So a few quick questions on the archetype. How does it play versus traditional pallys? I've played my recent ones as... shield brace/ halberd dreadnoughts, and the extra bonus to the weapon helps me throw money towards AC instead. Can they be built as regular pallys?
Second, I've been itching to play something along the lines of Dragonmaster Alex from Lunar (older jrpg). How much would it break the archetype if the True Form was a pseudodragon?
They get late entry into some stuff. But the main difference seems to be the lose of the divine bond. If you usually take the weapon bond then replacing it with a familiar may feel strange.