Hello, first post here and it's an advice post about a Melee Dragon Disciple build that I'm playing in a game. It's probably horribly optimized, but the purpose here is a simple one: To be a stand-up natural-attack melee damage dealer with a little (emphasis on little) magical buffing ability.
The combination of Ranger and Monk were inspired by Oterisk's guide, as well as the entire concept. The use of Bard (Arcane Duelist) as an entry point for DD serves the dual purpose of making this class count as a spontaneous caster as well as making the claws and bite attack count as magical weapons to bypass some DR problems.
The use of MoMS monk despite the low WIS score is due to the use of armor. The only thing lost by using light armor when taking two levels of Monk is the WIS bonus to AC, which is non-existent. You can still use the Evasion class-ability if wearing light armor.
Here's the Build at level 9 (We're level 3 in the game, so this is a bit of planning ahead):
Half-Elf (Bard(Arcane Duelist)1/Ranger(Guide)2/Monk(MoMS)2/DragonDisciple4)
STR 18+2+4[+4] = 24[28] [Assuming I can afford/get a +4 Str Item by then]
DEX 14
CON 12
INT 10
WIS 7
CHA 15
AC: 10+2Dex+6Armor+5NaturalArmor+2Deflection = 25 [Assuming I get a +2 Chain Shirt and +2 Ring of Protection and a +2 NA Amulet by then]
CMB: +6+7[+9] = +13[+15]
CMD: 10+6[+8]+2 = 18[20]
BaB: +6/+1
Fort: +0+3+3+2+1=9[12] [Assuming I get a +3 Cloak of Resistance]
Ref +2+3+3+1+2=11[14] [Assuming I get a +3 Cloak of Resistance]
Will +2+0+3+2-2=5[8] [Assuming I get a +3 Cloak of Resistance]
Class Abilities:
Bard (Arcane Duelist)
Bonus Feat (Arcane Strike)
Bardic Performance 6/rounds (Inspire Courage +1, Fascinate, Distraction, Rallying Cry)
Bard Spells
[Known: 0st 6, 1st 4, 2nd, 2]
*Haven't given much thought to spell selection, other than utility spells such as Silent Image, Grease, Saving Finale, Vanish, Heroics and Alter Self.
[Per Day: 1st 3+1, 2nd 1+1]
Ranger(Guide)
Ranger Focus
Track
Wild Empathy
Combat Style Feat (Aspect of the Beast (Claws))
Monk(MoMS)
Bonus Feat (Dragon Style)
Fuse Style
Stunning Fist
Unarmed Strike (1d6)
Bonus Feat (Dragon Ferocity)
Evasion
Dragon Disciple
Blood of Dragons
(1st DD Level Claws: 1d4+Str, 5Rounds/Day
3rd DD Level: 5 Energy Resistance (Fire), +1 Natural Armor)
Natural Armor Increase (+2)
Ability Boost (+4 Str)
Bloodline Feat (Power Attack)
Dragon Bite (1d6+1.5xStr Bite when using DD Claws)
Breath Weapon (1d6 per DD level, DC: 10+1/2 DD Level + CHA)
Feats:
Half Elf Skill Focus (Survival/Know(Planes))
1 Eldritch Heritage (Orc/Abyssal)
3 Weapon Focus (Claws)
5 Feral Combat Training (Claws)
7 Snake Style*
9 Weapon Focus (Bite)*
*Unsure of what feat to get at these levels. Snake style is to compensate for the low Touch AC, and is only slightly mitigated by taking max ranks in Sense Motive. I might consider taking Skill Focus (Sense Motive) at level 9 if I wanted to focus on defensive stuff.
Traits:
Armor Expert
Magical Knack
Attacks:
Claws +14[+16] 1d4+10[+13], Full Attack +14[+16]/+14[+16] 1d4+10[+13]/1d4+10[+13] [add +10[+13] damage to first strike every round]
Unarmed Strike +13[+15] 1d6+10[+13], Full Attack, +4 1d6+10[+13] [add +10[+13] damage to first strike every round]
Long-spear +13 1d8+10[+13], Full Attack, +13 1d8+10[+13]
Javelin +9 1d6+7[+9]
Conditional Attacks (Bloodline Claws and Bite):
Claws & Bite +14[+16]/+14[+16], +14 1d4+10[+13]/1d4+10[+13], 1d6+14[+18] [add +10 damage to first strike every round]
Claws & Bite (Power Attack) +12[+14]/+12[+14], +12[+14] 1d4+16[+19]/1d4+16[+19], 1d6+20[+24] [add +10 damage to first strike every round]
Limited Buffs:
+1 Attack and Damage [Inspire Courage, 5 Rounds per Day]
+2 Attack and Damage [Ranger focus, 1/day]
Item Goals:
46,000 gp Level 9 [if going by WBL]
[16,000 gp: +4 Str Belt]
[8,000 gp: +2 NA Amulet]
[8,000 gp: +2 Ring of Protection]
[9,000 gp: +3 Cloak of Resistance]
[4,000 gp: +2 Chain Shirt]
The question is this: How can I make this better? Should I scrap this idea? Any calculations I made which are incorrect? Could I get away with "wasting" a feat on Eldritch Heritage (Abyssal) for DOUBLE CLAWS?
