Whilst these changes aren't in the module right at the moment, barring some final testing, they soon will be.
After 150+ hours of toolsetting, a month and a bit of work, and a whole truck load of irritation the Motivator Dawg Squad is proud to unveil the new and improved Animal Companions, Revitalised Planar Summons and the the cherry on the top of the cake, the Scroll of Alternative Summoning.
Some of the designs, but I'm not giving away which is which.
Just a little Detailing:
ANIMAL COMPANIONS
The Badger
Capable of absorbing punishment that would kill most sentients dead, the Badger is hard to hit and even harder to hurt. Possesing increased damage reduction and a Rage exceeded only by a Barbarian the Badger is the perfect companion for those Rangers and Druids that strike from afar or with spells.
Note: Achieves Dire Skin at Level 21
The Bear
The Mighty Grizzly is a feared apex predator, combining brute force with its large bulk to provide both for defense and attack. It bulk is so great that a single attack can disorient a foe with ease.
Note: Achieves Grizzly Skin at Level 21
The Boar
The Boar is one of the most common and most feared creatures in the forest, its small frame possesses a startling amount of Strength, its tusks can tear through flesh and steel with ease. Compact and powerful the Boar is amongst the most dangerous of the companions a Ranger or Druid may choose
Notes: Is no longer considered Dire until it achieves epic levels, skin changed to reflect this.
The Dire Wolf
Stronger and Faster than its common counterpart the Dire wolf moves through combat with a fluid like ease. Its keen sense of sight and smell make for a ferocious predator. None can match the Direwolf for balance in the purest combat sense.
The Hawk
As with most birds of prey the Hawk is light and not excessively strong, it makes up for this however with its agility and sharp sight able to spot small prey creatures from hundreds of yards in the air. And whilst weak, a trained hawk is a cunning foe able to remove the weapon from an enemies hand before they know whats hit them
The Panther
Feline grace and resourcefulness amongst other skills allow the panther to annihilate opponents from the flanks, whilst holding its own in normal combat. The panther makes the perfect companion for the Ranger who likes to do his own knife work, or the druid who has other summons to prevail upon
The Dire Rat
Ignored by many the Dire rat attacks the legs and feet of its enemies, retaining its ability to be almost impossible to hit. This Vermin heals quickly in combat and can reduce an opponents ability to move, thus making them easier to hit.
The Giant Funnelweb
With great Arachnid Strength and vicious poisons the Giant Funnelweb is a valued companion for both the ranger and the druid. Its venom is powerful enough to slay, and as it matures the Giant Funnelweb only becomes more dangerous, hurling its web across vast distances.
The Wolf
The classic companion of both Rangers and Druids the common wolf brings an aura of noble menace to its adopted pack. Its very presence is enough to unnerve most creatures, and it excels at hunting foe within the wilds
Revitalising Planar Spells
GOOD
Gate now Summons an Astral Deva
NEUTRAL
Summon Planar Binding: Now summons a Blue Slaad
Summon Greater Planar Binding: Now Summons a Green Slaad
Gate First Iteration: Now Summons a Grey Slaad
Gate Second Iteration: Now Summons a Death Slaad
LAWFUL EVIL
Summon Planar Binding: Improved Appearance (Credit Gabe)
Gate now Summons a Cornugon
NEUTRAL/CHAOTIC EVIL
Summon Planar Binding: Improved Appearance (Credit Gabe)
Gate now Summons a Glaberezu
BLACKGUARD EPIC BOOK
The outright corruption involved in the creation of these summons has been removed and the summons themselves have been rebalanced to fit better with the Amian setting. Some changes to looks done by Dwagin.
THE SCROLL OF ALTERNATIVE EPIC SUMMONS
Be forewarned this item only drops when a character takes the spell Epic Mummy Dust and is a one use item.
What it does is gives you an option to change the type of summon the spell Epic Mummy Dust will bring forth.
This option may only be used once per character and characters for better or worse are stuck with their choice barring extenuating circumstances involving reskin requests.
Summon Statistics will not be posted in this thread. You take the summon because it fits your characters RP.
The purpose of this scroll and the options given are to make it easier for DM's to handle reskin requests. If a player wishes to reskin an epic summon to a Construct they take Epic Mummy Dust, choose the Construct Option and reskin from there. This scroll effectively eliminates Epic Dragon Knight reskinning to anything other than a Dragon barring again extenuating circumstances.
Base Duration remains at 1 Turn/Level and extends to 1 Hour/Level if a character has the correct Epic Spell Foci.
The options you have:
Outsider (Epic Conjuration Extends, Alignment Based Summon)
Construct (Epic Transmutation Extends)
Elemental (Epic Evocation Extends)
Magical Beast (Epic Conjuration Extends)
Undead (Epic Necromancy Extends)
The Summons
Good Outsider: Arcadian Avenger
Neutral Outsider: Githzerai Savant
Evil Outsider: Corruptor of Fate (Appearance Credit Dwagin)
Construct: Marut Inevitable
Elemental: Ancient Air Elemental
Magical Beast: Sirrush
Undead: Pharoah Sentinel
Main Credits:
MoshingChris (Ideas, balance, design, descriptions, motivator)
Jehran (scripting, ideas, motivator)
TormakSaber (Lore, being a sounding board on MSN, motivator)
Other Credits:
Dwagin (design, lore, motivator)
Phearnun (design, motivator)
Koragi (Descriptions, motivator)
Opustus (testing, companions, motivator)
Maglorine (testing, companions, motivator)
hendrack (kevin spacey, testing, companions, motivator)