Druidic Circle - Circle of the Scale
Dragons are some of the oldest creatures on the planet, with a primordial connection to both the land and the gods. Ageless beyond most mortals comprehension, a dragon is the purest expression of nature's strength - power, wit, guile, intelligence. It is no surprise, therefore, that some druids turn to dragonkind as their objects of dedication and worship of nature. These are the druids of the scale, and through their dedication they are blessed with the ability to become dragons themselves.
Circle Spells
When you join this circle at 2nd level, you gain additional spells from your connection to dragonkind. Your link with them grants you access to some spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown on the table below.
Once you gain access to one of these spells, you always have it prepared, and it doesn't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn't appear on the Druid Spell List, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell for you.
| Druid Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | Absorb Elements, Command |
| 3rd | Alter Self, Dragon's Breath |
| 5th | Elemental Weapon, Fly |
| 7th | Freedom of Movement, Private Sanctum |
| 9th | Geas, Scrying |
Draconic Wild Shape
By devoting yourself to the Circle of the Scale at 2nd level, your Wild Shape ability is enhanced, allowing you to also transform into a special dragon creature as a bonus action. This dragonform gains additional abilities as you gain levels in this class, as detailed below. Your draconic wild shape can speak any languages you know, however it cannot cast spells. The Beast Spells and Archdruid class features apply to your draconic wilde shape, in addition to beast forms.
In addition, you learn the Draconic language, if you did not already have it.
Primal Resistances
Your connection to dragonkind offers you a degree of protection against their breaths. From 6th level at the end of a long rest you choose one of the following damage types: fire, acid, cold, lightning, poison. You gain resistance to this damage type until the end of your next long rest. Your skin also becomes mottled with patches of scales that seem to shift colour and hue, depending on which damage type you have chosen to resist.
Heart of the Dragon
Once you reach 10th level you're able to project the presence of the dragons. When you use a dragon wild shape, each creature of your choice that is within 60 feet of you and can see you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw equal to your spell save DC or become Frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to being frightened by you for the next 24 hours.
In addition, dragons recognise you as their kin. You have advantage on any persuasion, deception and intimidation checks with dragon type creatures.
Draconic Aura
At 14th level you give off an aura of power whenever you are in a dragon wild shape. This aura affects yourself and any friendly creatures within 10' of you. You choose this aura when you take the dragon shape, and can change it by using a bonus action. The auras you can choose from are included in the table below.
| Aura Type | Effects |
|---|---|
| Energy Shield | Enemy creatures that strike a target affected by the aura with a melee attack within 5' take damage equal to your wisdom modifier, of the the damage type you chose from your Primal Resistances feature. |
| Power | Friendly creatures affected by the aura deal additional damage on melee attacks equal to your half your wisdom modifier, rounded up. |
| Presence | You add your Wisdom modifier to any persuasion, deception and intimidation checks to those inside your aura. |
| Resistance | You grant your Primal Resistances to those inside your aura, and you gains Immunity to the damage type. |
| Senses | You add your Wisdom modifier to initiative checks to those inside your aura. |
| Toughness | You reduce damage from non-magical attacks an amount equal to your Wisdom modifier. |
| Vigor | Friendly creatures that are below half hit points within your aura regain hit points equal to your Wisdom Modifier at the start of their turn. |
Draconic Form
Small, Medium, or Large dragon (your choice when you shift)
- Armor Class 12 + your wisdom modifier
- Hit Points 10, +15 for every four druid levels you have.
- Speed 30ft. At 8th level, 60ft fly speed.
- Senses Darkvision 60ft. From 12th level, blindsight 10ft. From 18th level, blindsight 30ft.
Draconic Statistics. Your strength and dexterity scores in draconic form are equal to your Wisdom score. Your other ability scores remain the same.
Draconic Colour. When you shift into Draconic form, you choose one colour from the following: gold, silver, bronze, copper, brass, red, white, black, blue, or green. Your form gains additional features based upon your colour chose. Your colour chosen determines the element associated with your dragon as follows: Fire (Red, Brass, Gold), Cold (Silver, White), Poison (Green), Lightning (Blue, Bronze) or Acid (Black, Copper).
Draconic Resistances. You gain Resistance to one damage type based on your colour. From 15th level this upgrades to damage immunity.
Enormous Nose. This creature gains advantage on any check involving putting things in its nose.
Actions
Multiattack. You start with one attack. At 5th level you gain a second attack. At 15th level, your bite deals an additional 1d6 damage of your chosen draconic colour. Only one of these can be a bite each turn.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: StrMod+PB to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 1d10 + StrMod piercing
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: StrMod+PB to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 1d8 + StrMod slashing.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: StrMod+PB to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 1d4 + StrMod bludgeoning. If you hit with a tail attack you can use your bonus action to make one Shove attempt against the target hit.
Dragonbreath (Requires druid level 11). You exhale of a 20ft cone of your damage type. Creatures in the area must make a dexterity save against your spell save DC or take 8d6 damage, or half as much on a successful save. Dragonbreath can be used once per Wild Shape, but it can be recharged by expending a spell slot of 3rd level or higher as a bonus action.