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CHAPTER 3 DRACONIC MAGIC 92 DRACONIC COMPANION SPIRITS Believed to be a remnant of long-dead dragon souls, these companion spirits grant the entire party of player characters a small measure of draconic power. Companion spirits are described starting on page 194 of Dungeon Master’s Guide II. In that book, add the types of draconic spirits below to Table 6–10: Companion Spirit Benefits, under “Specific Characteristics.” DRAGONCLAW SPIRIT BENEFITS While the mystic traditions that study companion spirits call this the “dragonclaw” variety, this companion is helpful to anyone who engages in melee combat. 1st-Tier Benefit: Each day, the team collectively gains a number of +2 insight bonuses on melee damage rolls equal to the number of team members. At any time during the next 24 hours, a team member can add one of the bonuses to her melee damage roll (a free action) immediately after resolving the attack roll. For example, a dragonclaw spirit connected to a team of six grants the team a +2 bonus on six different melee damage rolls per day, which can be shared among the group or used entirely by one member. No team member can use this benefit more than once per round. 2nd-Tier Benefit: As the 1st-tier benefit, except that each day the team collectively gains a number of +1 insight bonuses on melee attack rolls equal to the number of team members. At any time during the next 24 hours, a team member can add one of the bonuses to her melee attack roll (a swift action) immediately prior to the roll. For example, a dragonclaw spirit connected to a team of six grants the team a +1 bonus on six different melee attack rolls per day, which can be shared among the group or used entirely by one member. No team member can use this benefit more than once per round. 3rd-Tier Benefit: This benefit replaces the 1st-tier benefit. It is identical to that benefit except that it grants +5 insight bonuses (instead of +2). 4th-Tier Benefit: This benefit replaces the 2nd-tier benefit. It is identical to that benefit except that it grants +2 insight bonuses (instead of +1). 5th-Tier Benefit: Each day, the team collectively gains a number of automatic confirmations of melee critical threats equal to the number of team members. After a critical threat is rolled, a team member can take an immediate action to automatically confirm the critical threat. The critical threat results in a critical hit; no confirmation roll is required. No team member can use this benefit more than once per day. DRAGONSKULL SPIRIT BENEFITS Dragonskull spirits have an affinity for groups that strike fear into the hearts of their enemies—groups with a bit of swagger and menace that don’t mind getting bloody. 1st-Tier Benefit: If you are adjacent to an enemy at the end of your turn, you can take a swift action to take a penalty to your Armor Class of up to –5 and add the same number to a bonus pool. Any other team member can use an immediate action to take 1 point from the bonus pool and gain a +1 morale bonus on her next saving throw or improve her effective caster level on the next spell she casts by 1. Unused points disappear at the beginning of your next turn and your Armor Class returns to normal. 2nd-Tier Benefit: The companion spirit establishes a magical feedback loop that channels damage you receive into damage you deal to foes. If you take damage equal to or exceeding 25% of your full normal hit points during the previous round, you gain a +2 morale bonus on damage rolls you make on your turn, whether the damage comes from your weapons, your spells, or other effects you generate. If it is unused, the morale bonus disappears at the end of your turn. 3rd-Tier Benefit: This benefit replaces the 1st-tier benefit. It is identical to that benefit, except that each team member can take more points from the bonus pool. A member can take up to 5 points and gain up to a +5 morale bonus on her next saving throw, or she can take up to 2 points and gain up to a +2 bonus to her effective caster level on her next spell. 4th-Tier Benefit: This benefit replaces the 2nd-tier benefit. It is identical to that benefit, except that the bonus on damage rolls improves to +5. 5th-Tier Benefit: The companion spirit can fill one or more team members with the fury of a rampaging dragon, granting the benefits of a rage spell (PH 268) for a total of 2 rounds per team member. Any team member can activate the rage effect with a swift action, but the total duration for the team is limited to 2 rounds per member. For example, in a team of four, one member can be enraged for 8 rounds, or each member could be enraged for 2 rounds. MAGIC ITEMS Whether inspired by dragons’ awesome grace or terrifying ferocity, many magic items owe their existence to the power of dragonkind. This section includes a variety of such items. Most are intended for use by player characters, though a few are useful to the dragons those characters might face. Draconic Magic Items Item Elixir of blindsight Vial of explosive breath, lesser Ring of draconic zeal, lesser Vial of explosive breath, greater Dragonslayer claws Shield of the winged crusade Ring of draconic zeal, greater Tailbands of impact Rod of the dragon heart Rod of dragon’s blood, lesser Amulet of fearsome might Cloak of mysterious emergence Tome of the wyrm Rod of dragon’s blood, greater Sword of the great harrowing Market Price 1,000 gp 1,000 gp 2,000 gp 2,000 gp 2,500 gp 3,170 gp 6,000 gp 6,000 gp 8,000 gp 10,000 gp 11,000 gp 13,000 gp 15,000 gp 40,000 gp 60,315 gp
