Dragons

Draconic Classes

Instead of taking a subclass at level 2, a DM may allow you to choose to take levels in a class as if you had multiclassed into it. In this case your character level is treated as your Dragon class level. Your hit points, hit die, and ability score improvements are unaffected by this change and progress as if you were leveling in the Dragon class normally. You also make the following changes to the Dragon class.

• Instead of preparing spells from the Dragon spell list equal to your level divided by 2 + your Charisma modifier, you learn 1 spell at every even numbered level. You may replace a spell you know with another spell from the Dragon spell list whenever you level up.

• Your spell slot progression is changed so that you can cast each spell you know from the Dragon spell list once per day. You do not gain spell slots from levels in the Dragon class. The spell level you can cast is equal to the spell slots that you would have if you were leveling in the class normally.

• You require 20% more EXP to gain a level. Your DM may wave this restriction.

• Once you reach level 20, you gain 2 class levels in the class you are currently gaining levels in. For example a level 19 dragon that had chose to start taking levels in Barbarian at level 2 would be Character level 19, Dragon level 19, and Barbarian level 18. Once that Dragon reaches level 20 then they will be Character 20, Dragon 20, Barbarian 20.

• You can choose to "multiclass" and take levels in a different class than the one they picked at level 2.

This option is Highly unadvised for newer players and DMs. This option is far more flexible and complicated than the base class. Any character that chooses to gain levels like this will likely be more powerful, harder to balance encounters for, and highly unpredictable. A barbarian would be able to cast fireball randomly. A circle of the moon druid would be able to cast spells while transformed. Etc.

While this is somewhat on par with the power level of the subclasses made available in this book, the ruling issues would create more problems than this system would solve and lead to a lot of extra work for everyone. The abilities of the Dragon class often contradict the abilities of other classes if this system is used. The subclasses contained in here make it so that any character a player would want to make like this would be fairly easy to create just using those.

Dragon Names

• Male Names: Ardum, Blas, Carsh, Dreige, Talos, Karas, Io
• Female Names: Adalos, Bals, Calaba, Despayr, Phi, Kymar, Zela

Dragon Traits

Your dragonic anatomy grants you many unique powers that are rare among adventurers.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age. Dragons mature quickly and continue to grow stronger with age. Despite not reaching adulthood until they are over 100 years old, they are as strong and smart as a human within a year or so. Adventuring dragons tend to be around 15-25 and have just left their Wyrmling stage. Dragons live well past 1000 and don't show the negative signs of aging until around 4400 years or more.

Alignment. A dragon's alignment varies greatly depending on what type of dragon they are. Chromatic and Metallic dragons will almost never differ from evil and good respectively, but some dragons have a more flexible morality.

Size. Dragons of this age are around 7 to 8 feet tall but their habit of walking around on all four legs has them come to about the same height of a horse. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. Your eyes are specialized to see in any light. You can see in dim light up to 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.

Draconic Greed. Whenever you make an Intelligence (Investigation), Intelligence (Arcana), or Intelligence (History) check related to a item or weapon that could be considered valuable or is made of a valuable substance, you are considered proficient with that skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus. If you are naturally proficient in that skill, triple your proficiency bonus instead. If you succeed on the check, you also learn the approximate value of that item.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Draconic.

Subrace. Multiple draconic subraces are found in the infinite world of the multiverse, most of which fall into either Chromatic or Metallic.

Metallic Dragons

Metallic dragons are all inherently good aligned, though their personality can lead them to take actions that humans consider evil. Their alignment ranges from lawful to chaotic depending on the species.

Silver Dragon

Silver Dragons are odd among the Metallic Dragons. They have the same concern for justice that is present in the Gold Dragon, but follow a strict code of non-violence whenever possible. They follow the code of "That which harms others is a crime, that which does not is one's own business". While Gold Dragons follow their path of justice because of their hatred for evil, a Silver Dragon has a deep concern for the wellbeing of others. They have a special fondness for humans and other short lived races, often choosing to spend much of their time in human form. Because of this they tend to prefer treasure like jewelry that can be carried on their person. These are the second most likely type of dragon to set out into the world as a adventurer.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Alignment. Silver Dragons are almost always Lawful Good.

Could Walk. You know the Mold Cloud cantrip and can cast Cloud Walk at will.

