Oath of the Scaled Lords

When the first morals sprang from the mud the Dragon race was ancient. For as long as they roamed the  Planes of Eos there have been mortals who took up arms in the names of these Dragons. To many, dragons are meant to be viewed with awe and feared from afar. Some, however, see them as worthy of admiration and service. Whether pledging oneself to one of the dragon gods, a specific dragon, or the reborn spirit of a dragon living within, your oath connects you to a dragon’s power. 

Sometimes called Dragconians Warriors, Wyrm Paladins, or Dragon Knights, those who swear upon the Oath of the Scaled Lords do so in the name of the Dragon Gods. Whether Dahakar, Mere Vala, Asteran, Null, or any other of the Scaled Lords each expects a sign of devotion to their creed and they will mark their followers as one of their's and their's alone. Scaled Lords do not share what they claim as their horde with any but the most worthy.

Primordial Blessing

Before all things Dragons were, are, and always will be Primordials. Ancient beings of chaos or order but always raw elemental power. A lesser dragon whether ancient or hatchling is almost forever bound to their particular element. But gods have no such restrictions. 

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following feature.

Immediately after a long rest the paladin can spend 10 minutes reciting their oath in a ritual. When they do the paladin may pick fire, cold, lightning, thunder, poison, or acid. This element then becomes their Primordial Blessing. The blessing can be changed by repeating this process and the choosing a different element. If the ritual is interrupted, stopped, or not preformed first thing after a long rest the blessing can not be changed till the next long rest and a new attempt is made.

If during a ritual a fang, a scale, and a piece of flesh no smaller than a 6 inch cube from a slain Shadow Dragon is presented as an offering, if it is accepted, then the offering will be destroyed by the previous blessing's elemental energies as it leave the paladin's body. The paladin then gains access to necrotic as one of its Primordial Blessing elements.

If during a ritual a fang, a scale, and a piece of flesh no smaller than a 6 inch cube from a slain Platinum Dragon is presented as an offering, if it is accepted, then the offering will be destroyed by the previous blessing's elemental energies as it leave the paladin's body. The paladin then gains access to radiant as one of its Primordial Blessing elements.

 

Channel Divinity

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

Draconic Roar. - As an action, you can call upon the powers of the dragons you revere, and for a moment, challenge an enemy with the ferocity and energy of a dragon's roar. Choose one creature within 30 feet of you that you can see. That creature must make a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you for 1 minute. It can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, freeing itself of the fear on success. Dragons have immunity to this effect, but other creatures that speak Draconic have disadvantage on the save.

Gift of the Breath. As an action, you touch one willing creature and channel your Primordial Blessing. That creature, as an action, may exhale a blast of destructive energy. All creatures within a 15 foot cone or 30 foot line originating from the creature must make a Dexterity saving throw or take damage 2d10 +your Paladin level on a failed roll, or half as much on a successful roll of your chosen Primordial Blessing's type. At the 15th level, your Gift of the Breath does 4d10 +your Paladin level.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of the Ancients Spells

Paladin Level	Spells
3rd	absorb elements, identify
5th	hold person, darkvision
9th	fly, haste
13th	elemental bane, secret chest
17th	hold monster, legend lore

Aura of the Dragon

Starting at 7th level you and any friendly creatures within 10 feet may deal an additional additional 1d6 +your Charisma modifier elemental damage based on your Primordial Blessing with weapon attacks, but only once per round. After completing a short or long rest, you may choose a different elemental type, and this is the damage type that is dealt until your next rest.

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

Dragon Wings

Starting at 15th level, you gain the ability to sprout a pair of dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your current speed. You can create these wings as a bonus action on your turn. They last until you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn. Your wings are automatically dismissed when you lose consciousness.

You can’t manifest your wings while wearing armor unless the armor is made to accommodate them, and clothing not made to accommodate your wings might be destroyed when you manifest them.

Draconian Avatar

At 20th level, you can transform yourself into the embodiment of your Scaled Lord's will. Your form becomes that of a Large winged dragon, appearance dictated by your Primordial Blessing. You can choose whether you items fuse into your form or drop to your side. You keep whatever damage you suffered before you transformed and when the transformation ends you keep an additional 50% of the total damage took while in your draconic form. If you dropped to 0 your transformation ends and you suffer 1 point of Exhaustion.

Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1 minute, you gain the following benefits:

• Your size becomes that of a Large creature, your armor class becomes 18, you hit points are 178 (17d10 + 85), your move Speed is 40 ft., fly 80 ft, and you innately understand the Draconic and Primordial languages.
• Your stats change to STR 23 (+6), DEX 12 (+1), CON 22 (+6). Your INT, WIS, CHA remain the same.
• You retain your class features but can't cast spells in your draconic form.
• You have blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft.

You also gain the following actions when it your draconic form:

• Multiattack. You can either use your breath weapon (if available), or make three attacks: one with your bite and two with your claws.
• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) piercing damage .
• Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.
• Breath (Recharge 5-6). You exhale elemental damage of your Primordial Blessing's damage type in either a 30-foot cone or a 60-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must must make a Dexterity saving throw saving throw. Those affected take 55 (10d10) damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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