Pathfinder Kingmaker Enhanced Edition - Sorcerer Character Build for my Let's Play Series

Join me as I explain the class build I have elected to play in my Pathfinder: Kingmaker playthrough.
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About the game
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With the help of over 18,000 Kickstarter backers, Narrative Designer Chris Avellone and composer Inon Zur, Owlcat Games is proud to bring you the first isometric computer RPG set in the beloved Pathfinder tabletop universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Based on our players' feedback and suggestions, this version of the game improves and builds upon the original. This edition includes:
• numerous gameplay-enriching content additions and dozens of quality-of-life features
• new abilities and ways to build your character, including a brand-new class
• new items and weaponry
• improved balance, especially in the beginning and last two chapters of the game
• enhanced kingdom management system, both in terms of balance as well as usability and player comfort
• increased variety of random encounters on the global map
• thousands of fixes and improvements made since the game's initial release
Explore the Stolen Lands, a region that has been contested territory for centuries: Hundreds of kingdoms have risen and fallen in these lands, and now it is time for you to make your mark-by building your own kingdom! To do so, you’ll need to survive the harsh wilderness and the threat of rival nations… as well as threats within your own court.
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Customize your character with a wide range of classes and powers including specialized archetypes, powerful arcane and divine spells, choosing from a multitude of class abilities, skills, and feats. Pathfinder allows players to create heroes (or villains) that fit both their individual gameplay styles and their personalities.
Meet a diverse cast of companions and NPCs, including iconic characters from the Pathfinder setting itself. You’ll need to decide who to trust and who to watch carefully, as each companion has an agenda, alignment, and goals that may differ from yours. Your journey will become their journey, and you’ll help shape their lives both in the moment and well into the future.
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Conquer new regions as claim them as your own, carving your kingdom from the wilderness. While classic dungeon crawling and exploration lie at the heart of this adventure, diplomacy, politics, and kingdom development are also part of the challenge. Choose your allies well, and keep them close while exploring ancient tombs and ruins - and while dealing with politics in your own court.
Your kingdom is a reflection of your character and your choices throughout the game. It is a living thing shaped by your alignment, your allies, and your ability to lead your people. Not only can your kingdom expand, opening up new territories and allowing you to build new towns and communities, but your capital city will physically change based on your decisions, your policies, and even whom you choose to ally with. As your kingdom grows, a number of factions and neighboring countries will come to you to seek favor-and to test your strength.
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Explore - Conquer - Rule!
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is an evolution of the 3.5 rules set of the world's oldest fantasy roleplaying game, designed by Paizo, Inc using the feedback of tens of thousands of gamers just like you. Whether you’re new to the Pathfinder® universe or you’re a seasoned veteran, Pathfinder: Kingmaker is the CRPG you’ve been waiting for.
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MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION
The developers describe the content like this:
This game contains references to fantasy drugs (potions), alcohol, sex and sexual acts (no direct visualisation or nudity), along with visual gore effects. Storyline contains adult content.
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[@cetrinea]

This was a very helpful guide for building a character, as I also chose aasimar as my race and wanted to try out a spellcaster class for once. But I always felt like I was doing something wrong. In my frustration, I put down the game for a little while, but I think I might pick it up again pretty soon.

[@Soonzuh]

I wish you had talked about feat selection by level as well.

[@firiedemon]

Thank you for both the series and the explanations, i very much appreciate it ^-^

[@Caledorn]

Thank you! I am really enjoying playing the game again, and look very much forward to playing it together with you guys :-D

[@birdmanfilms]

Thx for the explanation. I watched few more guides before yours, and they were more detailed. But after yours I got how I wanna set up my character! Cheers

[@Caledorn]

Glad I could help! Hope you enjoy the build (and don't be afraid to personalise it to your taste of course - it's just a guideline) 😀

[@jhonrock2386]

Particularly, I preffer the Celestial Bloodline. I find the free spells better overall, good in both defensive and ofensive areas. On top of that, you get wings, which make your character SUPER cool and also give a nice boost to your AC and other buffs. I was using a Wizard in my party in the spellcaster role, but then tried the sorcerer instead. This class will never leave my party again. I don't need all the spells a Wizard have access, but I need the increadible ammount of spell uses of the Sorcerer.