Bronze Dragon

Bronze dragons are another kind of dragon that love to spend time outside of their natural form. They generally love to swim around the sea as a dolphin or take the form of a old begger to test the goodness of a traveler, though and kindness will only be met with a smile and no form of actual reward. Like a gold dragon they tend to take a very hard stance against what they view to be evil, ofter taking over cities in their elder years to purge it of evil. They especially hold a deep hatred of pirates, often wrecking their ships. They love the taste of shark and collect pearls and gems as their favored form of treasure, though they secretly prefer gold.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score and Charisma score increases by 1.

Alignment. Bronze Dragons are almost always Lawful Good, but can be Lawful Neutral. They can be swayed to Lawful Evil more easily than other Metallic dragons, but only if they view what they do asbeing for the greater good.

Amphibious. You can breath in air or water, and have a swim speed equal to your speed.

Brass Dragon

Brass Dragons are by far the most friendly and seemingly harmless of all dragons. They always seek out companionship and conversation from any creature that will lend them and ear, or that are just unlucky enough to get lost and become a captive audience. They are kind and trusting to a fault.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma and Intelligence score increases by 1.

Alignment. Brass Dragons are almost always Chaotic Good.

Burrowing. You have a burrow speed of 15 feet.

Gift of Tongues. You learn 3 additional languages of your choice and can cast Speak with Animals at will.

Copper Dragon

Copper dragons are tricksters by nature. Despite being fairly weak by dragon standards, they make up for it with guile and trickery. Even though they tend to be good natured, they will hold grudges for a very long time, thought these grudges tend to result in more pies to the face than blood split.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and Charisma score increases by 1.

Alignment. Copper Dragons are almost always Chaotic Good.

Climbing. You have a climb speed equal to your speed.

Sculptor of Earth. You know the Mold Earth cantrip.

Chromatic Dragons

Green Dragon

Green dragons are the most manipulative and cunning of all Chromatic dragons. They delight in seeing their plans come to fruition as they watch humans play into their schemes. They spend their time in forests neat human settlements, trying to sway the population towards discord. Despite this, they are very dedicated parents and lovers, being sure that their children are always taken care of.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom and Strength score increases by 1.

Alignment. Green Dragons are almost always Lawful Evil.

Amphibious. You can breath in air or water, and have a swim speed equal to your speed.

Wise Deception You can substitute your Wisdom modifier with your Charisma modifier for any Charisma (Deception) or Charisma (Persuasion) checks.

White Dragon

To be frank, White dragons are by far the dumbest and most mentally inept of all dragons. They are the brutes of the dragon world, less intelligent than the average Orc. They are cold and emotionally stunted, having trouble comprehending abstract concepts like emotion and personal connections. However, they have a great memory. They are able to remember any event that they witness with perfect clarity. Recalling every slight and insult in the slightest most minute detail. They are also the most likely to be tamed and bent to the will of a master that is stronger than them, such as a cloud giant or powerful wizard.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom and Dexterity increases by 1 and your Intelligence score is reduced by by 2.

Alignment. White Dragons are almost always Chaotic Evil.

Burrowing. You have a burrow speed of 15 feet.

Amphibious. You can breath in air or water, and have a swim speed equal to your speed.

Ferrous Dragon

Ferrous dragons are a rare subspecies of dragon. Some believe that they were, along with gem dragons, created before Io was slip in half. Others believe that they originated on a plane of existence far removed from others. While some believe that they are simply an oddity that formed among metallic dragons. Ferrous dragons are typically of a lawful alignment and tend towards neutrality, however this isn't the case for all of them. Unlike Gem dragons, they have much more mobility in terms of morality and range from evil to good alignments.

Cobalt Dragon

Cobalt Dragons are Trap obsessed lurking creatures with little interest in anything else. They are uninterested in taking mates for any reason other than maintaining their population and certainly don't like socializing. They have many similarities in their appearance to Kobalds, and are thought by some to be their creators.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Strength score is reduced by 2.

Alignment. Cobalt Dragons are almost always Lawful Evil.

Burrowing. You have a burrow speed of 15 feet.

Amphibious. You can breath in air or water, and have a swim speed equal to your speed.

