This took longer than promised because I decided to go to bed instead.Prak_Anima wrote:More from tumblr:
I kind of want there to be a prestige class for this idea now.
Distressing Damsel
"Woe is me, these fools keep rushing to my rescue."
Note: this is unlikely to mesh with the established flavour of dragons in basically every game ever. It is the author's intention that you shrug and go "I don't care, the dragon flavour is dumb anyway".
Requirements:
Sex: Female
Skills: Knowledge (Arcana) 8 ranks, Bluff 8 ranks, Disguise 4 ranks
Special: must have been abducted and taught by a Dragon
Hit Die: 1d10
Skill Points: 4 + Int
Class Skills: Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Disguise, Gather Information, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (Any), Listen, Perform, Search, Sense Motive, Spot, Use Magic Device, Use Rope
| Level: | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Special | Natural Armour |
| 1 | +1 | +2 | +0 | +2 | First Draconic Transformation | +4 |
| 2 | +2 | +3 | +0 | +3 | Eternal Senses of the Dragon, Where Are My Pearls? | +5 |
| 3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | +3 | Second Draconic Transformation | +5 |
| 4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Eternal Breath of the Dragon | +6 |
| 5 | +5 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Eternal Wings of the Dragon | +6 |
| 6 | +6 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Carried Away | +7 |
| 7 | +7 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Third Draconic Transformation | +7 |
| 8 | +8 | +6 | +2 | +6 | Eternal Arcana of the Dragon | +8 |
| 9 | +9 | +6 | +3 | +6 | Anti-Knight Tactics | +8 |
| 10 | +10 | +7 | +3 | +7 | Final Draconic Transformation | +9 |
Weapon and Armour Proficiencies: the Distressing Damsel gains proficiency with all natural weapons, but no new types of armour or shield.
First Draconic Transformation (Su): right from the start, the Distressing Damsel gains the ability to actually transform into a dragon and back at will. Doing so requires a Full Round Action. When transformed into a dragon, she gains the following changes:
- Her Natural Armour Bonus gets a +4 Enhancement Bonus.
- Her Type changes to Dragon.
- She gains the Powerful Build special ability.
- She grows wings which allow a Fly speed equal to double her land speed with Poor manoeuvrability. She also gains a Swim Speed equal to double her land speed, and the usual benefits of that.
- She gains two Primary Claw attacks (1d6+Str for a Medium creature) and a Primary Bite attack (1d8+Str for a Medium creature)
- She gains a +4 Racial Bonus to Strength and Constitution
- She gains Damage Reduction X/Magic, where X equals her class level.
- She gains Low-Light Vision, and Darkvision 60'. Just by looking at an object or pile of objects, she can intrinsically know its market value before any magical effects are applied.
- She gains a Breath Weapon that requires a Standard Action to use, and has a recharge time of 3 rounds. It deals 1d6 Fire damage per hit die in a Medium range Cone. There is a Reflex Save for half (Constitution-based).
- Her equipment melds into her form for safekeeping and provides no ongoing effects.
- She becomes a Quadruped - if she is larger than Medium, the size is appdended with Long rather than Tall.
Eternal Senses of the Dragon (Ex): starting at second level, the Distressing Damsel always has superior senses, no matter her form: she gains the Scent ability, Low-Light Vision, Darkvision out to 120' plus 5' per hit die and Blindsense out to 30' plus 5' per 2 hit dice (round down). Additionally, she gains a Competence Bonus on Spot, Search, Listen and Sense Motive checks equal to her hit dice. Furthermore, as part of her Scent, she can sniff out the auras of Magic Items: she constantly benefits from Detect Magic, but only for items, and can always track the strongest magical item within 1 mile per level. The DC is a flat 15 to do so, +5 for each 5' square of Anti-Magic Field or Dead Magic Zone in the way.
Where Are My Pearls? (Ex): at second level, a Distressing Damsel has a special version of Scent that applies to precious metals, gems, paintings, and any other in theme shiny thing that both girls and dragons like. This extends to however far your DM says it extends. You're probably going to forget about this ability anyway.
Second Draconic Transformation (Su): at level three, the Distressing Damsel's transformation becomes more terrifying. It functions as normal, except for as follows:
- She loses the Powerful Build ability, instead gaining Large Size as a Bonus Feat even if she doesn't meet the requirements.
