Hogsy
2016-01-31, 10:00 AM
So I was looking at the Paladin's archetypes and came across a very nice archetype thematically called the Dragon Knight. The whole point was that you had the ability to summon a dragon through divine means that helps you in your cause against Evil. His 5lvl divine bond ability was altered to the following:
At 5th level, the dragon knight gains the service of a powerful draconic ally. This is a spiritual entity reflecting the dragon knight’s own soul, and is fueled by holy energy. When manifested, this draconic ally has the same statistics as a metallic true dragon with Hit Dice less than or equal to the dragon knight’s Hit Dice, and which obeys the dragon knight’s will as though it were created with the spell summon monster I (the caster level is equal to the dragon knight’s paladin level).
Manifesting this draconic ally is a standard action, and it can be dismissed as a swift action. You can manifest this draconic ally for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier each day, though these rounds need not be consecutive. At each level beyond 5th, you can manifest this ally for an additional 2 rounds (for example, at 6th level you can manifest this ally for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier +2, at 7th level you can manifest this ally for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier +4, etc.). Each time you use this ability, you may summon a dragon of a different type.
If your draconic ally is slain in battle, you cannot summon a new one for 1 week. During this time, your detect dragons ability ceases to function. Any damage sustained by the draconic ally while manifested does not heal until he rests and recovers his spells, even if the dragon knight summons a dragon of a different color or of a different age category, that creature will have sustained damage equal to the damage accrued by the previously manifested dragon.
This ability replaces divine bond.
So what kind of Dragon can I summon? Do I get to summon a Metallic Great Wyrm Dragon that has my hit dice or is the deal that I can summon any kind of metallic dragon as long as it has the same hit dice as me? That seems a bit underwhelming to be honest since you miss out on the coolest and biggest dragons.
At 5th level, the dragon knight gains the service of a powerful draconic ally. This is a spiritual entity reflecting the dragon knight’s own soul, and is fueled by holy energy. When manifested, this draconic ally has the same statistics as a metallic true dragon with Hit Dice less than or equal to the dragon knight’s Hit Dice, and which obeys the dragon knight’s will as though it were created with the spell summon monster I (the caster level is equal to the dragon knight’s paladin level).
Manifesting this draconic ally is a standard action, and it can be dismissed as a swift action. You can manifest this draconic ally for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier each day, though these rounds need not be consecutive. At each level beyond 5th, you can manifest this ally for an additional 2 rounds (for example, at 6th level you can manifest this ally for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier +2, at 7th level you can manifest this ally for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier +4, etc.). Each time you use this ability, you may summon a dragon of a different type.
If your draconic ally is slain in battle, you cannot summon a new one for 1 week. During this time, your detect dragons ability ceases to function. Any damage sustained by the draconic ally while manifested does not heal until he rests and recovers his spells, even if the dragon knight summons a dragon of a different color or of a different age category, that creature will have sustained damage equal to the damage accrued by the previously manifested dragon.
This ability replaces divine bond.
So what kind of Dragon can I summon? Do I get to summon a Metallic Great Wyrm Dragon that has my hit dice or is the deal that I can summon any kind of metallic dragon as long as it has the same hit dice as me? That seems a bit underwhelming to be honest since you miss out on the coolest and biggest dragons.