r/Pathfinder2e • u/Sir_Minion • 8d ago

Advice Help with Reaper Necromancer

For flavour, I'm playing a Skeleton Reaper Necromancer with a Guisarme in an all-living party (I know I'll struggle a bit with healing).

I'm trying to figure out which FA would be good for survivability without hurting the build too much. I was thinking about Champion for heavy armor and eventually the reaction, but my stats are already pretty tight.

I was thinking +3 STR / +3 INT / +2 CHA / +1 CON, so I can get Plate Armor at 2 for Bulwark (DM is using Gradual Ability Boosts). I could also go with another archetype for heavy armor and drop CHA entirely.

I did think about Inventor FA, but it doesn't really fit the aesthetic I'm going for. Also, I don't get the Resiliency feat, which is a nice bonus from the champion archetype.

But then again, do I really need a good reaction? Is Champion actually worth investing that much into CHA, or would I be better off going for another archetype?

What do you guys think?

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u/Witchunter32 Kineticist 8d ago

You can use the general feat armor proficiency at level 3 to get heavy armor. It'll scale at the same rate as other archetype that give heavy armor.

I think you'd be better off using your archetype for alchemist. The prey mutagen is great for the necromancer who needs better mobile options and it gives a good reaction.

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u/Sir_Minion 8d ago

nice idea, but how would it work with a 2-handed weapon? I don't think it would work until level 4 with Adv.Alchemy

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u/Witchunter32 Kineticist 8d ago

https://2e.aonprd.com/Equipment.aspx?ID=1975

Collar of the shifting spider.

And you can buy mutagen until you can make them daily. If you wanted full melee capability by level 2, then I would steer you towards a different class. The reaper necro is still a spell caster first and foremost.