Oath of the Dragonborn

Prerequisite: To choose this subclass, you must be a Dragonborn.

Those that follow the Oath of the Dragonborn are paragons of the Dragonborn species, wielding draconic might and living with honor and glory. 

Tenets of the Dragonborn:

• Those that follow the Oath of the Dragonborn must live with honor and honesty
• Those that follow the Oath of the Dragonborn must always strive to be and do their best
• Those that follow the Oath of the Dragonborn must quell evil where it is found

Features by Level:

• Level 3: Dragonborn Paragon, Draconic Smite
• Level 7: Aura of Dragonkind
• Level 15: Dragonscaled Defense
• Level 20: Ascendant Form

 

Level 3: Dragonborn Paragon

You gain the following listed abilities, manifesting more draconic properties than other Dragonborn.

• Draconic Armaments: You can use your Charisma modifier instead of Strength or Dexterity for weapon attacks and damage rolls.
• Draconic Fury: You can change the damage type of your melee weapon attacks and spells to be the damage type of your Draconic Ancestry.
• Draconic Scales: You have a +1 bonus to armor class while not wearing heavy armor. 
• Draconic Strength: You can wield two-handed weapons in one hand, and Versatile weapons you wield always count as being wielded in two hands, even if only wielded in one. In addition, you have advantage on Athletics checks and count as Large when determining your carrying capacity.

Level 3: Draconic Smite

You can cast Searing Smite a number of times per long rest without a spell slot equal to your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. In addition, you can use your Breath Weapon as a bonus action immediately after making a melee weapon attack.

Level 7: Aura of Dragonkind

Allies other than you in your Aura of Protection gain resistance to the damage type of your Draconic Ancestry, and they also gain a +1 bonus to armor class.

Level 15: Dragonscaled Defense

As a reaction to taking damage, you can reduce the damage by an amount equal to 2 times your level and grant yourself temporary hit points equal to the amount you reduced the damage by. In addition, you gain immunity to the damage type of your Draconic Ancestry. You can do this a number of times per Long Rest equal to your proficiency bonus.

Level 20: Ascendant Form

As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend a spell slot of any level to temporarily take on a draconic form. For 1 hour, you become size Large and you gain a flying speed of 40 feet, and you gain an amount of temporary hit points equal to 5 times the level of spell slot you expended. In addition, for the duration, you gain advantage on weapon attacks and saving throws.