Power of Nature

Druids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and other magical powers either from the force of nature itself or from a nature deity. Many druids pursue a mystic spirituality of transcendent union with nature rather than devotion to a divine entity, while others serve gods of wild nature, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines.

Druid spells are oriented toward nature and animals— the power of tooth and claw, of sun and moon, of fire and storm. Druids also gain the ability to take on animal forms, and some druids make a particular study of this practice, even to the point where they prefer animal form to their natural form.

Preserve the Balance

For druids, nature exists in a precarious balance. The four elements that make up a world—air, earth, fire,and water—must remain in equilibrium. If one element were to gain power over the others, the world could be destroyed, drawn into one of the elemental planes and broken apart into its component elements. Thus, druids oppose cults of Elemental Evil and others who promote one element to the exclusion of others.

Druids are also concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant and animal life, and the need for civilized folk to live in harmony with nature, not in opposition to it. Druids accept that which is cruel in nature, and they hate that which is unnatural, including aberrations (such as beholders and mind flayers) and undead (such as zombies and vampires). Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the druids’ territory.

Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or watching over regions of unspoiled nature. But when a significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance or the lands they protect, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.

Nature's Guardian

Druids are the caretakers of the natural world, and it is said that in time a druid becomes the voice of nature, speaking the truth that is too subtle for the general populace to hear. Many who become druids find that they naturally gravitate toward nature; its forces, cycles, and movements fill their minds and spirits with wonder and in sight. Many sages and wise folk have studied nature, writing volumes about its mystery and power, but druids are a special kind of being: at some point, they begin to embody these natural forces, producing magical phenomena that link them to the spirit of nature and the flow of life. Because of their strange and mysterious power, druids are often revered, shunned, or considered dangerous by the people around them.

Your druid character might be a true worshiper of nature, one who has always scorned civilization and found solace in the wild. Or your character could be a child of the city who now strives to bring the civilized world into harmony with the wilderness.

Treasured Item

Some druids carry one or more items that are sacred to them or have deep personal significance. Such items are not necessarily magical, but every one is an object whose meaning connects the druid's mind and heart to a profound concept or spiritual outlook.

When you decide what your character's treasured item is, think about giving it an origin story: how did you come by the item, and why is it important to you?

Guiding Aspect

Many druids feel a strong link to a specific aspect of the natural world, such as a body of water, an animal, a type of tree, or some other sort of plant. You identify with your chosen aspect; by its behavior or its very nature, it sets an example that you seek to emulate.

Mentors

Quick Build

You can make a druid quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background.

Druidic

You know Druidic, the secret Language of druids. You can speak the Language and use it to leave hidden messages. You and others who know this Language automatically spot such a Message. Others spot the message's presence with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check but can't decipher it without magic.

Spellcasting

Drawing on the divine essence of nature itself, you can cast Spells to shape that essence to your will. See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 for the druid spell list.

Druids and the Gods

Some druids venerate the forces of nature themselves, but most druids are devoted to one of the many nature deities worshiped in the multiverse (the lists of gods in Pantheons include many such deities). The worship of these deities is often considered a more ancient tradition than the faiths of clerics and urbanized peoples.

Sacred Plants and Wood

A druid holds certain Plants to be sacred, particularly alder, ash, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan, willow, and yew. Druids often use such Plants as part of a spellcasting focus, incorporating lengths of oak or yew or sprigs of mistletoe.

Similarly, a druid uses such woods to make other Objects, such as Weapons and shields. Yew is associated with death and rebirth, so weapon handles for scimitars or sickles might be fashioned from it. Ash is associated with life and oak with Strength. These woods make excellent hafts or whole Weapons, such as clubs or quarterstaffs, as well as shields. Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for Thrown Weapons, such as darts or javelins.

Druids from regions that lack the Plants described here have chosen other Plants to take on similar uses. For instance, a druid of a desert region might value the yucca tree and cactus Plants.

Astrological Knowledge

When you enter this circle at 2nd level, you learn how to chart the motions of the heavens and how to glean information from doing so. You gain proficiency with navigator's tools and have advantage when using them on a clear night when there are stars in view. When you cast a divination ritual while in view of the stars, you do not need to expend material components.

Additionally, you know the constelations and planets of your home world. You can indentify their position in the night sky and have advantage on ability checks to determine your location within this planetary system.

