Dragon Shaman

[Donnovin]

I have a quick question about this class. It seem in pathfinder its really just a druid with a little bit of flavor thrown in. Now the 3.5 version is a completely diffrent character all together. The reasoning for the change is because the 3.5 would be overpowered in the pathfinder world? Am I correct in thinking this?

[Cheapy]

No, it's because the dragon shaman is closed content by WotC.

[Viktyr Korimir]

No, for the most part Dragon Shaman is a weak class. A very weak class.

But when Wizards released (most) of the core in the SRD, none of that applied to supplements. They added Epic Level Handbook, Expanded Psionics Handbook, and Deities & Demigods to the SRD after they released them (and Unearthed Arcana was an OGL product) but they didn't add any of the rules from the majority of their supplements to the SRD.

Paizo could legally create a class that worships dragons, and a class called Dragon Shaman, but they couldn't create a Dragon Shaman class that grants draconic auras, a breath weapon, and lay on hands like a Paladin.

Same reason there's no official Warlock, despite everyone wanting one.

[blackbloodtroll]

Oh, those awful 3.5 splatbook classes.
Remember the Truenamer?
That class literally did not work. No, really, it was completely unable to do what it was supposed to do. It got worse as it gained levels.

[cooperton]

Viktyr Korimir wrote:

No, for the most part Dragon Shaman is a weak class. A very weak class.

But when Wizards released (most) of the core in the SRD, none of that applied to supplements. They added Epic Level Handbook, Expanded Psionics Handbook, and Deities & Demigods to the SRD after they released them (and Unearthed Arcana was an OGL product) but they didn't add any of the rules from the majority of their supplements to the SRD.

Paizo could legally create a class that worships dragons, and a class called Dragon Shaman, but they couldn't create a Dragon Shaman class that grants draconic auras, a breath weapon, and lay on hands like a Paladin.

Same reason there's no official Warlock, despite everyone wanting one.

This.

As far as pathfinderizing it. Id probably give it full bab to go with its d10 and maybe martial weapons proficiency and call it good.

[Viktyr Korimir]

cooperton wrote:

As far as pathfinderizing it. Id probably give it full bab to go with its d10 and maybe martial weapons proficiency and call it good.

I go the other way. Cut the BAB down to poor, give it the Dragonfire Adept's breath effects and invocations.