Dragon Disciple
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Alignment:
Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral
Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral
Hit Dice:
d6
d6
Skills
Creation: (4 + Intelligence Modifier) x 4
Leveling: 4 + Intelligence Modifier
Balance
Concentration
Diplomacy
Hide
Jump
Listen
Move Silently
Spellcraft
Swim
Tumble
Creation: (4 + Intelligence Modifier) x 4
Leveling: 4 + Intelligence Modifier
Balance
Concentration
Diplomacy
Hide
Jump
Listen
Move Silently
Spellcraft
Swim
Tumble
Proficiencies
Simple Weapons
Martial Weapons (Handaxe)
Exotic Weapons (Handwraps, Kama, Shuriken )
Simple Weapons
Martial Weapons (Handaxe)
Exotic Weapons (Handwraps, Kama, Shuriken )
Overview
Dragon Disciples are Monks who have devoted themselves to seeking perfection through the Draconic way. Like other Monks, they use an energy called ki to perform amazing techniques in battle.
Dragon Disciples channel Draconic energy and their own Ki to perform mighty Spell-Like Abilities that can decimate their foes.
Through intense physical training and mental discipline, monks gain the ability to generate and control ki. They use this vital energy to project amazing beneficial effects/
In order to use their special abilities, monks must be in a state of physical and mental balance called being centered. To remain centered, a monk cannot wear armor and must fight unarmed or with special monk weapons like staffs and kamas.
Past Lives
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Past Life: Dragon Disciple | You were a Dragon Disciple in a past life. Others find you strangely compelling when you speak or take to the battlefield. Each time you acquire this feat you gain:
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Past Life: Disciple of the Fist | You recall more about your past life as a dragon disciple. By taking this feat you gain:
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Spells
- See Also: Dragon Disciple Spells
- Dragon Disciples cast divine and draconic spells
- Dragon Disciples use Wisdom as their casting stat.
- Casting spells from the Dragon Disciple Spellbook requires you to be Centered.
- Dragon Disciple spells cost Spell Points. They do not cost Ki (though some SLAs in their trees do).
- Dragon Disciples have four levels of spells.
- Dragon Disciples gain all of their spells at a level when they gain the first slot of that level, similar to Rangers.
- Dragon Disciple spells that use Material Components use Ranger components.
Advancement
| Monk | Spell Information | |||||||||||||
| Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Reflex Save | Will Save | Autogranted | Unarmed Attack Bonus | AC Bonus | Dodge Bonus | Unarmed Speed bonus | Spell Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1 | +0/+0 | +2 | +2 | +2 | Basic Forms, Armor Class Bonus, Flurry of Blows, Unarmed Strike, Dragon Disciple Feat | +1 | +0 | 2% | +0% | 20 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2 | +1/+1/+6 | +3 | +3 | +3 | Evasion, Meditation, Dragon Disciple Feat | +1 | +3 | 4% | +0% | 35 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 3 | +2/+2/+7 | +3 | +3 | +3 | Still Mind, Fast Movement, Choice of Philosophy | +1 | +3 | 4% | +5% | 50 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 4 | +3/+3/+8/+13 | +4 | +4 | +4 | Ki Strike (Magic), Slow Fall, Unarmed Strike | +2 | +3 | 6% | +5% | 65 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 5 | +3/+3/+8/+13 | +4 | +4 | +4 | Purity of Body, Armor Class Bonus | +2 | +6 | 6% | +5% | 80 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 6 | +4/+4/+9/+14 | +5 | +5 | +5 | Adept of Forms, Dragon Disciple Feat, Fast Movement, Slow Fall | +2 | +6 | 6% | +10% | 95 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 7 | +5/+5/+10/+15 | +5 | +5 | +5 | Wholeness of Body | +2 | +6 | 6% | +10% | 110 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | +6/+6/+11/+16 | +6 | +6 | +6 | Slow Fall, Unarmed Strike | +3 | +6 | 6% | +10% | 125 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | +6/+6/+11/+16 | +6 | +6 | +6 | Improved Evasion, Fast Movement | +3 | +6 | 6% | +15% | 140 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | +7/+7/+12/+17 | +7 | +7 | +7 | Ki Strike (Lawful), Slow Fall, Armor Class Bonus | +3 | +9 | 6% | +15% | 155 