Natural Born Killer

Dannyalcatraz

Schmoderator
Staff member
Supporter
A thought has been running through my head for a while: a feral spellcaster, possibly with a touch of the or Sasquatch about him... He doesn't so much cast spells as have magical energies erupt from him.

(To be 100% clear, it is unlikely I'll ever get to play this PC, but I'm interested in where it can go.)

Starting point is clearly the Feral Template, and Imp. Nat Attack and Imp. Nat. Armor follow more or less logically. Feats like Eschew Materials, Still Spell or those that let you channel spell energy in non-casting ways make sense in the pursuit of making this guy more animalistic. Other potential fun comes with certain metamagic or Reserve feats, Arcane Strike, or the Bloodline/Heritage/Aberration feats.

Perhaps Other templates get thrown in the mix. Multi-headed? Winged?

Race? Humans get the extra feat, but any could be fun.

Class: some kind of Sorcerer makes the most sense to me on the arcane side, possibly an OA Shaman if you go Divine. Mix in a bit of Barbarian for additional thematic fun and martial prowess.

Any other ideas? Where do you think you could go with this?
 

log in or register to remove this ad





He doesn't so much cast spells as have magical energies erupt from him.
This makes me think Warlock.

Then, after considering the rest of the flavor of the build, Dagonfire Adept.

However, either of those builds you'd be wasting your time with natural attacks.

So, if you wanted natural attacks+exuding magical energies, I'm thinking Unarmed Swordsage might be your friend. Desert Wind (FIRE!), Tiger Claw (SHREAD!), Setting Sun (THROW!) maneuvers.

As for Race? Some fun (not likely optimized, but fun) suggestions:
-Tibbit. Be of Tiny size with a 30' land speed, stay in kitty cat form as often as possible.
-Kobold. Be a mean little lizard. (With or without dragonwrought feat.)
-Any of the Dragonblood subtype races from Dragon magic, so as to take Dragon-related feats to build upon Feral template.
 


I'm curious- the Battle Sorcerer and Stalwart Sorcerer have bigger spell lists and are eligible to take certain feats no other class can. So what makes you choose the Duskblade? Better BAB?
They also get more use out of spells through their melee attacks. They not only get some free quicken uses but they also can stretch one instantaneous spell into all of its attacks for the round at higher levels. It is why they are known as kings of damage.
They don't get as high of level spells but a stalwart and battle sorcerer sort of later on would only get one spell known on your highest level and 2 for about half of the higher levels. You wouldn't also lack any spells to cast as a Duskblade either.
 



Pets & Sidekicks

Remove ads

Top