Dragonmarked Excerpt

Excerpts

11/06/2006

Dragonmarked Excerpt
By Keith Baker, Michelle Lyons and C.A. Suleiman

Learn more about dragonmarks and those marked by them in Dragonmarked, an accessory for the Eberron campaign setting. Within this book you'll find prestige classes, feats, items, and further information detailing the various houses, among other useful topics. To get a taste of what's in store for you, take a look at these excerpts, which include information about House Cannith, the silver key prestige class, new feats, and several items. If you're curious about the topics covered in this book, please peruse the Table of Contents we provided earlier!

House Cannith as an Organization (Chapter 1: The Houses)
Silver Key (Chapter 2: Prestige Classes)
New Feats (Chapter 3: New Feats)
Dragonmarked Items (Chapter 4: Magic and Dragonmarks)

TABLE 3-1: NEW FEATS

General Feats	Prerequisites	Benefit
Ashbound Mark	Ashbound, any true or aberrant dragonmark	+2 on spell save DCs against creatures that cast arcane spells; +1 on attacks against such creatures
Bane of Argonnessen*	Any Siberys dragonmark	Magic weapon you wield deals +2d6 damage to dragons and dragonblood creatures
Breath of Siberys	Breath weapon class feature, any true dragonmark	Your breath weapon deals extra damage
Cannith Forgecraft	Craft (armorsmithing, blacksmithing, or sculpting) 4 ranks, any Mark of Making	Reroll a Craft check 1/week; reduce time and cost to repair constructs; repair more damage to warforged
Dragonmark Adept	Any lesser true dragonmark	Gain new lesser mark power, and use another that you already possess 1 additional time/day
Dragonmark Battlestrike	Any true dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to deal extra damage to dragonmarked foe
Dragonmark Fist	Improved Unarmed Strike, any true or aberrant dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to automatically deal maximum damage with an unarmed strike
Dragonmark Mastery	Any true dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to use a dragonmark power as a swift or immediate action
Dragonmark Prodigy	Any least true dragonmark	Gain new least mark power, and use another that you already possess 1 additional time/day
Dragonmark Rage	Ability to rage or frenzy, any true or aberrant dragonmark	You gain fast healing while raging
Dragonmark Smite	Ability to make a smite attack, any true dragonmark	Spend 1 action point when you smite a foe to render it dazed, prone, or unconscious
Dragonmark Spellturning	Any true dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to turn a spell or spell-like ability back upon the original caster
Dragonmark Visionary	Any greater true dragonmark	Gain new greater mark power, and use another that you already possess 1 additional time/day
Dragonmarked Summoner	Spell Focus (conjuration), any true dragonmark	Creatures you summon gain a deflection bonus to AC
Eldritch Dragonbane	Ability to invoke an eldritch blast, any true or aberrant dragonmark	Your eldritch blast deals extra damage to dragons and creatures with the dragonblood subtype
Eldritch Mark	Ability to invoke an eldritch blast, any true or aberrant dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to render a target flat-footed with your eldritch blast
Evoker's Mark	Spell Focus (evocation), any true or aberrant dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to empower an evocation spell
Eye of Medani	Any Mark of Detection	Reroll one Spot check 1/day; reduce miss chances
Feral Mark	Any Mark of Handling	Reroll a Handle Animal check 1/day; give one or more creatures +4 to Str and Dex
Gatekeeper's Mark	Gatekeeper Initiate, any true dragonmark	+2 on save DCs against aberrations; spend 1 action point for +4 insight bonus on save against aberration's attack
Grace of Ghallanda	Any Mark of Hospitality	Spend 1 action point to oppose attack roll with Diplomacy check
Greater Aberrant Dragonmark	Lesser Aberrant Dragonmark, 12 ranks in any two skills	Gain new spell-like ability and use other aberrant dragonmark powers 1 additional time/day
Greensinger's Mark	Greensinger Initiate, wild shape, any true dragonmark	Your natural weapons deal +2d6 damage to aberrations and evil outsiders
Healing Strike	Any Mark of Healing	Reroll Heal check 1/day; if you successfully attack a foe, spend 1 action point to heal yourself or an adjacent ally
