xyianth
2014-08-27, 10:26 PM
One of the classes in 3.5 that I really enjoyed was the Dragonfire Adept. Since it was stylistically similar to the 3.5 Warlock, I based this 5e version on the 5e Warlock. Anyway, please feel free to critique anything that seems out of place. I am fairly sure that it needs some balancing against the rest of 5e, but I am currently unable to give it a proper playtest.
Dragonfire Adept
A dragonfire adept is a student devoted to understanding the ways of dragons and emulating them.
Level
Proficiency Bonus
Features
Cantrips Known
Spells Known
Spell Slots
Slot Level
Invocations Known
1st
+2
Draconic Patron, Spellcasting
2
2
1
1st
—
2nd
+2
Draconic Invocations
2
3
2
1st
2
3rd
+2
Draconic Patron feature
2
4
2
2nd
2
4th
+2
Ability Score Improvement
3
5
2
2nd
2
5th
+3
—
3
6
2
3rd
3
6th
+3
Draconic Patron feature
3
7
2
3rd
3
7th
+3
—
3
8
2
4th
4
8th
+3
Ability Score Improvement
3
9
2
4th
4
9th
+4
—
3
10
2
5th
5
10th
+4
Draconic Patron feature
4
10
2
5th
5
11th
+4
Draconic Secret(6th)
4
11
3
5th
5
12th
+4
Ability Score Improvement
4
11
3
5th
6
13th
+5
Draconic Secret(7th)
4
12
3
5th
6
14th
+5
Draconic Patron feature
4
12
3
5th
6
15th
+5
Draconic Secret(8th)
4
13
3
5th
7
16th
+5
Ability Score Improvement
4
13
3
5th
7
17th
+6
Draconic Secret(9th)
4
14
4
5th
7
18th
+6
—
4
14
4
5th
8
19th
+6
Ability Score Improvement
4
15
4
5th
8
20th
+6
Draconic Master
4
15
4
5th
8
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per dragonfire adept level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per dragonfire adept level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Intimidation, Nature, Religion, Perception, Insight
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) ant simple weapon
(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack
any simple weapon and two daggers
Draconic Patron
At 1st level, you make a choice to follow the ideals of the metallic dragons in the service of Bahamut or to embrace your darker nature and follow Tiamat and her chromatic dragons. Your choice grants you features at 1st level and again at 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 14th level. Each of these are detailed at the end of the class description.
Spellcasting
Your draconic nature grants you a certain facility with spells. See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 for the dragonfire adept spell list.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know two cantrips of your choice from the dragonfire adept spell list. You learn additional cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Dragonfire Adept table.
Spell Slots
The Dragonfire Adept table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your dragonfire adept spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.
For example, when you are 5th level, you have two 3rd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell thunderwave, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 3rd-level spell.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
At 1st level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the dragonfire adept spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Dragonfire Adept table shows when you learn more dragonfire adept spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in the table’s Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 6th level, for example, you learn a new dragonfire adept spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the dragonfire adept spells you know and replace it with another spell from the dragonfire adept spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your dragonfire adept spells, so you use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a dragonfire adept spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your dragonfire adept spells.
Draconic Invocations
As you awaken your draconic heritage, you acquire additional facets of draconic mysticism that imbue you with an abiding magical ability.
At 2nd level, you gain two draconic invocations of your choice. Your invocation options are detailed at the end of the class description. When you gain certain dragonfire adept levels, you gain additional invocations of your choice, as shown in the Invocations Known column of the Dragonfire Adept table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the invocations you know and replace it with another invocation that you could learn at that level.
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.
Draconic Secret
At 11th level, your draconic heritage reveals to you a potent magical secret. Choose one 6th-level spell from the dragonfire adept spell list as this secret.
You can cast your secret spell once without expending a spell slot. You must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
At higher levels, you gain more dragonfire adept spells of your choice that can be cast in this way: one 7th-level spell at 13th level, one 8th-level spell at 15th level, and one 9th-level spell at 17th level. You regain all uses of your Draconic Secrets when you finish a long rest.
Draconic Master
At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of draconic power to regain expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute of inner reflection to regain all your expended spell slots, but not your Draconic Secrets. Once you regain spell slots with this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
Draconic Patrons
Your choice of draconic patron greatly influences your abilities as you progress in experience.
