How do these two interact? Could I have a white dragon for my Dragonscaled Kobold reaiatance and then say Red for my Dragon Disciple, thus giving me two different resistances?
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The only limitation is "if you are a sorcerer with the draconic bloodline, this must be the same type as your bloodline." As such, you can pick any combination you wish as long as draconic bloodline isn't involved.
heck, if you wanted you could take a Dragonscaled Kobold, Dragon Instinct Barbarian with Dragon Disciple and end up being resistant to piercing [barbarian], fire [red, barbarian or Dragonscaled Kobold], cold [white barbarian or Dragonscaled Kobold] and Bludgeoning [sea]: this could get you 3 different dragon breaths to use and Sea is unique as it gives you a 10' burst within 30' instead of the usual line/cone.
Awesome, for a cloistered cleric who only gets to choose two resistances which ones would you recommend graystone?
Awesome, for a cloistered cleric who only gets to choose two resistances which ones would you recommend graystone?
Fire and Cold are solid picks. Poison and bludgeoning are good ones too. Really depends on what you think you'll run into.
For instance, fire/cold is a common weakness/resistance/immunity and attack form [often the same creature] which can be a double-edged sword [you take less damage but so do they from your breath].
Poison too if fairly common but more often you don't find creatures doing poison damage and being resistant/immune to it so it boils down to what you are fighting/encountering: if you're fighting undead, your breath isn't going to do anything for instance or if you're going to encounter a lot of traps and creatures with poison it could be great. Remember, your breath will target Fort so it's going to work better on a different set of creatures, which could hurt/help: might be bad if you use both breaths all the time or good if you only throw one when it's convenient.
Bludgeoning is a nice protection to weapon/unarmed attack and has a nice balance against weaknesses/resistances/immunities. It also has that nice unique burst Breath of the Dragon, which can be a huge boon in trying to position it to hurt foes and not other PC's.
Now if I was going in blind... I'd go Sea [Bludgeoning/Dragon Disciple] and Brass [Fire/Dragonscaled]. Fire and physical attacks are so common you're likely to run into it somewhere in any game and I find lines better for aiming/targeting than cones [cones are better to hit more creatures but often PC's too]. That and spitting out an exploding water ball is cool. ;)
I would assume that a Dragon Instinct would restrict in the same way as a Bloodline, no?
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I would assume that a Dragon Instinct would restrict in the same way as a Bloodline, no?
Nope. "Perhaps your culture reveres draconic majesty, or you gained your connection by drinking or bathing in dragon's blood or after watching a marauding wyrm burn your village" and "Choose whether your character respects or abhors your dragon type". So you pick what dragon you like or hate.
Dragon Disciple Dedication says "You choose to study or worship one type of dragon, and your focus grants you a measure of its power." Nothing requires you study/worship the same dragon you respect or abhor from your instinct. It's perfectly reasonable to hate red dragons as one burned down your village and worship silver dragons as one eventually killed that red dragon.
PS: for the Sea/Brass I suggested, it could be an affinity for CG dragons as they are both CG.
So the draconic aspect is a restriction in one class, but not in another??? That's what I'm kinda asking.
So the draconic aspect is a restriction in one class, but not in another??? That's what I'm kinda asking.
Correct. The only dragon type restriction comes from Dragon Blooded Sorcerers.
So the draconic aspect is a restriction in one class, but not in another??? That's what I'm kinda asking.
I don't understand the confusion: it's not like it's a surprise other class/heritage existed, so it seems quite intentional that ONLY sorcerers get the limitation.