Nickel Dragon

Nickel dragons are the smallest and weakest of all Ferrous dragons, being only able to overpower a White dragon on a even playing field. Despite this they are powerful creatures and shouldn't be underestimated. They tend more towards a Chaotic alignment more than other dragons of their kind and tend to avoid conflict where possible.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and Wisdom increases by 1.

Alignment. Nickel Dragons are almost always Chaotic Neutral.

Amphibious. You can breath in air or water, and have a swim speed equal to your speed.

Allergenic Breath. Whenever a creature takes acid damage from any spell of other attack you make, that creature must pass a constitution saving throw with a DC 8 + your Constitution modifier + your Proficiency bonus or your Spell Save DC, or else have disadvantage on all attack roles and saving throws until the end of their next turn.

Epic Dragons

Epic Dragons are Unimaginably rare and powerful creatures. They are, simply put, better than other true dragons in every way. As such they would overshadow any other people in a group and shouldn't be expected to fight alongside anyone that isn't on a higher level of skill than them and are usually seen working alone. They make for dangerous enemies for even the most powerful adventurer.

Platinum Dragon

These dragons are sometimes born from the egg of a Metallic Dragon, usually a Gold, Silver, Or Bronze one. Believed by some to be a avatar of the god Bahamut, these dragons are powerful and respective beyond belief. Anyone with a hit of wisdom will try to avoid angering them.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma and Strength are increases by 4 to a maximum of 22.

Alignment. Platinum Dragons are always, without exception, Lawful Good.

Divine Magic. If you are in a class that can cast spells, you can prepare or learn spells from the Cleric spell list. These are both Sorcerer and Cleric spells for you. No matter what class you are in, you can use Charisma instead of the mental ability score that the class normally uses for any class feature that the class has.

Draconic Potential. You can increase all of your ability scores above 20 with a class's Ability Score Improvement feature.

Metallic Authority. You have advantage on all Charisma based skill checks involving Metallic Dragons. If you succeed on a Charisma skill check against a Metallic Dragon, they are charmed by you for up to 1 year. This effect bypasses Charm condition immunity.

Chromatic Dragon

In rare cases a Chromatic dragon will have the misfortune of laying a single large egg containing five baby dragons. Every dragon knows what this means and what curse they have just sired into the world. The five unborn wyrmlings will fight each other inside of the egg until the four weakest dragons have been eaten, only then will the beast hatch. This dragon is born with mismatched scales of every color, baring only a small similarity to their parents. The dragon will grow quickly until it kills it's caretaker, only then can it set out on it's own.

Ability Score Increase. All of your ability scores accept constitution increase by 2.

Alignment. Chromatic Dragons are always, without exception, Chaotic Evil.

Burrowing. You have a burrow seed of 15 feet.

Climbing. You have a climb speed equal to your speed.

Amphibious. You can breath in air or water, and have a swim speed equal to your speed.

Dark Magic. If you are in a class that can cast spells, you can prepare or learn spells from the Warlock spell list. These are both Sorcerer and Warlock spells for you. No matter what class you are in, you can use any mental ability score instead of the mental ability score that the class normally uses for any class feature that the class has.

Draconic Potential. You can increase all of your ability scores above 20 with a class's Ability Score Improvement feature.

Chromatic Authority. You have advantage on all Charisma based skill checks involving Chromatic Dragons. If you succeed on a Charisma skill check against a Chromatic Dragon, they are charmed by you for up to 1 year. This effect bypasses Charm condition immunity.

Creating a Dragon

The most important thing to consider when making a dragon playable character is why they would be working with humans. While some dragons like Steel and Silver dragons enjoy the company of humans, others prefer to stay to themselves. While dragons don't require much to set off on adventure, they will usually stay to themselves. They will likely have had some major disruption in their life that forced them to work with others to fix.

Dragons are often hunted by adventurers and armies that see them as a threat. Additionally, a dragon's body is full of natural magical energy, and is highly sought after by wizards, artificers, and cultists alike. Even good aligned metallic dragons are likely to be hunted down if anyone finds out what they are. Few people will stop to learn about what a dragon believes when a danger is presented. As such you should be wary about letting others know what you are.

Class Features

As a Dragon, you gain the following class features

Proficiencies

• Armor: None
• Weapons: Clubs, Quarterstaffs, Daggers
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Charisma, Constitution
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Investigation, Lore, Perception, Insight, Intimidation, and Deception.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a Quarterstaff or (b) a Club
• (a) a Simple weapon, (b) a Martial weapon or (c) a Dagger
• An explorer's pack and 30 gold.