Bahamut
Expanded Spell List
1st
color spray, protection from evil
2nd
calm emotions, heat metal
3rd
counterspell, gaseous form
4th
hallucinatory terrain, otiluke’s resilient sphere
5th
bigby’s hand, contact other plane
Aspect of the Metallic Dragons
At 1st level, your choice of Draconic Patron influences your draconic nature at a fundamental level. You must select a type of metallic dragon that you identify with. Your choices are detailed below. You gain a breath weapon that deals damage of the type indicated. You also grow a thin set of scales that match the color of your chosen dragon. These scales give you an AC of 13 + your Dexterity modifier when you aren’t wearing armor.
Brass
Fire
Bronze
Acid
Copper
Lightning
Gold
Fire
Silver
Cold
Breath Weapon
conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 15 feet (cone) or 30 feet (line)
Components: None
Duration: Instantaneous
You tap into your draconic nature and unleash a raging torrent of energy. Choose the shape and range of this energy when you use it. All creatures in range must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 damage. On a successful save, they take half damage. The save DC for this effect is based on your Constitution modifier. The type of damage is determined by your Draconic Patron choice. This damage increases by 1d8 damage at 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
Energy Expertise
At 3rd level, your mastery of your draconic nature improves enough for a secondary breath weapon type to emerge. Consult the table below to determine your new energy type. You cannot select a different dragon than you selected before. Whenever you use your breath weapon, you can select which of your two energy types to use. In addition, you gain resistance to both energy types.
Brass
Radiant
Bronze
Necrotic
Copper
Thunder
Gold
Radiant
Silver
Force
Scintillating Scales
At 6th level, as a reaction in response to being hit with an attack you can stiffen your scales for a short period of time. Starting with the attack that triggered this reaction and lasting for 1 minute, you can add your proficiency bonus to your AC. Once you use this ability, you can not do so again until you finish a short or long rest.
Greater Aspect of Metallic Dragons
At 10th level, you become immune to paralysis and magical effects that render you unconcious. Additionally, your breath weapon’s range is doubled. You may add double your proficiency bonus to any Charisma checks when interacting with metallic dragons, even if you would otherwise not be proficient in them.
Discorporating Breath of Bahamut
At 14th level, you learn to mimic the effects of the mighty breath weapon of Bahamut. As an action on your turn you can produce a breath weapon that inflicts 10d10 untyped damage to those in range unless they succeed on a dexterity saving throw. Those that do save take half damage. This damage bypasses all resistances and immunities. If a creature is dropped to 0 hit points with this damage, it and all of its non-magical possessions turn to dust. (see the disintegrate spell for details) Once you use this ability, you can not do so again until you finish a long rest.
Tiamat
Expanded Spell List
1st
chromatic orb, protection from good
2nd
crown of madness, blindness/deafness
3rd
animate dead, vampiric touch
4th
blight, phantasmal killer
5th
modify memory, planar binding
Aspect of the Chromatic Dragons
At 1st level, your choice of Draconic Patron influences your draconic nature at a fundamental level. You must select a type of chromatic dragon that you identify with. Your choices are detailed below. You gain a breath weapon that deals damage of the type indicated. You also grow a thin set of scales that match the color of your chosen dragon. These scales give you an AC of 13 + your Dexterity modifier when you aren’t wearing armor.
Black
Acid
Blue
Lightning
Green
Poison
Red
Fire
White
Cold
Breath Weapon
conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 15 feet (cone) or 30 feet (line)
Components: None
Duration: Instantaneous
You tap into your draconic nature and unleash a raging torrent of energy. Choose the shape and range of this energy when you use it. All creatures in range must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 damage. On a successful save, they take half damage. The save DC for this effect is based on your Constitution modifier. The type of damage is determined by your Draconic Patron choice. This damage increases by 1d8 damage at 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
Energy Dominance
At 3rd level, your mastery of your draconic nature improves enough for a secondary breath weapon type to emerge. Consult the table below to determine your new energy type. You cannot select a different dragon than you selected before. Whenever you use your breath weapon, you can select which of your two energy types to use. In addition, you gain resistance to both energy types.
