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This is my first post here so hello everybody.
I've been thinking about the summoner class and what it loses by taking a prestige class. The malconvoker seems like a good fit but with what a summoner loses (eidolon and SLAs as well as a caster level) I thought of turning it into a feat chain instead. I'm removing the alignment restriction because I like the idea of a diabolist summoning demons to use against demons and vice versa rather than just using evil to fight evil. edit: just to clarify, the feats still only apply to evil summons.
Something like:
Deceptive summons: Extend [General]
Requires: Spell Focus: Conjuration, Augement Summons, Bluff 4
Benefit: (as class feature).
Deceptive Summons: Fury [General]
Requires: Deceptive Summons: Extend, Bluff 8
Benefit: (as class feature)
Fiendish Legion [General]
Requires: Deceptive summons: Fury, Bluff 9
Benefit: (as class feature)
and so on.
I know that fiendish legion is like twin spell for free but with the amount of feats you'd have to invest to get it do people think this is okay or too powerful? suggestions?
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One option for Fiendish Legion to tone down the power level would be to have the +1 creature summoned only apply when you are using a summon monster spell (or SLA) to summon multiple evil creatures from a lower level list.
So you still only be able to summon 1 Erinyes with summon monster VI, but instead of 1d3 Kytons, you'd get 1d3+1, and instead of 1d4+1 Hell Hounds, you'd get 1d4+2.
Otherwise, I like the idea of converting the relevant class features into a feat chain.
The class abilities tend to be, IMO, a bit wonky in their scaling, and don't progress the way a feat chain generally would. The benefits gained by the Resistance class ability, for instance, would probably make a better starting feat, while Extend and Fury (and Legion) are much sexier, and would make more sense to put at the end of a feat-chain.
If going that route, Legion would become 4th feat in the chain, and might be fine as is, able to summon +1 evil critter even when used to call up a single critter from that level's list.
Or you could tack on a 5th 'Improved Fiendish Legion' feat that allows for that option, or even expand it to a 'Fiendish Horde' option that allows one to summon 2d3 or 2d4+2 creatures from the lower level lists, instead of 1d3 or 1d4+1. The latter, while a logical progression, might just be flat-out too much die-rolling to bear. :)