Has nobody ever thought to make an aquatic summoner?

[VolcanicErupt]

Okay so I have a seafaring campaign coming up and was curious as to any aquatic-based prestige classes for summoners that would be worth taking over just building a good summoner and using the aquatic animals. I have tried looking and the only thing I found even remotely good was the bonded summoner and grabbing a water elemental familiar. There has to be something better, right? That's why I am calling upon you guys' collective knowledge.

If you guys don't find something, I will probably end up using the Alienist for the tentacle rakes and try to flavor it as an alien water planet. Don't wanna do that, but I definitely wanna play a sorcerer.

Edit: Homebrew is an option.

[OgresAreCute]

Don't think you can do much better than going Druid. SNA has water elementals of all sizes and most of the SNAs seem to have some aquatic options too. Sorcerer isn't going to work too great for that, but if you want spontaneous arcane you can use the savage bard from UA which gets SNA on its list, or if you just want spontaneous casting you can use the spontaneous druid variant, also from UA.

[VolcanicErupt]

Also, forgot to mention. Homebrew is an option.

And thanks for the input so far. I will be looking into those options.

[Silva Stormrage]

If homebrew is an option you can always just homebrew up some aqautic demons/celestials. There are a couple feats that add monsters to summon monster's summoning list like Fiendish Summoning Specialist. Just add the aquatic monsters to the summon monster list and only summon them.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?255219-The-Summoner-s-Desk-Reference-D-amp-D-3-5

Is a good resource for feats to take to improve summoning regardless of class.

[EldritchWeaver]

Also take merfolk as race.

[ezekielraiden]

Pretty sure you'd be better served trying to come up with an aquatic archetype than looking for a PrC. I imagine swapping stuff like Maker's Call and Shield Ally would work okay, and tweaking summon monster to focus on aquatic summons. Unchained Eidolon forms include Deepwater, reminiscent of krakens and cthulhoid abominations, or you can always go Psychopomp and flavor it aquatically.

[Kayblis]

I like the Sea Witch for seafaring campaigns. It has powerful summons and the unique ability to manipulate the field through whirlpools early on within a very big range. Also a sick capstone.

[VolcanicErupt]

Sea Which is kinda what I've been looking for.

[ShurikVch]

If Sea Witch was mentioned - it means Stormwrack is available; check the New Creatures and Summon Spells :smallwink:

[VolcanicErupt]

New creatures and summon spells!? Where do I find these?

[Goaty14]

I mean, just homebrew a feat of your own if your DM is that permissive

Underwater Summoning
Through your understanding of planar summoning, you have been able to modify your summons towards aquatic areas.
Prerequisites: Ability to cast Summon Monster I or Summon Nature's Ally I

At any time that you summon a creature, you can choose to give it the Aquatic template (see Stormwrack) as a free action.

((Aquatic template TL;DR
-Amphibious subtype
-(-2) DEX))

[ShurikVch]

New creatures and summon spells!? Where do I find these?As I said - in the Stormwrack: Mastering the Perils of Wind and Wave


New Creature
Spell
Recommended to Replace


Hippocampus
Summon Nature’s Ally I
Wolf


Dire Eel
Summon Nature’s Ally III
Dire Wolf


Dire Barracuda
Summon Nature’s Ally IV
Dire Boar


Ichthyosaur (dinosaur)
Summon Nature’s Ally V
Rhinoceros


Archelon (dinosaur)
Summon Nature’s Ally VI
Megaraptor


Caller from the Deeps (NE)
Summon Nature’s Ally VII
Elemental, Greater (any)


Mosasaur (dinosaur)
Summon Nature’s Ally VIII
Salamander, Noble


Plesiosaur (dinosaur)
Summon Nature’s Ally IX
Unicorn, Celestial Charger

New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Monstrous Crab, Small
NE
Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Small


Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider, Small
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Spider, Small


Fiendish Sea Snake, Small
CE
Fiendish Snake, Small Viper
New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Monstrous Crab, Medium
NE
Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Medium


Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider, Medium
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Spider, Medium


Fiendish Sea Snake, Medium
CE
Fiendish Snake, Medium Viper
New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Sea Snake, Large
CE
Fiendish Snake, Large Viper
New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Dire Eel
CE
Fiendish Dire Wolf


Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider, Large
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Spider, Large


Fiendish Sea Snake, Huge
CE
Fiendish Snake, Huge Viper
New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Dire Barracuda
NE
Fiendish Dire Boar


Fiendish Monstrous Crab, Large
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Large

New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Ichthyosaur
NE
Fiendish Rhinoceros


Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider, Huge
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Spider, Huge

New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Fiendish Monstrous Crab, Huge
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Huge

New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Caller from the Deeps
NE
Elemental, Greater (any)


Celestial Archelon
NG
Celestial Triceratops


Echinoloth (yugoloth)
NE
Blue Slaad


Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider, Gargantuan
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Spider, Gargantuan


New Creature
Alignment
Recommended to Replace


Celestial Plesiosaur
NG
Celestial Roc


Fiendish Monstrous Crab, Gargantuan
NE
Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Gargantuan


Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider, Colossal
CE
Fiendish Monstrous Spider, Colossal


Fiendish Mosasaur
CE
Bebilith