Boots of the cat can be a nice alternative.
Ah. I have a [pathfinder] fighter - freehand fighter with boots of the cat - waiting for the chance to make a grand entrance by jumping from ahigh distace to land on his feet by taking 1 point per ten feet of damage and making a funny retort to the BBEG.
although, the real trick I want to use is the [feat] improved Critical - bleeding critical. That and the fact he uses a Rapier with Keen enhancement giving a crit threat range of 15-20. I think Belker would approve.