First, I'm not going for broken. I'm not taking Noble Scion and getting Noble Scion cohorts. Nor will the cohort take leadership. We are looking at only a two or three player party and leadership will help shore up the numbers.
Second, that all being said, I am looking to optimize in at least some ways. I plan on starting with founding a mercenary company or some such (don't know full details of the setting yet) and building up to running a tribe or village, then moving on to kingdom building. Basically start as someone for hire before becoming a warlord and eventually a monarch. GM is new, so I'll let her get into the swing of things before I approach her with Mythic rules. In the end I do want to be worshiped as a living god, though.
So far, I've picked an Angelkin for race (+2 Str, +2 Cha), Sorcerer for class, cross blooded (draconic and still trying to pick between abyssal, ghoul, elemental or orc, plus eldritch heritage at lvl 3, but that's not relevant to leadership - although I assume people will be attracted to a leader with wings - Dragon Disciple when level appropriate), Natural-Born Leader trait, Suzerain Scepter and Ring of the Ecclesiarch when affordable.
Cohort will NOT be taking his own leadership feat in all likelihood. I think it's a bit silly to do that and if I were GM I wouldn't allow cohorts to take the leadership feat. That's like a knight's squire having a squire. Plus, if anything were to happen between me and my cohort, his cohort and his cohort and his cohort would all be lost to me. Two level difference or not, if he/she has three or four allies, I'm screwed.
Is there any further way I can optimize the leadership part?
Pretty much build them to suit you. Bards make nice cohorts since they buff everyone, and seem classic.
In terms of flavor, it sounds like you need a scribe. Maybe an investigator or some very smart class. That seems appropriate.
Also, if you go dragon disciple then a two level paladin dip is often recommended.
Pretty much build them to suit you. Bards make nice cohorts since they buff everyone, and seem classic.
In terms of flavor, it sounds like you need a scribe. Maybe an investigator or some very smart class. That seems appropriate.
Also, if you go dragon disciple then a two level paladin dip is often recommended.
I'll take a look at investigator. As for Paladin dip, I REALLY don't want to be locked into lawful good. So unless you know a way out of it that I don't know about, I either need an alternative or just have to ignore it.
Take enough. What about a bloodrager dip? +4 strength and doesn't hurt the bloodline progression. I think you also get more class, but you'd have to fact check me on whether you can use both.
Abyssal looks nice for strength
Take enough. What about a bloodrager dip? +4 strength and doesn't hurt the bloodline progression. I think you also get more class, but you'd have to fact check me on whether you can use both.
Abyssal looks nice for strength
Hmm... Probably a good choice (bloodrager). Thanks. I'm torn on others because the ghoul sorcerer bloodline has some rather nice abilities later on and I could just dip into abyssal with Eldritch Heritage to double my claw usage. That being said, I would reduce my blaster capacity. Then again, Dragon Disciples are all about turning into dragons, so I'm not sure that matters that much.
I'm leaning towards draconic/abyssal with ghoul sorcerer eldritch heritage. Then I double the claw attacks which all benefit from the bite attack, plus a paralyzing claw attack. Triple the number of natural attacks per day outside of that bite attack, and the bloodrager and abyssal bonus strength combined would really beef up the attack and damage bonuses.
This is sounding better and better the more I think about.
I take it that I've got the leadership bit as good as I can get it without breaking it?