PRESTIGE CLASSES
CHAPTER 5
EL 7: Braxon is a human dragon devotee who originally trained as a fighter. About a year ago, he was part of a group of adventurers who tried to raid an adult green dragon’s lair and failed. The dragon, Kallionastiryne, gave each of the intruders the option of pledging loyalty to him and serving him. Braxon was the only one to do so. Kallionastiryne killed the others and let the fighter live. For the past year, Braxon has been serving him and adopting more and more of the dragon lifestyle as a dragon devotee. He is currently escorting one of Kallionastiryne’s children, a young green dragon named Ottwarslyndanox, to visit her father. He did not care about dragons or dragonkind in general when he first came into Kallionastiryne’s service, but he is becoming more interested as he learns more about dragons through his service. He feels duty bound to serve Kallionastiryne and does his best to protect his ward.
Braxon
CR 6
Male human fighter 5/dragon devotee 1 LE Medium humanoid Init +1; Senses Listen +1, Spot +1 Languages Common, Draconic AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 19 hp 42 (6 HD) Fort +9, Ref +3, Will +5 Speed 20 ft. (4 squares) Melee +1 bastard sword +10 (1d10+6/19–20) or Ranged mwk composite longbow +7 (1d8+6) Base Atk +5; Grp +8 Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds Abilities Str 16, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10 Feats Exotic Weapon Proficiency (bastard sword)B, Iron Will, Weapon Focus (bastard sword), Weapon Focus (longbow)B, Weapon Specialization (bastard sword), Weapon Specialization (longbow)B Skills Climb +5, Jump –1, Knowledge (arcana) +1, Speak Language (Draconic) Possessions combat gear plus +1 full plate, +1 bastard sword, masterwork composite longbow (+3 Str bonus) with 20 arrows
Ottwarslyndanox
CR 5
Female young green dragon LE Medium dragon Init +0; Senses blindsense 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision; Listen +12, Spot +15 Languages Draconic, Common AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 20 hp 93 (11 HD) Immune acid, sleep, paralysis Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +8 Speed 40 ft. (8 squares), fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 40 ft.; Flyby Attack, Wingover Melee bite +14 (1d8+3) and 2 claws +9 (1d6+1) and 2 wings +9 (1d4+1) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Base Atk +11; Grp +14 Atk Options Power Attack Special Actions Heighten Breath*, breath weapon *see Draconomicon, page 70
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Abilities Str 17, Dex 10, Con 15, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 12 SQ water breathing Feats Flyby Attack, Heighten Breath, Power Attack, Wingover Skills Appraise +4, Bluff +6, Diplomacy +11, Intimidate +17, Knowledge (nature) +6, Listen +12, Search +15, Sense Motive +15, Spot +15, Swim +21 Breath Weapon (Su) 30-ft. cone, 6d6 acid, Reflex DC 17 half (or higher, if heightened) Hook Lets Braxon take the lead against any dangers, then follows up behind with her breath weapon. Only uses physical attacks if the situation proves dire.
DRAGONHEART MAGE
“Claws and teeth are all very well if fighting is what you like, but my dragon blood has more practical uses.” — Wedlen Mooncaller, dragonheart mage Some arcane spellcasters are fascinated both by the dragon’s hardy physical nature as well as the dragon’s spellcasting ability. The dragonheart mage is perfect for the dedicated spellcaster who wishes to embrace the power of dragon blood while still advancing in magical expertise.
BECOMING A DRAGONHEART MAGE
This prestige class is available only to those who can demonstrate draconic heritage. Most dragonheart mages are sorcerers, who ascribe their magical ability to a dragon ancestor, and this class enhances the ability to cast sorcerous magic. Multiclass sorcerer/bards might also find the dragonheart mage interesting, since it helps build on their already impressive Charisma-based abilities. Kobolds are drawn to the class, which offers greater physical strength as well as improved spellcasting. Mere dabblers in arcane magic are less likely to become dragonheart mages.
Entry Requirements Spellcasting: Ability to spontaneously cast arcane spells. Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks. Feats: Draconic Heritage*. Languages: Draconic. *New feat described on page 102.
CLASS FEATURES
As you advance in this class, you cultivate your draconic heritage by developing a breath weapon and gaining draconic feats, at the cost of a couple of levels’ worth of spellcasting ability. Draconic Breath (Su): At 1st level, you gain the Draconic Breath feat. As a dragonheart mage, you realize some additional benefits from taking this feat. As stated in the feat description on page 102, you can use a standard action to change arcane spell energy into a breath weapon that deals 2d6 points of damage per level of the spell that you expend. As you gain levels in this prestige class, however, the amount of damage you can deal increases. At 6th level, your breath weapon deals 2d8 points of damage per level of the spell you give up. At 10th level, your breath weapon deals 3d6 points of damage per level of the spell you give up.
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