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A True Devotee understands that the purest path to draconic enlightenment is through dedication to a single Ideal.

BECOMING A TRUE DEVOTEE
Any Idealist can become a True Devotee.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Feat: Favored Ideal
Ideals: Must know and be able to express an Ideal. Feats that grant single ideal powers do not count towards this prerequisite, but epic feats granting access to whole ideals do.
Special: Must be able to use the Adult ideal powers of the Favored Ideal.

Class Skills
The True Devotee's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Martial Lore (Int), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft, and Use Magic Device (Cha), as well as the skills associated with their Favored Ideal.
Skills Points at Each Level: 6 + Int

Hit Dice: d12

	Base Attack	Fort	Reflex	Will
Level	Bonus	Save	Save	Save	Special	Class Features
1st	+1	+2	+2	+2	Draconic Ideals, Draconic Senses, Personal Ideal, Scaleshift	—
2nd	+2	+3	+3	+3	Frightful Presence	+1 level of existing class
3rd	+3	+3	+3	+3	Damage Reduction, Draconic Immunities	+1 level of existing class
4th	+4	+4	+4	+4	Ideal Enhancement, Spell Resistance	+1 level of existing class
5th	+5	+4	+4	+4	True metamorphosis	+1 level of existing class

Weapon Proficiencies: A True Devotee gains no new weapon or shield proficiencies.

Class Features: At each level of True Devotee after the first, you gain increased progression with a class feature you already have.  You can choose to advance Spellcasting, Maneuvers, Scaleshaping, or Meldshaping with each level.  If you choose Spellcasting, you gain an increased caster level, spells known, and spells per day as if you had gained a level in a single spellcasting class you belonged to before entering this prestige class (if you had more than one spellcasting class, you may only progress one such class with each level of True Devotee). 

If you choose Maneuvers, you gain an increased initiator level, maneuvers known and readied, and stances known as if you had gained a level in an initiating class you belonged to before entering this prestige class (if you had more than one initiating class, you may only progress one such class with each level of True Devotee).

If you choose Scaleshaping, you add each indicated level of True Devotee to your Scaleshaper levels to determine the effectiveness of your Scaleshift, Wyrmspirit, and Project Dragon abilities. 

If you choose Meldshaping, you increase your meldshaper level, the number of soulmelds you can shape, the number of chakra binds you can create, and your essentia pool as if you had gained a level in the meldshaping class to which you belonged prior to gaining the True Devotee level (if you had more than one meldshaping class, you may only progress one such class with each level of True Devotee).

In any case, however, you do not gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained.

Draconic Ideals: True Devotee counts as an Idealist class for the purposes of calculating your Idealist level and all abilities therein.

Draconic Senses (Ex): The first step on your road to transformation begins with your awareness.  Upon entering this class, whenever you are scaleshifted, you gain darkvision 120 feet, can see four times as well as a human in shadowy illumination, and twice as well in normal light.  At the same time, you gain blindsense out to a distance of 5 feet times your Charisma modifier, though creatures you cannot actually see still have total concealment against you.

Personal Ideal: Upon entering this prestige class, you dedicate yourself fully to your Favored Ideal, and it becomes your Personal Ideal.  You always express your Personal Ideal, though you may express other Ideals as well if you have the ability to express more than one Ideal.  You may only scaleshift into the form associated with your Personal Ideal.  Additionally, as long as you express your Personal Ideal, your type changes to Dragon, with the Augmented subtype.

Scaleshift (Su): If you do not have the Scaleshift class feature, you gain the Scaleshift ability of a 5th-level Scaleshaper.  In addition, your levels in True Devotee stack with your (effective) Scaleshaper level to determine your Scaleshift ability.

Frightful Presence (Ex): At 2nd level, whenever you scaleshift, you gain Frightful Presence, as the true dragon ability.  Your effective age category is equal to the age category of your Scaleshift form.

Damage Reduction (Ex): Beginning at 3rd level, whenever you scaleshift, you gain damage reduction /magic equal to your Idealist level.

Draconic Immunities (Ex): When you are 3rd level or higher, whenever you scaleshift, you become immune to sleep and paralysis effects, as well as immunity to the energy type associated with your Scales ability and your Personal Ideal.  If your Personal Ideal grants resistance to two energy types, choose one to become immune to; if it does not grant resistance to an energy type, you are immune to fire.

Ideal Enhancement (Ex): Upon reaching 4th level, your dedication to your Personal Ideal increases your personal and mental attributes.  Whenever you scaleshift, any bonuses to your ability scores granted by your form increase by +2.

Spell Resistance (Ex): Beginning at 4th level, you gain spell resistance at all times equal to the amount granted by your best available scaleshift form, which you can raise or lower as a free action (even when it isn't your turn).

True Metamorphosis (Ex): When you achieve 5th level, you have reached the pinnacle of Idealism, and have transformed into the very creature you idolize. You assume your scaleshifted Favored Ideal form at all times, and it becomes your true form (for the purposes of interaction with effects such as true seeing), though you can return to your original form as if scaleshifting. Whenever you are in your dragon from, you count as a True Dragon of the same type as your Favored Ideal. Your type fully changes to Dragon (Augmented); recalculate any racial hit dice as d12s.