Path of the Draconic Rage

In the darkest corners of the world, a primal and fearsome path of rage is followed by warriors seeking to awaken the dormant power of dragons within them. These fierce Barbarians are known as the Path of the Draconic Rage, and they form an unbreakable bond with the ancient and elemental forces of dragonkind.

As they delve into this path, the Barbarians become vessels of draconic essence, aligning themselves with one of five powerful dragon lineages: the Red Dragon, the White Dragon, the Blue Dragon, the Green Dragon, or the Black Dragon. Each lineage embodies distinct elemental aspects, and the Barbarians' melee attacks become infused with the fury of their chosen draconic ancestry.

When these warriors enter a rage, their strikes deal additional damage of the same type as their Draconic Essence, unleashing torrents of dragon's flames, freezing blasts, crackling bolts of lightning, venomous strikes, or caustic dragon acid upon their foes. This energy also grants them resistance to the associated elemental damage, enabling them to endure the forces they harness in battle.

As they progress on this path, the essence of dragons courses through their veins, transforming them into a fearsome embodiment of the dragon's might. At the pinnacle of their power, the Barbarians achieve Draconic Ascendance, an awe-inspiring transformation that activates automatically when they rage. In this heightened state, their melee attacks unleash devastating damage of their Draconic Essence's type, and they gain the ability to soar through the air with the grace of a dragon's flight.

Beyond their destructive prowess, the mere presence of a Path of Draconic Rage Barbarian becomes an intimidating force. Their Draconic Presence feature allows them to roar fiercely, striking fear into the hearts of their enemies and granting them the upper hand in tense encounters.

As they grow more attuned to their draconic lineage, their resilience against harmful effects strengthens. They gain advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened and develop Draconic Resilience, granting them resistance to all damage types except psychic, further cementing their connection to the indomitable spirit of dragons.

The Path of the Draconic Rage represents a journey of self-discovery and communion with the ancient forces that shaped the world. These formidable warriors harness the primal energy of dragons, becoming living embodiments of elemental fury. With their melee attacks infused with draconic essence, their ability to withstand elemental damage, and their fearsome presence, they strike terror into the hearts of all who dare to challenge their claim to draconic might.

Draconic Essence

At 3rd level when to pick this subclass every time you enter a rage, you can choose one of the following Draconic Essences: Red, White, Blue, Green, or Black.

Black Essence (Acid)

While raging, your melee attacks deal acid damage. Additionally, once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can cause acid to corrode your target's defenses, forcing it to make a Dexterity saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed save, the target takes 2d6 acid damage and has its AC reduced by 1 until the start of your next turn.

Blue Essence (Lightning)

While raging, your melee attacks deal lightning damage. Additionally, when you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can unleash a burst of lightning, forcing it to make a Constitution saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed save, the target takes 2d6 lightning damage and is paralyzed until the end of its next turn.

Green Essence (Poison)

While raging, your melee attacks deal poison damage. Additionally, once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can poison your target, forcing it to make a Constitution saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed save, the target takes 2d6 poison damage and is poisoned until the end of its next turn.

Red Essence (Fire)

While raging, your melee attacks deal fire damage. Additionally, once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can cause flames to erupt from your target, forcing it to make a Dexterity saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed save, the target takes 2d6 fire damage and catches fire, taking additional fire damage at the start of each of its turns until the flames are extinguished.

White Essence (Cold)

While raging, your melee attacks deal cold damage. Additionally, once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can freeze the area around your target, forcing it to make a Strength saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed save, the target's movement speed is reduced to 0 until the start of your next turn.

Draconic Fury

While raging, your melee attacks become empowered by the essence of your chosen draconic ancestry. Additionally, your melee attacks deal an additional 1d6 damage of the same type as your chosen Draconic Essence. You also gain resistance to the damage type associated with your chosen Draconic Essence.

Draconic Presence

At 6th level, as an action, you can roar loudly, forcing all creatures of your choice within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed save, a creature becomes frightened of you for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Draconic Resilience

At 10th level, while raging, you gain resistance to all damage types except psychic damage. Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.

Draconic Ascendance

At 14th level, once per long rest when you start rage you take on a more dragonic apperance. While in this form, you gain the following benefits:

• You have a fly speed equal to your current walking speed.
• Your melee attacks now deal additional damage of the same type as your chosen Draconic Essence (for a total of 2d6 extra damage for Draconic Essence attacks).
• You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
• Your Draconic Presence feature affects all creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you.