Black
Necrotic
Blue
Thunder
Green
Psychic
Red
Radiant
White
Force
Frightful Presence
At 6th level, as a reaction in response to being attacked, you can project the frightful presence of a dragon for a brief moment. All enemies within 30’ must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. Any creatures affected by this can attempt a new save at the start of their turn to end the effect. Creatures immune to fear are not affected by this ability. Once you use this feature, you can not do so again until you finish a short or long rest.
Greater Aspect of Chromatic Dragons
At 10th level, you become immune to paralysis and magical effects that render you unconscious. Additionally, your breath weapon’s range is doubled. You may add double your proficiency bonus to any Charisma checks when interacting with chromatic dragons, even if you would otherwise not be proficient in them.
Fivefold Breath of Tiamat
At 14th level, you learn to mimic the effects of the mighty breath weapon of Tiamat. You can, as an action on your turn use your breath weapon 5 times simultaneously. Each breath weapon is resolved independently and can be aimed at different targets. Each breath weapon corresponds to one of the five primary energy types: acid, lightning, poison, fire, and cold. Once you use this feature, you can not do so again until you finish a long rest.
Draconic Invocations
If a draconic invocation has prerequisites, you must meet them to learn it. You can learn the invocation at the same time that you meet its prerequisites.
Baleful Geas
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast geas once using a dragonfire adept spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Beguiling Influence
You gain proficiency in the Deception and Persuasion skills.
Breath of the Night
Prerequisite: 12th level
You can cast fog cloud at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Draconic Knowledge
You gain proficiency in the Arcana and History skills.
Draconic Toughness
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast false life on yourself at-will as a 2nd-level spell, without expending a spell slot or material components.
Dragon Wings
Prerequisite: 12th level
You gain the ability to sprout a pair of dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your current speed. You can create these wings as a bonus action on your turn. They last until you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn. This ability works exactly like the Draconic Sorcerer ability Dragon Wings.
Dragonsight
You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.
Endure Exposure
Your breath weapon only affects enemies in range.
Entangling Exhalation
When you use your breath weapon, you can choose to make it an entangling blast of energy. Your breath weapon deals half its normal damage (which is halved again if the creature saves), but any creature that takes damage becomes restrained for 1d4 rounds. Any creature so restrained takes 1d8 damage of the same type as your breath weapon at the start of its turn. It can use its action to end the effect. It can also attempt a Dexterity check against your breath weapon’s save DC to ignore the restrained condition, but not the damage, for the current turn. You can use the ability at-will. Multiple uses of this ability with the same energy type don’t stack. Multiple uses of this ability with different energy types overlap for the purposes of the restrained condition, but the damage from all energy sources is resolved independently. A creature can end all entangling breath effects affecting it with an action on its turn.
Enthralling Voice
Prerequisite: 5th level
You can cast the spell enthrall at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Humanoid Shape
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast alter self at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Lingering Breath
Prerequisite: 9th level
When you use your breath weapon you can choose to have it linger as a cloud for 1 round. Any creature that enters or ends its turn inside the cloud takes half normal damage and/or feels the effects of the breath weapon, but only for half the normal duration. You can use this ability at-will.
Magic Insight
You can cast detect magic at will, without expending a spell slot. If you concentrate on a magic item for 1 minute, you learn its properties as if you had cast identify on the item.
Powerful Breath
When you use your Breath Weapon ability, add your Charisma modifier to the damage it deals to each creature in range.
Sleep Breath
Prerequisite: 9th level
When you use your breath weapon, you can choose to breathe a sleep-inducing gas instead. Your breath weapon deals no damage, and all creatures affected must succeed on a Constitution save or be affected as by the sleep spell. Each creature can attempt a new save each round for the duration (2 rounds) to ignore the sleep effect for that round. You may use this ability at-will.
Slow Breath
Prerequisite: 5th level
When you use your breath weapon, you can choose to breathe a magical slow effect instead. Your breath weapon deals no damage and all creatures affected must succeed on a Strength save or be affected as by the slow spell. Each creature can attempt a new save each round for the duration (2 rounds) to ignore the slow effect for that round. You may use this ability at-will.
