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Dragon Shaman (renamed to Fiend Cultist)
(any non-good alignment)
Dragons are a rarity in the Demiplane of Dread. Instead, Fiend Cultists draw their power from the land itself, by using a variant of the power rituals used by evil outsiders and bind themselves to a domain. Therefore, there abilities are tied to domains instead of dragon colors.

Barovia
- Hide, Knowledge (religion), Survival
- cone of magical slashing (fluffed as bat swarm - is explicitely affected by Damage Reduction)
- Necromantic Dilettante (as the Arcane Dilettante feature of a Factotum of equal class level, using the Dread Necromancer spell list instead of Sorc/Wiz, and CHA instead of INT for their spellcasting ability score)

Borca
- Craft (Poisonmaking), Knowledge (nobility), Sleight of Hand
- line of acid
- Poison Use and Poison Hoarder (at the start of every adventuring day class level x 50gp in poisons, which spoil at the start of the next adventuring day and cannot be resold)

Darkon
- Diplomacy, Knowledge (religion), Sense Motive
- cone of fire
- Rebuke Undead (as a cleric of the same level)

Dementlieu
- Autohypnosis, Knowledge (Psionics), Psicraft
- line of force
- Psionically active (Dragon Shaman levels grant bonus power points, using CON as manifesting ability score), and a psionic power known of the Psion/Wilder list and clairsentience or telepathy discipline at level 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18, of a power level of the level / 5 (minimum of 1), a manifester level equal to the dragon shaman level and using CON as manifesting ability score

Falkovnia
- Balance, Ride, Survival
- cone of fire
- Fighter bonus feats (on lvl 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18)

Forlorn
- Handle Animal, Heal, Survival
- cone of acid
- Druidic Dilettante (as Arcane Dilettante of a Factotum of equal level, using the Druid spell list in place of, and WIS instead of INT as the spellcasting ability score)

Hazlan
- Knowledge (the planes), Spellcraft, Use Magic Device
- line of fire
- Arcane Dilettante (as Factotum of equal level)

Invidia
- Craft (alchemy), Survival, Use Magic Device
- line of acid
- Brew Portion (CL = dragon shaman level, can fake necessary spells as a Warlock 4) and Potion Hoarder (at the beginning of every adventuring day class level x 50gp in potions, which spoil at the beginning of the next day and cannot be resold)

Kartakass
- Handle Animal, Perform, Survival
- cone of sonic
- Wild Empathy (limited to wolfs and canines) and Animal Companion (as a Ranger of the same level, limited to wolfs and canines)

Keening
- Climb, Hide, Knowledge (religion)
- cone of negative energy
- Rebuke Undead (as a Cleric of the same level)

Lamordia
- Climb, Heal, Knowledge (local)
- cone of electricity
- Fortification (class level x 5%)

Markovia
- Heal, Survival, Swim
- cone of fire
- Minor Shapeshift (as the feat of the same name, virtual spell level = dragon shaman level / 2, maximum of 9)

Mordent
- Disable Device, Knowledge (religion), Search
- cone of cold
- Trapfinding (Lvl 4), See Invisibilty (Lvl 8), Truesight (Lvl 12), Trap Sense (Lvl 15), Blindsight 10' (Lvl20)

Necropolis
- Appraise, Knowledge (architecture), Knowledge (religion)
- line of negative energy
- Rebuke Undead (as Cleric of same level)

Nova Vaasa
- Balance, Handle Animal, Survival
- cone of cold
- Icewalker (Ex): You can walk across icy and other slippery surfaces without reducing your speed or making Balance checks (always active)

Richemulot
- Gather Information, Hide, Move Silently
- cone of magical slashing (fluffed as rat swarm - is explicitely affected by Damage Reduction)
- Wild Empathy (as druid, rats only) & Summon Swarm (as Warlock invocation, rat swarm only, duration Concentration + 2 rounds)

Shadow Rift
- Hide, Knowledge (dungeoneering), Move Silently
- cone of negative energy
- Darkstalker (Lvl4), Hide in Plain Sight (Lvl 8), Blind-Fight (Lvl 12), Blindsight 5' (Lvl 16), Blindsight 10' (Lvl 18)

Sithicus
- Diplomacy, Gather Information, Knowledge (local)
- line of magical piercing (fluffed as arrows - is explicitely affected by Damage Reduction)
- Arcane Dilettante (as Factotum of same level)

Tepest
- Gather Information, Sense Motive, Survival
- cone of fire
- Druidic Dilettante (as Arcane Dilettante of a Factotum of equal level, using the Druid spell list in place of, and WIS instead of INT as the spellcasting ability score)

Valachan
- Hide, Move Silently, Survival
- cone of fire
- Wild Empathy (limited to cats and greatcats) and Animal Companion (as a Ranger of the same level, limited to cats and greatcats)

Verbrek
- Handle Animal, Survival, Tumble
- cone of cold
- Wild Empathy (limited to wolfs and canines) and Animal Companion (as a Ranger of the same level, limited to wolfs and canines)
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Re: [Classes] Changes to base classes outside core - Dragon Shaman
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2020, 07:10:36 AM »
For the psionic one, is there a reason that doesn't grant powers the way the casting ones grant spells?

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Re: [Classes] Changes to base classes outside core - Dragon Shaman
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2020, 07:23:54 AM »
There isn't really a reason for that. The psionics mechanics mix badly with the arcane dillettante mechanics, though. What I could do is to add Psion/Wilder powers of the telepathy and clairsentience disciplines at a few level tresholds.

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Re: [Classes] Changes to base classes outside core - Dragon Shaman
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2020, 12:47:07 PM »
That might be the best way to go about it. Because otherwise it's a lot of power points and no outlet for them.

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Re: [Classes] Changes to base classes outside core - Dragon Shaman
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2020, 02:51:43 PM »
Done.

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Re: [Classes] Changes to base classes outside core - Dragon Shaman
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2020, 05:14:32 PM »
I find the switching between und and and hilarious btw

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Re: [Classes] Changes to base classes outside core - Dragon Shaman
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2020, 05:56:03 PM »
You are never happy with me having written up my original house-rules in mixed language, ja? Ve haff vayz to vrite up zings.

Fixed.