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CHAPTER 2
DRAGON
ASPIRANTS
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Special Actions breath weapon
Invocations Known (CL 5th):
Least (at will)—beguiling influence† (bonuses already
added to skills), see the unseen†
Breath Effects Known (CL 5th):
Lightning Breath†, Weakening Breath†
Abilities Str 13, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 14
Feats Draconic Aura†, Dragonfire Assault†,
Dragontouched B †, Power Attack
Skills Bluff +16, Concentration +11, Diplomacy +8*,
Intimidate +12, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge
(dungeoneering) +3, Listen +2, Search +3, Sense Motive
+6, Spot +10, Use Magic Device +10
* Tatiana has a +4 competence bonus on Diplomacy
checks made to influence the attitude of dragons or
creatures of the dragonblood subtype.
Possessions masterwork morningstar, bracers of armor +2,
cloak of resistance +1, wand of cure light wounds
(50 charges)
Breath Weapon (Su) At will; 30-foot line or 15-foot cone, 3d6
fire damage, DC 15 Reflex half; or 30-foot line, 3d6
electricity damage, DC 15 Reflex half (Lightning Breath);
or 15-foot cone, –6 penalty to Strength for 4 rounds, DC
15 Fortitude reduces duration to 2 rounds (Weakening
Breath). Tatiana cannot use her Lightning Breath or
Weakening Breath in 2 consecutive rounds, though she
can continue to use her standard breath weapon.
Dragonkin (Ex) In addition to her Diplomacy skill bonus,
Tatiana is treated as a dragon for the purpose of
determining whether frightful presence can affect her.
DIAMOND DRAGON
“Let me show you a little trick I picked up from . . . a friend.”
—Morvek Thar
Not all draconic secrets are about magic. In addition to the
well-known chromatic and metallic true dragons, there are
the gem dragons. Clinging more closely to neutrality, these
beasts of crystal and thought are masters of the powers of
the mind, rather than of arcane forces. Much as sages believe
the better-known dragons were the first to harness arcane
magic, psionic scholars think the gem dragons were the first
to unlock the vast potential of the mind. The boldest of them
study the link between gem dragons and psionics, learning
to tap into what they refer to as the “draconic psionic collective.”
They see themselves as drawing power from psionic
dragon energy and call themselves diamond dragons, after
the rarest of gemstones.
BECOMING A DIAMOND DRAGON
Diamond dragons normally arise from the ranks of psions
and wilders who seek a more martial path for their training.
The physical rigors required to understand how gem
dragons think force psions to bulk up considerably, while the
unconventional path of dragon-based psionics appeals to the
wilders’ less disciplined nature. Fewer psychic warriors walk
the path of the diamond dragon, lacking the power points
necessary to make best use of the abilities learned. However,
their naturally combative power selection matches well with
dragon psionics, so those with a method of boosting their
power points make very effective diamond dragons.
Entry Requirements
Alignment: Neutral good, neutral evil, lawful neutral,
chaotic neutral, or neutral.
Base Attack Bonus: +3.
Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 3 ranks.
Languages: Draconic.
Special: Ability to manifest 3rd-level psionic powers.
CLASS FEATURES
Diamond dragons learn to channel the powers of dragons
through their psionics, duplicating the abilities and physical
features that true dragons take for granted. Doing this
requires them to spend somewhat less energy on traditional
psionic studies, though they continue to learn nondraconic
psionic powers only slightly more slowly than their traditional
brethren. The payoff for this reduction in standard
psionic power is the ability to fight, fly, and even cow foes
as dragons do.
Manifesting: At every level except 1st and 6th, you gain
new power points per day, access to new powers, and an
increase in manifester level as if you had also attained a level
in a manifesting class to which you belonged before adding
the prestige class level. You do not, however, gain any other
benefit a character of that class would have gained. If you
had more than one manifesting class before becoming a
diamond dragon, you must decide to which class to add each
level for the purpose of determining maximum power level,
manifester level, and new power access.
Dragon Augmentation (Ex): Learning to think the way
dragons think is more than a matter of mental training.
Dragons are extremely fit creatures, and a psionic character
must begin to match that fitness as part of learning their
mental habits. At 1st level, as a result of such study and
physical training, you gain a +1 bonus to Strength, Dexterity,
or Constitution (your choice). Once this choice is made,
it cannot be changed. At 5th level and again at 10th level,
you have the choice of increasing the same ability score by
another +1, or adding a +1 bonus to a different physical ability
score.
Sleep/Paralysis Neutralization (Su): Starting at 1st level,
you are capable of overcoming magical sleep and paralysis
effects by drawing on the mental powers of gem dragons. As
an immediate action, when you would magically be put to
sleep or paralyzed, you can expend 1 power point to neutralize
the effect.
Channel Dragon Claws (Su): Starting at 2nd level, you
can channel the power of the gem dragons to form claws made
of psionic energy. They appear as shimmering, clear crystal
claws that form around your own fingers. Manifesting the
claws takes one standard action and 1 power point. The claws
last for 1 minute per manifester level and deal 1d6 points
of slashing damage (assuming you are Medium) plus your
Strength bonus. You can attack with one claw as a standard