Dragonborn class choices

[tecnowraith]

Which class works well with the Dragonborn racial bonuses of Str and Cha?

 

[Intrope]

From what I can see, all of them but Wizard. Naturally, not every build of every class will work well (Bow Ranger isn't a good choice for Dragonborn, for instance).

 

[mattdm]

From what I can see, all of them but Wizard. Naturally, not every build of every class will work well (Bow Ranger isn't a good choice for Dragonborn, for instance).

And for that matter, we have a dragonborn wizard in our group and it's working out just fine.

 

[Kaelkatar]

Fighters, Melee Rangers, Paladins, Clerics, and Warlords use STR as a primary attack stat.
Warlocks and Paladins use CHA as an attack stat for about half of their spells.
Artful Dodging Rogues and Clerics use CHA to increase the secondary effects of some powers.
Brutal Scoundral Rogues use STR to increase their secondary effects.

To make the best use of both ability score boosts, Cleric and Paladins are the best choice.

 

[Anguirus]

^ Somebody forgot about inspiring warlords...

Dragonborn are truly beautiful in this role. Their stats are custom-made for it, they can afford to kick a few points into Con for survivability, and they get a minion-clearer power. They make great Taclords too, with enough points in Charisma to dabble in more healing-focused Inspiring powers.

 

[Gloombunny]

To make the best use of both ability score boosts, Cleric and Paladins are the best choice.

You don't need to use both attribute boosts to have a build that suits dragonborn very well, though. I mean, there are no PHB races that have both Str and another fighter-useful attribute, so dragonborn are as good as any race and better than most when it comes to fightering. (Also, if you go with a hammer or axe fighter, the Con you're investing in for your weapon powers and feats will also count towards the healing surge bonus you get as a dragonborn. That's kind of backwards from the usual "racial attribute bonus -> better class feature", but it's certainly worth remembering!)

 

[Thanee]

Which class works well with the Dragonborn racial bonuses of Str and Cha?

Here's a little more than just Dragonborns.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=235913

Bye
Thanee

 

[Ginnel]

And for that matter, we have a dragonborn wizard in our group and it's working out just fine.

Same here we have a Dragonborn Fighter and a Dragonborn Wizard, both with 18's in their main stats its working out quite well around 9 sessions in.

 

[tecnowraith]

I thought about doing a Dragonborn Warlock but was not sure if it could work with their stats bonuses. High Cha works well yes but high Str is good for the Breath Weapon.

 

[Ginnel]

I thought about doing a Dragonborn Warlock but was not if it could work it's stats bonuses. High Cha works well yes but high Str is good for the Breath Weapon.

High Con is better for the breathweapon as it can add to the to hit and will be adding to the damage of it, this is a very nice correlation to a Con based warlock The str bonus can more easily open up some of the armor feats for the warlock if he concentrates on both his Con and his Cha.