# Dragon-Hoard Guard

Rogues: constantly scouting, plotting and attempting to relieve others of their wealth, though one manner or another, the ultimate prize for one would be to relieve a Dragon of their hoard, such a feat is a legendary goal for many. Is it any wonder that some dragons choose to employ some small few novice Rogues as guards?

A Dragon-Hoard Guard is a rogue who has taken an offer from a Dragon, to become a guard of its hoard, to hunt down those that would choose to steal from it and sometimes, to help them expand upon their hoard. Such rogues are often paid exceptionally well and granted power beyond what they would normally have access to.

The dangers of becoming one are often ignored because of the shear usefulness of the strength offered and granted to those that become a Dragon-Hoard Guard, after all who would mind becoming a Dragons thrall if they keep paying you such generous rewards.

### Dragon-Soul Guard Features

#### Bonus Proficiencies

When you pick this archetype at 3rd level you gain proficiency with your choice of two of insight, intimidation, investigation or perception, you also learn how to speak, read and write draconic.

#### Auctioneer’s Eye

Starting at 3rd level you may identify and equipment someone wields at a glance, as a bonus action you can make an intelligence (investigation) check against any piece of equipment you can see within 30 feet, if successful you can gleam the rough value of an object, and whether or not it is magical in nature.

At 9th level your eye has improved enough to allow you to determine a rough idea of what an item does if it is magical, and how dangerous it is, you may also identify the telltale signs of a cursed item.

#### Guardian’s Glare

Starting at 3rd level you may mark one person or object within 60 feet as your ward, if your ward falls into enemy hands or is attacked by someone you may as a reaction move your ground speed towards your ward. Once you have marked your ward they remain marked until you choose to remove them as your ward.

If you are adjacent to or within 15 feet of your ward when they are harmed or taken you may as a reaction attempt to put the fear of a dragon into the one who has harmed your ward. Make a strength or charisma (intimidation) check, if successful your target becomes frightened for 1 minute. At 13th level this ability may cause paralyzed instead of frightened.

Once you have used this feature you may not use it again until you have finished a long or short rest, at 13th level you gain a second use of this feature per rest and an additional one at 17th level.

#### Draconid Blood

Starting at 9th level you have began to be changed by the dragon magic within you, pick one of the following traits that has permanently became a part of you.

| Trait | Benefit |
|:----:|:----:|
| Claws | Hands and feet grow claws, gain a claw attack for 1D6 slashing damage. Gain a climb speed equal to your base ground speed. |
| Scales | Your armour class increases to 12 + your dexterity modifier, you do not gain this benefit if you wear heavy armour. |
| Tail | Gain proficiency in acrobatics, if you already have proficiency gain double proficiency. As a bonus action you may make a tail whip attack, dealing 1D4 bludgeoning damage. |
| Eyes | Gain 60 feet darkvision, gain proficiency on perception checks, if you already have proficiency gain double proficiency. |

At 13th level you gain a second trait, at 17th level you gain a third.

#### Hoard Sense

At 13th level you become intuitively aware of items you own and things you need to protect, you uncannily know where any object or person you have marked as your ward are. You know the general distance and direction, and if it is underground or inside a building or not. Additionally you may mark a second object as your ward.

#### Dragon-Heart Ascension

At 17th level you may temporarily ascend into a more draconic form, becoming a half dragon entity and gaining a flight speed of 60 feet, and becoming resistant to an element linked to the dragon colour of your benefactor.

While in this form you may breathe a line of the element every two turns, dealing 5D6 damage linked to the dragon colour you picked, at a range of 60 feet.

Should your Ward be gravely injured or destroyed (incapacitated) you will automatically assume this form and be unable to turn back until the threat to your ward has passed. In this case you will be unable to distinguish friend from foe and be compelled to attack the thing that harmed your ward first, and then anything nearby to the ward until there is nothing to threaten it within 120 feet.

If the target that destroyed or harmed your ward is destroyed you may attempt a wisdom save to shake off the rage and think clearly again, on a successful save you wake up and have 2 rounds of action before you fall into slumber.

Once the threat has passed and your ward has been confirmed to be alive or restored, you fall into a fitful sleep for 8 hours and cannot be awoken until the 8 hours have passed.

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This form lasts for one minute or until you cancel it as a bonus action, once you have used this feature you cannot use it again until you have finished a long rest. If you are forced into this form by harm to your ward the form can last longer then 1 minute, but you are a danger to those around you.


>#### Dragon Colours
Depending on the colour of the dragon you will have a different breath attack and resistance to a different element. As a reminder the colours and Breath types are:
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>Black/Copper: Acid
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>Blue/Bronze: Lightning
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>Red/Brass/Gold: Fire
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>Silver/White: Cold
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>Green: Poison

### Draconic Tendencies

As you develop and grow into the role of guarding your dragons hoard, you slowly develop into odd and strange habits that make you feel so much more satisfied and fulfilled as you do them. At 13th level and 17th level you may roll on this table or pick one of the following options. This is purely a habit or flavour and provides no mechanical benefit:

| D8 |	Habit |
|:----:|:----:|
| 1 | You like to perch in high places, where you can look out over your ward or friends (servants). |
| 2 | You develop a habit of chewing on gold coins, although you cannot bite though them or digest them, something about the taste of gold in your mouth is lovely. |
| 3 | You are obsessed with rare gems, you may develop a collection of them or just love to play with them. |
| 4 | You like to pile your treasure up and sleep resting on the top of it, gold, gemstones, magic items all of them feel wonderful against your skin, and you just can’t help but nestle on top of them as you sleep. |
| 5 | You feel the need to flavour your food with something to make it taste better, this matches the nature of your benefactor and will be spices, chilling/cold food, mild poison etc. |
| 6 | You can’t help but spy on your ward, regardless of their wishes you just feel the need to watch them, examine them and stalk them. It’s creepy. |
| 7 | In conversations when you are arguing you feel the need to flap your arms about in the direction of the person you are arguing with, If you are in Dragon-Heart Ascension form at the time you instead do it with your wings. |
| 8 | When you cough or hiccup you release a small puff of the element associated with your benefactor. This puff is entirely neutral and cannot be used to ignite fires, melt locks or poison things. |