Shapechange

At 1st level, you gain the inherent shapeshifting ability common to many dragons. As an action, you can magically polymorph into a humanoid, or back into your true form. You revert to your true form if you die. Any equipment you are wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (your choice). If equipment is absorbed then it still counts towards the amount of weight you are carrying. In a new form, the you retain your alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Class features, ability to cast spells, and ability scores, as well as this action. Your statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form

Some abilities can only be used in a dragon's true form and some can only be used while transformed into a humanoid or other form. If a feature of this class or any subclass doesn't specify what form it can be used it then assume that the feature can be used by either form. In general a feature that specifies a weapon attack does not apply to a attack with your natural weapon. Steel Dragons modify this ability somewhat. A Steel dragon can manifest a partial transformation while not in their true form, allowing them to selectively manifest the parts of their body needed to use their Natural Weapons or Fly/Glide speed.

Draconic Anatomy

At 1st level, you gain the benefits and weaknesses of your draconic body while in your true form.

• You gain a natural weapon in the form of your claws. You are Proficient with these weapons and always have them. You cannot be disarmed while using these. Attacks with these natural weapons deal 1d4. The damage increases as indicated by the Claw Strength column in the Dragon table. Strength is the modifier you use for this attack. Once you reach 6th level, these attacks are treated as being magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance to mon-magical weapon.
• While you are unarmored and not using a shield, you have a AC equal to 10 + your Constitution modifier + your Dexterity modifier.
• When you make an attack with your Natural Weapon, you can make a single attack with your tail as a bonus action. This is treated as a Natural Weapon attack.
• You are always fall as if you were under the effects of the Feather Fall spell and can glide up to 15 feet laterally while falling.
• You cannot add any modifiers to attack or damage rolls made with weapons other than your natural weapons, and make all attack rolls with other weapons with disadvantage.
• You cannot use shields, and cannot wear armor that is not made for your body.

Draconic Aspect

Your body has begun developing Draconic Aspects typical of adult dragons, abilities normally developed later in life that your training has allowed you to master earlier in life.

At 1st level, you gain one draconic aspect of your choice. When you gain certain Dragon levels, you gain additional aspects of your choice, as shown in the Draconic Aspects column of the Dragon table.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the aspects you have and replace it with another aspect that you could learn at that level.

A level prerequisite in an aspect refers to dragon level, not character level.

Draconic Path

At 2nd level, you choose which type of training you wish to undertake: the Dracolord, the Dracoknight, or the Dragon Ravager, Draconic Ranger, Dragon Minstrel, and Dragonsage all of which are detailed at the end of the class description. These paths grant you features at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.

Elemental Awakening

From 2nd level and beyond, you have developed the ability to control your elemental energy and use it in combat. You can use your action to exhale destructive energy, the shape, size, and damage type of which is determined by your Draconic Species as seen in the table below. When you use your breath attack, any creature caught in it's range must make a saving throw against your spell save DC, the type of which is determined by your Draconic Species. If your species has access to two, then you can use either. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you have finished a short or long rest.

Additionally, you gain resistance to a damage type indicated in the Draconic Species table below. Once you reach 6th level, this resistance becomes a immunity to that type of damage.

A / means that the attack does half of one damage type and half of another. While a , means that you can choose either. Anything in () is for flavor.

Spellcasting

Channeling your natural magical energy allows you to warp the powers of nature to your will. Dragons have access to both the Sorcerer spell list and the Dragon spell list.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Frightful Presence

At 6th level, you begin to master the power of a Dragon's Frightful Presence to send out waves of Dragon Fear. You have a 20 foot aura of Dragon Fear around you. While in your true form, whenever a enemy within that area makes an attack roll, you can use your reaction to give that roll disadvantage. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Dragon level divided by 3 + your Charisma modifier (Minimum 1). You regain all uses after finishing a long rest.

The range increases to 30 feet at 10th level, 40 feet at 14th, and 50 feet at 18th.

Dragon Growth

At 10th level and again at 20th level, the magic flowing through your body allows you to undergo a growth spurt of sorts. The maximum for all of your ability scores increases by 2. Additionally, you increase one of your ability scores by 2.

