Converting True Dragons

[freyar]

I like changing plane shift to Shadow!

I also like substituting shadow magic in campaigns with Tome of Magic (even though I don't have that book).

Shade, RavinRay, any thoughts on how to compensate for the loss of the breath weapon?

 

[Shade]

Perhaps a shadow breath weapon that emulates other breath weapons, but is only quasi-real (like shadow evocation)?

 

[freyar]

Perhaps a shadow breath weapon that emulates other breath weapons, but is only quasi-real (like shadow evocation)?

Ok, that is officially a brilliant idea!

 

[Shade]

Shall we give these critters higher Dex than usual (and not give them unearthly grace to keep the AC low)?

 

[freyar]

Sure.

Let's remember that the originals have better casting than the other drakes. Do we want to improve their CL progression?

 

[Shade]

We can go with Cleon's suggesion of caster level = age category, or we could stall a few levels to have them cap out at 8th (something like 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th, 8th).

 

[freyar]

Since we're going to add back in a pseudo-breath-weapon, let's keep to CL 8. Does everyone agree?

 

[Cleon]

We can go with Cleon's suggesion of caster level = age category, or we could stall a few levels to have them cap out at 8th (something like 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th, 8th).

Well it all depends what final CR we're aiming for, it would probably be about caster level +1, so CR9 for an 8th level sorcerer. I'm fine either way.

Although if we go for caster level under age category I was thinking more of a caster-level progression that starts out gradual and gets steeper for the senior drakes, e.g. 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th.

 

[freyar]

Either CL progression (capped at 8) sounds fine to me. I'll let you two bicker over that.

 

[Shade]

I like Cleon's progression better. Working on Homebrews entry now...