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You possess an item infused with draconic essence, whether that be an item of significance gifted to you from a powerful dragon, a piece of treasure stolen from a mighty dragon’s hoard, or even a discarded or forcefully removed piece of a dragon’s body. This object allows you to call on a fragment of that dragon’s essence to perform mighty magical deeds.
Draconic Acolyte Dedication Feat 2
Uncommon Archetype Dedication Source Draconic Codex pg. 218
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites trained in Arcana; trained in Nature, Occultism, or or Religion
As an acolyte of dragonkind, you have an item known as a draconic gift that you can use to summon a portion of the magical essence of the dragon you received it from. Choose a draconic benefactor with a trait that matches the trained skill you used to qualify for this feat (arcane for Arcana, primal for Nature, occult for Occultism, and divine for Religion). You can’t change your draconic benefactor later. You gain the Additional Lore feat for Dragon Lore. If you were already trained in Dragon Lore, you also become trained in a Lore skill of your choice.
You gain a draconic gift, a palm-sized magic item of negligible Bulk with a level equal to your level and a trait matching your draconic benefactor’s tradition. Choose this item’s appearance when you take this feat. This item is linked to your spirit, so if you ever lose possession of it (whether by dropping it or having it stolen from your person), it appears back in your possession at the beginning of your next turn.
Finally, you gain the Channel Draconic Essence action and Draconic Salvation reaction. These and all other actions from this archetype gain the tradition trait of your draconic benefactor.
Channel Draconic Essence [one-action] (concentrate) Requirements You aren’t channeling draconic essence and you’re holding or wearing your draconic gift; Effect You call down a portion of the magical essence of your draconic benefactor. A Medium spectral dragon that looks like your benefactor appears in any square within 30 feet. This spectral dragon can’t be targeted by any attacks or spells and has no Hit Points, saving throws, or skills. It can occupy the same space as creatures and objects. While your spectral dragon is in your space, you gain a +1 status bonus to saves against sleep and paralysis. Channel Draconic Essence lasts until you Channel Draconic Essence again, you Dismiss the effect, the encounter ends, you fall unconscious, or the spectral dragon is farther than 120 feet from you, whichever comes first.
Draconic Salvation [reaction] (concentrate, fortune) Trigger You critically fail a saving throw against an effect with the same tradition trait as your draconic benefactor (for instance, a divine spell if your benefactor is a diabolic dragon); Requirements Your spectral dragon is in your space; Effect You improve your saving throw result by one degree of success, and Channel Draconic Essence ends.
Draconic Fury [two-actions] Feat 4
Archetype Concentrate Source Draconic Codex pg. 218
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Requirements You are holding or wearing your draconic gift.
You briefly summon spectral claws that lash out in a flurry. All creatures in a 15-foot cone take 2d6 slashing damage with a basic Reflex save against the higher of your class DC or spell DC. A creature that critically fails the save also takes 1d4 persistent bleed damage. If you are Channeling Draconic Essence, your spectral dragon’s space can be the origin of the cone.
At 8th level and every 4 levels thereafter, the initial damage increases by 1d6 and the persistent bleed damage on a critical failure increases by 1d4.
Draconic Resilience [one-action] Feat 4
Archetype Concentrate Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Requirements You are holding or wearing your draconic gift.
Energy reminiscent of dragon scales shimmers over you, making it more difficult for attacks to penetrate your defenses. Until the start of your next turn, you gain a +1 status bonus to AC and gain resistance equal to half your level to bludgeoning damage. If you are Channeling Draconic Essence, you can grant these benefits to a willing creature who is in the same space as your spectral dragon instead of you.
Draconic Familiar Feat 6
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Your devotion to dragons has attracted a loyal servant. You gain a familiar. You can select four familiar or master abilities each day, instead of two, but one of them must always be the dragon familiar ability. When you Channel Draconic Essence, you can also Command your familiar as a free action.
Essence Overflow [two-actions] Feat 6
Archetype Concentrate Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Requirements You are Channeling Draconic Essence.
Uncontainable power explodes from your spectral dragon. Your Channel Draconic Essence ends, and all creatures (except you) in a 10-foot emanation from your spectral dragon take 6d6 damage with a basic Reflex save against the higher of your class DC or spell DC. The damage’s type matches the breath of your draconic benefactor. You then can’t use Essence Overflow again for 1d4 rounds.
At 8th level and every 2 levels thereafter, the damage increases by 1d6.
Benefactor's Wings [one-action] Feat 8
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Requirements You are holding or wearing your draconic gift.
Calling on your draconic gift, spectral wings carry you to your destination. You Fly. If you don’t normally have a fly Speed, you gain a fly Speed of 20 feet for this movement. If your spectral dragon shares your space, this fly Speed is instead 30 feet, and your spectral dragon moves with you. If you aren’t on solid ground at the end of this movement, you fall.
Reactive Resilience [reaction] Feat 8
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Frequency once per day
Prerequisites Draconic Resilience
Trigger You take damage.
Requirements You are Channeling Draconic Essence.
Your power blunts blades and weakens spells like the hardiest of dragon scales. You gain resistance to the triggering damage equal to your level. Channel Draconic Essence ends.
Deepening Devotion Feat 10
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Your investment in your draconic gift has unlocked greater power. When your spectral dragon shares your space, the status bonus to saves against sleep and paralysis increases to +2.
In addition, you can use Draconic Salvation if you succeeded or failed on your saving throw, not only if you critically failed.
Reflexive Devotion [free-action] Feat 10
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Trigger You roll initiative.
The power of dragons flows through you at the merest thought. You Channel Draconic Essence.
Frightening Power [one-action] Feat 12
Archetype Aura Emotion Fear Mental Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Requirements You are holding or wearing your draconic gift.
Draconic essence coruscates around you, sapping the resilience of your foes. Each enemy in a 20-foot emanation must attempt a Will saving throw against the higher of your class DC or spell DC. If you are Channeling Draconic Essence, your spectral dragon can be the origin of this emanation. Regardless of the result of its saving throw, a creature that attempts a save is temporarily immune to your Frightening Power for 24 hours.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is frightened 1.
Failure The creature is frightened 2.
Critical Failure The creature is frightened 4.
Call Draconic Ally Feat 14
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Either by beseeching a dragon or bending it to your will, you conjure a mighty creature to assist you. Once per day while you are Channeling Draconic Essence, you can cast summon dragon as an innate spell with a tradition matching your draconic exemplar, heightened to half your level rounded up.
Hidden Hoard Feat 16
Archetype Source Draconic Codex pg. 219
Archetype Draconic Acolyte
Prerequisites Draconic Acolyte Dedication
Your draconic gift is the key to a repository of treasure that only you can access. You create an extradimensional space that can hold up to 100 Bulk worth of objects. The space functions as a spacious pouch, but has no Bulk, and can be Interacted with using only one hand by touching your draconic gift. You can normally store and retrieve items that could fit through the opening of a bag (as spacious pouch). However, you can store an unattended item larger than would normally fit (but no larger than 10 Bulk) by spending 1 minute concentrating on your draconic gift as you press it against the object. Retrieving it takes 1 minute and causes the item to appear in the closest unoccupied space.
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