Your normal size increases by one category. (You become a large creature at level 10 and a Huge at level 20) When using the shapechange feature, you can choose to assume any size lower than the natural size granted by this feature to a minimum of medium. For example a 20th level dragon could use Shapechange to make themselves Huge, Large or Medium, this still counts as your true form. If you die, you will revert to your natural size. For example a level 20 dragon that dies while in it's Medium size will suddenly grow to Huge. You gain the following effects for every size you are above Medium, a Huge dragon would gain a effect twice unless it specifies a different effect for both sizes.

• You roll an additional damage die for attacks with your natural weapon. (2d10 for Large and 3d10 for Huge)
• Your breath weapon's damage dice increase by one stage. (d8 for Large and D10 for Huge)
• Your fly speed increases by 15 feet at large and 30 feet at Huge.
• Your AC equals 11 + your Constitution modifier + your Dexterity modifier at Large and 17 + your Constitution modifier at Huge.

Obviously a increase in size comes with various issues when moving inside and through tight spaces. As such you won't be able to use your larger sizes inside of caves, dungeons or buildings that aren't big enough for you. While you are in a size larger than Medium you cannot use your flying speed while there are walls or other solid objects within five feet of you on either side, and you move at half your walking speed while the ceiling is lower than your hight.

Draconic paths

Dragons that set forth on adventure tend to find themselves training with humans. While dragons are ill suited for taking on normal classes, they're fast learning and natural power allows them to put their own spin on abilities presented by humans. These take the form of Draconic Paths, a path of training on which a dragon embarks to allow it to fight more effectively outside of their natural form.

Holy Weapon

at 2nd level, your bond with your god allows you to channel their power into your weapons. You can preform hour long a ritual on any weapon you are Proficient with to fill it with Divine power. You always know the location of this weapon and can transport it to your hand as an action. This weapon counts as a magic weapon. When attacking with this weapon, you deal an extra 1d4 + your Wisdom modifier radiant damage. This damage increases along with your Natural Weapon damage on the Dragon table. You can preform this ritual again to bind the divine power to another weapon. If you do, the previous weapon loses it's power.

Channel Divinity

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to channel divine energy directly from your deity, using that energy to fuel magical effects. You start with two such effects: Turn Monster and one determined by your Deity.

When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose which effect to create. You must then finish a short or long rest to use your Channel Divinity again.

Some Channel Divinity effects require saving throws. When you use such an effect from this class, the DC equals your cleric spell save DC.

Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity twice between rests, and beginning at 18th level, you can use it three times between rests. When you finish a short or long rest, you regain your expended uses.

Channel Divinity: Turn Monster

As an action, you utter a prayer to your god striking fear any dragon and monstrosity. Each dragon and monstrosity that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Charisma saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.

A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from you as it can, and it can't willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can't take reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. If there's nowhere to move, the creature can use the Dodge action.

Hallowed Presence

Starting at 6th level, your Frightful Presence gains the ability to aid your allies. Whenever dice are rolled to recover the HP of a friendly creature within the area of your Frightful Presence, you can use your reaction to spend a use of your Frightful Presence to have them heal for the maximum amount.

Channel Divinity: Second ability

At 6th level you gain a new Channel Divinity feature based on what god you worship.

• Bahamut and other good dragon gods: Smite of the North Wind. When you make a melee attack, you can use your Channel Divinity to make the attack strike a creature up to 30 feet away from you. You can add both your Strength (Dexterity if the weapon has the Finesse property) and Wisdom modifier to your attack and damage rolls for this attack.

• Tiamat and other evil dragon gods: Breath of the Dragon Queen. When you make a breath attack, you can use your channel divinity to impose disadvantage on saving throws made it. Also, all damage dice are treated as rolling their maximum amount.

God's Breath

At 10th level, you connection to your divine patron is strong enough that you can channel the power of their breath through you. Instead of using your normal breath weapon, you can use one of the breath weapons used by your god. The breath weapons you have access to is determined by the god you worship. Once you use this feature you cannot use your breath weapon or one of the breath weapons granted by this feature for seven days, This is reduced to 5 days at level 14 and 3 days at level 18.

