Dragon Knights

Archetype

Flying in together, the armored knight and their draconic ally work together to bring down their foes. Dragon Knights don’t ride true dragons, instead they ride highly intelligent drakes, which work with their riders to solve many issues.

Dragon Knight Dedication Feat 4

Uncommon, Archetype, Dedication
Prerequisite You have been initiated by a Dragon Knight
Access You are from the Draken Isle/ You have signed the contract with the Dragon Knihgt Mercenary guild.
You have gained a Drake ally, through a special ritual, and trained with the Dragon Knights.
You gain innate arcane powers when you bond with your drake. If you don’t already cast spells from spell slots, you learn to cast spontaneous spells and gain the Cast a Spell activity. You gain a spell repertoire with one cantrip of your choice, from the arcane spell list of your choice. You choose this cantrip from the common spells on your chosen spell list or from other spells to which you have access on that list. This cantrip must require a spell attack roll. You’re trained in spell attack rolls and spell DCs for this tradition. Your key spellcasting ability for these spells is Charisma. If you already cast spells from spell slots, you learn one additional cantrip from that tradition. If you’re a prepared caster, you can prepare this spell in addition to your usual cantrips per day; if you’re a spontaneous caster, you add this cantrip to your spell repertoire.

Additionally, you gain a drake Animal Companion, which follows all the rules of a normal animal companion (found in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook) with using these stats for the Drake Companion

Drake

Your companion is a swift drake with limited intelligence, less vicious than most drakes but fiercely loyal to you. A drake has the dragon trait instead of the animal trait, but it otherwise functions normally as an animal companion.

Size Large
Melee [one-action] jaws, Damage 1d8 piercing
Melee [one-action] tail, Damage 1d6 bludgeoning

Str +2, Dex +1, Con +2, Int –2, Wis +1, Cha +2
Hit Points 8
Skill Intimidation
Senses darkvision
Speed 15 feet

Special mount

Support Benefit Your drake snorts fire in your foes’ faces. Until the start of your next turn, each time you Strike while riding the drake and hit a creature in the drake’s reach, the creature takes 1d4 fire damage from the drake. If your drake is nimble or savage, the fire damage increases to 2d4.

Advanced Maneuver Breath Weapon

BREATH WEAPON [two-actions]
Frequency once per hour
The drake breathes a 30-foot cone of fire, dealing 1d6 fire damage for every 2 levels the drake has to all creatures in the area (basic Reflex save). This uses a trained DC using the drake’s Constitution modifier or an expert DC if the drake is specialized.

QUICK MOUNT [one-action] FEAT 6

ARCHETYPE SKILL
Prerequisites Dragon Knight Dedication, expert in Nature
Requirements You are adjacent to your Drake companion.
You and your drake can spring into action at a moment’s notice. You Mount your Drake and Command your Drake to issue it an order of your choice.

BASIC DRAGON KNIGHT SPELLCASTING FEAT 6

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Dragon Knight Dedication
You gain the basic spellcasting benefits (see Advanced Player’s Guide). Each time you gain a spell slot of a new level from this archetype, add a spell of the appropriate spell level to your repertoire, either a common spell of your chosen tradition or another spell of that tradition you have learned or discovered.

MATURE DRAKE COMPANION FEAT 8

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Dragon Knight Dedication
Your drake companion grows up, becoming a mature animal companion and gaining additional capabilities (Core Rulebook). During an encounter, even if you don’t use the Command an Animal action, your drake companion can still use 1 action on your turn to either Stride or Strike.

DRAKE RIDER’S BOND FEAT 10

ARCHETYPE DIVINATION MENTAL ARCANE
Prerequisites Dragon Knight Dedication
You can communicate telepathically with your drake companion within 100 feet. If you’re legendary in Arcana, you can communicate telepathically with your animal companions anywhere on the planet.

INCREDIBLE DRAKE COMPANION FEAT 12

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Mature Drake Companion
Under your care and training, your drake companion has realized its innate potential. The mount you gained through the Dragon Knight Dedication feat becomes a nimble or savage animal companion (your choice), gaining additional capabilities determined by the drake companion. You drake also gains a fly speed of 20 feet.

EXPERT DRAGON KNIGHT SPELLCASTING FEAT 12

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Basic Dragon Knight Spellcasting
You gain the expert spellcasting benefits (advanced player’s guide).

SPECIALIZED DRAKE COMPANION FEAT 14

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Incredible Drake Companion
You and your drake trained to perform in unusual or even extreme circumstances, granting it abilities far beyond others of its kind. Your drake gains one specialization of your choice.
Special You can select this feat up to three times. Each time, add a different specialization to your drake. Your drake can’t have more than three specializations.

MASTER DRAGON KNIGHT SPELLCASTING FEAT 18

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Expert Dragon Knight Spellcasting
You gain the master spellcasting benefits (advanced player’s guide)

LEGENDARY RIDER FEAT 20

ARCHETYPE
Prerequisites Dragon Knight Dedication
You and your drake move like one being, effortlessly reading each other’s signals. Whenever you are riding your drake, you are quickened; you can use the extra action only to command your mount using the Command an Animal skill action.

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