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | +8/+8/+13/+18 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +3 | +9 | 6% | +15% | 170 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 12 | +9/+9/+14/+19 | +8 | +8 | +8 | Flight of Kings, Fast Movement, Master of Forms, Slow Fall, Unarmed Strike | +4 | +9 | 6% | +20% | 185 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 13 | +9/+9/+14/+19 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +4 | +9 | 6% | +20% | 200 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 14 | +10/+10/+15/+20 | +9 | +9 | +9 | Slow Fall | +4 | +9 | 6% | +20% | 215 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 15 | +11/+11/+16/+21 | +9 | +9 | +9 | Fast Movement, Armor Class Bonus | +4 | +12 | 6% | +25% | 230 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | +12/+12/+17/+22 | +10 | +10 | +10 | Ki Strike (Adamantine), Slow Fall, Unarmed Strike | +5 | +12 | 6% | +25% | 245 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | +12/+12/+17/+22 | +10 | +10 | +10 | Timeless Body | +5 | +12 | 6% | +25% | 260 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | +13/+13/+18/+23 | +11 | +11 | +11 | Fast Movement, Grandmaster of Forms, Slow Fall | +5 | +12 | 6% | +30% | 275 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | +14/+14/+19/+24 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +5 | +12 | 6% | +30% | 290 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | +15/+15/+20/+25 | +12 | +12 | +12 | Perfect Slow Fall, Unarmed Strike, Slow Fall, Armor Class Bonus | +6 | +15 | 6% | +30% | 350 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dragon Disciple Feats
Dragon Disciple can choose from the following list at levels 1, 2, and 6.
- Combat Casting
- Deflect Arrows (Feat)
- Diehard
- Dodge
- Lightning Reflexes
- Mobile Spellcasting
- Mobility
- Path of Harmonious Balance: Fists of Light
- Path of Inevitable Dominion: Fists of Darkness
- Power Attack
- Precision
- Single Weapon Fighting
- Spell Focus: Conjuration
- Spell Focus: Evocation
- Spell Focus: Transmutation
- Spring Attack
- Stunning Fist
- Swords to Plowshares
- Toughness (Feat)
- Two Handed Fighting
- Two Weapon Fighting
- Weapon Finesse
- Whirling Steel Strike
Class Feats[edit]
Level 1[edit]
- Basic Forms: The dragon disciple gains basic forms and stances as they start their path of understanding.
- Armor Class Bonus: While unarmored and not equipping a shield, monks gain a passive bonus to Armor Class equal to their Wisdom modifier, if their Wisdom modifier is positive.
- Flurry of Blows: When a dragon disciple is either unarmed or is wielding only dragon disciple weapons (Kama, Shuriken, Quarterstaff), the dragon disciple is treated as if they had a full Base Attack Bonus for all dragon disciple levels they possess rather than a 3/4 Base Attack Bonus.
- Unarmed Strike: Monks are tremendously skilled at unarmed combat and inflict more damage with their bare hands. As they increase in levels, so will the damage they will inflict with their unarmed attacks at level 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20.
- Dragon Disciple Feat: A dragon disciple may select a Dragon Disciple feat for free. All the prerequisites must be met.
Level 2[edit]
- Evasion: When a dragon disciple makes a successful Reflex save to avoid damage, they suffer no damage instead of half damage. Evasion requires light or no armor.
- Meditation: A two times per rest, a dragon disciple can meditate to slowly regain Ki. It stabilizes when it reaches over three times his Concentration score.
- Dragon Disciple Feat: A dragon disciple may select a martial arts feat for free. All the prerequisites must be met.
Level 3[edit]
- Still Mind: Training and meditation have improved the dragon disciples's resistance to mind-affecting attacks, granting you a +2 bonus on saving throws against enchantments.
- Fast Movement: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), a dragon disciple runs faster for every three dragon disciple levels he possesses.
- Choice of Philosophy: You have advanced far enough that you must make a choice – whether to follow the Path of Harmonious Balance and seek to be at peace with the world, or to follow the Path of Inevitable Dominion and seek to dominate the world. This choice will affect enhancement choices open to you and will affect what finishing moves you receive.