• Bahamut: Disintegration Ray. You can use your action to exhale a 5 by 120 foot line of destructive energy. Each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 10d6 radiant or force damage (Your choice) on a failed save and half as much on a successful one., this damage increases to 14d6 at 14th level, and 18d6 at 18th level. If this attach decreases a creature's HP to 0 to dies instantly and it and any non-magical item it is carrying are disintegrated. They cannot be revived or repaired in any way save a Wish spell.
• Bahamut: Breath of the North Wind. You can use your action to exhale a 60 foot cone of cold air. Each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 5d6 cold damage, gaining 2 levels of exhaustion, and is stunned until the end of their next turn on a failed save and taking half as much on a passed one. This damage increases to 7d6 at level 14 and 9d6 at level 18.
• Tiamat: Breath of a Thousand Colors. You can use your action to exhale a 60 foot cone of destructive energy. Each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 2d6 fire damage, 2d6 cold damage, 2d6 lightning damage, 2d6 acid damage, and 2d6 poison damage on a failed save and half as much on a successful one. This damage increases to 2d8 for each damage type at level 14 and 2d10 at level 18. Any creature that fails their saving throw must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC, rolling a d8 and being inflicted with the appropriate condition from the table below for 1 minute on a failed save.

You and your DM may wish to create one to fit with the lore of another dragon god if you wish to follow a different one than these two.

Divine Roar

At 14th level, your devotions has allowed you to channel the power of your god's dragon fear. As a reaction you can spend a spell slot to force any creature's of your choice within the area of your Frightful Presence to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC + the spell slot's level. Being Frightened for one minute on a failed save and being stunned until the end of their next turn on a passed one. A creature may reattempt this save at the end of each of their turns to cure their fear status. You can only use this feature once until you finish a long rest.

Dragon God's Mantel

At 18th level your body has become an ideal conduit for divine power. As a bonus action on your turn while in your natural form, you can temporarily mantel your god's powers and take on their appearance. You gain the following benefits for 1 minute, after which you gain 4 levels of Exhaustion.

• You have immunity to piercing, bludgeoning, and slashing damage from non-magical weapons.
• Tiamat You have immunity to fire, cold, acid, lightning, and poison damage.
• Bahamut You have Immunity to cold, radiant, force, and thunder damage.
• You can add both or either your Charisma and Wisdom modifiers to all attack and damage rolls.
• You movement speed is doubled.
• You can use the God's Breath feature once without applying its restrictions.

The Dracomage

While all Dragons are born as Sorcerers, some choose a different path to magic and learn the ways of Wizardry. These Dragons hold tremendous knowledge of the Arcane and use their power more effectively than most.

Draconic Recovery

At 2nd level, you've learned to recover some of your expended magical energy with minimal rest. Once per day when you finish a short rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your wizard level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher.

Dragon Magic Surge

Starting at 6th level, you gain the ability to weave your inherent magical energy into your spells. Whenever you use a cantrip or cast a spell that deals damage of the type of your breath weapon, you add your Intelligence modifier to the damage dealt.

Guiding Presence

Starting at 6th level, your Frightful Presence gains the ability to effect the magic around you. Whenever a ally within the area of your Frightful Presence makes a ranged attack roll, you can spend one use of your Frightful Presence to add your Intelligence modifier to their roll.

Mystic Breath

At 10th level, you can imbue your breath weapon with additional magical energy. When attacking with your breath weapon, you can spend a spell slot to apply one of the following effects based on the level of the spell slot used to any creature that fails it's saving throw against it.

1. You roll an additional damage die to determine the damage dealt.
2. You roll two additional damage dice to determine damage dealt.
3. You roll three additional damage dice to determine damage dealt.
4. You roll four additional damage dice to determine damage dealt.
5. The creature is deafened.
6. The creature is knocked prone.
7. The creature is Poisoned for 1 minute.
8. The creature is Paralyzed for until the end of your next turn.
9. The creature is Petrified for 1 minute.
10. The creature is Petrified for 1 hour.

Mystic Roar

At 14th level, you gain the ability to channel your magical power into your Frightful Presence. As a reaction you can spend a spell slot to give a number of creatures equal to the level of the spell slot used + 1 disadvantage on all saving throws made against spells until the end of your next turn. You can only use this feature once until you finish a long rest.

Draconic High Magic

At 18th level, you gain the ability to use some spells without consuming a spell slot. You choose two spells of 3rd level or lower, you always have those spell prepared. They do not count against the number of spells you have prepared, and you can cast those spells without expending a spell slot

Once you reach 20th level, you no longer have a level 9 spell slot. Instead you gain a level 10 spell slot.

