Pathfinder 1E If you want High Dex melee -and- a choice in weapons, you're asking for WAY to much

[Lady Chaomii]

I'm always finding myself in situations where I'm making light armored, high Dex melee characters with low Strength. This wouldn't be so bad if the Rapier wasn't the only one-handed weapon that works with weapon finesse. Oh, there is another, THE WHIP; you know, the one one that can't even do any damage unless the target is practically naked?

Oh sure; everyone else gets to have hammers, axes, swords, even a bloody scyth. But nup. Chaomii, YOU have to have the Rapier, or else your character will be grossly under-utilized. If I am forced to have a character with a rapier one more time, I'm telling you, I will find the closest rapier, and shred the closest copy of Pathfinder rulebook with it.

Did I mention I hate rapiers with a passion? Long before I even started playing this game.

 

[Fooly_Cooly]

Scimitar?im fairly sure is finnesable i also thought short swords were as well.

 

[Scott DeWar]

Any possible solutions? I have a dex fighter in LPF and could use as many good ideas as possible!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Nothing wrong with using a light weapon, is there? A throwing axe or light hammer doesn't have the crit threat range of the rapier, but ARE throwable, which is a nice thing for a dexterous PC.

The light pick has a big crit multiplier...

Or you could go with Nunchaku or Sai and disarm those heavier weapons from the hands of others.

 

[blargney the second]

Sword, Aldori Dueling - Pathfinder_OGC

 

[Derfmancher]

Red Mantis Assassin, FTW. Sawtooth Sabers, lots of bonus attack and damage. I played a tengu twf rouge that went RMA, he was one of the most fun characters I have played.

 

[tylermalan]

"Tell me about it!"

-Stream of the Sky

 

[triqui]

You can use elven curve blade, spiked chain, whip, kama, light pick, light mace, cestus, dagger, aldori longsword, light hammer, sawed sabre...

I guess you don't really expect to have a finesse morning star or great axe, do you?

 

[Wycen]

The scorpion whip does lethal damage, but I forget which book it is in.

Are there any feats in Pathfinder that increase the damage a Finesse/Dex warrior can use to bump up their damage? Our ranger decided to go the two weapon fighting route and he sucks but nobody seems willing to admit it.

 

[S'mon]

DEX is already the most powerful stat. If you want a broad choice of weapons, you can put points in STR as well as in DEX.