I am working on my character concept for Wrath of the Righteous and Ive come up with an idea I would like to bounce around here on the boards.
I full intend to take all of the wing feats leading up to metalic wings. I love the idea of my aasimar paladin lashing out with his wings and as I will be Guardian/Champion he will be able to grant an AC bonus to his allies. I see this happening as one of his wings flashing out to deflect an arrow or attack at the last moment.
It takes 4 feats to get the ability to make attacks with your wings. I was wondering what people would think about adding one more feat to add a shield bonus from your wings. I see it as working like a tower shield where you can thrust your wings forward into the ground and gain cover or fold your wings completely around you and gain cover. Of course this would not stack with any other shield bonus but you would gain the +3 without the need to hold a shield.
Question is, is a +3 shield bonus and the ability to "dig in" and gain cover just like a tower shield fair as the 5th feat in a chain?
Question is, is a +3 shield bonus and the ability to "dig in" and gain cover just like a tower shield fair as the 5th feat in a chain?
There are lots of other +AC feats, and I don't think any of them reach the +3 level. Much less +4 for cover, or total cover ala a tower shield which immunity from a number of attack.
I might suggest, making the feat give a +1 shield bonus to AC (and nonfunctional vestigial wings) available at level 1. And have the feat scale to +2 if the user also has the metallic wings feat.
Bold mine. I forgot to address that part. Absolutely couldn't be flying if you were gaining the cover bonus. Seems like a fair trade to give up flying for cover.
Crane Style (Combat, Style) lets you bump your AC, and the later feats in the chain seem thematically appropriate.
Saving Shield (Combat) to protect allies is also thematically appropriate.
Consider Shield of Swings (Combat) and Two-Weapon Defense (Combat) as ways to also bump up AC.
/cevah