Level 1 Human Crossblooded Sorcerer (Fey+?)
Str 13
Dex 15
Con 13
Int 13
Wis 13
Cha 19
(stats were pre-rolled)
Feats (if dm allows):
Mounted Combat
Mounted Caster (3rd party)
(3rd Level - Boon Companion(3rd Party))
Feats (if dm doesn't allow):
Combat Casting
Uncanny Concentration
(3rd Level - Mounted Combat)
Traits:
Beast Bond
Imperial Soldier
(for gaining ride and handle animal respectively)
Questions:
1) Disregarding how non-optimal this build is, how would I go about maximizing my potential?
2) What other bloodline do you think could work with this?
3) Would oracle be better?
For combat, I will be fully reliant on spellcasting. I don't want to use a lance or other weapon since spells are generally more powerful than weapon damage, and I'm not really aiming for a gish here. If anything, I'll be controlling the battle while on top of the mount.
This is in reference to this thread.
The problem is it's reduce person. It doesn't affect animals...right?
@XigXag - Thank you oh so kindly. Haha, everything's falling into place now. :)
@Ascalaphus - Here's the feat.
And it came from Super Genius Gaming.
Although, the feat Uncanny Concentration replaces it. Instead of going through Mounted Combat (which does help a little), you go through the combat casting tree.
1) be a small race (halfling or Gnome)
2) get an improved familiar - Air Elemental
3) Permanently reduce yourself
4) Permanently enlarge the familiar (you can cast this on your own familiar, but no one else can. You'll need scrolls)
#3 and #4 may not both be necessary, but I'm covering my bases.
Congratulations. You now have a 100' perfect fly speed that uses another creatures turn. :-) Rain death from above with impunity.
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Mounted Combat is not a bad feat at all for this concept.
But you are going to run into the same problem that mounted characters medium size and above run into. How is the mount going to fit into a lot of cramped places the PC may go?
Narrow Frame from the Animal Archive was written precisely for the purpose of answering that question.
I switched the race to gnome since it seems to synergize with this build better than the other races. I especially like the half-elven Paragon Surge spell, but the race simply doesn't mix with what I want it to.
If you guys can make a build with the half-elf race in it, I might change my mind.
Gnome Sylvan Wildblooded Sorcerer 1
Str 11
Dex 13
Con 15
Int 15
Wis 13
Cha 19
Feats:
Boon Companion
Traits:
Animal Friend
Militia
Skills:
Handle Animal
Knowledge (Arcana)
Knowledge (Nature)
Linguistics
Spellcraft
The problem I run into is this build requires a higher Intelligence because of the skills I want to get. In order for me to include UMD and Ride, I'd have to go human, put the 17 into Int, boost it to 19, and then use the favored class bonus to add another skill point. But that's no where near optimal because then I'd be starting with a 15 for Charisma.
I won't actually be riding the beast until level 4 when I can put my att. bonus into Int, bumping it to 14, and then taking ride. I can then get Uncanny Concentration at level 5, and then continue on with the rest of the build.
What are your guys' thoughts?
I will be taking Narrow Frame on my cat. No worries on that bit. I plan on going with a medium sized cat to start, and then upgrading later on.
...gotcha...how did you work around the motor skill and muscle memory issue? For example, how do you teach a dinosaur to use tentacles once you've given it the ability to? Or, how do you teach a t-rex to fly once it grows wings?
Hmm...I'll have to work that one over with my dm. The prime issue I see in transforming my companion is that he/she might not like being in a different form. Also, let's say I change it into an eagle so that it may scout for me, but it was originally a snake, it'd be confused, one, by the now altered rank in the food chain it is in, and second, what it can actually eat. I guess...oh boy...my dm's going to have a fit about this one...
I suggest raising the companions Intelligence at level 4, it won't make it super smart, but it will allow it to spend its 1 skill point per level on whatever skill you want.
A scroll of polymorph an object and a familiar. Pick something close enough that the spell is permanent, but big enough to ride. May want to keep a backup scroll just in case the spell gets dispelled.