Oath of the Dragon Rider

The Oath Of The Dragon Rider is a solemn commitment for one of two things: To bring destruction or to bring protection. These paladins follow the example of the Twin Draconic Gods that once ruled over before the Dragonfall War; Bahamut and Tiamat. Whether they follow the examples of good or evil, these paladin follow their tenets to the extreme, never giving the slightest chance to break them.

Tenets Of Riders

The tenets of the Oath Of The Dragon Rider vary by paladin, but all the tenets revolve around becoming one with their Dragon Companions, almost as if they were one single being with a single soul.

 

Eternal Companionship. Lay down your life for your Companion, and it shall do the same for you.

 

Two Bodies, One Soul. You and your Dragon Companion may share different bodies, but you are a single force in battle. Show your enemies the true meaning power.

 

Power Of The Dragonkin. Dragons are known for their wrath in combat, with their stories striking fear and awe. Be one of these tales.

Channel Divinity

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.

Summon Dragon Companion. As an action, you can magically summon your Dragon Companion that is bound to you. It appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within 30 feet of you.

The dragon is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See its game statistics in the accompanying Dragon Hatchling Companion stat block, which uses your Proficiency Bonus (PB) in several places. Whenever you summon your companion, choose a damage type listed in its Draconic Essence trait table below.

In combat, the dragon shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the companion can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.

The dragon remains until it is reduced to 0 hit points, until you use this feature to summon your companion again, or until you die. Anything the dragon was wearing or carrying is left behind when the companion vanishe

Dragon Burst. As a reaction to seeing your Dragon Companion be reduced to 0 hit points, it regains a number of hit points equal to three times your Paladin Level and can immediately make a Breath Weapon attack

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of The Dragon Rider Spells

Dragon Companion

Dragon Rider Feature
Depending on your level in this Class you will gain Access to one of the following Companions

3rd Level
Dragon Hatchling Companion
7th Level
Dragon Wyrmling Companion
15th Level
Young Dragon Companion
20th level 
Adult Dragon Companion

 

Adult Dragon (Acid)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Acid

Adult Dragon (Cold)

Your dragon's draconic essence is cold

Adult Dragon (Fire)

Your dragon's draconic essence is fire

Adult Dragon (Lightning)

Your dragon's draconic essence is lightning

Adult Dragon (Poison)

Your dragon's draconic essence is poison

Dragon Hatchling (Acid)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Acid.

Dragon Hatchling (Lightning)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Lightning.

Dragon Hatchling(Cold)

Your dragon's draconic essence is cold

Dragon Hatchling(Fire)

Your dragon's draconic essence is fire

Dragon Hatchling(Poison)

Your dragon's draconic essence is poison

Dragon Wyrmling (Acid)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Acid

Dragon Wyrmling (Cold)

Your dragon's draconic essence is cold

Dragon Wyrmling (Fire)

Your dragon's draconic essence is fire

Dragon Wyrmling (Lightning)

Your dragon's draconic essence is lightning

Dragon Wyrmling (Poison)

your dragon's draconic essence is poison

Young Dragon (Acid)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Acid

Young Dragon (Cold)

Your dragon's draconic essence is cold

Young Dragon (Fire)

Your dragon's draconic essence is fire

Young Dragon (Lightning)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Lightning

Young Dragon (Poison)

Your dragon's draconic essence is Poison

Aura of Bonded Scales

Starting at 7th level, your Dragon Companion your attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage and now uses the Dragon Wyrmling Companion stat block. You can use the dragon as a mount even if you are the same size but it cannot fly while using this feature.

 

Moreover, you emanate an aura that extends 10 feet from you in every direction, but not through total cover. You, as well as any allied creature, gain resistance to the damage type equal to your Dragon Companion Draconic Essence trait.

 

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Dragon Wyrmling Companion

Your Dragon's Draconic essence is fire

Draconic Fusion

At 15th level, your Dragon Companion now uses the Young Dragon Companion stat block.

Additionally, while mounted on it, you can make any spell you cast that targets only you also target the Dragon Companion

Dragon Heart

Finally, at 20th level, your Dragon Companion now uses the Adult Dragon Companion stat block.

Furthermore, as an action while mounted, you gain the following benefits for one minute:

Your Dragon Companion has resistance to all damage.

Your dragon's breath weapon area increases to either a 5-ft. by 60-ft. line or a 30-foot cone, depending on your Wyrmling Breath Weapon choice.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.