I'd suggest more Unchained Monk levels and less Sorcerer levels actually. Unless you're going for the "caster with melee backup potential" instead of "melee with caster backup potential." Both have their pros and cons.
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I also enjoyed Legacy of Dragons and made a Scaled Fist dragon disciple for PFS.
Best thing about Scaled Fist is Dragon Style at level 1, you can get Dodge anytime.
With so much spellcasting available, you might want to look into a metamagic feat.
Half-Elf (Dragon Soul: humanoid(elf), dragon)
Quan Tai
STR 14 (+2 @4/8) (+2 DD) (+2 Belt) = 20
DEX 12
CON 12
INT 12
WIS 9
CHA 16 + 2 (+2 headband) = 20
Hp: 54 (11+7 + 20 + 16)
AC(w/mage armor): 19 t: 15 ff: 18
Fort: +6 Ref: +6 Will: +3 (+2 vs. fear, sleep, paralysis)
BAB: +5 CMB: +9 CMD: 24
Flurry: +7/+7 ( 1d6+8/6 )
Claws: +10/+10 ( 1d6+6 ), Bite: +9 ( 1d6+6)
Traits: Magical Knack (Sorcerer), Omen( 1/day swift action demoralize)
Feats:
1. Enforcer
B. Dragon Style ( 1.5 + 0.5 Str on first unarmed attack, charge over difficult terrain)
M: Improved Unarmed Strike
3: Weapon Focus ( claws )
B. Intimidating Prowess (add Str to Intimidate)
5. Dragon Ferocity ( all unarmed attacks 1.5 Str, shaken on crit, Stunning Fist)
7. Feral Combat Training
Bl: Improved Initiative
9. Bloodline Manifestation (immune to fear when claws out)
11. Piercing Spell
Bl: Iron Will
Skills (28 ranks + 2 FCB):
Acrobatics 11 ( 7 ranks, 3 class, 1 Dex )
Intimidate 20 ( 8 ranks, 3 class, 4 Cha, 4 Str, 1 trait )
Know(arcana) 9 ( 5 ranks, 3 class, 1 Int )
Perception 12 ( 8 ranks, 3 class, -1 Wis, 2 race )
Spellcraft 5 ( 1 rank, 3 class, 1 Int )
Use Magic Device 8 ( 1 rank, 3 class, 4 Cha )
Spells (CL 8):
1- mage armor*, chill touch, ear-piercing scream, true strike,
2- invisibility*, mirror image, scorching ray
Class Abilities:
AC Bonus (equal to Cha), Evasion, Flurry of Blows,
Stunning Fist 3/day DC 18
Bloodline Claws (9 rds/day claws 1d6 + Str)
Arcane Bond (Su): At 1st level, you gain an arcane bond. Once per day, your bonded item allows you to cast any one of your spells known
Bloodline Arcana ( Draconic [Imperial, Sovereign] ): Whenever you cast a spell that affects a creature with the shaken, frightened, or panicked condition, increase the spell’s save DC by 1.
Bloodline Arcana( Arcane ): Whenever you apply a metamagic feat to a spell that increases the slot used by at least one level, increase the spell's DC by +1. This bonus does not stack with itself and does not apply to spells modified by the Heighten Spell feat.
I think Arcane Anthology gave you some Generic bloodline powers called bloodline mutations that you could swap out Sorcerer powers you didn't like with. Maybe see if some of those would fit your character?
Going Scaled Fist 1/ Sorcerer 4/ Disciple pays-off for melee once you hit level 3 spells and can easily buff with Heroism. Using Monstrous Physique to turn into a Gargoyle is also very nice.
One Dragon Disciple trick to consider:
Bloodline: Crossblooded Draconic/Elemental(Cold). Trait:Wayang Spellhunter: Fiery Shuriken. Metamagic Feat: Rime Spell. Feat: Opening Volley.
You can cast the spell Fiery Shuriken as a (Cold) spell, attaching Rime spell to it to cause entangled with no save; the round you cast it, you fire shuriken at a couple targets you want to debuff. Then you attack one of those targets; entangled means their AC is down by 2, and Opening Volley means you've got a +4 attack. After that attack, you swift-action fire another shuriken...
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One Dragon Disciple trick to consider:Bloodline: Crossblooded Draconic/Elemental(Cold). Trait:Wayang Spellhunter: Fiery Shuriken. Metamagic Feat: Rime Spell. Feat: Opening Volley.
You can cast the spell Fiery Shuriken as a (Cold) spell, attaching Rime spell to it to cause entangled with no save; the round you cast it, you fire shuriken at a couple targets you want to debuff. Then you attack one of those targets; entangled means their AC is down by 2, and Opening Volley means you've got a +4 attack. After that attack, you swift-action fire another shuriken...
That combo looks fun BadBird but how do you get around the full round casting time of the spell in the first round? The whole Sorcerer and metamagic thing.
That combo looks fun BadBird but how do you get around the full round casting time of the spell in the first round? The whole Sorcerer and metamagic thing.
One Dragon Disciple trick to consider:Bloodline: Crossblooded Draconic/Elemental(Cold). Trait:Wayang Spellhunter: Fiery Shuriken. Metamagic Feat: Rime Spell. Feat: Opening Volley.
You can cast the spell Fiery Shuriken as a (Cold) spell, attaching Rime spell to it to cause entangled with no save; the round you cast it, you fire shuriken at a couple targets you want to debuff. Then you attack one of those targets; entangled means their AC is down by 2, and Opening Volley means you've got a +4 attack. After that attack, you swift-action fire another shuriken...
