Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Necroramo 11-09-07, 06:41 PM	I'm looking at the PrC's for dragons in the Draconomicon and I'm wondering why a DM would ever have one of his dragosn take one of these PrC's. Let's say for example the one that over the course 12 levels turns the dragon into a half-fiend. It's an associated PrC obviously, so the dragon's CR is going to be 12 higher and he gets some SLA's and ability score boosts, as opposed to all the really big advantages the dragon would have gotten by then via aging normally. To make matters even more lopsided, the BAB +18 or higher prereqs for many of these mean that you're going to be using the awful EAB for most of that! So, is there any reason to give a NPC dragon levels in these PrC's other than to make the PC's happy that they easily slew the dragon?
runestar 11-09-07, 09:53 PM	To be fair, the FAQ did clarify that the prcs were not meant to trigger epic progression rules. Thus, say a dragon with more than 20 dragon HD took said prc, it would still get full bab and saves from the prc, rather than epic bab. This was meant to be a special exception to the normal rules. Though technically, I could replicate said prc by taking 12 extra dragon HD and tacking on the half-fiend template (which will also improve my breath and frightful presence dcs and spellcasting)...so yeah, it seems that the prc still leaves you with the shorter end of the stick.
Obsidianjaerc 11-09-07, 10:08 PM	Generally you've reached the right conclusion. The Dragon Ascendant is pretty nice though.