Dragon Prince

[Dingo333]

So I need some thoughts on how best to create this character.

Back Story, he is the exiled bastard of the king of a land where everyone claims dragon blood, often in the form of sorcerer but also in the form of barbarian dragon totem and eldritch heritage.

He has been living by himself for a while (survival is high) and his draconic heritage has started to emerge.

I already decided to go silver dragon, for his dragon related traits.

With the focus on dragon, his main weapons are the claws he has in rage or via bloodline, followed by the bite in his rage. Improved natural attack and Eldritch Claws plus an amulet of mighty fists (currently just icy burst property, adding vicious and +X bonus as leveling)

So, here is where I need help with building. I can either go barbarian all the way to 20 with heritage feat tree to enhance dragon qualities or at lvl 14 (12 barbarian/1 summoner) take dragon disciple.

Pro of full barb:
- Full BaB
- Higher possible HP (no d8's in the mix)
- More rage and can get higher level rages
- Heritage feats are more effective then DD bloodline (full HD-2 vs DD level)

Pro of Multiclass
- Flanking buddy (eidolon will be dragon like)
- Flanking buddy's death is not thousands of gold to replace
- Spells, yes limited, but still allows me to use certain things to my advantage (bark skin or bull's strength pre-rage)
- Stat boosts from DD, +4 STR, +2 CON, +2 INT
- Variety in skills, Adding barb, summoner, and DD skill lists gives me a lot of choice most of them appropriate for a royal figure
- Feats, DD gives me the sorcerer bloodline powers (up to Wings) without costing me feats
- Transforming into a dragon..... Need I say more?

So I am coming here for thoughts. Also any thoughts on the build in general, likes, dislikes, questions

 

[Gorgoroth]

I did

something similar, but via synthesist summoner, transforming myself into a Dragonborn-esque creature.

By level 5 you can fly all day long. By level 10, you have 5 natural attacks, all at full BAB (or nearly), you stats are insane (physical stats of the eidolon, natural armor, blindsense..whatever you want). You have basically 2x the HP too. By level 11 you can be Large and in charge.

= Win (probably brokeningly so).

Remember, the only time you wouldn't have your eidolon "super suit", is when you sleep. So pretend like your skin is a manifestation. With the life link you basically don't ever need to lose the suit, just sink your own HP into it until you die. It's a better strategy than losing it anyway, there is no downside to wearing it all day long except you look like a monster. The benefit is that you can turn it off too, when you go back to town

That all said, I'm playing a barbarian and would love to find a way to grow wings that I can use all day long (not just when raging). Unfortunately, I don't think it's anywhere near mechanically as good as a synthesist, not even close.