You'd need Spontaneous Metafocus. Of course, you can just accept that it's a full-round action (which thankfully isn't the same as it being a 1-round casting time).
yeah, I'm really not into claws/Feral Combat Training with a DD. FCT is an amazing feat with the right build, but I hate to turn into something 'x/day'.
Huh, if I went with Eldritch Scrapper, I could ditch the claws (I'd rather be punching), the breath weapon (which the prestige class gives back), and the wings (ditto). Dragon Style + Arcane Strike + martial flexibility ::rrrowwwrr:: Well, that's certainly worth considering, although I'm not sure if I'd get the 9th and 15th level powers at all without being a Sorc9 or a Sorc15
The Bloodline Mutations are rather nice options, especially the first one that's +1/die damage.
Using Crossblooded opens up possible alternative powers; with Crossblooded Dragon and Fey, you could pick up the Laughing Touch power and then take Sorcerous Strike: Laughing Touch, which is a pretty awesome ability. Fey also gives you one of the strongest Arcana out there; +2DC to all Enchantment(Compulsion) spells will let you throw things like Hideous Laughter as if you had much better charisma; with Magical Lineage and Persistent Spell, you could turn a lower-level enchantment into an incredibly-hard-to-resist go-to control spell to compliment your melee power. The -2 Will isn't that bad when you're using two classes that have high Will saves.
Varisian (AKA Tattooed) Sorcerer has a nice bonus with the free Varisian Tattoo and a familiar that you can just permanently merge with to make use of its bonus (like +1AC from turtle or bonus initiative from scorpion).
Something to consider as well - unarmed strikes, even with Dragon Style, are generally just worse than flurrying a Monk weapon like a temple sword in two hands. With a weapon, you get 1.5xSTR, two-handed Power Attack, better damage dice and better critical hits - and a weapon is much cheaper to enhance than unarmed strike.
If you do focus on unarmed strikes, note that you can easily also wield a longspear at the same time; you can make reach standard attacks and reach AoO's with the longspear in two hands and still be free to dish-out a beating with Flurry and fists (think of it as punching with your fists gripping the spear-haft). Very flexible combat style, and very cool flavor (in my opinion anyhow).
Dual-Talent Human or Kindred-Raised Half-Elf will grant you +2 to both STR and CHA, which is pretty great for your build. Going with 14+2 CHA and Crossblooded Dragon/Fey could get you 6+/day Laughing Touch Sorcerous Strikes, and the ability to cast many Enchantment spells as if you had at least 20CHA.
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I haven't done the math, but my gut feeling is that with the higher costs of an Amulet of Mighty Fists compared to weapons, unarmed strikes can only keep up with weapons if you use Pummeling Style.
I don't think the "magic fists" ki effects scale up sufficiently fast that you can reliably penetrate level-appropriate DR with them.
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(all of the high-damage monk weapons look kooky, I guess the temple sword is the least kooky)
I dunno, I rather like the 9-ring. It's a classic kung-fu broadsword style, and the decorative elements don't stop it from looking like a serious sword. Something about it looks "draconic" to me...
I don't believe you get the Sorcerer bonus feats connected to your bloodline; Dragon Disciple and Blood of Dragons grants you the Powers as if you were going up levels in Sorcerer, but not the feats.
I've been thinking about a possible Scaled Fist/ Disciple, but I'd probably go with Dual Talent Human or Kindred Raised Half-Elf or Angel-Blooded Aasimar and really pump-up CHA - something like 15/17STR, 12DEX, 14CON, 10INT, 9WIS, 15/17CHA. High CHA is good for so many things, including Stunning Fist and spell DC. Sorcerer and Dragon Disciple are both high Will Save classes and you're obviously going to be using Heroism, so saves shouldn't be a problem. If you can spare the trait, Irrepressible grants CHA instead of WIS to many of the most dangerous Will saves. If you can spare the feat, Noble Scion: of War grants CHA instead of DEX to initiative rolls.
Personally, what got me looking at a possible new Dragon Disciple (other than how perfect Scaled Fist is) is the Esoteric Dragon variant to Draconic Bloodline that lets you pick up Psychic spells - such as,
Ill Omen: level 1 no-save spell that forces multiple rerolls; consider what Quickened Ill Omen could do, even maybe as a level 4 spell with a metamagic trait...
Mental Barrier: put up a shield bonus up to +8AC with an immediate action when you really need it.
Ego Whip: inflicts stagger, and can damage WIS to drop Will save. I was musing on Crossblooded Draconic(Astral)/Fey to get the +2DC to all Enchantment(Compulsion) spells...
Plus Fey grants the Laughing Touch power - good to have as a touch, but you can also take Sorcerous Strike to apply it with an unarmed strike.
Anyhow, just some suggestions and musings. What you've got looks fine.
I feel like a sansetsukon could be a good flavor for a dragon's tail attack.
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He's right. You don't get the feats from Blood of the Dragon. You do, however, get them from the Dragon Disciple class feature called Bloodline Feats.
Why not
2x paladin
2x Scaled Fist
1x Sorc
then DDisciple X
smite, lay on hand, divine grace, 2x monk feat (dragon style!)
You lost spellcaster levels... but i think that ddisciple is more a melee monter that use some buff than a real spellcaster
Dropping spell levels means all the great buffing spells get pushed way back, though, along with all the other tricks you can pull with Bloodline and casting. Level 2 Smite and Lay on Hands are pretty weak.