Exobiology

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your wildshape ability to take the form of alien creatures. Choose one beast of a CR that you are able to transform into. This beast serves as the base upon which you build your alien wildshape and you can apply your choice of any of the following modifications to determine the attributes of your alien form:

• Choose one natural attack of your base form. You can replace this attack with the natural attack of any beast with a CR up to twice of that of the base form's CR (maximum of CR 1 for base forms with a CR of 0).

• If your base form has any special traits, you can choose to replace this attribute with a corresponding one from another beast with an equivalent CR.

• If your base form has a movement speed in addition to walking, you can choose to swap in with the movement speed of another beast with an equivalent CR (if the speed is one that is allowed by the Beast Shapes table).

• You can add one special sense (darkvision, blindsight, etc) to your base form from another beast with an equivalent CR.

• Determine the final appeaeance if the alien creature you transform into by adding any number of additional appendages, eyes, or tails and deciding if the creature is a bidep, quadraped, or some other configuration.

Additionally, when you reach 6th level, you can choose traits, senses, and movement speeds from humanoids or monstrosities. At 10th level, you can choose natural attacks from aberrations, humanoids, or monstrosities. The Beast Shapes table still determines the CR of eligible creatures.

Summon Extraterrestrial

When you reach 6th level, you can summon alien beings from other worlds to your aid. When you cast conjure animals, you can use the rules for creating alien wildshapes to create alien beasts summoned by the spell. Extraterrestrial creatures summoned by this spell are considered aberrations instead of fey.

Planetary Adaptation

At 10th level, you learn to use your druid magic to acclimate yourself to the conditions of worlds vastly different from your own. As a bonus action, you can expend one use clouds of liquid metal, etc).

Embrace the Void

At 14th level, your familiarity with the greater functions of the cosmos allows you to survive of your wildeshape ability to become adapted to the climates of a single planet you are on until the end of your next long rest. While you are adapted to a planet, you can beathe its air (this has no effect if the planet lacks a breathable medium) and suffer no ill effects from extremes of temperature or any non-magical environmental damage (ie, acid rain, boiling even within the frigid vacuum of space. You are immune to cold damage and the effects of tremendous positive or negative pressures. You no longer need air to breathe and gain a fly speed equal to your base speed while within an area of zero gravity. You retain these abilities while wildshaped.

Bonus Proficiencies

Being well attuned to nature, and surviving off nothing but the land. You are proficient in the Survival skill. When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would.

Unarmored Defense

Beginning at 2nd level, while you are wearing no armor your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.

Natural Combat

Also at 2nd level, you are drawn to natural combat styles over manufactured weapons. As such, you are proficient with unarmed strikes and improvised weapons. Your unarmed strikes and improvised weapons use d4 for damage. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed and improvised strikes.

If you have any other feat, racial or class ability that also allows you to do unarmed damage(such as tavern brawler), you can increase the damage die step by one.

Favored Enemy

Beginning at 6th level, you have significant experience studying, tracking, hunting, and even talking to a certain type of enemy commonly encountered in the wilds. Choose a type of favored enemy: aberrations, constructs, fiends, monstrosities or undead. You gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with weapon attacks against creatures of the chosen type.

Additionally, you have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to track your favored enemies, as well as on Intelligence checks to recall information about them.

Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against the spells and abilities used by your favored enemy.

Natural Harmony

At 10th level, your attunement to the natural world and hatred of all forms of non-druidic magic has manifested in you having advantage on all saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Nature’s Ally

At 14th level creature’s you summon through conjure spells, such as conjure animals, you do not need to concentrate to maintain the spell. Though you can only have the creatures from one conjuration spell active at one time. When you cast a new conjure spell, any creatures still left from the first will disappear.

Beast Form

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you gain some of the physical aspects of a beast. Your features become more bestial and you grow your choice of claws, fangs, spines, or horns. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d8 bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, as appropriate to the natural weapon you choose, and are considered Light Finesse weapons and may be used for Two Weapon Fighting. You are proficient with your unarmed strikes. As an action, you may conceal your bestial traits and revert to your original appearance. This change lasts as long as you maintain concentration on it, or until you choose to end it.

Bestial Senses

At 2nd level, your senses sharpen to an inhuman degree. You gain the ability to see in dim light within 30 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. If you already have darkvision, your range increases by 30 feet. You also gain advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Able Hunter

When you reach 6th level, you have become adept at navigating wilderness using your beast form. You have advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) and Strength (Athletics) checks made to climb, jump, swim, or otherwise navigate natural terrain.

Beast’s Fury

Beginning at 10th level, you can attack twice when you take the Attack action on your turn. At least one of these attacks must be made with an unarmed strike.