Terrifying Roar
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast fear at will, without expending a spell slot. Your roar has a duration of 2 rounds. Any creature that succeeds on its Wisdom save is immune to your fear spells for 24 hours.
Voracious Dispelling
Prerequisite: 5th level
You can cast dispel magic once using a dragonfire adept spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Whispers of the Dragon
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast suggestion at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Wingstorm
Prerequisite: 15th level, Dragon Wings invocation
While flying with your Dragon Wings, you can cast gust of wind at-will, without expending a spell slot as a bonus action. The gust only lasts 1 round each use.
Dragonfire Adept Spell List
0th
blade ward, dancing lights, friends, light, mage hand, message, minor illusion, prestidigitation, thaumaturgy, true strike, vicious mockery
1st
charm person, comprehend languages, disguise self, expeditious retreat, feather fall, grease, illusory script, instill vulnerability*, magic missile, ray of sickness, shield, silent image, sleep, thunderwave
2nd
arcane lock, cloud of daggers, darkness, detect thoughts, enlarge/reduce, hold person, invisibility, locate object, magic mouth, mirror image, misty step, ray of enfeeblement, shatter
3rd
bestow curse, glyph of warding, haste, hypnotic pattern, magic circle, remove curse, sending, sleet storm, stinking cloud, tongues, water breathing
4th
banishment, dimension door, fire shield, ice storm, stoneskin, wall of fire
5th
cloudkill, creation, hold monster, legend lore, scrying, telekinesis
6th
arcane gate, contingency, globe of invulnerability, guards and wards, mass suggestion, true seeing
7th
etherealness, plane shift, prismatic spray, project image, reverse gravity, teleport
8th
dominate monster, feeblemind, glibness, mind blank, power word stun
9th
foresight, power word kill, shapechange, time stop, true polymorph
* = new spell defined below
New Spells
Instill Vulnerability
1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You project your draconic majesty towards a creature that you can see within range. Until the spell ends, that creature gains vulnerability to one energy type of your choice. If the target is resistant to that energy type, it instead loses that resistance. If the target is immune to that energy, it instead becomes resistant to it. Also, the target has disadvantage on ability checks made to resist your breath weapon.
If the target drops to 0 hit points before the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of yours to instill vulnerability in a new creature.
A remove curse cast on the target ends this spell early.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours.
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Dragonfire Adept
A dragonfire adept is a student devoted to understanding the ways of dragons and emulating them.
Level
Proficiency Bonus
Features
Cantrips Known
Spells Known
Spell Slots
Slot Level
Invocations Known
1st
+2
Draconic Patron, Spellcasting
2
2
1
1st
—
2nd
+2
Draconic Invocations
2
3
2
1st
2
3rd
+2
Draconic Patron feature
2
4
2
2nd
2
4th
+2
Ability Score Improvement
3
5
2
2nd
2
5th
+3
—
3
6
2
3rd
3
6th
+3
Draconic Patron feature
3
7
2
3rd
3
7th
+3
—
3
8
2
4th
4
8th
+3
Ability Score Improvement
3
9
2
4th
4
9th
+4
—
3
10
2
5th
5
10th
+4
Draconic Patron feature
4
10
2
5th
5
11th
+4
Draconic Secret(6th)
4
11
3
5th
5
12th
+4
Ability Score Improvement
4
11
3
5th
6
13th
+5
Draconic Secret(7th)
4
12
3
5th
6
14th
+5
Draconic Patron feature
4
12
3
5th
6
15th
+5
Draconic Secret(8th)
4
13
3
5th
7
16th
+5
Ability Score Improvement
4
13
3
5th
7
17th
+6
Draconic Secret(9th)
4
14
4
5th
7
18th
+6
—
4
14
4
5th
8
19th
+6
Ability Score Improvement
4
15
4
5th
8
20th
+6
Draconic Master
4
15
4
5th
8
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per dragonfire adept level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per dragonfire adept level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Intimidation, Nature, Religion, Perception, Insight
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) ant simple weapon
(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack
any simple weapon and two daggers
Draconic Patron
At 1st level, you make a choice to follow the ideals of the metallic dragons in the service of Bahamut or to embrace your darker nature and follow Tiamat and her chromatic dragons. Your choice grants you features at 1st level and again at 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 14th level. Each of these are detailed at the end of the class description.
