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Message: <blockquote data-quote="master arminas" data-source="post: 5752791" data-attributes="member: 9287">1.  Fixed.  Oops, should have been +5 at 20th level.2.  Nope and it says so in the aura description.3.  What would you recommend instead of aura?  I've been racking my brain but haven't come up with something I like.  But I acknowledge it needs fixing.4.  As written, the 3.5 Dragon Shaman is exactly that--which completely contradicts the fluff text for the same class.  That aspect of the DS being a party buffer and supporter has never sat well with me, which I why I eliminated it.  As I see it, the Dragon Shaman should be more of a personal augmentor, almost like the Binder (from Tome of Magic).  Rather than binding with vestiges, the DS (in this version of the class) instead binds himself to the spirit of a dragon--his totem.  It is the totem that bestows to the character his abilities, in exchange for once again having a semblance of life (lived through the DS's eyes and body).The totem dragon spirit can enjoy food, combat, the sun on its (hosts) skin, the sound of raindrops falling--and in exchange he gives the character a measure of his former power from when he was living.Now, I did originally plan to go more faithfully by the PBH2 version, but then I started asking why is the fluff and the mechanics so disconnected?  And why is someone who is after power for themselves suddenly augmenting every ally around them?  Thematically it made little sense (to me at least).  So, I sat down and said what would happen if I eliminated that team spirit from the DS?  He didn't need Touch of Vitality either, because that is another power that I never agreed with.  It made him a backup cleric and was far better than the 3.5 paladins lay on hands (but about on par with the Pathfinder version).Instead, I went with giving him powers that augment him along draconic lines and keep the class as selfish.  That is my reasoning behind this revision, at least.But like all character class designs, this is merely a starting point, not the finish line.  And I do appreciate any critiques or suggestions you might have to offer to make it workable.I do realize that sometimes I get carried away, and it is at those moments that I need a lone voice in the wilderness telling me put down the stylus and step away from the computer.  LOLAnyway, Rampant, enough of my rambling and thank you for pointing those out.  And for asking questions.  Asking questions is, after all, the first step on the road to wisdom.Master Arminas</blockquote>

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