Primal Healing

At 14th level, you gain the ability to close wounds on your body as they appear. When another creature damages you with an attack, you may use your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d8 + your druid level. If this reduces the attack’s damage to 0, you regain the difference in hit points, up to your hit point maximum. You may use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Circle Mount

Starting when you choose this circle at 2nd level, you have a fearsome mount that carries you into combat. Your mount must be a Large beast, cannot fly, and can have a maximum CR of 1. You can control this mount even if it hasn't been trained to accept a rider. Its hit point maximum equals its normal maximum or four times your druid level, whichever is higher.

The initiative of a controlled mount changes to match yours when you mount it. It moves as you direct it, and it has only three action options: Dash, Disengage, and Dodge. A controlled mount can move and act even on the turn that you mount it. All other rules of mounted combat apply.

If your mount dies, you can obtain another one by spending 8 hours magically bonding with another beast that isn't hostile to you, either the same type of mount as before or a different one.

Starting at 6th level, you can tame a mount with a challenge rating as high as your druid level divided by 3, rounded down. At 15th level, you can also tame Huge mounts.

Cavalier

At 2nd level, you can mount and dismount a creature without spending any movement.

You can also use your action to command your mount to take the Charge action. When a mount makes a Charge, it moves at least 10 feet in a straight line and can make one melee weapon attack against a creature within its reach. Additionally, when you command your mount to Charge, you can make one attack as a bonus action.

Mounted Casting

At 6th level, your mount's attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage as long as you are riding it.

Additionally, whenever you cast a spell which affects only yourself, you can choose for it to also affect your mount.

Mount Wild Shape

Starting at 10th level, your mount learns how to assume the shape of other beasts. As an action, you can expend two uses of Wild Shape to transform your mount into another Huge or smaller beast with a CR less than or equal to its own. Unlike your normal mounts, your wildshaped mount can fly, if its new form allows it to. Your mount follows all the rules of Wild Shape while transformed.

Mammoth Rider

At 14th level, you can cast the spell enlarge/reduce spell on your mount at will.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Predators of the Ice

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the arctic. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR you would normally face.. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a wolf.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a dire wolf.

At 10th level, you can assume the form of a polar bear.

Glacial Essence

At 6th level, the permafrost of your homeland has sunken into your bones. You ignore difficult terrain caused by nonmagical ice and snow, you gain immunity to exhaustion or other effects caused by water or cold conditions, and you can see clearly in blizzards, fog, rain, and other airborne water particles.

Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the cold wisdom of the frostborn. Frostborn creatures have shards of glacial ice in place of fur, tundra moss in place of skin, and eyes like an aurora that sparkles with radiant color. You can speak normally while in the form of a frostborn creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While you are in the form of a frostborn creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. When you do so, you vanish into a swirling blizzard that occupies a 15-foot radius, following and heavily obscuring you. Each hostile creature that start its turn within the radius or enters during its turn suffers 1d10 cold damage. This blizzard lasts until the end of your next turn. For each spell slot level above 2nd that is expended, the duration increases by one round.

An example creature, the frostborn dire wolf, is provided here. For more information on the frostborn template, consult the following section.

Frostbitten Shield

At 10th level, you learn to defy the cold, and to safeguard your allies from harm. Whenever an ally that you can see other than yourself within 30 feet of you makes a saving throw, you can use a reaction to cry out to the polar spirits to form a defensive shield around the ally. The shield has hit points equal to your druid level plus your Wisdom modifier, and lasts until the end of the target's next turn. You can do this a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier, and these uses recover whenever you finish a long rest. Additionally, you gain resistance to cold damage.

Blood on The Snow

At 14th level, your connection to the fierce predators that dwell within the arctic regions has made you cold and merciless. When you make a melee weapon attack, you can choose to make a second one with the same weapon as a bonus action. The second attack deals an additional 1 d8 cold damage.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Hunters of the Reef

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the rivers and oceans. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR or movement modes that you would normally face. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a giant crab.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a giant octopus. At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a killer whale.

Deep Dweller

At 6th level, the ebb and flow of the ocean currents has become one with your blood. You gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed, and if your base walking speed is less than 30 feet, it becomes 30 feet. Additionally, you can breath both air and water in both your normal form and in any form that you have assumed using your Wild Shape feature.

Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the elemental power of the tides. Tidespawn creatures have thick seaweed in place of fur, colorful coral in place of skin, and eyes like the murky depths of the deep blue sea. Those that lack limbs to walk upon are carried by a gentle ocean swell that moves them over the earth. You can speak normally while in the form of a tidespawn creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

you are in the form of a tidespawn creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. When you do so, you can summon rushing waves of saltwater to batter a target of your choosing within 60 feet. The target must make a Strength saving throw. If they fail, they take 2d10 bludgeoning damage and are pushed up to 20 feet in a horizontal direction of your choosing. If they impact another creature or a surface, both take an additional 2d8 bludgeoning damage and their movement ends. If the target succeeds, they take half as much damage and are not pushed. For each spell slot level above 2nd that is expended, the bludgeoning damage increases by 1d10 and the distance the target is pushed increases by 10 feet.

An example creature, the tidespawn giant octopus, is provided here. For more information on the tidespawn template, consult the following section.

Siren Song

At 10th level, your communion with the elemental forces - has taught you the song of the beautiful monsters of the - shore. You can cast compulsion without expending a spell. slot. Once you do so, you can't do so again until you finish a hort or long rest. Additionally, you can cast dominate erson as a bonus action while you are maintaining concentration on compulsion using a druid spell slot, ending the compulsion spell.

Ocean's Blessing

At 14th level, your connection to the tides allows you to pull at the forms of others in even greater ways. As an action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to transform a willing target within 20 feet of you into a beast of your choosing, as thought the target were a druid of your level using Wild Shape themselves. They do not benefit from Deep Dweller and cannot be transformed into a beast that lacks a swim speed.

Bonus Proficiencies

Beginning when you select this archetype at 2nd level, you are now capable of using and are proficient in wearing armor and using shields made of metal.

Streettalk

At 2nd level, you learn to speak like a long time urbanite. You gain advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) checks to learn about a person or location in a city. In addition, you have advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to haggle the price of goods and Charisma (Deception) checks made to lie to authorities. Finally, you know Thieves’ Cant.

Streetwalk

At 2nd level, moving through nonmagical difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You can also pass through crowds without being slowed by them, and have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks in crowds. Finally, you can scale buildings as few can; climbing no longer costs you extra movement and you gain advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks made to scale walls.

Urban Shape

At 6th level, you can emulate the forms of some constructs. You can take the form of a Flying Sword when you use Wild Shape. At 8th level, you can choose the form of an Animated Armor, at 10th level the form of a Helmed Horror, and at 14th level a Shield Guardian. Additionally, you have become adept at blending into crowds and can cast disguise self at will without expending a spell slot.

Streetwise

By 10th level, you are immune to the blights and dangers of the city. You are immune to disease and to being poisoned and have resistance on poison damage. Additionally, you have become wary to the dangers of the streets and can't be surprised in a city while you are conscious.

Passwall

By 14th level, you now no longer need to scale the walls of the city to traverse it. You may cast passwall or dimension door without using a spell slot. After you cast either of these spells, you must complete a short or long rest before casting one again.

Building Blocks

Starting at 2nd level, your body has been altered due to being consumed by the cube. You learn the acid splash cantrip, and can cast it without any somatic or verbal components. You gain resistance to acid damage, and oozes have disadvantage on attack rolls against you.

Oozing Magic

At 2nd level, you can congeal your magic into ooze. When you cast a cantrip that targets only one creature and has a duration of instantaneous, you can target a 5-foot cube on the ground instead of a creature. The cantrip fills the cube, and lasts for 1 minute or until a creature touches the cube. Any creature in the cube's space when you cast the spell or that enters the space must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against your druid spell save DC or be affected by the cantrip as if they were hit by the cantrip's spell attack or they failed the cantrip's saving throw. As a bonus action, you can move any number of cubes up to 5 feet.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Square Meal

At 6th level, your stomach has become storage that can contain your wealth and weaponry. As an action, you can swallow and store an object no larger than 5 feet on a side and weighing no more than 10 pounds. If the object is a weapon, it can't have the Heavy property. As a bonus action, you can retrieve the object into your hand. You can only have one object stored inside your stomach at a time.

Additionally, your flesh has become semi-transparent and easily fades into the background. Whenever you are standing against a wall or other surface, you can choose to take the Hide action, even if you would not normally be obscured or otherwise hidden.

