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Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Dragonfire adepts are The four grades of draconic invocations, in order of their
proficient with simple weapons, but not with armor or shields. relative power, are least, lesser, greater, and dark. A 1st-level
Like arcane spellcasters, a dragonfire adept wearing armor dragonfire adept begins with knowledge of one least invoca-
or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure (all tion, gaining access to more invocations and higher grades
invocations have somatic components). as she attains levels. At any level when a dragonfire adept
Invocations: A dragonfire adept has a repertoire of attacks, learns a new invocation, she can also replace an invocation
defenses, and other abilities known as draconic invocations, she already knows with another invocation of the same or
which allow her to focus the draconic energy that suffuses her lower grade. See Draconic Invocations, below, for a list of
soul. A dragonfire adept can use any invocation she knows available invocations.
at will. Unlike other spell-like abilities, draconic invocations are
A dragonfire adept's invocations are spell-like abilities: using subject to arcane spell failure chance as described under
an invocation is therefore a standard action that provokes attacks Weapon and Armor Proficiency, above.
of opportunity. To avoid provoking such attacks, a dragonfire Finally, just like warlocks (see Complete Arcane), dragonfire
adept can use an invocation defensively by making a successful adepts can qualify for some prestige classes usually intended
Concentration check. An invocation can be disrupted, just as a for spellcasters. For details, see the Dragonfire Adepts and
spell can be ruined during casting. If a dragonfire adept is hit Prestige Classes sidebar on page 24.
by an attack while invoking, she is entitled to a Concentration Breath Weapon (Su): At 1st level, you gain a breath weapon
check to successfully use the invocation, just as a spellcaster that you can use at will as a standard action. Each time you use
would be. Her invocations are subject to spell resistance unless your breath weapon, you can choose whether it takes the form
an invocation's description specifically states otherwise. A of a 15-foot cone or a 30-loot line. This breath weapon deals
dragonfire adept's caster level with her invocations is equal to 1d6 points of fire damage; a successful Reflex save (DC 10 +
her class level. She can dismiss any invocation as a standard 1/2 your class level + your Con modifier) halves the damage.
action, just as a wizard can dismiss a spell. As you gain levels, your breath weapon's damage increases,
If an invocation allows a saving throw, its DC is 10 + the as shown on Table 21.
equivalent spell level + the dragonfire adept's Cha modifier. You are immune to the effect of your own breath weapon
Since spell like abilities are not spells, a dragonfire adept (but not to other breath weapons that produce similar effects,
cannot benefit from the Spell Focus leal or from draconic even those of other dragonfire adepts).
feats that let her convert or spend an arcane spell slot to At 10th level, your cone-shaped breath weapon's range-
produce some other effect. She can. however, benefit from doubles to 30 feel, and your line-shaped breath weapon's
the Ability Focus feat (MM 303), as well as from feats that range doubles to 60 feet.
emulate metamagic effects for spell-like abilities.
TABLE 22: DRAGONFIRE ADEPT BREATH EFFECTS
Minimum
Level Breath Effect Benefit
2nd FrostBreath Cone-shapedbreathweapondealscolddamage
2nd LightningBreath Line-shapedbreathweapondealselectricitydamage
2nd SickeningBreath Cone-shapedbreathweaponsickenscreatures
5th AcidBreath Breathweapondealsaciddamage
5th ShapedBreath Createsafezonesinyourbreathweapon'sarea
5th SlowBreath Cone-shapedbreathweaponslowscreatures
5th WeakeningBreath Cone-shapedbreathweaponimposes6penaltytoStrength
10th CloudBreath Breathweaponcantakeformof20-footradiuscloud
10th EnduringBreath Breathweapondealsdamageover2rounds
10th SleepBreath Cone-shapedbreathweaponputsweakcreaturestosleep
10th ThunderBreath Cone-shapedbreathweapondealssonicdamage
15th Discorporating Breath ofBahamut Line-shapedbreathweapondealsdoubledamage,disintegratescreatures
15th ForceBreath Line-shapedbreathweapondealsforcedamage
15th ParalyzingBreath Cone-shapedbreathweaponparalyzescreaturesfor1 round
15th FivefoldBreathofTiamat Breathefivedifferentbreath weapons simultaneously
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