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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LokiDR" data-source="post: 933008" data-attributes="member: 6239">What are you look at doing in combat?If you just want to punch holes in people real well, I would say improved init, expert tatician, and rogue levels.If you just want to keep clear of combat until you have good opening, with your barbarian friend, you should take expertise and mobility.If you want to focus solely on talking, there are several feats in S&S for that, such as charlatan.Arterial stike is weak and annoying.  You will likely forget the extra points of damage and it is pain to keep track of.  Also, it is too easy for a minion or healer to stop.  Cure minor, no problem.  Hamstring is more interesting, if you spring attack and you barbarian friend wants to make good use of his enhanced mobility.  Likely, though, the barbarian will just pounce people and pound them untill his is hurt enough to run.  Probably not a taker.My suggestion is improved init, combat reflexes, expert tactician, expertise, mobility, ambidex, dodge.  Then into duelist.  Duelist really fits your concept.  Use more rogue levels if you want to sneak attack, more fighter if you want to specialize in rapier and set up flanking.  Trick out with ranger, monk, and barbarian if you want to really powergame the extra bits.The deadlier character would be TWF style with expert tactician, improved init, and lots of sneak attack.  Tumble into flanking position and dismantle people.  The gladitorial style would get you overrun in a hurry.</blockquote>

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