Faithful Hound

Faithful Hound
Magic Resistance: No
Advanced Eldritch Spell [Magical, Perceptive]
Prerequisites: Eldritch Rank 5
Disciplines: Conjuration
Potency: [1d8 + Eldritch Rank]
Cast Action [CT 2, REC 1]
Components: V, S, F [Small Silver Whistle]
Cost: 2 Resolve Burn
Limitation: You may only have one instance of this power active at a time.
Duration: 1 hour per Eldritch Rank or until dismissed, dispelled or disrupted.
Range: 30 ft
Effect P: You create a spectral dog which occupies the same space as you do. You are the only one who can see the dog, but if a creature of tiny size or larger enters the area within 30 ft of the dog it will begin barking loudly for all to hear (you may instruct the dog to ignore individual creatures as a free action). The dog can automatically sense all creatures around it, including invisible creatures (but not ethereal creatures) and mentally informs you of their general location (allowing you to target creatures you could not otherwise perceive, though penalties from concealment still apply). The dog moves with you, staying within 30 ft of you at at all times. If the hound moves outside the range of this power, the spell ends.
Special: You may command the dog to ignore creatures of your choosing. It will not bark at or attack them.
Master Augment, Attacking Dog
[Eldritch Rank 5]
Effect: You may choose to order your hound to attack a creature it is barking at, using the following action:
Immediate Action
Cost: 2 Resolve
Trigger: A creature you designate within 30 ft. If you cannot perceive the creature, you may command the hound to target the nearest triggering creature.
Effect: The dog charges and bites at the creature, before returning to your side. Make an attack:
Range: Melee
Target: Triggering Creature
Attack: Arcana vs. Reflex
Hit: 2d6 + Eldritch Might damage
Augment, Hound of Ethereal Perception
[Eldritch Rank 6]
Effect: The hound may now sense Ethereal creatures. It may attack Ethereal creatures if combined with the Attacking Hound augment.
Augment, Strong Jaws
[Eldritch Rank 6, Stacking]
Stacking [Rank 6, 8, 10, etc.]: This augment may be applied multiple times and is limited by your Eldritch Rank.
Effect: Increase the damage dealt by the Attacking Hound augment by 1d6.
Master Augment, Ankle Biter
[Eldritch Rank 8]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Attacking Hound augment.
Effect: On a successful bite attack, you may use the following action:
Free Action
Cost: 1 Resolve
Trigger: The hound hits with it's bite attack.
Effect: The hound makes a secondary attack, attempting to trip its target.
Target: Creature hit with bite attack.
Attack: Arcana vs. Fortitude
Hit: The target is Prone.
Master Augment, Pack
[Eldritch Rank 9]
Effect: You may sustain a second instance of this power.