All,
I see that Sacred Summons has a requirement of the Aura class feature. I know Clerics get this. What other classes, which are full casting classes and can cast Summon Monster, get this feature (Aura)?
Are there any feats, prestige classes, archetypes etc that can give you this class feature otherwise?
Thanks!
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Just a warning, the feat doesn't do what you probably think it does.
Also, this should probably be in Advice. Flagged!
The Paladin class gives you the Aura class feature; I don't think any of the other core class options do.
Edit: Cheapy has the right of it, the feat only works with a very select few of the summon monster options.
The reason is here:
When using summon monster to summon creatures whose alignment subtype or subtypes exactly match your aura, you may cast the spell as a standard action instead of with a casting time of 1 round.
So you must summon those whose subtype or subtypes exactly match your aura. Since this is written with clerics in mind, this means its the alignment of your deity, since that's what your aura is.
The celestial / fiendish templates don't give alignment subtypes.
The net effect of this is that your deity better be the alignment of the creature, with preexisting subtypes, you want to summon, or else it's a 1 round casting time.
This feat works on 3 Lawful Good summons (the archons), 3 Chaotic Good summons (the azatas), and one Good summon (the Deva).
I see. Thanks. So I will have to suck up the one round of getting pounded in the face, and wait for next turn for my summons to act, and there's no getting around it?
You can be a summoner (APG base class), since they get to use summon monster as a spell-like ability, with a standard action casting time, plus their summons last longer.
I always kinda wanted to avoid playing a summoner because a) the Eidolon creation rules freak me out and b) I only care about the summoned monsters and c) I kinda want a Wizard spell list.
Oh well. No biggie.
I see. Thanks. So I will have to suck up the one round of getting pounded in the face, and wait for next turn for my summons to act, and there's no getting around it?
Think you missed an important bit of the Summon Monster spell:
"It appears where you designate and acts immediately, on your turn."
I don't think he missed it, he just realized that he'll have to wait for next turn before the creature can attack because the spell doesn't finish casting until just before his next turn :)