Twisted Pact Witch (Witch/Summoner)

Witches of the twisted pact choose to draw their power from an outsider instead of their normal patron source, in a ritual resembling the one a summoner uses to form his bond. Such bonds always shift and mutate the familiar however, so many cease being recognizable from the creature they once were. (Original concept by +5 Toaster)

Primary Class: Witch.

Secondary Class: Summoner.

Alignment: Any.

Hit Dice: d6.

Bonus Skills and Ranks: The twisted pact witch may select three summoner skills to add to her class skills in addition to the normal witch class skills. The twisted pact witch gains a number of ranks at each level equal to 2 + Int modifier.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The twisted pact witch is proficient with all simple weapons. They are not proficient with any type of armor or shield. Armor interferes with a witch’s gestures, which can cause her spells with somatic components to fail.

Diminished Spellcasting: The twisted pact witch casts arcane spells drawn from the witch spell list, and gains one fewer spell of each spell level per day. She also gains bonus spells for a high Intelligence score. She otherwise learns, prepares, and casts spells as a witch of equal level.

Bound Familiar: At 1st level, a twisted pact witch gains Evolved Familiar as a bonus feat. At 3rd level, she gains Improved Familiar as a bonus feat, at which time she must