I wanted to add some more resources to help in building the perfect party and character. First, I must reiterate that combat effectiveness is most certainly not the only thing you should focus on while making a character. Thus warned, I present class and build guides. Each of these documents systematically goes through all the class options for a specific class or character concept. These guides are found all over the place in various websites and forums and constructed in various ways which can make them hard to find, especially if you are looking for something in specific. Some helpful people have started to create master lists with links to all the various builds. The list on Zenith Games is my current preferred master lists.
- Character Glass Guides - A list of every class and multiple guides per class. The guides are dated, and note that earlier guides may not include all the content since Pathfinder has continued to release new content throughout the years.
- Character Build Guides - Provides specific themed builds that often utilize multiple classes to achieve the desired character build.
Take a look at some of the guides if you are interested. I'm odd enough where I'll just read them for fun, even if I never want to make a character of that type. Even if you take none of their advice, it will give you a good starting point to build your character around. Of course, enjoy it while it last because when the 2nd edition of Pathfinder comes along they'll have to make all new guides.