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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kaomera" data-source="post: 3205016" data-attributes="member: 38357">I think it has a lot to do with the nature and place of Dragons in your game. If Dragons are simply big, flying, (element)-breathing lizards, then there is little to no justification for the class. If they are powerful magical creatures that have a special influence on the world (IMHO, typical D&D; and I consider "have there own gods, can get to CR 10+ easily, usually used as the 'boss monster' of a dungeon" as "special influence", YMMV) then the Dragon Shaman makes more sense, but is still a bit shaky. If Wizards in your game are wont to spout such lines as "Dragons are Magic.", stroke their beards, and nod knowingly, then the class should fit right in.The thing is, "cuz it's magic" is exactly the reason why the Dragon Shaman exists, it's just a matter of what kind of magic. Dragons shouldn't be able to fly, breath fire (or whatever else a given dragon might breath), or do any of the other things that they do that make them Dragons. So, how do they do these things? Magic. Not Arcane or Divine or Incarnum or any other typical kind of magic, but there's got to be something there... Now, as I said, I think in your typical D&D game, the Dragon Shaman is on a bit shaky ground, there. Really, there's no reason (other than the existence of the Dragon Shaman class) why a Dragon's "draconic" magic should be expected to be anything but internal. Yet, somehow, the Dragon Shaman taps into that power... Personally, the concept is the same as for the Dragon Adept, but it (IMHO) makes a bit more sense as a PrC, especially given the prereqs... You could also work the Dragon Shaman as having some kind of "Dragon bloodline", like has been suggested for (some) Sorcerers...</blockquote>

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