Scalewalker

Powerful fighters that carry within them the might of dragons, Scalewalkers are servants of dragons that have been blessed by their bond granting the ability to mimic the power of dragons. These Scalewalkers follow the code of the dragon they serve, using their granted powers to achieve the dragons goals. Scalewalkers are fairly uncommon, but usually travel alone or with other Scalewalkers under the same dragon. Dragon Scalewalkers usually roam the land trying to achieve their masters goals whether it be searching for ancient relics connected to the dragons past, roaming the lands to rid the world of evil, or tyrant across the land to enforce the dominance and power the dragon possesses. 

Draconic Legacy

Your potential has been realized by a powerful dragon, granting you the ability to grow in their power and assimilate to their dragon culture.

You can speak, read, and write Draconic. When you make a charisma check when interacting with dragons, you have advantage on the roll. Additionally you gain resistance to one of the following damage types. In addition any spells or saving throws for this saving throws for this subclass uses your charisma modifier.

Acid

Your dragons elemental affinity is Acid.

Cold

Your dragons elemental affinity is Cold.

Fire

Your dragons elemental affinity is Fire.

Lightning

Your dragons elemental affinity is Lightning.

Necrotic

Your dragons elemental affinity is Nectrotic.

Psychic

Your dragons elemental affinity is Psychic.

Radiant

Your dragons elemental affinity is Radiant.

Dragonbound (lvl 3)

As a Scalewalker, your connection with dragons deepens, granting you the ability to assimilate and embody aspects of these legendary creatures as you progress in power. The Dragonbound ability allows you to acquire physical traits of dragons, such as scales, claws, horns, wings, and even the breath of dragons, enhancing your combat prowess and immersing you further into the draconic realm. These Dragonbound traits augment your combat abilities, durability, and presence on the battlefield, transforming you into a formidable force to be reckoned with.

Draconic Evolution: Claws

Your hands become engulfed in an ethereal, radiant energy that transforms into sharp, elongated claws resembling those of a dragon. The color and elemental effects of the claws correspond to the dragon type you are bonded with, such as fiery red, crackling blue, or verdant green. With each strike, the air crackles and shimmers as the claws tear through your enemies, leaving behind traces of the elemental energy. The claws can be hidden at will using magic granted by the dragon.

Vicious Strike: As a bonus action, you can make a natural weapon attack. This attack has a reach of 5ft and deals 1d6 slashing damage + your strength modifier. The damage increases to 1d8 at level 10 and to 1d10 at level 15.

Draconic Evolution: Horns

Curved dragon horns emerge from your forehead, seamlessly blending with your features. The color, texture, and shape of the horns correspond to the type of dragon you are bonded with, whether they are sleek and metallic for a silver dragon or jagged and fiery for a red dragon. The horns emit a soft, radiant glow, hinting at the ancient power and dominance they represent. The horns can be hidden at will using magic granted by the dragon.

Innate Magic: When you finish a long rest, you can choose up to two cantrips any two cantrips to have the ability to cast. Your spellcasting modifier for these spells is charisma and you can use your horns as a spellcasting focus for these spells.

Draconic Evolution: Scales

Upon gaining the Dragon Scales ability, your skin takes on a textured appearance akin to that of a dragon's hide. The scales grow from small patches to gradually cover larger areas of your body, creating an intricate pattern of interlocking scales. The color and texture reflect the type of dragon you are bonded with, whether it be the vibrant red scales of a fire dragon or the gleaming metallic armor of a gold dragon. The scales can be hidden at will using magic granted by the dragon.

Hardened Scales: Provide a +2 bonus to armor class.

Dragonbound (lvl 7)

Growing as a Scalewalker, your connection with dragons deepen granting you the ability to assimilate more traits of a dragon.

Draconic Evolution: Breath

You feel a heap of elemental energy stirring inside you. Bellowing out, your mouth emits a searing glow, and a torrent of elemental energy surges forth. The appearance of the breath weapon aligns with the dragon type you are bonded with, such as a scorching blast of fire, a freezing gust of frost, or a caustic spray of acid. The air crackles with energy as the breath weapon devastates everything in its path, leaving behind traces of elemental power.

Viscous Breath: When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks to breathe elemental energy in front of you, forcing all enemies caught in a 15 ft cone to make a dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take full damage, while on a successful save, they take half damage. At 7th level, this feature deals 3d8 damage of the chosen type from the Draconic Legacy feature, increasing to 4d8 at 10th level, and 5d8 at 15th level.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your charisma modifier and regain all charges on a short rest.

Draconic Evolution: Roar

You feel your voice resonating with a thunderous quality, reverberating through the air. Visible soundwaves emanate from your mouth in a stunning display of power, carrying the essence of the dragon within. The appearance of the roar aligns with the dragon type you are bonded with, such as crackling lightning, billowing smoke, or swirling shadows. The ground rumbles and the air trembles as your commanding roar echoes, leaving your enemies shaken and your allies emboldened.

Draconic Dominance: When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks to let out a fearsome roar that rivals that of dragons. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet of you must succeed on a saving throw, or become frightened of you for one minute and have their speed reduced to zero. At the end of each of its turns, a frightened creature may repeat the save, ending the effect on a success. After a successful save, a creature becomes immune to this feature for 24 hours.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum once), and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Inspiring Bellow: Your fearsome roar also inspires creatures. When you use your draconic dominance feature, each creature of your choice within 30ft of you is inspired, giving them advantage on the next attack roll or saving throw that they make.

