Summoner

Created by Vidar Solaas, Copyright ©2002

A summoner is as the name suggests a spellcaster who has chosen to specialize in spells like Summon Monster or Summon Natures Ally. To qualify, a candidate must have extensive knowledge of the creatures he'll be summoning. As he progresses in his studies, he learns to use his summoning spells with greater flexibility and speed.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge (The Planes) : 4 ranks
Knowledge (Religion) : 4 ranks
Knowledge (Nature) : 4 ranks
Knowledge (Arcane) : 4 ranks
Feats: Spell Focus (Conjuration), Augment Summoning
Spells : Ability to cast 3 different summoning spells, at least one of which must be of level 3 or higher.
Language : Must be able to speak either Celestial, Infernal or Abyssal

Class Skills

Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + INT modifier.
The Summoner's class skills are:

Craft
Concentration
Knowledge (The Planes)
Knowledge (Religion)
Knowledge (Nature)
Knowledge (Arcane)
Profession
Scry
Spellcraft

Hit Die: Special (see spellcasting)

Statistics for Summoner

Level Attack Bonus Fortitude Save Reflex Save Will Save Special

1 +0 +0 +0 +2 Spellcasting, Augment Summoning

2 +1 +0 +0 +3 Flexible Summoning 1

3 +1 +1 +1 +3

4 +2 +1 +1 +4 Flexible Summoning 2

5 +2 +1 +1 +4

6 +3 +2 +2 +5 Flexible Summoning 3

7 +3 +2 +2 +5

8 +4 +2 +2 +6 Flexible Summoning 4

9 +4 +3 +3 +6

10 +5 +3 +3 +7 Faster Summoning

Statistics for Summoner
Level	Attack Bonus	Fortitude Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Special
1	+0	+0	+0	+2	Spellcasting, Augment Summoning
2	+1	+0	+0	+3	Flexible Summoning 1
3	+1	+1	+1	+3
4	+2	+1	+1	+4	Flexible Summoning 2
5	+2	+1	+1	+4
6	+3	+2	+2	+5	Flexible Summoning 3
7	+3	+2	+2	+5
8	+4	+2	+2	+6	Flexible Summoning 4
9	+4	+3	+3	+6
10	+5	+3	+3	+7	Faster Summoning

Continuing past level 10: Base attack bonus and saves continue their normal progression, as do spells per day.

Class Features

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Summoners gain no new proficiency, but they retain all proficiencies acquired from other classes.
Spellcasting: Summoners continue to advance in spellcasting as they progress in levels. Thus, when a new Summoner level is gained, the Summoner gains new spells per day as if he had gained a level of his former class. If a character had more than one spellcasting class before he became a Summoner, he chooses (from level to level) which class to advance in. However, it must be a class that has either Summon Monster or Summon Nature's Ally on it's spell-list. This choice also decides which hit-die to use. When the Summoner gains a new level, he uses the hit-die belonging to the class he chooses to gain a casterlevel in. If he gains a new wizard casterlevel, he uses a d4; if he gains a cleric or druid casterlevel he uses a d8. He does not however gain any of the other bonuses his former class would have granted (improved chance of turning/rebuking undead, feats, wild shape-ability etc.).
Augment Summoning: Two feats called Augment Summoning exist; one from Tome and Blood and one from Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. Both lets the caster summon creatures of above average abilities. Either of them is acceptable for meeting the prerequisites of the Summoner prestige class.
At level 1, the Summoner is granted whichever version of the feat he dosn't already have as a bonusfeat. This means all creatures he summons have one extra HD, +1 hitpoint per HD and a +1 competence bonus on attack and damage rolls. (Both feats grant the +1 bonus on attacks and damage, but they don't stack, so the bonus remains +1.)
Flexible Summoning: When casting a Summon Monster or Summon Nature's Ally spell, he may choose to summon a creature from the creature list of an equivalent spell of a lower level in exchange for extended duration.
A level 2 Summoner may choose to substitute any Summon spell he casts with one at least one level lower to give it a duration of 1 min./level.
A level 4 Summoner may choose to substitute any Summon spell he casts with one at least two levels lower to give it a duration of 1 hour/level.
A level 6 Summoner may choose to substitute any Summon spell he casts with one at least three levels lower to give it a duration of 1 day/level.
A level 8 Summoner may choose to substitute any Summon spell he casts with one at least four levels lower to give it a duration of 1 year/level. This ability can in theory allow a Summoner to collect vast armies of summoned creatures to do his bidding, but such a plan would undobtedly draw unwanted attention from the lords of whichever plane he draws his summoned creatures...
Faster Summoning: At level 10 the Summoner has such complete mastery of his summoning spells, he casts Summon Monster or Summon Nature's Ally spells as a standard action, instead of as a fullround action.