Circle of Embers
For druids, fire is a source of warmth and chaotic potential. Quite often it is important to put out fires or it could set the world ablaze. Druids of the Circle of Embers tap into the fleeting flames of embers and cinders and set them aflame once more before it is too late. This allows druids that join this circle to control the scorched earth and become its conduit; terraforming the magic they use itself into powerful blazing cinders.
Circle Spells
2nd-level Circle of Embers feature
Your body has been consumed by flames as it steadily grows inside. You learn the control flames cantrip.
When you reach certain druid levels, you gain access to the spells in the table below. They count as druid spells for you and you always have them prepared, but they don't count against the total number of spells you prepare each day.
Circle of Embers Spells
| Druid Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | burning hands, ray of sickness |
| 3rd | earthen grasp, pyrotechnics |
| 5th | fireball, stinking cloud |
| 7th | sickening radiance, wall of fire |
| 9th | immolation, wrath of nature |
| 11th | investiture of flame |
Soul of Embers
2nd-level Circle of Embers feature
The power of everburning cinders dwells within you, allowing your body to function with a lack of sustenance and air. You don't need to eat, and you don't need to breathe unless you are submerged in water for 10 minutes.
Additionally, as an action, you can magically ignite a flammable object you touch with your hand. This includes objects like a torch, a campfire, or the hem of drapes.
Fleeting Cinders
2nd-level Circle of Embers feature
You have learned to tap into the evergrowing flames left unchecked. You have a pool of burnable energy represented by a number of d4s equal to your druid level.
Whenever you deal damage with a druid spell, you can spend a number of dice equal to your proficiency bonus or less. Roll the spent dice and add them together. You deal extra fire damage with one of the spell's damage rolls equal to the total. Additionally, you may change the damage type of the spell to bludgeoning, fire or poison damage.
You regain all expended dice when you finish a long rest. Alternatively, you may expend a use of your Wild Shape feature as a bonus action to regain a number of dice equal to your proficiency bonus. Doing so will cause your skin to harmlessly blacken as if burnt for 1 minute.
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Ashes to Ashes
6th-level Circle of Embers feature
The spells that you cast start to leave behind poisonous ashes that try to weave its way into your enemies.
Whenever you deal bludgeoning, fire or poison damage with a druid spell, you can choose to cling magical ashes onto a creature affected. That creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or become poisoned as ash begins to fill their lungs for 1 minute. Creatures that do not need to breathe are immune to this feature. While poisoned this way, the creature takes 1d8 necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a successful save.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Fuel of the Pyre
10th-level Circle of Embers feature
Your body continues to be further connected to the cinders you conjure. The d4s of your Fleeting Cinders become d6s.
Moreover, when you spend dice from your Fleeting Cinders feature, you gain temporary hit points equal to the extra fire damage added to the spell's damage roll + the number of spent dice.
Investiture of Embers
14th-level Circle of Embers feature
Your bond with the embers have reached its peak. You can cast investiture of flame by expending a use of Wild Shape, rather than using a spell slot.
Additionally, when you cast investiture of flame, you gain the following benefits for its duration:
- The spell does not require concentration.
- You can use the action apart of investiture of flames as a bonus action.
- Druid spells you deal damage with ignore resistance to fire damage.
- You are immune to poison damage and the poisoned condition.
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