[@Caledorn]

The Celestial Bloodline is an excellent choice indeed! As for sorcerer vs wizard... The wizard certainly has more utility in terms of being able to pick and choose different spells for different situations.... But, as you say - no way I am picking up a wizard when I can have a sorcerer as a damage dealer! The exception being a Arcanist Brown Fur Transmuter in my party in WOTR. Those are *insane* party buffers!

[@neilg5579]

If you use charisma you should get a cleric that has the glory domain which boosts charisma which stacks with all other charisma boosts

[@matthatter56]

6:38 Not to mention there's an option for that.

[@Keldrath]

I'm curious why most of these sorc builds fall back on crossbows and not just their level 0 cantrips?

[@jhonrock2386]

Cuz they suck at the damage department already at early game? Crossbow + Hurricane Arrow + feats & buffs = good damage without exhausting all your spell uses.

[@BorgWolf359]

Love your vid on making your character! You make your character believable within the Pathfinder & D&D worlds! Liked & Subbed! Looking forward to watching your other vids!

[@pinkiechan5758]

Is there a reason why you didn’t go for 20 charisma?

[@Caledorn]

I honestly can't answer that - it's been so long since I've played the game now that I would have to watch my own video, and I'd probably find all kinds of things I would do different today - given that I have far more knowledge about the Pathfinder system today. 😊 Adjust stats as per your own desires is my best advice! 😊

[@TheJhfkgf]

Hi, is the 16 Dex important? Or is 14 alright

[@matthatter56]

You said choose 2 spells at spell level 2 yet I can only chose 1 spell. What did I do wrong?

[@Caledorn]

Very likely you did nothing wrong (the only thing I can think of potentially is subclass selection or bloodline mistake) - but the game has goke through many patches since the guide was made, and thus the mechanics may have changed.

[@matthatter56]

@@Caledorn Thanks.

[@maltimoto]

Charisma is the primary attribute for a Sorcerer? I thought it is INT?

[@Caledorn]

Int is for Wizard-type spellcasters. Cha is for Sorcerer-type spellcasters. 😊

[@Keldrath]

It is for sage sorcerer but this is just a base sorcerer with arcane bloodline which is almost the same but it still uses cha like a typical sorc.

[@Canadian_Hobbit]

What about friendly fire for some of these spells? How do you mitigate that?

[@Caledorn]

Carefully 😉 Friendly fire is one of the inherent challenges you need to manage carefully with any area of effect ability. Pausing/using the new turn based combat should help quite a bit 😊

[@FrozenTub3]

Dont you want to start with 20 charisma for the extra spell breakpoint ?

[@Caledorn]

It depends on the build, and the items you get in game as you progress. This build doesn't strictly need it, as it is more of a mass crowd control build than a typical glass cannon DD Sorc.

[@socjocinus]

3:20 start but i suggest to not watch the video... Build is just terrible and you can go whatever build you want and it is still gonna be better than this....

[@miembrosgibran]

Well fuck you then , go make your own video, USA USA USA USA GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

[@jmmywyf4lyf]

Do you people get some kindve pathetic pleasure, out of proving you're the bigger nerd?

[@sametekiz3709]

are you srue?

[@christianwhite8877]

If I ever get to play pathfinder kingmaker I'm going to make a chaotic good Angelkin Aasimar with a undead sorcerer bloodline for my first playthrough just to see how good the undead bloodline sorcerer is in the game

[@Caledorn]

The undead bloodline apparently is really powerful, so that sounds like a very good choice! 😃

[@relacionatecondios5096]

Hola, soy nuevo empece a jugar ahora en 2020 y me encanta los hechiceros , pero tengo una duda: "Hechicero con Mascotas son buenos o malos "? ..

