Oath of the Dragon Lord (5e Subclass)
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Oath of the Dragon Lord
Paladin Oath The Oath of the Dragon Lord is only for those who claim to be servants of Bahamut or Tiamat. These people not only gain the skills of dragons, but the most powerful paladins gain the ability to become them. You gain traits at 3rd. 7th, 15th, and 20th levels.
Tenents of the Dragon Lord
Power. You hold a dragon's might with you. Fight to your best of ability.
Reverence. No matter how high you are, always show respect to everyone deserving of such.
Service. Dragons who serve the same god as you may hold you under their service.
Destruction. Unless other deals have been made via a dragon of the same god, never trust the dragons of the opposing god. Destroy the infidels when given the opportunity.
Oath of the Dragon Lord Spells
*these spells are found in the Player's Handbook and Xanathar's Guide to Everything*.
Paladin Level | Spells |
---|---|
3rd | faerie fire, absorb elements |
5th | spiritual weapon, hold person |
9th | fear, haste |
13th | elemental bane, polymorph |
17th | hold monster, immolation |
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you obtain the ability to speak Draconic as an extra language if you don't know the language already.
Break the Draconic Blood
Your weapons can do extra damage. When you make an attack, you can choose to give a +1 to hit or damage rolls. You must decide to do this before you roll to hit. This amount increases by +1 at level 7 (+2), level 15 (+3), and level 20 (+4). You can do this a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier.
Terrifying Presence
You can make a dragon of opposing alignment make a Wisdom saving throw against your spellcasting DC or become frightened of you. This effect lasts for one minute.
You can use this feature twice per long rest.
Dragon's Wings
When you take this oath, you gain the ability to fly by channelling the Divine energy of Bahamut or Tiamat. For a bonus action, you can summon a set of dragon's wings. The colour of these wings is based on the alignment you are, and they match up with the dragon with the same alignment as you. Once you summon the wings, they become temporarily attached to your clothes or armour. The wings have a 15 foot flight speed. The effect lasts for one minute.
You can use this feature once per long rest. At level 15, you gain one additional use per long rest.
Dragon's Breath
At 7th level, you gain the ability to breathe the element of your dragon. The breath attack is based on your wing colour. When the breath attack is used, it does 3d8 damage of your element. This number increases to 5d8 when level 20 is reached.
You can use this feature one per long rest. If you use this feature again after one use, you take 1d8 slashing damage each use that ignores resistances and immunities.
Dragon Slayer
At 15th level, you gain the ability to hunt down and destroy dragons more effectivly. When you attack a dragon of the opposing alignment to you, you deal an extra 2d8 slashing damage. If the dragon worships the opposite dragon deity to you, then you do an extra 4d8 slashing damage to it. Dragons of your colour cannot willingly deal damage to you. If they do, they have to succeed a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + proficiency + Constitution modifier) or be stunned for 30 seconds.
Dragon's Blessing
At 20th level, your draconic deity recognizes your prowess and bestows you with a gift. you gain one of the two features:
1. You can transform into a young dragon. To transform, you have to concentrate for 2 actions, and once you do, your Strength, Dexterity and Constitution modifiers shift to that of the dragon. You gain the actions, resistances, immunities and weaknesses of the dragon, but you can’t use any of your gear. The effect lasts for one hour.
2. You become a Dragon Lord. Dragons, when they come within eye contact with you, must make a Charisma saving throw (DC 20). If they succeed, they are not affected, but if they fail then they are loyal to you. They will follow any command and must be treated with respect. You make this check once an hour to maintain control.
You can activate this feature once per long rest.
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