AMULET OF FEARSOME MIGHT This amulet enhances your ability to inspire terror in your enemies, making you even more frightening than you normally are. Description: This bronze necklace is formed in the shape of a roaring draconic head embedded with sparkling ruby eyes. Whenever the wearer’s frightful presence becomes active (or when the wearer casts a fear spell), the eyes of the amulet flash with a burning red light. Activation: An amulet of fearsome might functions automatically as long as it is worn. Effect: When worn, an amulet of fearsome might doubles the radius of the wearer’s innate frightful presence (to a 60-foot radius per age category, in the case of dragons) and increases its save DC by 2. If the wearer does not have a frightful presence, the amulet does not bestow that ability. In addition, if the wearer casts any spells or spell-like abilities with the fear descriptor, the amulet increases their save DC by 2. This bonus does not stack with that from the Spell Focus or Greater Spell Focus feats. This ability functions whether or not the wearer has an innate frightful presence. Aura/Caster Level: Moderate necromancy; CL 7th. Construction: Craft Wondrous Item, crafter must possess the frightful presence special ability, fear, 5,500 gp, 440 XP, 11 days. Weight: 1 lb. Price: 11,000 gp. CLOAK OF MYSTERIOUS EMERGENCE The enemies of the Shadow’s Fang cabal (see page 144) sometimes see a ghostly dragon maw appear in their peripheral vision. A heartbeat later, they see a black-cloaked figure step out of the open mouth. That’s usually the last thing they see. Description: A cloak of mysterious emergence is fashioned from multiple layers of fine silk. Along the hem is a row of glittering red scales, molted away by Vaeratrux, the secret dragon master of the Shadow’s Fangs. When the cloak is activated, a ghostly apparition of a dragon’s head appears next to the wearer, and its jaws open. When the wearer steps into the jaws, he teleports to the desired location and emerges from a second insubstantial dragon maw a fraction of a second later. Members of the Shadow’s Fangs created dozens of cloaks of mysterious emergence for their top agents. Many have spread beyond the reach of the cabal, however, taken from agents who failed to complete their assigned missions. Activation: It takes a standard action to call forth the power of a cloak of mysterious emergence and step into its maw. Once the wearer arrives in his new location, he can’t take any other actions until his next turn. Effect: Stepping through the dragon maw created by a cloak of mysterious emergence functions like a dimension door spell with a range of 120 feet. A cloak of mysterious emergence has three charges per day. However, the wearer can choose to expend all three charges to have the cloak teleport him and up to 50 pounds of items up to 120 miles away. Aura/Caster Level: Moderate conjuration; CL 9th. Construction: Craft Wondrous Item, teleport, dimension door, 6,500 gp, 520 XP, 13 days. Weight: 1 lb. Price: 13,000 gp. DRAGONSLAYER CLAWS Perhaps the most dangerous foe a dragon can face is another dragon. With that in mind, the great creatures designed these magic claws to help them fight off dragons that try to seize their hoards. More aggressive dragons use these claws to claim the hoards of those they view as weak. Description: These heavy, dark metal blades fit smoothly over the wearer’s claws like comfortable gloves. Dragonslayer claws occupy the same space on the body as gloves. Prerequisite: Although dragonslayer claws are made for dragons, any creature that has a claw attack can wear them, and they resize to fit the wearer. However, dragonslayer claws bestow a negative level when worn by any creature that is not of the dragon type or the dragonblood subtype. The negative level remains as long as the claws are worn and disappear when the creature removes the dragonslayer claws. This negative level never results in actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome by any means (not even restoration or wish) while the dragonslayer claws are worn. A wearer that does not have claw attacks gains no benefit from dragonslayer claws. Activation: Activating dragonslayer claws is a free action. The wearer can use the claws once per round, up to a maximum of three times per day. Before making an attack roll, the wearer must declare to which attack the extra damage will be applied. Effect: When the wearer makes a claw attack, dragonslayer claws deal an extra 1d6 points of damage. Against a creature of the dragon type or the dragonblood subtype, the claws instead deal an extra 3d6 points of damage and are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Aura/Caster Level: Moderate transmutation; CL 8th. Construction: Craft Wondrous Item, creator must be of the dragonblood subtype, magic weapon, 1,250 gp, 100 XP, 3 days. Weight: 6 lb. Price: 2,500 gp. CHAPTER 3 DRACONIC MAGIC 93
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