Dragon Shawman Help

[Paraxis]

A player has heard of the new class DragonShawman from PH2, and wants to add a level to his character(we ended the last session with them having enough xp to level). Problem is I won't have book till the day of the game could someone post the special ability they get at level one. I know thay have cleric BAB,HP,&Saves but not sure what to expect from their abilities.

Also anyfeedback on class in general, whether its balanced is there any glaring power problems and such would help to decide if I want it in my game.

The character wants to take in now because we are back in his village, I described some of the NPC's as shawmans and he is playing the Dragon Totem varient Barbarian from UA.

 

[Piratecat]

The dragon shaman seems like a well-balanced support class; it's like the marshal, only better balanced and with more dragon-y flavor. I wouldn't have any problem putting one into my game, and will be statting one up for a pre-gen PC in a game I'm running at GenCon.

I'm not near my book right now, though, so I can't help with 1st lvl abilities.

 

[Beckett]

Going from memory, I think the only first level ability is auras- they have access to three of them to start, 30 foot radius, I think. Swift action to maintain them, so no casting quickened spells and maintaining the aura. At first level, each aura only provides a bonus of +1; the DS in my game has auras that give +1 to spot and listen, or +1 to melee damage, or Fast Healing 1 to all allies with less than half HP (an important thing to remember). Nice stuff, but nothing that should upset the balance too much.

 

[Piratecat]

Dragon shaman lvl 1: d10 hit die, cleric bab, good fort & will saves, 2 skill points (and you get bonus class skills depending on what dragon you pick as your totem dragon.)

Class abilities are totem dragon (pick one of 8 kinds, grants class skills and (from 4th llv on) breath weapon type), and draconic aura +1 (pick three of 7 auras to radiate for allies within 30'; you can switch between auras as a swift action).

 

[Paraxis]

Thanks. That should help just wanted to work on balancing encounters and such this helps.