A.A.King
2014-02-16, 06:45 PM
How many things can people fake to be or try to be. I like for example the idea I had for a character who studied magic under a vampire and aspired to be like him and to try and make him as vampire like as possible without becoming one. Things I thought of were for example a bat familiar (because it fits thematically) and the Tomb-Tainted Soul feat. I found however that the best options for trying to be like a vampire were hidden away as spells with stuff like: Vampiric Touch and the even better Kiss of the Vampire (which mentions a bunch of other spells which are Vampiric abilities that you should learn).
But now I wonder how many other things there are that a character from any race could aspire to be like. The most obvious thing you can try to be is of course a dragon. You'd have start with the "Dragon touched Feat" in this case if you go sorcerer/wizard (looking at the "dragonic power as a result from your spiritual connection with dragons" bit of fluff not the ancestry bit) because starting with a Dragonblooded race is cheating in this exercise. There are just so many options for Arcanists wanting to be Dragons that I'll just name my favorite spell, Hoard Gullet (I like how it thematically fits with the dragonic greed) . Or you can of course go for either Dragonfire Adept or Dragon Shaman but I find it's less fun when it comes in an instant package.
But other then Dragon or Vampire, what other things can you build a character around to try and be without actually becoming it? (Shifters in this case don't count for fake-lycanthropes because that requires a specific race)
But now I wonder how many other things there are that a character from any race could aspire to be like. The most obvious thing you can try to be is of course a dragon. You'd have start with the "Dragon touched Feat" in this case if you go sorcerer/wizard (looking at the "dragonic power as a result from your spiritual connection with dragons" bit of fluff not the ancestry bit) because starting with a Dragonblooded race is cheating in this exercise. There are just so many options for Arcanists wanting to be Dragons that I'll just name my favorite spell, Hoard Gullet (I like how it thematically fits with the dragonic greed) . Or you can of course go for either Dragonfire Adept or Dragon Shaman but I find it's less fun when it comes in an instant package.
But other then Dragon or Vampire, what other things can you build a character around to try and be without actually becoming it? (Shifters in this case don't count for fake-lycanthropes because that requires a specific race)