Good PrC for a Dragon-riding Gnome Wizard

[Darklone]

Even bards need some loving...

 

[Piratecat]

If the dragon is going to ride the gnaome, that gnome better be REALLY strong. I suggest the PrC warhulk, which will vastly increase his strength and make it easier to not be encumbered while the dragon is clinging to his back.

...what?

 

[Nifft]

The more I think about it, the better Eldritch Knight looks. Why? Ride. It's hard to find a Wizardly PrC which gives Ride as a class skill.

So: Wizard 10 -> Dragonslayer 1 -> Spellsword 1 -> Eldritch Knight 8. BAB +15, caster level 19. Not too shabby.

Cheers, -- N

 

[mattcolville]

The more I think about it, the better Eldritch Knight looks. Why? Ride. It's hard to find a Wizardly PrC which gives Ride as a class skill.

So: Wizard 10 -> Dragonslayer 1 -> Spellsword 1 -> Eldritch Knight 8. BAB +15, caster level 19. Not too shabby.

Cheers, -- N

This guy starts at 12th level and will probably never see 15th, so I'd like to get as much out of him now as possible. What if I ditched Dragonslayer and Spellsword and went straight into Eldritch Knight?

 

[Nifft]

This guy starts at 12th level and will probably never see 15th, so I'd like to get as much out of him now as possible. What if I ditched Dragonslayer and Spellsword and went straight into Eldritch Knight?

Well, you can't. Not straight anyway.

You could go Ranger 1 / Wizard 6 / EK 5, but you need to get proficiency with all martial weapons from somewhere... and that's what Dragonslayer gives you (at level 11).

Martial weapon proficiency + Combat Casting gets you into Spellsword, which is nice because one level of that allows you to ignore 10% Arcane Spell Failure. Hello, mithral chain shirt!

IMHO it'd be better to ask your DM if you could trade something to get Ride as a class skill. Like your Familiar, which you won't be summoning anyway, because that would reduce your Leadership score. (See if you can get Ride + something else if you do trade your Familiar. Maybe Ride + free Mounted Combat feat?)

Cheers, -- N

 

[thompgc]

I recall there being some Forgotten Realms book with a PrC that dealt with mounted magic users. May have been for the Zhentarim. Perhaps that will jog someone elses memory.

 

[Nifft]

Just remembered this: Knight Phantom. Similar to an Eldritch Knight, but better.

Your new build: Ranger 1 / Wizard 5 / Knight Phantom 6 Caster level 10th, cast in Light armor, provide transportation for up to 6 party members (perhaps including yourself, if your dragon wants to fight separately).

Feats by level:
1/ Ranger 1 -- [Track], Spell Focus (Illusion)
2/ Wizard 1 -- [Scribe Scroll]
3/ R1 / W2 -- Greater Spell Focus (Illusion)
6/ R1 / W5 -- [Still Spell], Mounted Combat
9/ R1 / W5 / KP3 -- Draconic Cohort
12/ R1 / W5 / KP6 -- Improved Cohort

Cheers, -- N

 

[Mistwell]

Just remembered this: Knight Phantom. Similar to an Eldritch Knight, but better.

Your new build: Ranger 1 / Wizard 5 / Knight Phantom 6 Caster level 10th, cast in Light armor, provide transportation for up to 6 party members (perhaps including yourself, if your dragon wants to fight separately).

Feats by level:
1/ Ranger 1 -- [Track], Spell Focus (Illusion)
2/ Wizard 1 -- [Scribe Scroll]
3/ R1 / W2 -- Greater Spell Focus (Illusion)
6/ R1 / W5 -- [Still Spell], Mounted Combat
9/ R1 / W5 / KP3 -- Draconic Cohort
12/ R1 / W5 / KP6 -- Improved Cohort

Cheers, -- N

Might be a case for that feat that lets you wear armor one weight-class up from the one you can normally wear and still incur no spell casting penalty. Battle Caster I think. If you are going to ride a dragon, mithril full plate makes sense.

 

[Nifft]

Might be a case for that feat that lets you wear armor one weight-class up from the one you can normally wear and still incur no spell casting penalty. Battle Caster I think. If you are going to ride a dragon, mithril full plate makes sense.

Trouble is fitting it in. You don't get to cast in armor until after level 6, and your level 9 & 12 feats are already chosen (Draconic Cohort & Improved Cohort -- since you can't take D.Cohort until 9th level).

15th level feat perhaps, if the game lasts that long.

Cheers, -- N