[@matthatter56]

Thanks for this. I have been wanting to get this game for years. Full disclosure I have had it sitting in my library for an eternity. I was thinking of going paladin but I always get bored when I create one in other CRPGs. I was than going with Kinsect. I decided to do Sorcerer and this build just seems to fit my playstyle thanks.

[@celticsfansean]

Thanks for the input! I am only just picking up this game and I plan on playing a chaotic good sorcerer!

[@manueltusche9863]

Hi, im so confused starting at 08:59 cause for me these the first thing to choose is Talent, there i also chose point blank shot like you did , then spell focus and bonus talent, but then I have to choose the opposite school twice because the game says that if I want to master one direction I have to give up on the other side. I cant do it the way you do... can you help me out here please?

[@Caledorn]

Did you pick Wizard as your class and not Sorcerer? Opposite schools should not apply to Sorcerer, but does apply to Wizard. That's the only thing I can think of right now, unless there's been some patches to the game changing things..

[@manueltusche9863]

@@Caledorn I play the game in german but from what you said ive got a wizard. But i cant find a sorcerer here in my list... maybe they name it different, the translation for sorcerer in german is Zauberer, but theres nothing like that

[@manueltusche9863]

what the hell... sometimes and i dont know people just ruin translations on purpose i guess.... i switched to English to see where the sorcerer is... switched back and its the Hexenmeister in german... THE WITCHER.... *facepalm*

[@Caledorn]

@@manueltusche9863 How about "Hexenmeister"? I see that's a common translation in DnD 3/3.5e, which Pathfinder was based upon.

[@Caledorn]

@@manueltusche9863 Yeah, I would have assumed Hexenmeister was a Warlock more than a Sorcerer... In Norwegian that would be Heksemester so it's pretty similar, and I would definitely NOT have managed to associate that with a sorcerer in my own native language either... 🤪

[@Dan-uf2vh]

in PK you get to use your companions for quite a lot of the persuasion checks but I think you're right about not all of them

[@Caledorn]

Yeah, there is some critical conversations where you must have it on your main character if you want the "best outcome". But strictly speaking, it is not a critical skill to have on the main of course. 😄

[@jordansmith1541]

Do you find that spellcasters are a little too strong in this type of games (kingmaker, baldur’s gate and so forth)... I always found that there was always a few optimal builds, and that the others are kinda meh, don’t know what your opinion is?

[@Caledorn]

Yes, and no. In fact, in this specific game there are so many builds that are strong that it's really amazing how they've managed to find some kind of balance with this many classes. The Monk, for instance, is an extremely powerful class to play in this game. Particularly if combined with just 1 level of rogue to get access to sneak attacks (such a character becomes a mean, lean damage machine - often one-shotting any non-boss enemy). The Paladin too is really powerful - although they are a spellcaster, their access to spells are so limited that it's mostly just a few buffs and healing spells. Also the Ranger class is extremely powerful, as you can do some wicked damage with a bow in this game. You'll see how I set up my party later on, when I do unlock more of the companions, and it's surprising what classes are damage powerhouses. Now of course I am playing on easy, so it's not that simple to see how powerful certain of the classes actually are (I just want to let the audience see the gameplay and story without having to rely on lots of quicksave/quickloading, which is the idea for playing the game on Easy - the game is long enough in itself without having to add having to redo multiple fights over and over again - I expect this series to have a *lot* of episodes if I am to complete the game) - but the ones I've mentioned above are actually valid choices for playing on Unfair difficulty (where the game gives all NPCs a flat +6 modifier on their Attack Rolls, and a +6 modifier to all saving throws and AC too, so early game is a *real* struggle on that difficulty as it's nigh impossible to hit the enemies...).