The Dracoknight

A Dracoknight is a Dragon that has turned their training towards Martial warfare. They have the ability to control the battlefield and strike down their enemies.

Bonus Proficiencies

You have proficiency in Light armor, Medium armor, Heavy armor, Shields, All weapons.

War Magic

Your training in battle has allowed you to master magic used in warfare to smite enemies and support allies. When preparing a spell or learning a cantrip, you may also choose spells from the Paladin list.

Draconic Smite

Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one spell slot to deal damage of the same type as your breath weapon (Your choice if multiple) to the target, in addition to the weapon's damage. The extra damage is 2d8 for a 1st-level spell slot, plus 1d8 for each spell level higher than 1st, to a maximum of 5d8. The damage increases by 1d8 if the target is an undead or a fiend, to a maximum of 6d8.

Bound Blade

at 2nd level, you can preform hour long a ritual on any weapon you are Proficient with to fill it with Draconic power. You always know the location of this weapon and can transport it to your hand as an action. This weapon counts as a magic weapon. When attacking with this weapon, you deal an extra 1d4 + your Wisdom modifier damage of your breath weapon's type. This damage increases along with your Natural Weapon damage on the Dragon table. You can preform this ritual again to bind the Draconic power to another weapon. If you do, the previous weapon loses it's power.

At 10th level, you can have power bound to two weapons at a time.

Fighting Style

At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the options available to the Fighter. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. You can only benefit from this feature while not in your true form.

Wyrmcutter

At 6th level, you gain the ability to channel your elemental power through your blade. When you make a melee attack, you can make the attack strike a creature up to 30 feet away from you. You can add both your Strength (Dexterity if the weapon has the Finesse property) and Charisma modifier to your attack and damage rolls for this attack. You can use this feature a number of times equal to half your Dragon level + your Charisma modifier.

Fortifying Presence

Starting at 6th level, your Frightful Presence gains the ability to fortify your allies will power. Allies within the area of your Frightful Presence have advantage on saving throws made against being Frightened or Charmed. As a reaction, you can spend 1 use of your Frightful Presence to give 1 ally advantage on their next saving throw.

Legendary Resistance

At 10th level, your ability to shrug off damage increases. If you fail a saving throw, you can choose two reroll that saving throw with advantage. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until after finishing a Long rest.

You gain another use of this feature at 20th level.

Kneeling Roar

At 14th level, as a reaction you can spend a spell slot to force a number of creatures within the area of your Frightful Presence equal to the level of the spell slot used + 1 make a Wisdom saving throw or be Frightened for 1 minute. They can repeat this saving throw at the end of their turn. You can only use this feature once until you finish a long rest.

Spell Sunder

At 18th level, you can cleave through the magic with a strike. Your attacks ignore resistance and Immunity to damage. Additionally, as an action, you can create a zone of dead magic in a 30 foot sphere centered on your position that lasts for 1 minute. You are immune to this effect. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until after you finish a long rest.

The Dracominstrel

While some magic focused dragons spend their time weaving crude magic with shouts and roars, the Dracominstrel believes that magic is much more of an art form. That Draconic isn't a language meant to be yelled like a battle cry, but something sung merrily or whispered like poetry into the ears of a lover. As such these dragons use magic with much more elegance than others, but with no less power.

Bonus Proficiencies

You You have proficiency in Light armor, Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, and shortswords.

You have proficiency with one Instrument of your choice and the performance skill.

Symphonic Magic

At 2nd level, you tap into a deep wellspring of magic within yourself. This wellspring is represented by sorcery points, which allow you to create a variety of magical effects. You have 1 sorcery point and gain more at later levels. You regain all expended spell slots after finishing a short or long rest.

Additionally, you gain the ability to warp spells by altering the way you perform them. You gain two of the Metamagic options usable by Sorcerers of your choice except Subtle Spell. You gain another one at 10th and 18th level.

Draconic Melody

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to weave magic into a healing song. You and any allies recover HP equal to your Charisma modifier (Minimum 1) when spending a Hit die during a short rest. A creature can only benefit from this effect once per day.

