The Ancient Dragon Patron

You have made a pact with an ancient dragon, powerful magical beings from ancient bloodlines. The nature of your patron depends upon the dragon in question. These patrons can include the evil chromatic dragons, the good metallic dragons, even the otherworldly planar dragons or mysterious song dragons. As a result, the pact depends upon the patron, a lawful metallic dragon patron might implore you to watch over the innocent, while a chromatic dragon patron might command you to gather riches for their hoard. Dragons powerful enough to initiate a pact are ancient beings, these include the platinum dragons, Tamara and Landys, Tiamat the Dragon Queen, Bahamut, Ashardalon, and even planar dragons from Shadowfell or the Astral Sea. 

Expanded Spell List

The Ancient Dragon lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Ancient Dragon Expanded Spells

Spell Level	Spells
1st	absorb elements, chromatic orb
2nd	dragon's breath, detect thoughts
3rd	protection from energy, fly
4th	dominate beast, polymorph
5th	circle of power, geas

Bonus Proficiency

When you take this pact your gain the ability to read and speak Draconic

Breath Weapon

Your patron has granted you the ability to use your action to exhale destructive energy. Your patron's draconic ancestry determines the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation. When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your draconic ancestry. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage + your Charisma modifier and half your Warlock level rounded down on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Draconic Patron Ancestry

 

Scaled Hide

Starting at 6th level, your connection to your patron has formed a natural hide of scaled armor on your skin. The scales match the color and properties of your patron. You now gain resistance to the type of damage from your breath weapon and your armor class when not wearing armor is now 13 + your Dexterity modifier. Additionally, your scales form a protective layer of health. You can add temporary hit points equal your Charisma modifier + half your warlock level (rounded down) per short or long rest. 

Frightening Guard

Starting at 10th level, your patron grants you the ability to strike fear into your foes. You are now immune to being frightened, and when you are hit with an attack, you can use your reaction to attempt to frighten your attacker. The creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against your warlock spell save DC or be frightened by you for 1 minute. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn't have line of sight to you, the creature can make a Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the spell ends for that creature.

You can't use this ability again until you finish a short or long rest. 

Dragon Aura

Starting at 14th level, you can channel the soul of your patron. As an action you can cause draconic wings to sprout from your back. These wings have a flying speed equal to your current speed. The wings last until you dismiss them as a bonus action. 

Additionally, you gain an additional use of your breath weapon per long or short rest. 

 

Additional Eldtritch Invocations

At 2nd level, a warlock gains the Eldritch Invocations feature. These new invocations are tied specifically to The Ancient Dragon Patron: 

Draconic Element

Prerequisite: The Ancient Dragon Patron

Whenever you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your patron's draconic ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to the damage of that spell. 

 

Draconic Element

Prerequisite: 5th Level, The Ancient Dragon Patron

Whenever you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your patron's draconic ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to the damage of that spell. 

 

Dragon's Hoard

Prerequisite: 9th Level, The Ancient Dragon Patron

Your patron has granted you your own dragon's hoard. At any given moment you can conjure a small chest, barrel, or cave as an action. The hoard functions as the Secret Chest, only it does not require a replica to conjure and there is no chance that the spell ends. 

  

True Dragon

Prerequisite: 17th Level, The Ancient Dragon Patron

You can use your action to turn into a dragon with a CR equal to or lower than your level using a warlock spell slot. The transformation functions as the True Polymorph.