Base Class: Paladin
The Oath of the Dragon-sworn calls to Paladins who seek to earn the respect of their dragons. Sometimes called Dragon-sworn or Dragon Knights, those who swear this oath do their best to obey their dragon's word and to help and protect their brothers and sisters that bare the same oath and tenet, while others that swear the oath to a different tenet that your dragon's belief differs, they must be killed no matter what.
If in services to Gold Dragons, the character alignments must be: Lawful Good
If in services to Brass Dragons, the character alignments must be: Chaotic Good
If in services to Green Dragons, the character alignments must be: Lawful Evil
If in services to Black Dragons, the character alignments must be: Chaotic Evil
The stronger the dragon is, the stronger their oath-sworn becomes. The rankings are listed below.
Io: 1st | Tiamat, and Bahamut: 2nd | Ancient Dragons: 3rd
If in services to Tiamat: Must be Evil | If in services to Bahamut: Must be good | Not available to players until they become stronger (More for NPCs)
Tenets of the Dragon-sworn
Though the exact words and strictures of the Oath of the Dragon-sworn vary, paladins of this oath share these tenets.
Obey thy dragon's word. If your dragon asks of you to do anything, you must make it your goal. If you do not abide by thy dragon's word, you will be punished.
Protect thy brothers and sisters. Anywho swear this oath and swear it to your tenet is now your family and you must be willing to lay your life down, to protect one another.
Stop thy dragon's enemies. Those who swear an oath to a tenet that disrupts your dragon's law or beliefs must be cut down, no matter the cost.
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.
Dragon's Breath. You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. the type of which is determined by your ancestry. When you use your breath weapon, all creatures in the area must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your ancestry. The DC of this saving throw is 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increase to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th, and 5d6 at 16th level. After using your breath weapon, you cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your ancestry.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of the Dragon-sworn Spells
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Aura of the Dragon
Starting at 7th level you and any friendly creatures within 10 feet may deal an additional 1d6 damage (type of which is determined by your ancestry) with weapon attacks, but only once per round.
At the 18th level, this aura's range increases to 30 feet, and the damage increases to 2d6.
Draconic Purity
At 15th level, you can speak, read, and write Draconic. Additionally, whenever you make a Charisma check when interacting with dragons, your proficiency bonus is doubled if it applies to the check
Dragon From
At 20th level, as an action, you can transform into the dragon type you have chosen. Doing this gives you the same stat blocks as an adult gold dragon
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