Ok a week ago an old thread of mine got raised to ask for my help with a build

My answer was a green nikto steelhand adept.

This morning I got a pm asking for help which I gave.

So that it's all in one place, and everyone sees the answer so we don't repeat... ask your questions here I'll try to answer them when I have time. And others are welcome to answer as well.

Now... I'll preface this is the most important consideration is character concept, the purpose of this thread is to build characters that are effective at fulfilling their concept for as little xp as possible.