I'm hoping for some help with the best way to make a facsimile of what I'm doing with my Pathfinder character. (TTRPG similar to Dungeons and Dragons, for those unfamiliar.)
I've got the look down pretty solidly. I built him initially as a Blaster, but now I'm thinking that I may have made a mistake in doing that due to the lack of inherent incoming damage tolerance. I'm a rather-inexperienced player who has dabbled in this game since release, but I've only really had one 80, and even then I was power-leveled there in basically an afternoon... so my perspective on what the various archtypes excel at is very surface-level. Sentinel looks like it may be a good fit, but again, that may just be a surface-level assessment
Theme:
Bronze Dragon who was chosen by the god Asmodeus (Lawful Evil Devilish Deity) and has sworn himself to be a force for Order at all costs (He's not sold on the idea of committing to evil, but going into the weeds on that detail probably won't help much with the advice).
Bronze Dragons are Ocean-y and deal Lightning damage with their breath weapon - I've taken some feats from a 3rd party system that let me shoot lightning blasts even when my full-power breath weapon is unavailable or has insufficient range.
Dragons are generally pretty tough, due to their higher HP and natural armor (the biggest reason I think picking a Blaster was a mistake), but they are still quite mortal.
His bond with Asmodeus has resulted in additional powers that enhance him with a Hellfire aura and enhance his melee attack options with hellfire also. He was also given the ability to do some minor healing (he can apply a small heal-over-time to himself and others), but that's not really a necessity for the facsimile. I just mention it because it's something he can do. Depending on how things go, he'll potentially also gain the ability to summon Devils and Devilish creatures on a temporary basis.
Based on this theme, I'm going Lightning/Fire, with flight and hovering for travel and combat. I'd like to be able to contribute to group content, but not fall flat on my face so often solo, too.
So, how bout it, fellow creative folks? What do you think is the best-fitting archtype to make something of this nature, and what kind of power choices would you suggest to make him content-viable? I'm probably overthinking this, but that's because I really like this character and wanna do it justice...
Thank you ahead of time for any advice provided!
Thank you for the input! I think I'm more looking to lean into the elemental effects I've got going on because of the Hellfire stuff he's been granted and the electric Breath Weapon and the other ranged pew-pews he has. The Hellfire is more of a melee enhancement and the Electricity is mostly ranged right now (eventually he'll grow into having a passive aura of electricity as a Bronze). The more I've been reading, the more I'm leaning toward Sentinel. Because on of the big things dragons get is extremely-keen senses (their Darkvision is second to none, and they also get an ability called "blindsense" - this lets them be aware of objects and creatures near them without any input from the standard 5 senses; including against things like invisibility) and Sentinels are notes as being very perceptive. I have no idea how that plays out in game, though, lol... You may have it on the Lightning/Fire Blaster though, which is what he currently is. Maybe I should be thinking more about playing into the party dynamics of the game instead of worrying about my survivablility in a solo context. Hmm...
