Song Dragon

[oslecamo]

Song Dragon



HD:d12

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Feature
1	+1	+2	+0	+2	Song Dragon body, Charged Breath, Woman form
2	+2	+3	+0	+3	Keen senses, Arcane Blood
3	+3	+3	+1	+3	Blindsense 60 feets, Twilight Tune
4	+4	+4	+1	+4	Wings
5	+5	+4	+1	+4	Draconic Song
6	+6	+5	+2	+5	Lesser Song Magic, +1 Cha
7	+7	+5	+2	+5	Domain, +1 Str
8	+8	+6	+2	+5	Consumate Actor
9	+9	+6	+3	+6	Song Magic, +1 Cha
10	+10	+7	+3	+7	Full Awareness
11	+11	+7	+3	+7	Arcane Skin , +1 Str
12	+12	+8	+4	+8	Iron Scales,  +1 Cha
13	+13	+8	+4	+8	Greater Song Magic, +1 Cha
14	+14	+9	+4	+9	Growth, Tail Slap, +1 Str +1 Con
15	+15	+9	+5	+9	Greater Song Magic
16	+16	+10	+5	+10	Domain, +1 Str, +1 Cha
17	+17	+10	+5	+10	Grand Song Magic, +1 Con, +1 Cha
18	+18	+11	+6	+11	Battleground Music, +1 Cha
19	+19	+11	+6	+11	Frightfull presence, Growth, crush, +1 Str, +1 Con, +1 Cha
20	+20	+12	+6	+12	Preserving Song of Renewal, +1 Str, +1 Con, +1 Cha

4 Skill points+int per level, quadruple at 1st level. Class skills: Apraise,  Bluff, Concentration, Climb, Diplomacy, Disguise,  Gather Information, Jump, Listen,  Knowledge(any), Perform(any), Search, Spot, Spellcraft.

Proficiencies: a Song dragon is proficient with his own natural weapons and one melee slashing martial weapon of his choice.


Features:
Song dragon Body: The Song dragon loses all other racial bonuses, and gains Dragon traits(60ft Darkvision, low light vision, and immunity to sleep and paralysis), bite 1d8 damage, 2 claws attack for 1d6 damage each and 40 base speed, medium size. The Song dragon has wings, but they're too weak to do anything for now. His claws are capable of fine manipulation and can be used for somatic components of spellcasting or anything else a human hand could do.

The Song dragon also gets a natural armor bonus equal to his Con modifier. Whenever the Song dragon grows one size category, his natural armor increases by a further 1. He's also immune to electricity and has no particular weakness.

Charged Breath:Cone 30 foot dealing 1d6 electrecity damage/HD with DC ref of 10+1/2 HD+Con modifier for half every 1d4 turns. Cone increases by 5 feet with each extra HD the player takes from here.

Woman Form (Su): A Song dragon can assume the form of an humanoid female of an unique Medium size or smaller as a standard action at will. That form is always the same when this ability is used, the details of which are chosen at 1st level.   The dragon can remain in its  humanoid form until it chooses to assume a new one or return to its natural form.  Otherwise this works as the alternate form ability. In alternative to this ability, the Song Dragon may instead gain Deceivingly Innocent Form as a bonus feat.

Arcane Blood:A Song dragon receives spells known and spells per day as a sorceror of 2/3 his level, but he has CL equal to his HD.  He may also choose to pick spells known from the Cleric spell list instead of the sorceror/wizard list, but this choice must be made at first level and cannot be changed later.

If he multiclasses as a sorceror, the casting stacks. If he chose to pick spells from the Cleric list, he'll keep picking them from that list.

Dragon level	Sorceror casting
1	-
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	5
9	6
10	6
11	7
12	8
13	8
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	12
19	12
20	13

If a dragon takes a casting prc, it may choose to advance his casting as that of a sorceror. So a dragon 10/loremaster 10 would cast as a 16th level sorceror.


Keen senses:The Song dragon sees four times as well as a human in shadowy illumination and twice as well in normal light. It also has darkvision  out to 120 feet.

Blindsense:As the normal ability, range 60 feets.

Twilight Tune: At 3rd level the song Dragon can use Daylight and Darkness as SLAs 1/hour for every 3 HD he has, and Feather fall 1/day for every HD he has.


Ability score increase: The Song dragon ability scores increase by the shown amount.

Level	Bonus gained
6	+1 Cha
7	+1 Con.
9	+1 Cha
11	+1 Con
12	+1 Cha
13	+1 Cha
14	+1 Str, +1 Con
16	+1 Str, +1 Cha
17	+1 Con, +1 Cha
18	+1 Cha
19	+1 Str, +1 Con, +1 Cha
20	+1 Str, +1 Con, +1 Cha

For a total of +5 Str, +5 Con, +9 Cha at 20th level.


Wings:The Song dragon becomes able to fly at the speed of 10 feets per HD, with poor maneuverability. The maneuverability doesn't increase naturaly, but players can take the  Improved Flight feat, found in Complete Adventurer and Races of the Wild, which increases maneuverability by one step. Each wing can also be now used to deliver a natural atack dealing 1d4 damage.