Four Corners

At 10th level, you can escape and return to the cube where you belong. As a bonus action, you can expend two uses of Wild Shape at the same time to summon a gelatinous cube on your space, which engulfs you immediately. The cube acts on your initiative, and has its own turn. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to it, the cube defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise take no actions. While you are engulfed by the gelatinous cube, you aren't restrained and can escape by using an amount of movement equal to half your speed. You still take damage from being engulfed. You can only summon one gelatinous cube at a time. If you attempt to summon a second, the first one disappears.

Primordial Soup

At 14th level, you inflict your strange madness upon the world, seeking to reshape it in your image. The duration of cubes cast with Oozing Magic is extended to 10 minutes, and the distance you can move a cube is extended to 10 feet. When you create a cube with Oozing Magic, you can choose to roll a d6 and create additional cubes equal to the result adjacent to that cube, which have the same effect as the first. You can't create additional cubes again until you finish a long rest.

Bonus Proficiencies

To join the Circle of the Deep, you learn the weapons of underwater combat. When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you gain proficiency in the use of fishhooks, harpoons, nets, spears, and tridents.

In addition, though druids of the deep will not use weapons made of metal, they will use coral weapons, just as merfolk do. Coral weapons function as regular weapons, but cost twice as much if purchased on land.

Aquatic

By 2nd level, you are permanently adapted to life underwater. You can breathe water as well as air, and have a swim speed equal to your base movement speed. These benefits also apply while you're transformed using Wild Shape: if you transform into a creature that does not have a swim speed, your form gains a swim speed equal to the form's base movement speed.

Votex Attack

At 6th level, you've mastered the all-around fighting style of deep sea creatures. Whenever you are in water or have fewer than half your maximum hit points, can use your action to make a melee attack against any number of creatures within 5 feet of you, with a separate attack roll for each target.

Ocean's Ally

Beginning at 10th level, the beasts of the deep mark you as one of their own. You can speak to fish and other aquatic creatures at will, as per the speak with animals spell.

Additionally, if you are underwater, you can use your action to call an aquatic beast of CR 3 or lower from the environment to your aid, which arrives at the beginning of your next turn. The beast rolls its own initiative and acts on its own turn, but is friendly to you and your companions and follows your commands. After 1 hour passes, or if you or one of your companions harms the target, the effect ends and the beast returns to the wild.

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

Davy Jones' Locker

At 14th level, you consign your enemies to a watery grave.

Once per turn, when you hit with a melee weapon attack, you can deal an additional 1d8 damage to the target.

Additionally, your attacks ignore resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage, ignore the damage threshold of ships, and deal double damage to ships.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Stalkers of the Wastes

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the crags and dunes. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR or movement modes that you would normally face. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a giant poisonous snake.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a lion.

At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a giant scorpion.

Spirit of the Sand

At 6th level, the windswept dunes fill your mind with both tranquility and fervor. You become immune to exhaustion and other detrimental effects that would be caused by desert conditions. Additionally, you can see through dust, fog, and other airborne particles that would cause your view to be obscured.

Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the grace and wrath of the primal deserts, changing it into a sandscourge. Sandscourge creatures have toxic ichor in place of blood, flowing sand in place of

skin, and eyes the color of a setting sun. You can speak normally while in the form of a sandscourge creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While you are in the form of a sandscourge creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. For one minute or until you exit the form, sand quickly falls off you onto the ground in a 5 foot radius around you, coating it in a layer of magical dust for the duration. During your turn, you can use a bonus action to teleport to a location coated in this magical sand, unleashing a spray of poison at a target of your choosing within 5 feet. The target must make a Constitution saving throw against your druid spell save DC or become poisoned until the start of your next turn. When you expend a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration of the sand increases to 10 minutes. When you expend a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the effect lasts until you exit this form.

An example creature, the sandscourge lion, is provided here. For more information on the sandscourge template, consult the following section.

False Oasis

At 10th level, you are constantly concealed by a minor mirage. You can take the Hide action as a bonus action, and you can do so even while you are not obscured or behind cover so long as you are at least 10 feet away from any object that could provide cover or heavy obscurement.

Lifebringer

At 14th level, you learn to restore the harmony of a barren land. During a long rest, you can choose to perform a ritual to cause strange and mystical plants to grow. Up to twenty colorful plants covered in water-filled fruit will spontaneously grow at locations of your choosing within one mile of you. These plants each provide enough food and water for up to ten people per day, and those who eat from them are immune to exhaustion caused by desert conditions. At your discretion, you can choose to cause one or more of these magical plants to bear poisonous fruit that appears identical to the ordinary fruit. Those who eat it must make a Constitution saving throw against your druid spell save DC. If they fail, they are poisoned until they finish a long rest, and do not gain any benefits from eating the fruit.

