What to do with Shulassakar?

[Prime32]

One of the Dragonshard articles on the Wizards site features the yuan-ti's "cousins", descended from humans who dedicated themselves to the coautls. Yuan-ti purebloods already had a number of minor but interesting abilities, and bloodsworn add one or two more. Secrets of Sarlona has additional rules that swap out some of their SLAs.

• +2 Dex/Int/Cha
• Monstrous Humanoid type (good Ref/Will, good BAB, 2+Int skills)
• 4HD, +2 LA
• Darkvision 60ft
• Bonus Feats: Alertness, Blind-Fight, Knight Training^ECS
  
• +1 natural armor
• Spell-like abilities (Sp): At will (CL 6th) - detect poison; 1/day (CL 4th) - animal trance, charm person, entangle, light, remove fear
  
• Spell Resistance 10+HD
• Alternate Form (Su): Tiny to Large viper
  
• Proficiency with simple weapons, longbows and composite longbows
• +5 to Disguise as human

Alternately, add (Psionic) subtype and replace SLAs with

• Psi-like abilites (Ps): At will - detect hostile intent, psionic charm, psionic daze; 1/day - aversion, concealing amorpha, entangling ectoplasm; ML 3rd
  

Assuming you can buy off the LA, there's got to be some way to make use of all this. Alertness, Blind-Fight and proficiency with a martial weapon are common prereqs, though the only thing I know of with Knight Training as a prereq is Argent Fist (the fluff would fit...). The snake forms' stats aren't that great (maxes at Str 10/Dex 17/Con 11) so it seems like more of a utility thing. They should qualify for any material designed for yuan-ti, too.

Any ideas?

[Rebel7284]

Why does the psionic charm get to be at will while magical charm is 1/day? xD

Anyway, the 4HD seems like too much for a truly effective character.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

1e Coautls were very psi oriented; maybe historical justification?
But Psi Charm as a (ps) is rather juicy.
Needs psi Mindbender 1.

2rhd+2la+6ecls buys off by level 20.
4rhd+2la+6ecls isn't quite there by level 20.
I'd say a 19 level build with exp to play with.
So 4rhd with 15 Class Levels and exp burn.

The non-evil UrPriest is thematically OK.
The coautl don't really worship any gods
and are part in the good serpent split from
ahriman (asmodeus); ancient d&d timeline.

Anyway not a lot of choices if you wanna keep up.
6 CL with only 4hd is kinda interesting (but at level 6).
One of the CMage reserve feats might do here.
Ardent 1 for a progression / Slayer X can work.

 

[phaedrusxy]

Why does the psionic charm get to be at will while magical charm is 1/day? xD

No kidding, especially when the psionic one is a lot better (it is automatically augmented).