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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Iron_Chef" data-source="post: 734538" data-attributes="member: 4530">SUMMONER PrCThe summoner specializes in calling and summoning creatures to do his bidding. Summoners tend to be vain, reclusive, lazy, impatient, domineering and overconfident (though certainly not reckless). They trust in their planar servitors to deal with any problem that arises and tend to boss others (even their allies) around as if they were summoned servants they could bind or dismiss at will as well. They delight in watching their creatures tear apart their enemies while they stand back and savor the moment, as this "proves" their own superiority. Their advanced knowledge of all types of summoning magic and additional familiars capable of casting their own summoning spells make them dangerous adversaries if provoked.A summoner's favorite tactic is to turn invisible and obtain a position of safety overlooking the battle, then begin summoning as many monsters as possible, then buffing them, as neither will break his invisibility.The greatest weakness of this class is they are far less powerful if caught unprepared, and most of their summoning spells require a full round to cast. REQUIREMENTS: Skills: Knowledge (Arcana) 8 ranks, Knowledge(Monsters) 6 ranks, Knowledge (Planes) 8 ranks,Knowledge (Religion) 6 ranks. Feats: Augment Summoning, Spell Focus(Conjuration), Greater Spell Focus (Conjuration).Special: Must have successfully called and bound anelemental or outsider into service as a familiar. Mustbe able to cast six different arcane conjuration spells,three of which must be summon monster I, II and III.Alignment: The PrC has no alignment restriction, but most are Neutral or Evil; tendencies toward Chaos or Law are evenly split. BAB: As Wizard (+0 at PrC level 1)Saving Throws: Will good (+2 at PrC level 1)Class Skills: Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),Diplomacy (Cha), Knowledge (Int), Profession (Wis),Scry (Int), Speak Language (Int), Spellcraft (Int).Skill Points per Level: 2 + Int mod.Weapons & Armor: The summoner gains noadditional weapon or armor proficiencies.CLASS ABILITIESSummoners cast arcane spells as wizards.+1 Level of Existing Class: At levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 7and 9, the summoner gains a new level in his arcanespellcasting class for the purpose of determiningcaster level and the number of spells he can cast perday.Bonus Spells: At each new spell level, the summonerreceives that level’s summon monster spell as a bonusspell that does not count toward the number of spellshe normally receives for going up a level.________________________________________________1 - Bonus Spells, Research Breakthrough, Summon Link Familiar     +1 level of existing spellcasting class2 - Beckon Summoning, Improved Familiar, +1 level of existing       spellcasting class3 - Spontaneous Summoning4 - Conjure Mastery, +1 level of existing spellcasting class5 - Extra Summon Link Familiar, Fast Summoning, +1 level of      existing spellcasting class6 - Summoning Mastery7 - Greater Augment Summoning, +1 level of existing      spellcasting class8 - Heed The Call9 - Extra Summon Link Familiar, +1 level of existing spellcasting      class10 - Quicken Summoning, Transcendence________________________________________________Summon Link Familiar: At 1st level, the caster’sexisting familiar receives an innate understanding ofsummoning magic; it can now cast any preparedconjuration (summoning) spell directly from thecaster's mind, thus depleting the master's spells perday. The master and familiar can both cast a spellfrom his prepared list at the same time, however, theycannot cast the same spell from the same slot. To access this power, the familiar must bewithin close range (25 ft. + 5 ft./summoner level) andthe master must be conscious and aware. The mastercan choose to allow or deny its familiar access tocasting spells as he sees fit; such permission orrestriction is a free (telepathic) action. The familarcontinues to advance normally as any familiar does. Ifthe master fails a concentration check while both arecasting a spell, the familiar also loses its spell as thetelepathic link is briefly scrambled.At 5th and 9th level, the summoner receivesan additional summon link familiar. This familiarmay be chosen from the Improved Familiar list ifdesired.Research Breakthrough: At 1st level, the summonergains the ability to learn arcane versions of thefollowing divine spells or psionic abilities: CallCohort, Call Creature, Call Deity, Call Weaponry,Create Astral Construct I-IX, Ecto Puppet,Ectoplasmic Armor, EEctoplasmic Shamber, Genesis,Greater Planar Ally, Lesser Planar Ally, MinorPlanar Ally, Minor Planar Servant, Otyugh Swarm,Pack of Ghouls, Planar Ally, Retrieve, Shambler,Slime Wave, Spectral Gallows, Summon Dretchhorde, Summon Lemure Horde, Summon Nature’sAlly I-IX, Summon Undead I-V, Wall of Ectoplasm,Whitefire. The summoner must still learn these spellsas normal.Beckon Summoning: At 2nd level, you generate amystical aura about you that causes any nearbysummoned monsters to become confused into thinkingthat you were the one who summoned them,thus comingto your aid instead of the aid of the summoning caster.When any form of summoned monster isbrought into an area up to 60 feet away from you,thesummoned monster must make a Will save with a DCequal to your Cha ability score + half your casterlevel or come to your aid instead of helping thesummoning caster. Monsters that are immune to mindinfluencing effects are not affected by BeckonSummoning.Improved Familiar: At 2nd level, the summonerreceives this feat for free. Additionally, he can unbindany familiar from his service at any time to gain abetter familiar if he wishes. Lost or killed familiarscan be replaced in 24 hours, instead of the normalyear and a day.Spontaneous Summoning: At 3rd level, thesummoner gains the ability to spontaneously cast anysummoning spell known. This otherwise functions asthe cleric’s ability to spontaneously cast cure/inflictspells.Conjure Mastery: At 4th level, the summonerreceives this feat free; it provides a +2 bonus to theSTR, DEX and CON of all summoned creatures.Fast Summoning: At 5th level, the summoner gains a modified version of the Fast Spell feat: The summoner can cast fast versions of any full round conjuration spell he knows, and this does not increase the spell's level. Fast spells change the casting time from 1 full round to 1 action. The summoner can apply his Fast Summoning to a number of full round conjuration spells per day equal to 1/2 his Int mod.Summoning Mastery: At 6th level, when casting anysummoning spell that brings forth creatures, thesummoner chooses a creature from the table for thenext highest level version of the spell. So if he castsummon monster II, he would pick a monster fromthe summon monster III table instead.Greater Augment Summoning: At 7th level, thebonus from the Augment Summoning feat increasesto +2 to attack, damage and AC for all summonedcreatures.Heed The Call: At 8th level, when casting anysummon monster spell, the summoner automaticallybrings forth one additional creature of the same type.Quicken Summoning: At 10th level, the summonercan cast a quickened version of any conjuration(summoning) spell he knows (as the Quicken Spellfeat). This is a free action that does not increase thelevel of the spell. The summoner can quicken anumber of such spells per day equal to half his Int mod.Transcendence: At 10th level, due to his long association with extraplanar forces, the caster's type changes to outsider, with all benefits and weaknesses of a creature of that type. Planar creatures of the same alignment recognize the summoner's transcendant nature and the summoner receives a +4 bonus to all Charisma based checks when interacting with them. He receives a -4 penalty when interacting with outsiders opposed to his alignment.</blockquote>

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