Contact Archetype - Dragon

This spell is similar to the 5th - level wizard spell contact other plane, except that with it a dragon can contact one of the two archetypes of dragonkind; Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon, or Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon. Both powers resent such contact, so only brief answers are given to the questions the caster asks. For every three effective levels (or fraction thereof) it possesses, the dragon can ask one question. Contact with the minds of such powerful creatures poses the risk of insanity; for powerful dragons, this risk is generally lower than for humans contacting extraplanar beings, however. If insanity occurs, it strikes as soon as the first question is asked and lasts for 2d10 weeks.

Power | Chance of Insanity* | Chance to Know | Chance of Veracity --------+---------------------+----------------+------------------- Bahamut | 30% | 70% | 90% Tiamat | 45% | 85% | 75%

:* For each effective level of the caster, decrease the chance of insanity by 1%.

If the archetype doesn't know an answer, and the veracity roll fails, the archetype emphatically gives an incorrect answer. If answer is not known and the veracity roll is successful, the archetype's answer is "unknown."

Tiamat's chance of veracity is decreased by 15% for each step of alignment the questioner is away front Tiamat's lawful evil. (Thus, if the questioner is a chaotic good brass dragon, the chance of veracity is only 15%,)

Notes: Restricted to dragons; uncommon. (Updated from Dragon Magazine)