So I have been thinking about this new character I would like to play. I don't have a story for him yet just more of a game theory. I am looking for some advice on his viability, as well as suggestions on certain choices I will have to make. As of now I would like this charachter to be a 4 Summoner/2 Martial Class/8-10 Dragon Disciple/2-4 Eldritch Knight. My dm usually lets us roll for good stats so that shouldnt be a problem. My ranking of importance for stats is STR,CHA,CON,DEX,WIS,INT.
My Eidolon is going to be a wand wielding monstosity. I plan on making it a small biped and spending my 7 evolution points on Skilled(umd), Skilled(perception),Flight(4 pts for 70ft), and Unnatural aura to protect from wandering animals. His two feats will be Skill focus(umd) and Magical Aptitude. Max ranks in perception, UMD, Spellcraft, and fly. This will give him a +16 to UMD i believe. Im going to buy him lots of wand to use on me and my party. I was however concerned whether the wands went with him or not if he was banished/killed/I sleep/ect.
I am also not certain which martial class to take. Barbarian gives me increased mobility and rage which will be a nice buff that stacks. I would also have access to a rage power. I have never made a barbarian so I am not sure which power is best for a dip like this but perhaps you folks could enlighten me. My other choice is Fighter of course. 2 feats is always good, and I'm sure there is a good replacement for bravery amongst the archetypes. My favorite choice is probably the Ranger. He gets better saves, a favored enemy, and only 1 less feat than the fighter. Suggestions or additions to this list are welcome.
Finally I am unsure if I should stick with DD for the whole 10 levels. I am not too concerned with loosing spellcasting, but the BAB hit is unfortunate. I am planning on being up in my opponents face with my silly eidolon doing most of the casting behind me. The wings however are quite nice as is the better form of the dragon.
I have not decided on a fighting style, but 2h weapons seem like a logical choice as my eidolon will provide me with a sheild bonus most of the time. Perhaps a 2h reach weapon(Lucerine Hammer)? I'm almost certain I'm going to pump my intimidate to the sky. I would also be interested in suggestions for wands My current list is as follows
Summon Eidolon(for me since the little guy is squishy)
Enlarge Person
Silent Image
Grease
Mage Armor
Obscuring Mist
Destect Secret Doors
Comprehend Languages
Lesser Restoration(paladin)
Bless Weapon
Lead Blades
Longstrider
CLW
Glitterdust
Protection from x(all 4)
Many of the Wands would be partial charged so that I could save some money as the current list runs about 20k. Thanks guys for every suggestion and reply. I am interested to hear what you will say.
So I think that I am going to use a Horsechopper as this guys Weapon of choice. His backup will be dependant on his martial class choice. I am currently torn between the unarmed fighter and ranger classes. If unarmed, backup will be fists. This will also give me full threat within my range. A downside is that I have to take a style feat and I'm pretty sure Monkey Style is the only one that is beneficial. Granted Monkey Style is pretty cool.
For feats, I am feeling good about Imtimidating Prowess, Dazzling Display, Shatter Defences, cornugun smash, combat expertise, improved trip, Greater Trip, Furious Focus, and perhaps Vital Strike.
There Have been no replies yet. If this thread slides down the list again I will not post further. I would very much like to hear some input however.