Is the flavor there for my DD? too much or not enough?


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So I'm in the process to create a dragon disciple. Here is the background first

The goal of this family was a oath versus wyrm, slay evil dragons etc. Dragons are not there anymore in the area (plot twist: they are) but he always knew some day he would have to fight them again. Meanwhile he is serving a noble family as a protector (aka: alfred in batman)

now this is the character I have so far

I liked the idea of having a good character with evil blood inside him, trying to purify himself (I loved the DD guide I've seen so far)

Human Paladin 3/sorc 2 (green dragon and shaitan)/DD 6

Str16+2+4=22
Dex10
Con 16+2+2=20
Int 7
Wis 7
Cha 15+2=17

Feat (not sure about all of them right now, this is more a brain storm):
Power attack, elemental focus acid, sorcerous strike, intimidating prowess, arcane armor training + mastery, dragonbane aura

any advice or thing I should look into regarding feat, gear or maybe even something else?

book not allowed: campaign book, 3rd party.
+1 dragon bane spell storing (don,t know what kind of weapon yet)
+2 spell storing mithril full plate
Cloak resist +2
Ring of prot +2
Belt +2 str/con
Robe arcane heritage

In fight this character is using acid spells (or spells switched to acid) to range ennemy until they close in, where he takes the fight in melee. Because of that, I was thinking some kind of reach weapon to gain, sometimes, a free attack vs the attacker with no reach, or even brace againts charge.

Out of combat: he is the protector, not lawfull stupid paladin but LG vs the noble family (another player is playing one of them, bard 7/fighter 4) so I protect their interests. He is NG so it should be ok, if they tend to switch true neutral, I'll still be LG versus them (we got no prob in my game about alignement for paly regarding a code and not necessairly vs laws or good in general)

DISLCAIMER: for balance reason, I'm not looking for a DPR race or too much optimization. I know I got 2 dumb stats, no prob it fits how I rp him anyway but its more about the general flavor.
in fight: this character


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I think the concept could be a very fun one, but you're too vague at this moment. You should give some thought to specifics.

In particular, the fact that oine of the other players is actually playing a member of the noble family is a golden opportunity for RP.

Does your character respect him, or only his family?

Does your character feel he has to obey him, or only keep him safe from harm (possibly going against his wishes if you think it'd be more prudent.)

Also, how does your character feel about his green dragon heritage? Are they just another evil dragon type, or does he hate them especially as a kind of self-loathing?

What about good dragons? How might your character react if he came across a silver dragon who has been protecting a small village for generations? Will his hatred of his own evil blood color his dealings with what is essentially a guardian, just like himself?

Give some thought to these questions, and I think you'll be in a solid place to really get the most out of your concept.

Regarding your weapon, a polearm with a dragon-shaped head could be a very nice signature weapon. Should your character start to build a reputation for himself, the "Dragonspike" he wields could be how folks recognize him. :)


Very nice question you are asking me there.

My PC respect the whole family, my friend's character included. He will not obey him but will take action for the best. If my friend is taking decisions that seems off the track and dangerous I will disobey him. I am his guardian, not a servant.

About his green dragon heritage, he consider that a curse and a gift at the same time. Kind of like Blade would see his half vampire....fight evil with evil. He is confident he can use his dark side of himself to protect but do no trust anyone else with the same kind of power.

An evil dragon is an ennemy. No question here. A good dragon will be respected but my PC will still be careful. Shadowrun style: never make a deal with a dragon.

The polearm: best idea ever. This is gold. I'll find a name for the weapon (because I think +3 weapons and up should always have a name, started a thread in general for that)

Stats wise: I asked the GM if we will encounter some dragons without having too much spoilers (because a full character like this would loose half if we never encounter some) and we should find a lot of them. I don't know if this is gonna be some pure dragon, other DD, some servants, but still so I know that at least some times my dragonbane weapon will be usefull. I think having my full plate is ok, even with the 2 feat tax and still keeping 5% chance of miss (he is not a full caster so I think this is acceptable).

My swift action will ALWAYS be used: When I'm casting at range, the first round a guy in melee is hitting me (spellstoring armor) and when I'm attacking (spellstoring weapon). I'm not afraid of the swift taken for casting since I won't attack in melee AND cast (and I'm not planing on getting quicken metamagic).

Sorcerous strike seems really cool since I'll get breath weapon.

Intimidating prowess was more to pump up that intimidate for outside of combat, But should I simply take the trait from human giving me skill focus at 1-8-16? I would have 2 focus and with 10 rank it would give me +6, same thing as intimidating prowess right now.

Any other suggestions?

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