Spellcasting
Your draconic nature grants you a certain facility with spells. See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 for the dragonfire adept spell list.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know two cantrips of your choice from the dragonfire adept spell list. You learn additional cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Dragonfire Adept table.
Spell Slots
The Dragonfire Adept table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your dragonfire adept spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.
For example, when you are 5th level, you have two 3rd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell thunderwave, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 3rd-level spell.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
At 1st level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the dragonfire adept spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Dragonfire Adept table shows when you learn more dragonfire adept spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in the table’s Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 6th level, for example, you learn a new dragonfire adept spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the dragonfire adept spells you know and replace it with another spell from the dragonfire adept spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your dragonfire adept spells, so you use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a dragonfire adept spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your dragonfire adept spells.
Draconic Invocations
As you awaken your draconic heritage, you acquire additional facets of draconic mysticism that imbue you with an abiding magical ability.
At 2nd level, you gain two draconic invocations of your choice. Your invocation options are detailed at the end of the class description. When you gain certain dragonfire adept levels, you gain additional invocations of your choice, as shown in the Invocations Known column of the Dragonfire Adept table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the invocations you know and replace it with another invocation that you could learn at that level.
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.
Draconic Secret
At 11th level, your draconic heritage reveals to you a potent magical secret. Choose one 6th-level spell from the dragonfire adept spell list as this secret.
You can cast your secret spell once without expending a spell slot. You must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
At higher levels, you gain more dragonfire adept spells of your choice that can be cast in this way: one 7th-level spell at 13th level, one 8th-level spell at 15th level, and one 9th-level spell at 17th level. You regain all uses of your Draconic Secrets when you finish a long rest.
Draconic Master
At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of draconic power to regain expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute of inner reflection to regain all your expended spell slots, but not your Draconic Secrets. Once you regain spell slots with this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
Draconic Patrons
Your choice of draconic patron greatly influences your abilities as you progress in experience.
Bahamut
Expanded Spell List
1st
color spray, protection from evil
2nd
calm emotions, heat metal
3rd
counterspell, gaseous form
4th
hallucinatory terrain, otiluke’s resilient sphere
5th
bigby’s hand, contact other plane
Aspect of the Metallic Dragons
At 1st level, your choice of Draconic Patron influences your draconic nature at a fundamental level. You must select a type of metallic dragon that you identify with. Your choices are detailed below. You gain a breath weapon that deals damage of the type indicated. You also grow a thin set of scales that match the color of your chosen dragon. These scales give you an AC of 13 + your Dexterity modifier when you aren’t wearing armor.
Brass
Fire
Bronze
Acid
Copper
Lightning
Gold
Fire
Silver
Cold
Breath Weapon
conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 15 feet (cone) or 30 feet (line)
Components: None
Duration: Instantaneous
You tap into your draconic nature and unleash a raging torrent of energy. Choose the shape and range of this energy when you use it. All creatures in range must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 damage. On a successful save, they take half damage. The save DC for this effect is based on your Constitution modifier. The type of damage is determined by your Draconic Patron choice. This damage increases by 1d8 damage at 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
Energy Expertise
At 3rd level, your mastery of your draconic nature improves enough for a secondary breath weapon type to emerge. Consult the table below to determine your new energy type. You cannot select a different dragon than you selected before. Whenever you use your breath weapon, you can select which of your two energy types to use. In addition, you gain resistance to both energy types.
Brass
Radiant
Bronze
Necrotic
Copper
Thunder
Gold
Radiant
Silver
Force
Scintillating Scales
At 6th level, as a reaction in response to being hit with an attack you can stiffen your scales for a short period of time. Starting with the attack that triggered this reaction and lasting for 1 minute, you can add your proficiency bonus to your AC. Once you use this ability, you can not do so again until you finish a short or long rest.
Greater Aspect of Metallic Dragons
At 10th level, you become immune to paralysis and magical effects that render you unconcious. Additionally, your breath weapon’s range is doubled. You may add double your proficiency bonus to any Charisma checks when interacting with metallic dragons, even if you would otherwise not be proficient in them.