Draconic Evolution: Wings

Ethereal dragon wings materialize from your back, comprised of shimmering scales and elemental energy. The wings exhibit the distinctive traits and appearance associated with the type of dragon you are bonded with, whether they are feathered for a silver dragon or leathery for a black dragon. As you take flight, the wings unfurl and beat with a graceful rhythm, carrying you effortlessly through the air. 

Flight: You gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed.

Superior flight: While flying, you have advantage on dexterity saving throws made to maintain your balance, evade obstacles, or avoid falling prone.

Dragon Bond

Your legacy as a Scalewalker has begun to cement itself, immersing not only your deeds into legends but yourself into the life of a dragon.

Ancient Aging: Starting at 10th level, you share a portion of the dragon's famed lifespan. You no longer suffer the effects of aging, and you age at a slower rate. For every 25 years that pass, your body ages only 1 year, and you are immune to being magically aged.

Elemental Surge: Additionally, once per turn, you can deal an 1d10 elemental damage of your Dragons element to any attack you make. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. 

Dragonbound (lvl 15)

Closing towards the pinnacle of a Scalewalker, your connection with dragons rivals those of legends, granting you the ability to assimilate core traits of a dragon.

Draconic Core: Gain a pool of charges equal to your charisma modifier and regain all charges on a long rest.

Draconic Evolution: Eyes

A Dragon eye manifests seamlessly merging with one or both of your eye sockets. The eye radiates a faint, otherworldly glow, reflecting the color and essence of your bonded dragon. It is reminiscent of the awe-inspiring eyes of dragons, with slitted pupils or glowing orbs depending on the dragon's type. As you perceive the world through the Draconic Vision, your own eyes may adopt a similar appearance, glowing with the same mystical radiance. The Dragon's Eye ability bestows upon you the power to manifest a dragon's eye, unlocking enhanced senses and mystical insights that aid you in exploration, perception, and uncovering hidden truths.

Superior vision: Gain darkvision of 60ft. 

All Seeing: As a reaction or bonus action, you can expend a Draconic Core charge to cancel all magic effects in a 5ft radius around you until the start of your next turn.

As a bonus action, you can expend a Draconic Core charge to attempt to exert your will on a creature forcing them to make a saving throw. On a failed save the target is stunned. At the end of each of its turns, the stunned creature may make another Wisdom saving throw, ending the effect on a success. After a successful save, a creature becomes immune to this feature for 24 hours.

Draconic Evolution: Heart

A radiant, dragon-shaped mark or emblem appears on your chest, symbolizing the connection to the dragon's heart. This mark pulsates with an inner light, radiating power and causing a faint, shimmering aura to envelope your body, resonating with the elemental energy of your bonded dragon, granting you the extraordinary ability to harness the power of a dragon's heart. 

Indomitable Will: The connection to a dragon's heart fortifies your resolve and grants you advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed. 

Glowing Heart: As a bonus action, you can expend a Draconic Core charge to gain the following benefits for one minute: You gain a +2 to armor class, your walking speed doubles, and you gain an additional action on each of your turns. That action can be used only to take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.

Exhaustive Energy: When Glowing Heart ends, you can’t move or take actions until after your next turn.

Draconic Evolution: Veins

Your veins pulse with vibrant energy, emitting a radiant glow that matches the color and elemental essence of your bonded dragon. This energy spreads throughout your body, infusing you with vitality and resilience. The glow intensifies during moments of healing, intense combat, when activating Veins of Renewal or Resilient Surge, signifying the surging power of the dragon's life force within you.

Veins of Renewal: Gain advantage on death saving throws and constitution saving throws against poison.

Resilient Surge: As a bonus action, you can expend a Draconic Core charge to gain the following benefits for one minute: At the start of each of your turns, you gain temporary hit points equal to twice your charisma modifier. if you lose all of your temporary hitpoints to a single source of damage, you do not take any excess damage from that source.

Dragon Soul

As the ultimate culmination of your bond with dragons, you have unlocked the extraordinary power to transform yourself into a majestic and awe-inspiring dragon. your body undergoes a dramatic transformation, shifting your body or armor into appearance of a dragon. The appearance of your dragon form is influenced by the type of dragon you are bonded with, reflecting their color, scale patterns, and elemental affinity. The transformation is accompanied by a burst of energy, accompanied by roaring winds, crackling energy, or elemental manifestations that signify the birth of the dragon within you.

Ancient Blood: You can increase your strength and constitution scores by 1, to a maximum of 21. You gain immunity to your Dragons element.

Once per long rest, you can activate this ability to gain the following benefits for 1 minute. When the minute ends, you gain one level of exhaustion.

Maxed Bond: Your attacks can deal damage in the element of your Dragon. Any attack made with the same element of your Dragon adds your proficiency bonus to hit
Pure Power: All of your attacks use an additional damage die. Refill your Draconic Core Charge to max.
Aerial Prowess: You gain the ability to fly equal to your walking speed, and if you already possess the ability to do so, double your flying speed. 

Ancient Blood: Acid

You gain immunity to Acid damage.

Ancient Blood: Fire

You gain immunity to Fire damage. 

Ancient Blood: Ice

You gain immunity to Cold damage. 

Ancient Blood: Lightning

You gain immunity to Lightning and Thunder damage.

Ancient Blood: Necrotic

You gain immunity to Necrotic damage.

Ancient Blood: Psychic

You gain immunity to Psychic damage.

Ancient Blood: Radiant

You gain immunity to Radiant damage.