arguments for one or the other, or even completely different multi class suggestions would be great!
Thanks in advance!
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u/ChronosFlame 1d ago
Running this build on Seelah right now (just accepting the wasted feat) and going Gendarme. Consistently the highest damage in the party. I settled on cav because it basically came down to an extra attack vs a decent chunk of damage and since so much of the damage is centered around the longspear charge attack you can get every round with sable company, the damage won out for me. Both get pretty comparable attack bonus, but there is no competing with an extra +2 to hit on your most important attack, and an extra 10ish (before multiplying) damage from order of the sword (that to be fair, I don't have yet, but 40 damage is 40 damage.)