Discorporating Breath of Bahamut
At 14th level, you learn to mimic the effects of the mighty breath weapon of Bahamut. As an action on your turn you can produce a breath weapon that inflicts 10d10 untyped damage to those in range unless they succeed on a dexterity saving throw. Those that do save take half damage. This damage bypasses all resistances and immunities. If a creature is dropped to 0 hit points with this damage, it and all of its non-magical possessions turn to dust. (see the disintegrate spell for details) Once you use this ability, you can not do so again until you finish a long rest.
Tiamat
Expanded Spell List
1st
chromatic orb, protection from good
2nd
crown of madness, blindness/deafness
3rd
animate dead, vampiric touch
4th
blight, phantasmal killer
5th
modify memory, planar binding
Aspect of the Chromatic Dragons
At 1st level, your choice of Draconic Patron influences your draconic nature at a fundamental level. You must select a type of chromatic dragon that you identify with. Your choices are detailed below. You gain a breath weapon that deals damage of the type indicated. You also grow a thin set of scales that match the color of your chosen dragon. These scales give you an AC of 13 + your Dexterity modifier when you aren’t wearing armor.
Black
Acid
Blue
Lightning
Green
Poison
Red
Fire
White
Cold
Breath Weapon
conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 15 feet (cone) or 30 feet (line)
Components: None
Duration: Instantaneous
You tap into your draconic nature and unleash a raging torrent of energy. Choose the shape and range of this energy when you use it. All creatures in range must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 damage. On a successful save, they take half damage. The save DC for this effect is based on your Constitution modifier. The type of damage is determined by your Draconic Patron choice. This damage increases by 1d8 damage at 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
Energy Dominance
At 3rd level, your mastery of your draconic nature improves enough for a secondary breath weapon type to emerge. Consult the table below to determine your new energy type. You cannot select a different dragon than you selected before. Whenever you use your breath weapon, you can select which of your two energy types to use. In addition, you gain resistance to both energy types.
Black
Necrotic
Blue
Thunder
Green
Psychic
Red
Radiant
White
Force
Frightful Presence
At 6th level, as a reaction in response to being attacked, you can project the frightful presence of a dragon for a brief moment. All enemies within 30’ must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. Any creatures affected by this can attempt a new save at the start of their turn to end the effect. Creatures immune to fear are not affected by this ability. Once you use this feature, you can not do so again until you finish a short or long rest.
Greater Aspect of Chromatic Dragons
At 10th level, you become immune to paralysis and magical effects that render you unconscious. Additionally, your breath weapon’s range is doubled. You may add double your proficiency bonus to any Charisma checks when interacting with chromatic dragons, even if you would otherwise not be proficient in them.
Fivefold Breath of Tiamat
At 14th level, you learn to mimic the effects of the mighty breath weapon of Tiamat. You can, as an action on your turn use your breath weapon 5 times simultaneously. Each breath weapon is resolved independently and can be aimed at different targets. Each breath weapon corresponds to one of the five primary energy types: acid, lightning, poison, fire, and cold. Once you use this feature, you can not do so again until you finish a long rest.
Draconic Invocations
If a draconic invocation has prerequisites, you must meet them to learn it. You can learn the invocation at the same time that you meet its prerequisites.
Baleful Geas
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast geas once using a dragonfire adept spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Beguiling Influence
You gain proficiency in the Deception and Persuasion skills.
Breath of the Night
Prerequisite: 12th level
You can cast fog cloud at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Draconic Knowledge
You gain proficiency in the Arcana and History skills.
Draconic Toughness
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast false life on yourself at-will as a 2nd-level spell, without expending a spell slot or material components.
Dragon Wings
Prerequisite: 12th level
You gain the ability to sprout a pair of dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your current speed. You can create these wings as a bonus action on your turn. They last until you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn. This ability works exactly like the Draconic Sorcerer ability Dragon Wings.
Dragonsight
You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.
Endure Exposure
Your breath weapon only affects enemies in range.