Draconic Song: At 5th level the Song Dragon can use Bardic Music as a Bard of his Song Dragon level -4. This stacks with Bard levels. If the Song Dragon multiclasses as a Bard, he may choose to keep progressing his Arcane Blood casting instead of gaining bardic spellcasting, and can learn spells from the Bard list.

Lesser Song Magic:At 6th level the Song Dragon can use Blink 1/day as a SLA  for every 3 HD he has. If he's using Bardic Music, he suffers no miss chances on his own attacks due to the Blink.

Domain: At levels 7 and 16 the Song dragon can add the spells from one domain to his spells known list. The choices are Healing, Travel, Trickery.

Consumate Actor: Song Dragons prefer the company of humanoids over other dragons, and excell at living among “lesser” beings whitout ever revealing their true nature. At 8th level The Song dragon gains a bonus on  Disguise and Performace checks equal to half his HD.

Song Magic:At 9th level, the Song Dragon can use teleport as a SLA 1/day per each 4 HD he has. If he does so while using Bardic Music, this works like Greater Teleport instead.

Full Awareness: With their extensive knowledge, Song Dragons are able to learn new languages in a matter of seconds, and seeing trough any kind of illusion under close observation. At 10th level, the Song Dragon is under a permanent Tongues and True Seeing effects, but the second only has a range of 15 feet.

Arcane skin:At 11th level the Song dragon gains SR equal to his HD+11. It may raise or lower it at any time as a free action.

Iron Scales: At 12th level the Song dragon gains DR/magic equal to half his HD.

Greater Song Magic: At 13th level the Song Dragon can use Heal as a SLA 1/day for every 5 HD he has. If he does so while using Bardic Music, he can affect any one creature that's currently listening to his song,  not only creatures whitin touch range (don't need attack rolls to target oponents either).

Growth:At 14th level the Song dragon grows to large size.
                At 19th level the Song dragon grows to huge size.
               
His AC, bonus to hit, base damage, grapple and skills change acordingly, but he doesn't get any ability score bonus or penalties.

Tail slap:The Song dragon can now make a tail slap attack dealing 1d8 damage(already taking in acount large size).

Glorious Song Magic At 15th level the Song Dragon can use Plane Shift as a SLA 1/day for every 6 HD he has. If he uses this while using Bardic Music, he only arrives 5 to 500 feet off-target.

Grand Song Magic:At 17th level the Song dragon can use Polymorph any Object as a SLA 1/day for every 7 HD he has. If he uses this while using Bardic Music, the Saving Throw becomes a Will save instead of a Fortitude save.

Battleground Song: Every great conflict deserves an equally great theme playing on the background! At 18th level 1/day when the Song Dragon starts a Bardic Music, he can choose to improve it to a Battleground Song. For 1 hour (or  sooner if the Song Dragon willingly dismisses it), the chosen Bardic Music keeps playing, centered on the area where the Song Dragon first started, regardless of what happens to the Song Dragon. Any silence effects on the area have a 10% chance every round of being overwhelmed by the music. The Song Dragon may even start a second Bardic Music while the Battleground Song plays.

Crush: At 19th level the Song Dragon can make a crush attack dealing 2d8 damage base, already taking in acount huge size

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This special attack allows a flying or jumping dragon of at least Huge size to land on opponents as a standard action, using its whole body to crush them. Crush attacks are effective only against opponents three or more size categories smaller than the dragon (though it can attempt normal overrun  or grapple  attacks against larger opponents).

A crush attack affects as many creatures as can fit under the dragon’s body. Creatures in the affected area must succeed on a Reflex save (DC equal to that of the dragon’s breath weapon) or be pinned, automatically taking bludgeoning damage during the next round unless the dragon moves off them. If the dragon chooses to maintain the pin, treat it as a normal grapple attack. Pinned opponents take damage from the crush each round if they don’t escape.

A crush attack deals the indicated damage plus 1½ times the dragon’s Strength bonus (round down).

Frightfull presence:At 19th level this ability takes effect automatically whenever the dragon attacks, charges, or flies overhead. Enemies within a radius of 30 feet × half the dragon's level are subject to the effect if they have fewer HD than the dragon. A potentially affected enemy that succeeds on a Will save (DC 10 + ½ dragon’s HD + dragon’s Cha modifier) remains immune to that dragon’s frightful presence for 24 hours. On a failure, enemies with 4 or less HD become panicked  for 4d6 rounds and those with 5 or more HD become shaken for 4d6 rounds. Dragons ignore the frightful presence of other dragons.

Preserving Song of Renewal At 20th level the Song dragon develops an unique song to protect those he cares most about while overriding any evil foul play. It can be started as an Immediate action, and costs 7 Bardic Music uses. Each round of the countersong, he makes a Perform check. Any creature within 60 feet of the Song Dragon (including the dragon himself) that is affected by any  magical/psionic/supernatural/similar attack may use the dragon’s Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the Preserving Song of Renewal is already under the effect of a noninstantaneous  magical/psionic/supernatural attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the Preserving Song of Renewal, but it must use the dragon’s Perform check result for the save. If the effect didn't allow a save and is harmfull, then it's automatically removed.

