Dragon Shaman without auras, what should it get?

[GreatLemur]

I felt that A Dragon Shaman, Is a good base to work on when dealing with a class that breaths fire and incorporates dragon abilities without needing any racial changes.

I'd consider the Dragonfire Adept. Breathe fire all day, get scales and damage reduction, and cast dragon-themed Warlock-style invocations. If you don't like the scales, just say the character's skin gets tougher. The class has a poor BAB, but you don't need to make attack rolls for that breath weapon.

 

[Pyrex]

yeah your right, my bad. HAHA. i will fix this right up.

I felt that A Dragon Shaman, Is a good base to work on when dealing with a class that breaths fire and incorporates dragon abilities without needing any racial changes.

Instead of trying to tinker with the Dragon Shaman, have you looked at the Dragonfire Adept? (it's a dragon-themed Warlock variant in Dragon Magic)

Edit: Doh! Beaten to the punch!

 

[Moon-Lancer]

I have not looked at dragon fire adept before. After looking at it, Its a very cool class and i might have to play it some time instead of a caster. I dont know if i will use it to build from as a base, but i did like parts of it that got my creative juices flowing.

 

[Nifft]

Dragon Shaman is really all about the auras. Without them, there's just not much left.

I'd think that mount advancement should be tied to character level -- special abilities that are suitable for a mount or familiar are not necessarily suitable for a PC.

So, you basically like the breath weapon, but not much else? Dragonfire Adept is a good thing to steal from -- drop Invocations, just grant Breath Effects, and let it wear armor. BAB matters a lot less than with a Warlock, since breath weapons don't require an attack roll -- so tailor its skills and other class benefits to the BAB you want to grant.

Cheers, -- N