Base Class: Fighter
Forming a bond with a dragon is a long and arduous process.
Many would argue it isn't worth the time and trouble. But
when done correctly, the tandem cooperation between the
dragon and its rider is a force to be reckoned with. They are
rare, but dragon riders are elite warriors and not to be trifled
with.
RIDER's PROWESS
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn how to
ride dragons. You gain the following benefits.
You gain proficiency in the Animal Handling skill, and you
can use this skill when interacting with dragons.
You learn Draconic.
• You have advantage on saving throws made to avoid
falling off your mount.
• You can land on your feet if you fall off your mount and
descend no more than 10 feet, provided you are not
incapacitated.
• You only need to expend 5 feet of movement in order to
mount or dismount a creature.
DRAGON MOUNT
Also at 3rd level, you have bonded with a dragon and ride it
into battle. This dragon is friendly to you and your allies, and
it obeys your commands. However, it is an intelligent creature
and may disobey your commands if it poses too great a risk to
itself or something it cares about. See its game statistics in
the Dragon Mount stat block, which uses your proficiency
bonus (PB) in several places.
In combat, the dragon shares your initiative count, but it
takes its turn immediately after yours. However, if you direct
it to move, the movement occurs on your turn if you are
riding it. Directing the dragon to move does not require you
to take any actions to do so. It can take reactions on its own,
but it can only take the Dodge action on its turn unless you
use a bonus action to command it to take some other action.
That action can be one in its stat block or some other action.
If you are incapacitated, the dragon can take any action of its
choice, not just Dodge.
If the dragon dies, you can perform a 1-hour ceremony to
return it to life with all its hit points restored You may also
perform a 1-hour ceremony to form a bond with another
dragon, though this causes your bond with the first dragon to
immediately end. The dragon may sever its bond with you at
any time if it feels maltreated or abused.
Additionally, when you gain this feature or when you bond
with a dragon, you determine its color. Pick from the Dragon
Mount Color table below. The damage type associated with
its color is used for some features from this subclass.
TANDEM TACTICS
At 7th level, you and your dragon mount know how to work
together to take down a single target. As a bonus action, you
can activate this feature for 1 minute, until you end it as a
bonus action, or until you or your dragon mount dies.
While this feature is active, when you make an attack
against a creature, your dragon mount has advantage on
attacks against that creature until the start of your next turn.
Likewise, when your dragon mount attacks a creature, you
have advantage on attacks against that creature until the start
of its next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
DRAGONIG INFUSION
At 10th level, your bond with your dragon mount begins to
magically influence you, granting you draconic powers. You
gain the following benefits.
• You gain resistance to the damage type associated with
your dragon's color. When you reach 18th level in this
class, you also gain immunity to that damage type.
Once a round when you hit a creature with a weapon
attack, you can deal an additional 2d4 damage to that
creature. The damage is of the type associated with your
dragon's color. When you reach 18th level in this class,
this damage increases to 2d6.
SYNERGISTIC BOND
At 15th level, you and your dragon work together in perfect
harmony. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you
can forgo any number of attacks. When you do this, your
dragon mount can make that many Bite attacks on its next
turn, without you having to use your bonus action to
command it to do so.
Additionally, whenever you use your Second Wind feature,
your dragon mount regains the same number of hit points,
and when you use your Action Surge feature, your dragon
mount gains an additional action on its next turn.
UNLEASH THE DRAGON
At 18th level, you have reached the apex of your bond with
your dragon, making you a formidable combination on the
battlefield. When you roll initiative, you regain the use of your
Tandem Tactics feature, and your dragon mount regains one
use of its Elemental Breath.
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