Level 4[edit]
- Ki Strike (Magic): All of a dragon disciple's unarmed melee attacks are empowered with Ki and are considered magical for damage reduction purposes.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you. The dragon disciple must be centered to use this ability, and its effectiveness increases as you continue to gain power, at every two level.
- Unarmed Strike: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), your fists and feet are lethal weapons.
Level 5[edit]
- Purity of Body: At this level, a dragon disciple has gained control over his body’s immune system and is now unaffected by all natural diseases.
- Armor Class Bonus: Gain a +3 bonus to Armor, and as you increase in power, you will receive +3 additional bonus to Armor Class at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.
Level 6[edit]
- Adept of Forms: You continue on the path to enlightenment, improving your elemental stances and learning new elemental strikes.
- Dragon Disciple Feat: A dragon disciple may select a Draon Disciple feat for free. All the prerequisites must be met.
- Fast Movement: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), a dragon disciple runs faster for every three dragon disciple levels he possesses.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
Level 7[edit]
- Wholeness of Body: This feat allows monks expend 10 Ki to heal half their hit points over time. The formula for how many hit points is regained is (Monk level)/2 + Wisdom modifier every 2 seconds for 30 seconds. This feat cannot be used in combat, the dragon disciple must stand still and perform no action while he regenarates some of his hit points. There is a cool-down of 180 seconds. (Healing Amplification items and Improved Recovery enhancements may result in a full regeneration of HP.)
Level 8[edit]
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
- Unarmed Strike: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), your fists and feet are lethal weapons.
Level 9[edit]
- Improved Evasion: When a dragon disciple fails to make a successful Reflex save to avoid damage, he or she suffers only half damage.
- Fast Movement: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), a dragon disciple runs faster for every three dragon disciple levels he possesses.
Level 10[edit]
- Ki Strike (Lawful): All of a dragon disciple's unarmed melee attacks are empowered with Ki and are considered Lawful and Magic weapons for damage reduction purposes.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
- Armor Class Bonus: Gain a +3 bonus to Armor, and as you increase in power, you will receive +3 additional bonus to Armor Class at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.
Level 11[edit]
Level 12[edit]
- Flight of Kings: Memories of flight lie within you. You are able to leap through the air to bring the fight to your enemies or travers chasms that make normal adventurers balk. When you use Flight of Kings, you gain a +20% Action Boost bonus to movement speed for 6 seconds.
- Fast Movement: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), a dragon disciple runs faster for every three dragon disciple levels he possesses.
- Master of Forms: You continue on the path to enlightenment, further improving your elemental stances and learning new elemental strikes. These stance improvements replace those granted by Adept of Forms.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
- Unarmed Strike: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), your fists and feet are lethal weapons.
Level 13[edit]
Level 14[edit]
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
Level 15[edit]
- Fast Movement: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), a dragon disciple runs faster for every three dragon disciple levels he possesses.
- Armor Class Bonus: Gain a +3 bonus to Armor, and as you increase in power, you will receive +3 additional bonus to Armor Class at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.
Level 16[edit]
- Ki Strike (Adamantine): All of a dragon disciple's unarmed melee attacks are empowered with Ki and are now considered Adamantine, Lawful, and Magic weapons for damage reduction purposes.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
- Unarmed Strike: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), your fists and feet are lethal weapons.
Level 17[edit]
- Timeless Body: Your soul is balanced. No corrupt influences can possess your body after death - you are immune to the spawn effect of most undead.
Level 18[edit]
- Fast Movement: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), a dragon disciple runs faster for every three dragon disciple levels he possesses.
- Grandmaster of Forms: You continue on the path to enlightenment, further improving your elemental stances and learning new elemental strikes. These stance improvements replace those granted by Master of Forms.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
Level 19[edit]
Level 20[edit]
- Perfect Slow Fall: You have perfected the ability to recover from a fall unharmed. You never take damage from falling no matter how far you fall.
- Unarmed Strike: While centered (unarmored, unencumbered, and wielding dragon disciple weapons), your fists and feet are lethal weapons.
- Slow Fall: A dragon disciple's focus allows him to bend nature around him to reduce gravity's effect. This is an active feat, and can be turned off should you desire normal gravity to affect you.
- Armor Class Bonus: Gain a +3 bonus to Armor, and as you increase in power, you will receive +3 additional bonus to Armor Class at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.
