Best class for a Skills monkey

[Kevin905niveK]

Just like the title says which class is able to stack up skills the best?

Ok guys the term skills monkey doesnt mean an actual monkey, just a class that can get the highest points in skills, figured that was more of a common phrase

[アンジェル]

A spellcaster/int user.

My first thought was a human cross blooded sorcerer with fast learner feat. But having more int enabling you to get more skillpoints too. So if you can combine that, you have a... monkey?

[Fluff]

No.

No monkey race. But you can make a kitsune.

[Edmund Greyfox]

Nenio is a good companion for that role. Just keep leveling her as a wizard (i switched to lore master at 16) and she can handle a lot of the different skill checks. Or, build your own char as a wiz and do it yourself.

[slight001]

Human (innate skill gain and a access to a unique feat that gives even more skill points), Bard or rogue... Iirc these two have high native skill points per level.

Bard archeologist, only one I've messed with, has a ton of skill points and iirc just about if not all skills as class skills.

[revan1229]

I would recommend Arcane Trickster or some sort of Bard.

[Mork]

With the addition of the backgrounds and the fast learner feat, any human with at least 10+ INT can make a very good skill monkey.

Wizard + the healer background
Rogue
Alchemist
Ranger
Barbarian
Druid
Fighter because of the numbers of feats they have
Inquisitor
Hunter?
Arcanist
Bard
Skald?
...

[WhiteWolf_Sp]

Bard's are very good skill monkeys , also the half- elf rogue archetype Master of all make a great skill monkey , he gets free skill focus feats , high INT chars make ok skill monkeys , but the thing with bards is that they get all skills as class skills.

[Elnidfse]

Same as usual. Human:
Bard
Sanctified Slayer (who can be your face, skill monkey, and main damage dealer)
Inquisitor
Rogue
Any flavor of Wizard

[Ronin Gamer]

As many have said already, a class that takes INT into account for it's needed stats will help you a lot here. INT users tend to get more skill points to assign and level up than most other classes that don't use INT. From there I'm sure there are certain classes that might fit that niche, but I'd say it's up to you past that point.

[Serendipitous]

Why NWN was able to create class description that showed how much skillpoints you got per level for each class, but Pathfinder can't even though it's second installment?

[Kevin905niveK]

Ill give a dirge Bard a try then, so tired of having to rest every 5 seconds because of failed nature checks and tired of failing checks with one character and not being able to check again. hoping if i just buff the crap out of a merc i can just pass everything

[Cutlass Jack]

If all you care about is skills, Half-Elf 'Master of All' rogue would probably be the best. Then go the Trickster path so all your skills become lethal weapons.

If you're looking for a merc to add, Dirge bard is a great addition the existing companions don't cover.

[Frostfeather]

Technically if you just want skill points, it's whatever the highest skill point class is (Rogue I think?) with high int. But Bard/Skald is often better overall between songs that improve skills/ability scores and their Lore Master ability, not to mention buffs/songs for the whole group in combat.

You want to spread out your skills in your group a bit to match characters' highest ability scores anyway, so there's no need to pile as many as possible on a single person.

[Kevin905niveK]

Originally posted by night4:

Technically if you just want skill points, it's whatever the highest skill point class is (Rogue I think?) with high int. But Bard/Skald is often better overall between songs that improve skills/ability scores and their Lore Master ability, not to mention buffs/songs for the whole group in combat.

You want to spread out your skills in your group a bit to match characters' highest ability scores anyway, so there's no need to pile as many as possible on a single person.

I know if the first game there were alot of instances where it was only your character that was able to attempt the check, Is that not the same in this game?

[Serendipitous]

Originally posted by KhronicKracka:

I know if the first game there were alot of instances where it was only your character that was able to attempt the check, Is that not the same in this game?

A couple. But not much. mostly with Lexicon if you want a secret ending