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The Draconian

The might and glory of dragons wedded to mortal ambition.

Dragons are wise, powerful, and eternal - is it any wonder that lesser creatures revere them? A draconian goes a step further, and seeks to become one of these majestic creatures himself.

Adventures: A draconian adventures in order to improve himself. Transforming oneself into a true dragon requires access to powerful magic and a strong sense of self, things that can be acquired only with life experience.

Characteristics: Draconians are powerful spellcasters, but can also rely on formidable natural weaponry and even a dragon's deadly breath.

Alignment: Draconians can be virtually any alignment. As with true dragons they tend towards either good or evil alignments, but only slightly.

Religion: Draconians generally worship draconic deities (usually Bahamut or Tiamat).

Background: Draconians can come from virtually any background. As with sorcerers they may have a trace of dragon blood in their ancestry, may develop spontaneously, or may pursue dragonhood simply out of desire.

Races: Humans are the most common draconians by far, though kobolds and lizardmen sometimes pursue this path as well.

Other Classes: Draconians revel in their spellcasting powers, but are intimidated by the superior magical prowess of wizards, sorcerers, and the like. They generally dislike rogues (sometimes only out of the assumption that true dragons despise hoard-plunderers).

Role: Draconians can fulfill a variety of roles both magical and martial. Their obviously supernatural nature may present difficulties in social encounters, however.

GAME RULE INFORMATION
Draconians have the following game statistics.

The Draconian
Abilities: Constitution is used for improving a draconian's natural armour and breath weapon, and Charisma enhances their spellcasting.

Alignment: Any.

Hit Die: d12.

Starting Age: As barbarian.

Starting Gold: As monk.

Class Skills
The draconian's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Gather Information (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (None), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), and Use Magic Device (Cha).

Skill Points per Level: 6 + Int modifier

Draconian

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Sorcerer Spellcasting
1st	+1	+2	+2	+2	Draconic Armour (+0), Draconic Talons	-
2nd	+2	+3	+3	+3	Spells	1st
3rd	+3	+3	+3	+3	Draconic Lineage	1st
4th	+4	+4	+4	+4	Draconic Armour (+1)	2nd
5th	+5	+4	+4	+4	Breath Weapon (2d6), Draconic Aegis	2nd
6th	+6	+5	+5	+5	Draconic Power (+2)	3rd
7th	+7	+5	+5	+5	Powerful Build	3rd
8th	+8	+6	+6	+6	Draconic Armour (+2)	4th
9th	+9	+6	+6	+6	Draconic Wings	4th
10th	+10	+7	+7	+7	Breath Weapon (4d6), Improved Draconic Aegis	5th
11th	+11	+7	+7	+7	Draconic Tail	5th
12th	+12	+8	+8	+8	Draconic Armour (+3), Draconic Power (+4)	6th
13th	+13	+8	+8	+8		6th
14th	+14	+9	+9	+9		7th
15th	+15	+9	+9	+9	Breath Weapon (6d6), Greater Draconic Aegis	7th
16th	+16	+10	+10	+10	Draconic Armour (+4)	8th
17th	+17	+10	+10	+10		8th
18th	+18	+11	+11	+11	Draconic Power (+6)	9th
19th	+19	+11	+11	+11		9th
20th	+20	+12	+12	+12	Breath Weapon (8d6), Draconic Armour (+5), True Dragon	10th

Class Features
All of the following are class features of the draconian.

Weapon and Armour Proficiencies
Draconians are proficient with their natural weapons and all simple weapons. They are not proficient with any type of armor or shield. Armor of any type interferes with a draconian’s gestures, which can cause his spells with somatic components to fail.

Draconic Armour (Ex)
Beginning at 1st level a draconian adds their Constitution bonus (if any) as a natural armour bonus to their Armour Class.

This natural armour bonus gains a +1 enhancement bonus (as barkskin) at 4th level and every four levels thereafter, to a maximum enhancement bonus of +5 at 20th level.

Draconic Talons (Ex)
Beginning at 1st level a draconian gains two claw attacks as primary natural attacks. They deal damage according to the draconian's size, including the benefits of the Powerful Build class feature (see below).

A draconian that is wielding a manufactured weapon may make a single claw attack as a secondary natural attack, provided he has a free hand.

Spells
Beginning at 2nd level, a draconian gains the ability to cast spells as a sorcerer of one-half of his draconian class level. This spellcasting stacks with the spellcasting from actual sorcerer levels.

A draconian may learn spells from the Scalykind domain, as well as certain other domains provided by his Draconic Lineage (see below).

Draconic Lineage (Ex)
At 3rd level a draconian chooses a particular type of true dragon and gains benefits associated with that dragon type (see below).

Draconian Lineage

Dragon	Domains	Energy Type
Black	Darkness, Plant, Water	Acid
Blue	Air, Trickery, Weather	Electricity
Brass	Air, Earth, Knowledge	Fire
Bronze	Animal, Water, Weather	Electricity
Copper	Earth, Madness, Trickery	Acid
Gold	Luck, Glory, Nobility	Fire
Green	Charm, Plant, Water,	Acid
Red	Destruction, Fire, Strength	Fire
Silver	Air, Sun, Weather	Cold
White	Air, Water, Weather	Cold

Domains
The draconian may learn spells from these domains as sorcerer spells.

Energy Type
The draconian's breath weapon (see below) deals damage of this energy type, and their draconic aegis (see below) wards against it.

Breath Weapon (Su)
Beginning at 5th level a draconian gains a breath weapon that deals 2d6 points of damage to all creatures and objects in a 30-foot cone. The damage is of a particular type dependent on the draconian's Draconic Lineage (see above). The breath weapon allows a Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 draconian's class level + draconian's Constitution modifier) for half damage. The breath weapon is useable once every 1d4 rounds.

The breath weapon deals an additional 2d6 points of damage at 10th level and every five levels thereafter, to a maximum of 8d6 at 20th level.

Draconic Aegis (Su)
Beginning at 5th level, a draconian gains damage reduction 5/magic, spell resistance equal to his class level +5, and resistance 10 against the energy type of his breath weapon (see above).

Improved Draconic Aegis
At 10th level, the benefits described above improve to damage reduction 10/magic, spell resistance equal to his class level +10, and energy resistance 20.

Greater Draconic Aegis
At 15th level, the benefits described above improve to damage reduction 15/magic, spell resistance equal to his class level +15, and energy resistance 30.

Draconic Power (Ex)
Beginning at 6th level, a draconian gains a +2 enhancement bonus to his Charisma, Constitution, and Strength scores. This bonus increases to +4 at 12th level, and to +6 at 15th level.

Powerful Build (Ex)
At 7th level, a draconian gains the Powerful Build special quality. He is treated as a creature of his actual size or as a creature one size larger, whichever is most beneficial to him at the time. This also increases the damage of his natural attacks.

Draconic Wings (Ex)
At 9th level, a draconian gains a fly speed of 60 feet with average maneuverability.

Additionally, he gains two wing attacks as secondary natural attacks. They deal damage according to the draconian's size, including the benefits of the Powerful Build class feature (see above).

A draconian may not use his wing attacks while flying.

Draconic Tail (Ex)
At 11th level, a draconian gains a tail slap attack as a secondary natural attack. It deals damage according to the draconian's size, including the benefits of the Powerful Build class feature (see above).

True Dragon (Ex)
At 20th level, a draconian becomes a dragon at last. His type changes to dragon, he ignores any aging penalties to his physical ability scores, and he has no maximum age. Finally, he becomes immune to the energy type of his breath weapon.