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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bront" data-source="post: 2462365" data-attributes="member: 19696">Unless you're playing 3.0, Weapon Finesse applies to all finessable weapons, not just one (Makes the feat actualy worthwhile).  You playing that Keen and Improved Crit stack?Usefull feats: If you want to be a bouncy swashbucklery type, Roofwalker from Races of Destiny and Elusive Target from Complete Warrior is very good.  I'd drop Improved Feign and maybe Disarm and pick up Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization if you need some extra punch.  +2 on every hit is better than loosing an itterative attack for the chance at a +1d6 sneak that doesn't apply to everyone.  Mobility can be usefull if you need to move around a lot.  Brachiation could be fun if you want to swing around the ship a lot (Supposedly usefull in a jungle, but I could see a GM letting you use it to move around on the ship).Skills: You want high Diplomacy, Gather Information, and Bluff.  Intimidate can be usefull as well.  Sense Motive can be invaluable.  Jump and Climb are practicaly requirements and definately worth while.  Gather Information and KN: Local can be usefull for getting information on potential targets or potential sailing problems.  Balance and Prof: Sailing are givens, but you don't need swim (Actualy, many sailors did not learn to swim so they never had to go into the water to clean the ship, do repairs, or anything else, as it was quite dangerous).  Appraise can be usefull for figuring out how much money you've made, and Use Rope is definately needed.  Any skills beyond those are gravy.Another thought, is to enter Dualist for a few levels.  Gives you some bonuses for unarmored AC, and you can take the money you're putting into your Mithril Shirt and instead put it into Bracers of AC +2 (Or drop keen from your weapon and make them +3), and lighten your load a bit and save a little bit of cash.  Or you could always scrape togeather enough to get a Mithril Armor of Command (Runs about 26K (Base +4K for mithril)).If you aren't planning on taking Weapon Specialization, take 3 levels of Rogue instead, or at least 2 to get Evasion and more skill points (3 works better for skill points, and you don't loose anything from Fighter).  The extra D of sneak attack is also usefull, and while you loose out on HP a bit, your BAB is still just as good, you only loose 1 feat for 12 skill points, evasion.Personaly, I prefer the Swashbuckler 3/ Rogue 2 build, but that's me.  You don't get as many feats, but you get Finesse for free, more skills (Usefull for pushing social skills), and are still only down 1 on BAB.  The Swashbuckler is fairly well balanced, and I like it personaly, at least for 3 levels.If you want an example pirate character, you can always look at mine (Captain Jonathon Swoops, in my sig).  He works fairly well, can fight, and has plenty of skills without stepping on a rogue's toes.</blockquote>

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