Inspiring Presence

Starting at 6th level, as a reaction, you can spend a use of your Frightful Presence to give all allies within the range of your Frightful Presence advantage on 1 attack roll they make this turn.

Preserving Presence

Starting at 6th level, as a reaction, you can spend a use of your Frightful Presence to give all allies within the range of your Frightful Presence advantage on 1 saving throw they make this turn.

Symphonic Breath

At 10th level, you gain the ability to change your Breath Weapon into a sonic blast. When using your Breath Weapon, you can spend a spell slot to change the breath weapon into a 60ft. Cone requiring a Constitution save that deals thunder damage. You deal an additional 1d4 psychic damage per level of the spell slot used.

Inspiring Roar

At 14th level, as a reaction you can spend a spell slot to grant a number of creatures within the area of your Frightful Presence equal to the spell slot's level + 1 advantage on 1 roll of their choice this turn. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until the end of your next Long rest.

Thousand Melodies

At 18th level, you have learned to weave all forms of magic into song. When preparing spells, you may prepare 1 spell from any class's spell list other than your own.

The Draco Shaman

Some dragons choose to entrance themselves in nature to better understand the world around them. These Dragons are exceptionally versed in survival and blending into nature. They have the ability to disappear into the forest or amongst animals better than any other creature.

Improved Shapechange

At 2nd level, you gain batter control over your Shapechange ability. When using your Shapechange feature, the new form can be a beast, dragon, or monstrosity, with a CR of 1 or lower. If you transform into a non-humanoid creature with Shapechange, you assume it's Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores.

Partial Transformation

Your mastery of your body allows you to use your natural weapons and grants you a unarmored AC equal to 10 + your Constitution modifier + your Dexterity modifier.

Bestial Shapechange

At 6th level, when using your Shapechange feature, you can also assume the form of a Beast with a CR equal to or lower than your level divided by 3.

Befuddling Presence

At 6th level, you can use your reaction to expend one use of your Frightening Presence to subtract your Wisdom modifier from one enemy within your Frightening Presence's attack rolls this turn.

Life's Breath

At 10th level, you gain the ability to use your breath weapon to weave life into the area you strike, causing it to become overgrown with plant life. When using your breath weapon, you can spend one spell slot to turn the ground within the area it hit into difficult terrain.

Monstrous Shapechange

At 10th level, you can assume the form of creature's as monstrous as you are. When using your Shapechange feature, you can also turn into a monstrosity with a CR equal to or lower than your level divided by 3.

Nature's Roar

At 14th level, as a reaction you can spend a spell slot to heal a number of creatures within the area of your Frightful Presence equal to the spell slot's level + 1 for 2d8 + and additional d8 per level of the spell slot. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Draconic Shapechange

At 18th level, you gain the ability to assume the form of another dragon by using your Shapechange. At 18th level, when using your Shapechange feature, you can also assume the form of a Dragon with a CR equal to or lower than your level. You cannot use any Legendary actions or Legendary Resistances that the creature has.

Draconic Aspects

Dracnic Aspects a abilities that dragons develop later in life. Though a dragon's growth is tied somewhat to magic, meaning that it is able to gain them early with training.

Dragon Backgrounds

Dragon in disguise

Often a dragon will die or leave before their eggs hatch. Sometimes a dragon will leave their eggs in the care of humans they trust. Other times a young dragon without a parent to raise them, or perhaps a a unhatched egg, will find their way into the hands of a couple of humans that will raise and care for them.

This gives you a different perspective on life than a normal dragon would have. The combination of draconic nature and human nurture often produces a personality the differs from dragons of your species, sometimes changing your alignment if your draconic traits are drastically different than what your upbringing would produce. None the less the pride, greed, and anger typical of dragons shows through and influence your actions.

• Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Intimidation
• Languages: Common.
• Tool Proficiencies: One set of Artisan tools or gaming set
• Equipment: a set of common clothes, a set of artisan tools or gaming set of your choice, and a coin purse containing 25 gp.

Variant Dragon in Disguise: Raised by the clergy

Sometimes a dragon will leave their eggs at a monastery or temple to be raised there. These dragons are brought up like any other child left in their care. These monks or clerics are usually followers of Bahamut, but could be followers of another god. A dragon raised like this would probably have a holy symbol, vestments, and other tools of a acolyte in their starting equipment and might know an additional language instead of skill with a tool.