Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 3904637" data-attributes="member: 6562">Ah-ha! Well that does cover it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I'm not the authority on anything -- go to the WotC CharOpt forums for those people. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />But if you want a dragon-themed ToB guy, I'd go with some Tiger Claw maneuvers; probably Swordsage for mobility and Dragon-esque skills, but Warblade would be quite appropriate as well, and could make better use of the Int and Cha bonuses.There's a Tiger Claw strike which gives you Pounce (full attack after a charge); there are Tiger Claw boosts which give you extra attacks, particularly if you dual-wield or have two claws (which you do).Shadow Hand is nice if you plan on being able to flank, since +2d6 Sneak Attack becomes particularly brutal when you can deliver it many times each round.Desert Wind has one very nice strike (Flashing Sun) which works like Flurry -- extra melee attack, all attacks this round are at -2. Combined with an extra damage boost (like Burning Blade or Assassin's Stance) it is very effective.On the other hand, adding your Int bonus to damage when you flank is pretty darn good, too -- the Warblade is great for natural attackers. Early on, Punishing Stance is godlike when paired with Multiattack.And you can get Weapon Specialization with your Claws, and then Melee Weapon Mastery with ... I dunno, slashing? Piercing? Does one of those cover both your claws and your bite?So on further consideration, I'd take Warblade 6 / Swordsage 4 / Warblade ++. Swordsage will get you some Shadow Hand and Desert Wind maneuvers, and won't hinder your Tiger Claw acquisition much.One last thought: get that Diamond Mind stance which gives you Blindsight. That's very Draconic. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Cheers, -- N</blockquote>

Verification