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Morwen 06-05-07, 02:44 PM

Some Warlocks ride flying mounts into battle, and a select few of them develop a special bond with their selected mount after months of training. They become known as Eldritch Riders. Prerequisites: BAB: +5 Skills: Handle Animal 5 ranks, Ride 5 ranks Feats: Mounted Combat, Mounted Archery, Skill Focus (ride) Special: Eldritch Blast 2d6 Class Features: HD: D10 Skills: 2+INT (class skills: concentration, craft, handle animal, intimidate, profession, ride, spellcraft, use magic device) Eldritch Rider: Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special Spellcasting 1st +1 +2 +0 +2 Bonded Mount --- 2nd +2 +3 +0 +3 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class 3rd +3 +3 +1 +3 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class 4th +4 +4 +1 +4 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class 5th +5 +4 +1 +4 Bonus Feat --- 6th +6 +5 +2 +5 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class 7th +7 +5 +2 +5 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class 8th +8 +6 +2 +6 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class 9th +9 +6 +3 +6 Bonus Feat --- 10th +10 +7 +3 +7 Eldritch Power +1 level of existing invocation-using class Eldritch Power: At each level except 1st, 5th, and 9th, the Eldritch Rider gains a number of class features as though he had also gained a level in the Warlock class. This includes the Damage Reduction ability, the Deceive Item ability, the Fiendish Resilience ability, the Energy Resistance ability, and the Imbue Item ability. This only applies if the Eldritch Rider had at least one level of the Warlock class before adding the prestige class level. Invocations: At each level except 1st, 5th, and 9th, the Eldritch Rider gains invocations known and an increase in caster level as though he had also gained a level in an invocation-using class he belonged to before adding the prestige class level (this includes Eldritch Blast). Bonus Feat (Ex): At 5th and 9th level, the Eldritch Rider chooses one bonus feat from the list of fighter bonus feats. He must meet the requirements of the chosen feat. Bonded Mount (Su): At 1st level, the Eldritch Rider gains the ability to select a bonded mount. Use the Leadership rules to determine if a particular creature is suitable for use as a bonded mount. He must spend at least two months of training with a willing flying creature, and then succeed on a DC 20 Handle Animal check. If he fails the check, he must go through at least one more month of training before trying again. Upon a successful check, the Eldritch Rider and the selected mount develop a supernatural bond. The bond is broken if the mount dies, or if either the Eldritch Rider or the mount voluntarily breaks it. In order to bond with a new mount, the Eldritch Rider must go through the whole process all over again. If the Eldritch Rider dies, the mount keeps the benefits of the bond for 1 day per Eldritch Rider level. If the Eldritch Rider is brought back to life before this time is up, the bond reforms automatically. The benefits of the bond are based on Eldritch Rider level as follows: Level HD NA Str Special 1st-3rd +2d10 +4 +1 Empathic Link, Improved Natural Attacks 4th-6th +4d10 +6 +2 Improved Fly Speed, Bonus Feat 7th-9th +6d10 +8 +3 Spell Resistance, Immunities 10th +8d10 +10 +4 Bonus Feat HD: The mount gains a number of bonus HD, each of which provide a Con modifier to hit points as normal. Each HD has Good BAB, Good Fort, Good Ref, Poor Will. These bonus HD don't provide skills, feats, or ability score modifiers. NA: The mount gains an adjustment to its existing natural armor bonus. Str: The mount gains an adjustment to its Strength score. Empathic Link (Su): The mount and the Eldritch Rider share an empathic link out to a distance of up to 1 mile. The Eldritch Rider can not use the mount's senses through this link, but he can communicate with the mount. Improved Natural Attacks (Ex): The damage dealt by each of the mount's natural attacks increases by one step, as though its size had increased. This stacks with the Improved Natural Attack feat. Improved Fly Speed (Ex): The mount's fly speed increases by 10 ft. Spell Resistance (Su): The mount gains spell resistance equal to the Eldritch Rider's character level + 5. Immunities (Su): The mount gains immunity to hold, paralysis, sleep, charms, and compulsions. Bonus Feat: The mount gains one of the following feats as a bonus feat, provided it meets the prerequisites: Flyby Attack, Hover, Multiattack, Improved Multiattack, or Wingover.