- Her natural weapons are all actually Magic weapons, with an Enhancement Bonus equal to her level divided by 3 (round up).
- She becomes Immune to Fire, as well as Paralysis and Sleep.
- Her Damage Reduction is now bypassed only by Magical Adamantium effects.
- Her Fly speed doubles, as does her Swim speed. She may hold her breath for ten times as long.
- She gains a Primary Tail Slap attack (1d8+Str*1.5 for a Medium creature).
Eternal Wings of the Dragon (Ex): at level five, the Distressing Damsel can grow and hide her draconic wings at will when in her normal form. This grants flight just like her dragon form (four times her land speed, Poor manoeuvrability).
Carried Away (Ex): at level six, it starts to become time that the Distressing Damsel considers training others. As such, she becomes better at grabbing things and carrying them around. With a Full Round Action, she may Fly up to her full speed, attempt to Grab a target, and then Fly up to her full speed again. The movement and Grab do not provoke Attacks of Opportunity from the target. If she successfully Grabs them and their weight does not constitute a Heavy load for her (or heavier), they are considered to be Pinned and she can carry them around at will (until they manage to escape).
Third Draconic Transformation (Su): at level seven, the Draconic Transformation of the Distressing Damsel becomes more extreme. The following changes take place:
- She regains Powerful Build, and because of this pseudo-size change, she can't actually take the Huge Size feat. This grants bonus damage to all of her natural weapons of +1d6 per three hit dice (round up). This only applies once per round to any given natural weapon.
- Her Fly speed is doubled yet again, as is her Swim Speed.
- She gains Telepathy out to 100 feet, and can see invisible creatures as though she had See Invisible active.
- Her Breath Weapon Blinds all who fail the Reflex Save, for 2 rounds, as smoke obscures their vision and their eyes are seared by the light and heat. This only applies when used as a Fire breath.
- She gains Fast Healing equal to her Constitution Bonus
- She radiates fear as a Supernatural ability: any time she uses her breath weapon or charges, all creatures within 30 feet must pass a Will Save (Charisma-based) or Panic for 3 rounds.
- She gains an Enhancement Bonus to her Strength, Charisma and Constitution of +1 per 3 hit dice (round up).
Anti-Knight Tactics (Ex): the ninth-level Distressing Damsel needs to be able to crack open the tinned meat known as knights, as they are the enemy. With a Standard Action, she may put all her strength into an attack with a single natural weapon, causing it to be resolved as a Touch Attack. She may also sweep her tail in a circle around her with a Full Round Action: all creatures within her threatened area must pass a Reflex Save (Strength-based) or take damage from her Tail Slap and fall Prone. She may also, when using a Move Action to fly, take her Standard Action at any point during the movement, such as to fly 20 feet along, unleash her breath weapon, then keep flying. Finally, anything that takes damage from her Breath Weapon suffers from a Heat Metal effect, skipping the first two rounds. The Save DC for this is the same as the initial save for the Breath Weapon.
Final Draconic Transformation (Su): at tenth level, the Distressing Damsel gains her final transformation ability. This adjusts her draconic form with the following changes:
- She gains Huge Size as a Bonus Feat, even though she doesn't meet the prerequisites. Remember to increase her natural reach.
- She becomes immune to [Death] effects, and the Damage Reduction becomes 10/-.
- She gains Regeneration 5, overcome by Cold damage or removal of the head.
- She now becomes Amphibious and immune to Acid damage.
- She gains Spell Resistance of 11 plus her hit dice.
So you take this not as a spellcaster - this isn't the Dragon Disciple. In fact, it doesn't advance any class features, so you probably enter it as a martial character or roguish type that gets skills and things. Entering this is an actual change of career, which is why what it does is as strong as it is. If you enter it as a Gnome, you can still end up Huge sized at level 15, whereas a Human who does it will become Gargantuan. If you pulled some tricks to get access to [Fiend] feats, then yes, you can become innately Large/Huge with the transformation making you Colossal/Awesome, and it's level 15 so that's pretty rad but not likely to break the game, what with you flying around, breathing on things for HP damage and status afflictions, and smacking things for melee damage. If you grapple something you will win, if something lets you full attack it you will win, and you have a suite of handy tricks and immunities/resistances. It may or may not be as good as just being a fifteenth-level Wizard, depending on the individual Wizard.
