This class represents "noble dragons", i.e. dragons born into a particularly civilized culture. They are hatched in secret, faraway hatcheries, and from their earliest memories, they take on humanoid form. This is part of a cultural effort to suppress the power and fury of their draconic nature until their minds have expanded sufficiently to contain it. They live fairly normal humanoid childhoods, then sometime in early adulthood, they tend to quest forth, gathering knowledge of the world, and learning more about themselves, in a long journey to discover their true nature, and their place in the cosmos.

Adventuring dragons learn to control their power, keeping the form they've always known, outside of situations of dire provocation. They are more powerful in hybrid form, and most powerful in full draconic form, but they can return to their original humanoid form where it is more socially acceptable. Their draconic might empowers their fighting and magical abilities equally as they fly through life, seeking a deeper understanding of their true nature, and learning to walk the line between humanoid and dragon.

Basic Abilities

• 6 HP per level (6 more if Dragon is your first character level)
• +1 to any ability score per level (total bonus to any given ability score cannot exceed half your Dragon level, minimum 1)
• Proficiency in the Intimidate skill
• One Talent per Dragon level

Talents

Note: your draconic abilities set their DC using a proficient Str, Con, or Cha check, depending on which ability is being used.

• Breath Weapon: encounter, std; one of the following effects (chosen when the talent is taken):
  • Fire: 30-ft cone, heavy fire damage plus half ongoing for 3 rds.
  • Cold: 30-ft cone, heavy cold damage plus rooted (Con ends), then -100% movement penalty (Con reduces by 50%).
  • Lightning: 60-ft, chain 30-ft, heavy lightning damage, max 4 jumps.
  • Poison: 30-ft cone, heavy ongoing poison damage plus nauseated for 3 rounds.
  • Shadow: 30-ft cone, heavy shadow damage plus 100% damage penalty (Con reduces by 25%).
  • You can take this talent multiple times to get different breath weapons; each has its own cooldown.
• Energy Resistance: Gain resistance to one chosen energy type: fire, lighting, cold, poison, necrotic.
• Hybrid Form: encounter, immediate, 1 rd/Dragon level; you may assume hybrid form, taking on a draconic aspect atop your normal humanoid form. This empowers you in many ways.
  • +2 Str, Con, Cha
  • +50% max HP
  • DR (physical) 2 per dragon level
  • Claw: natural weapon, medium slashing damage, can be dual-wielded
  • Bite: natural weapon, heavy piercing damage, crit 19-20

Level 3+

• Draconic Fear: encounter, close burst 5; enemies are frightened (Wis ends). If in Hybrid or Dragon form, this becomes a recharge 33%.
• Dragon Magic: gain 2 Mana, and knowledge of one power of appropriate level. You may use this as a spell-like ability (no components needed).
• Wings: in Hybrid Form, you gain wings, granting you a fly speed equal to your walk speed.

Level 5+

• Dragon Form: daily, immediate, 1 rd/Dragon level; you shift into a full-sized dragon, gaining the following traits:
  • Large size
  • +4 Str, Con, Cha
  • +100% max HP
  • DR 3/level (physical)
  • Fly speed equal to twice walking speed
  • Claw: natural weapon, heavy slashing damage, can be dual-wielded
  • Bite: natural weapon, heavy piercing damage, crit 9-20
  • If you have a Breath Weapon, it is usable on recharge 50%
  • If you have an Energy Resistance, it increases to Immunity
  • While shapeshifted, your gear merges with your form. You may still benefit from the powers of your gear, both active and passive.
  • Challenging Roar: recharge 33%, swift, close burst 10; enemies are compelled to focus hostilities on you (Wis ends).
• Hybridization: At will, you may enter a slightly lesser Hybrid Form, with the same abilities, minus the ability score and HP enhancements. If you have Wings, they are not strong enough for flight, but you can glide 100-ft for every 10-ft you fall. You may stay in this form as long as you desire.

Level 8+

• Greater Dragon Form: You may now take Dragon Form twice per day. The duration of Dragon Form increases to 1 hour. In Dragon Form, you gain the following abilities:
  • Toughness: swift, encounter, 3 rounds; you gain 50% resistance to all forms of damage, but you cannot fly for the duration.
  • Wing Buffet: free (1/rd), close burst 10; subjects are rooted for 1 round (Str ends).
  • Crush: move; you fly, then plummet onto a 2x2 square, inflicting critical heavy physical damage to anyone in those squares, pushing them out of your space and knocking them down.
• Subtle Strength: In humanoid Form, you gain all of the benefits of your Hybrid Form except the use of your breath weapon, claws, and bite.

Epic Boons

Dragonborn

You may now take Dragon Form at will, for any duration. There is no longer any cooldown after shifting into any form.

In Dragon Form, you may choose to become even larger, gaining the following benefits:

• Huge (+25% size bonus to Attack Power, space 3x3, reach 3, +4 movement)
  • Space 3x3, reach 3
  • Walk 60-ft
• +8 Str, Con, Cha
• +200% max HP
• Fly 300-ft
• DR 4/level (physical)
• Claw: natural weapon, heavy slashing damage x2, can be dual-wielded
• Bite: natural weapon, heavy piercing damage x2, crit 9-20
• Tail Sweep: free (1/rd), close burst (reach), heavy bludgeoning damage plus push 5. Can use in a 360 or 180 degree arc.
• If you have a Breath Weapon, it is usable at-will, or as a bonus action with recharge 33%
• If you have an Energy Resistance, it increases to Immunity
• You retain other benefits of Dragon Form, including breath weapons, Challenging Roar, Toughness, Wing Buffer, and Crush.

True Flight

You do not need to shapechange to fly; you can simply do so with your dragony power. You gain a fly speed of 100-ft at all times, and an overland flight speed of 500 miles per hour. Once per long rest, you can accelerate up to hypersonic speed, allowing for short suborbital hops spanning thousands of miles. (You can recover sooner than a long rest by eating a meal equivalent to 10 full-grown buffalo)

Always a Dragon

You gain the ability score benefits of your most powerful draconic form even in humanoid form.