Preserving Song of Renewal also automatically blocks any harmfull noninstantaneous magical/psionic/supernatural attacks that don't allow a save. The Song dragon can play it for up to 7 rounds.



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Song Dragons are slim and delicate compared to most other dragons, but make up for it with a powerful arsenal of SLAs. Ironically, the original monster has no music abilities whatsoever (not even perform as a class skill!) so I took care of that. Also can only turn into women and like to charge with swords while in humanoid form while singing, altough they won't do noise if silence is required.

In the end, the Song Dragon is mostly a suport monster. It grows slower than any other dragon but bardic music on top of spellcasting and an excellent selection of SLAs makes him an invaluable ally to the party.

So if you want to play a joyous giant lizard that tries to solve everything with music, the Song Dragon's for you!

[phaedrusxy]

The table says Flame Breath, but the ability text says Charged breath.

Edit: Does Woman Form work exactly like the SRD version of Alternate Form, then? So you'd lose natural armor, breath weapon, change your ability scores to the average for the race you're turning into, etc? If so... would you consider having this work like the Deceivingly Innocent Form feat, instead? Otherwise you're going to be pretty much required to change to dragon form to do any combat at all, unless you're relying entirely on spellcasting.

[oslecamo]

Fixed breath typo.

Woman form indeed was never inteded for combat, just more for fluff/stealth. But added the possibility of swaping it for Deceivingly Innocent Form as a bonus feat, it makes sense, thanks for the sugestion!

[FireInTheSky]

[Electricity] subtype?

[oslecamo]

Fixed.

[CDTalmas]

Regarding alternate spell selections, should it be assumed that the casting stat is the same for the primary choice?  AKA, cleric casting with CHA instead of WIS?  Also, do the spells count as divine or arcane?  This might be good info for the FAQ as well.

[Daedroth]

Regarding alternate spell selections, should it be assumed that the casting stat is the same for the primary choice?  AKA, cleric casting with CHA instead of WIS?  Also, do the spells count as divine or arcane?  This might be good info for the FAQ as well.

He cast as a sorecerer  but from cleric list, so he cast with CHA an his spells are arcane.

[CDTalmas]

Could be rather broken if picking up the Scribe Scroll feat.  Just double-checking on that.

[Concerned Ninja Citizen]

The dragon can remain in its animal or humanoid form until it chooses to assume a new one or return to its natural form.

Does the Song Dragon have an animal form?

[phaedrusxy]

Could be rather broken if picking up the Scribe Scroll feat.  Just double-checking on that.

Core dragons (using the stats in the monster manual) can already cast cleric spells, and several domain spell lists, as arcane/sorcerer spells. So if it's broken, it was broken when the MM1 was published.

[CDTalmas]

True, but dragons in the MM were usually under strict control of the DM.  It's highly doubtful the DM would allow those items into the game willingly.  This is a readily available race class that doesn't require hundreds to thousands of years to gain its power.

[phaedrusxy]

True, but dragons in the MM were usually under strict control of the DM.  It's highly doubtful the DM would allow those items into the game willingly.  This is a readily available race class that doesn't require hundreds to thousands of years to gain its power.

Diplomacy, Charm Monster, Planar Binding, etc. Nothing is permanently and completely under the DM's control. 

[CDTalmas]

How very true.  Rule 0 is usually there on the DM's side, though.  Whelp, never mind then.

[oslecamo]

Could be rather broken if picking up the Scribe Scroll feat.  Just double-checking on that.

What's exactly broken with a sorcerer with cleric spells known and Scribe Scroll again?

[Daedroth]

Could be rather broken if picking up the Scribe Scroll feat.  Just double-checking on that.

What's exactly broken with a sorcerer with cleric spells known and Scribe Scroll again?

Maybe he is thinking about a Archivist

[phaedrusxy]

Could be rather broken if picking up the Scribe Scroll feat.  Just double-checking on that.

What's exactly broken with a sorcerer with cleric spells known and Scribe Scroll again?

He can give them to the wizard, who can then add him to his spell book, is the argument. Even allowing that, I'd hardly call it broken.

[CDTalmas]

Miracle, mainly.  XP-free effects that functions as Wish (though the alternative uses are kinda like Wishes that don't cause the DM to counter with a negative effect to your character).  Yes, I know you can make magic items with Wish and the like.  Still, it's a powerful spell.

[Edit]And Archivist, yes.  A couple of Psychic Reformations and a dragon sorc with plenty of time and XP can fill up an Archivist's list lickity split.[/Edit]

[sirpercival]

How does this help an archivist? Arcane cleric spells, not divine sorc spells.

[oslecamo]

Indeed, not seeing anything particularly OP. In particular because the silver dragon already delays your casting, so you would only get that miracle at lv19.