Heart of Siberys	Siberys Mark of Healing or Siberys Mark of Sentinel	Stabilize dying character within 30 ft. as a swift action; transfer hit points to the stabilized character
Hunter's Mark	Favored enemy, any true dragonmark	Favored enemy bonuses increase by 1
Improved Draconic Aura	Draconic aura, any true dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to increase bonus of draconic aura
Lesser Aberrant Dragonmark	Aberrant Dragonmark, 9 ranks in any two skills	Gain new spell-like ability and use other aberrant dragonmark powers 1 additional time/day
Mark of the Dauntless	Any true dragonmark	You cannot be dazed or stunned; remove similar conditions afflicting others by touch
Mark of Deflection	Any lesser, greater, or Siberys dragonmark	Gain a deflection bonus to AC
Mark of Destiny	Any Siberys dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to gain bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls equal to your heir of Siberys class level for 1 round
Mark of Madness	Any aberrant dragonmark	Confuse a creature, as lesser confusion, 3/day as a swift action
Mark of Purity	Divine health or purity of body, any true dragonmark	You cannot be sickened or nauseated; remove similar conditions afflicting others by touch
Mark of the Recovery	Any true dragonmark	When disabled or dying, expend a dragonmark power as an immediate action to heal yourself
Mark of Resilience	Any true or aberrant dragonmark	Spend one use of a dragonmark power to gain a bonus on a saving throw
Mark of Stars	Any Siberys dragonmark	You are never surprised or flat-footed; +2 to AC, Ref saves
Mark of Truth	Any true dragonmark	Deal +2d6 damage against creatures with aberrant dragonmarks
Mark of Twelve Moons	Any true lesser, greater, or Siberys dragonmark	Gain +1 inherent bonus to ability score, +10 bonus on Control Shape checks.
Mark of Vengeance	Any aberrant dragonmark	Deal +1d6 damage against creatures with true dragonmarks, heal an equal amount of damage
Mark of Vermin	Any aberrant dragonmark	Use any druid or ranger spell that targets animals against vermin; speak with vermin 1/day
Mark of the Wilderness	Warden Initiate, any true dragonmark	Ignore movement penalties caused by difficult terrain
Mark of Xoriat	Mark of Madness, any aberrant dragonmark	You gain DR 5/byeshk
Master of Wards	Any Mark of Warding	Reroll a Search check 1/day; grant one or more creatures energy resistance 10
Mighty Dragonmark	Any true or aberrant dragonmark	Save DCs of your dragonmark powers increase by 1, caster level increases by 2
Nightborn Dragonmark	Any true or aberrant dragonmark	+1 on attacks, saving throws, skill checks, ability checks, and level checks at night
Orien Battle Stride	Any Mark of Passage	+4 bonus on checks to resist bull rush, overrun, and trip attempts; take 5-foot step when foe misses you with attack
Protective Mark	Any true dragonmark	Gain DR 5/magic; spend 1 action point to improve DR for 1 round
Quicken Dragonmark	Least Dragonmark	Use any least dragonmark power as a swift action
Quill of Sivis	Any Mark of Scribing	Reroll a Decipher Script or Forgery check 1/day; +2 bonus on some Use Magic Device checks; you don't trigger certain magic traps
Sentinel Stance	Any Mark of Sentinel	Reroll a Sense Motive check 1/day; allies adjacent to you gain bonus to AC and on Reflex saves
Shield of Siberys	Any true dragonmark	Sense aberrant dragonmarked creatures within 60 ft.; gain spell resistance against aberrant mark powers
Storm's Riposte	Any Mark of Storm	Spend 1 action point to attack a foe that has just attacked you, deal extra electricity or sonic damage
Stormrider	Any Mark of Storm	Reroll Balance check 1/day, take 10 on Balance checks when threatened or distracted; gain resistance to electricity and sonic
Trap Warden	Any Mark of Finding	Reroll Search or Disable Device check 1/day; gain a bonus on Reflex saves and to AC against traps
Umbral Mark	Any Mark of Shadow	Reroll Hide check 1/day; chance to negate extra damage from a critical hit or sneak attack
Unlock Dragonmark	Any least, lesser, or greater true dragonmark	Spend 1 action point to use a different spell-like ability granted by your dragonmark
Ward of Khyber	Any aberrant dragonmark	Make your aberrant dragonmark invisible for 1 hour/level; gain SR against spell-like abilities of true dragonmarks
Winter's Mark	Child of Winter, any aberrant dragonmark	Use death touch 1/day