The Draconic Patron

You’ve made a pact with a powerful Draconic being, an ancient dragon or dragon-god bearing immense magical knowledge, accumulated over millennia. While the primary examples of Draconic Patrons are the Chromatic and Metallic Dragons of the Prime Material Plane, others exist. A Draconic Patron might be a Shadow Dragon, an Abyssal Wyrm, or even a rare and frightening Apocalypse Dragon.

Draconic Expanded Spells

Spell Level Spells 1st Absorb Elements, Chromatic Orb 2nd Dragon’s Breath, See Invisibility 3rd Protection From Energy, Catnap 4th Conjure Minor Elementals, Private Sanctum 5th Control Winds, Immolation

Draconic Gifts

You’ve been blessed with aspects of your Draconic Patron. At 1st leve, choose the type of Dragon from whom you derive your power, and you gain resistance to the corresponding damage type. (Lightning for Blue Dragons, Poison for Green, etc.) Shadow Dragons give resistance to Necrotic Damage, and the resistances gained from rarer types of Dragons are determined by your DM. In addition, you know the spell Primal Savagery, and it counts as a Warlock spell for you. It does not count against your spells known.

Draconic Aura

Starting at 6th level, when you cast a leveled spell that involves the damage type you chose at 1st level, such as Dragon’s Breath or Protection from Energy, an aura of that damage type appears in a 10 foot radius around you for a number of rounds equal to the level of the spell slot used. A poison aura might appear as a cloud of poisonous fumes, or a lightning one as a dazzling array of sparks. Creatures other than you who start their turn in your aura or move into it for the first time on a turn take damage of the aura’s type equal to 1d6 plus your Charisma modifier. This damage scales to 2d6 at level 10, and 3d6 at level 14.

Draconic Presence

When you reach 10th level, you become able to manifest the awe-inspiring presence of your Patron. As an action, you can attempt to influence the minds of creatures you can see, up to a number equal to your charisma modifier. The targets must make a wisdom saving throw against your Warlock DC, this ability affecting them only if they fail. If your Draconic Patron is Goodly or Neutrally Aligned, they are Charmed for the duration, or Frightened if your Patron is Evilly Aligned. This ability lasts for an hour, or until you lose concentration, and can be used once before you must take a short or long rest to regain it.

Draconic Transformation

You’ve advanced far in your study of your Patron, and you are now able to take a form that reflects its power. As a bonus action, you can transform into a Half-Dragon of the corresponding type for 1 minute, using the Half-Dragon Template. The resistance you gained from your Draconic Gifts feature becomes immunity for this duration. In addition, those Warlocks who derive their power from a Shadow Dragon gain the Shadow Breath variant breath weapon from the Monster Manual, instead of the normal breath weapon option provided in the Half-Dragon Template. However, they also gain Sunlight Sensitivity. You may use this feature once before you must take a short or long rest to regain it.

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