Entangling Exhalation
When you use your breath weapon, you can choose to make it an entangling blast of energy. Your breath weapon deals half its normal damage (which is halved again if the creature saves), but any creature that takes damage becomes restrained for 1d4 rounds. Any creature so restrained takes 1d8 damage of the same type as your breath weapon at the start of its turn. It can use its action to end the effect. It can also attempt a Dexterity check against your breath weapon’s save DC to ignore the restrained condition, but not the damage, for the current turn. You can use the ability at-will. Multiple uses of this ability with the same energy type don’t stack. Multiple uses of this ability with different energy types overlap for the purposes of the restrained condition, but the damage from all energy sources is resolved independently. A creature can end all entangling breath effects affecting it with an action on its turn.
Enthralling Voice
Prerequisite: 5th level
You can cast the spell enthrall at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Humanoid Shape
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast alter self at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Lingering Breath
Prerequisite: 9th level
When you use your breath weapon you can choose to have it linger as a cloud for 1 round. Any creature that enters or ends its turn inside the cloud takes half normal damage and/or feels the effects of the breath weapon, but only for half the normal duration. You can use this ability at-will.
Magic Insight
You can cast detect magic at will, without expending a spell slot. If you concentrate on a magic item for 1 minute, you learn its properties as if you had cast identify on the item.
Powerful Breath
When you use your Breath Weapon ability, add your Charisma modifier to the damage it deals to each creature in range.
Sleep Breath
Prerequisite: 9th level
When you use your breath weapon, you can choose to breathe a sleep-inducing gas instead. Your breath weapon deals no damage, and all creatures affected must succeed on a Constitution save or be affected as by the sleep spell. Each creature can attempt a new save each round for the duration (2 rounds) to ignore the sleep effect for that round. You may use this ability at-will.
Slow Breath
Prerequisite: 5th level
When you use your breath weapon, you can choose to breathe a magical slow effect instead. Your breath weapon deals no damage and all creatures affected must succeed on a Strength save or be affected as by the slow spell. Each creature can attempt a new save each round for the duration (2 rounds) to ignore the slow effect for that round. You may use this ability at-will.
Terrifying Roar
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast fear at will, without expending a spell slot. Your roar has a duration of 2 rounds. Any creature that succeeds on its Wisdom save is immune to your fear spells for 24 hours.
Voracious Dispelling
Prerequisite: 5th level
You can cast dispel magic once using a dragonfire adept spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
Whispers of the Dragon
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast suggestion at-will, without expending a spell slot.
Wingstorm
Prerequisite: 15th level, Dragon Wings invocation
While flying with your Dragon Wings, you can cast gust of wind at-will, without expending a spell slot as a bonus action. The gust only lasts 1 round each use.
Dragonfire Adept Spell List
0th
blade ward, dancing lights, friends, light, mage hand, message, minor illusion, prestidigitation, thaumaturgy, true strike, vicious mockery
1st
charm person, comprehend languages, disguise self, expeditious retreat, feather fall, grease, illusory script, instill vulnerability*, magic missile, ray of sickness, shield, silent image, sleep, thunderwave
2nd
arcane lock, cloud of daggers, darkness, detect thoughts, enlarge/reduce, hold person, invisibility, locate object, magic mouth, mirror image, misty step, ray of enfeeblement, shatter
3rd
bestow curse, glyph of warding, haste, hypnotic pattern, magic circle, remove curse, sending, sleet storm, stinking cloud, tongues, water breathing
4th
banishment, dimension door, fire shield, ice storm, stoneskin, wall of fire
5th
cloudkill, creation, hold monster, legend lore, scrying, telekinesis
6th
arcane gate, contingency, globe of invulnerability, guards and wards, mass suggestion, true seeing
7th
etherealness, plane shift, prismatic spray, project image, reverse gravity, teleport
8th
dominate monster, feeblemind, glibness, mind blank, power word stun
9th
foresight, power word kill, shapechange, time stop, true polymorph
* = new spell defined below
New Spells
Instill Vulnerability
1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You project your draconic majesty towards a creature that you can see within range. Until the spell ends, that creature gains vulnerability to one energy type of your choice. If the target is resistant to that energy type, it instead loses that resistance. If the target is immune to that energy, it instead becomes resistant to it. Also, the target has disadvantage on ability checks made to resist your breath weapon.
If the target drops to 0 hit points before the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of yours to instill vulnerability in a new creature.
A remove curse cast on the target ends this spell early.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours.
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