Hypothetical question

[Ferret]

Would DR be a fair trade for enlargement from the 3rd edition Dragon Disciple? Or would Blindsight/sense be better suited?

 

[shilsen]

Like all such non-quantifiable comparisons, it depends. What kind of DR? DR/magic will be effective far less often than DR/cold iron, for example, and even less so if the campaign is one where most enemies are intelligent and use weapons. Blindsight is a very powerful ability, with blindsense less so, but again their usefulness will depend on the campaign. The benefits of enlargement will be useful in almost every campaign, but for these others you have to judge based on your own campaign.

 

[Ferret]

I'd much rather it be for use in all kinds of campaigns. The PrC is for kobolds only so any enlargement was only to medium. The DR is 1(2,3)/magic, progressivly. I might leave out blind sense/sight as it is more powerful then I had at first realised.

 

[shilsen]

DR 1/magic (or 2 or 3) is a good benefit, but not that big, so it sounds reasonable. Enlargement to medium size is only partly an advantage for a kobold, after all. It would be losing the +1 size bonus to AC and to hit if enlarged to medium size, but gains the ability to use larger weapons and benefits in areas where size matters (tripping, grapples, etc.).