Blightfire

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you gain the ability to start wildfires with a glance. As an action, you can unleash a scorching blast of fire that affects a 5 foot square of ground within 20 feet of you which remains ignited until the beginning of your next turn. Each creature which enters an affected space or begins their turn in one must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed saving throw, a target takes 1d8 fire damage. The fire ignites all flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried.

The number of adjacent squares you may affect and fire damage increases as you gain levels in the druid class as follows: 5th level (2 squares / 2d8 damage), 11th level (2 squares / 3d8 damage), and 17th level (3 squares 4d8 damage).

Deforestation

At 2nd level, you learn to draw sustenance from living things around you. As a result, you no longer need food or water to survive. Additionally, as an action on your turn, you can draw energy from the life around you, killing all vegetation within 20 feet of yourself, and restoring 1d8 + your druid level of your hit points. A plant creature within this range takes necrotic damage equal to this amount. After using this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Desolating Stride

Starting at 6th level, you can pass through nonmagical plants without being slowed by them and without taking damage from them if they have thorns, spines, or a similar hazard. All plants in your way that aren’t creatures wither and crumble to dust, leaving a clear path behind you. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against plants that are magically created or manipulated to impede movement, such those created by the entangle spell.

Contagious Touch

Starting at 10th level, you can cast contagion or blight without expending a spell slot. After using this ability, you must complete a long rest before using it again.

Plague

Beginning at 14th level, as an action on your turn, you can let out an invisible cloud of pestilence. For 1 minute, each creature adjacent to you that you choose must make a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for a number of rounds equal to your Wisdom modifier. A poisoned creature takes 4d6 poison damage at the end of its turn, and can then reattempt this saving throw, ending the effect on a success. On a successful save, a creature is immune to this effect for 24 hours.

After using this ability, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.

Balm of the Summer Court

At 2nd level, you become imbued with the blessings of the Summer Court. You are a font of energy that offers respite from injuries. You have a pool of fey energy represented by a number of d6s equal to your druid level.

As a bonus action, you can choose one creature you can see within 120 feet of you and spend a number of those dice equal to half your druid level or less. Roll the spent dice and add them together. The target regains a number of hit points equal to the total. The target also gains 1 temporary hit point per die spent.

You regain all expended dice when you finish a long rest.

Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow

At 6th level, home can be wherever you are. During a short or long rest, you can invoke the shadowy power of the Gloaming Court to help guard your respite. At the start of the rest, you touch a point in space, and an invisible, 30-foot-radius sphere of magic appears, centered on that point. Total cover blocks the sphere.

While within the sphere, you and your allies gain a +5 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) and Wisdom (Perception) checks, and any light from open flames in the sphere (a campfire, torches, or the like) isn't visible outside it.

The sphere vanishes at the end of the rest or when you leave the sphere.

Hidden Paths

Starting at 10th level, you can use the hidden, magical pathways th at some fey use to traverse space in the blink of an eye. As a bonus action on your turn, you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Alternatively, you can use your action to teleport one willing creature you touch up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Walker in Dreams

At 14th level, the magic of the Feywild grants you the ability to travel mentally or physically through dreamlands.

When you finish a short rest, you can cast one of the following spells, without expending a spell slot or requiring material components: dream (with you as the messenger), scrying, or teleportation circle.

This use of teleportation circle is special. Rather than opening a portal to a permanent teleportation circle, it opens a portal to the last location where you finished a long rest on your current plane of existence. If you haven't taken a long rest on your current plane, the spell fails but isn't wasted.

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

Ritual Sacrifice

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn how toperform rituals using the blood sacrifices of powerful foes. Byusing the body of a creature that has died within the last hour asone of your spell components, you can cast any spell with theritual tag from any class spell list without needing to prepare it.You still need to use the other components of the ritual as normal.In order to cast a ritual in this manner, you need the body of acreature of a CR greater than or equal to the spell level of theritual to be cast, and the spell must be of a level you have spellslots for. The creature used cannot be a construct, an undead, oran elemental. Once you complete the ritual, that creature cannotbe used in any other rituals.

Circle Spells

The dark powers of twilight infuse you with the ability to castcertain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to anumber of circle spells, listed below in the twilight table.

Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always have itprepared, and it doesn't count against the number of spells youcan prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn'tappear on the druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spellfor you.

Circle of Dusk

Eyes of Twilight

Starting at 6th level, you gain darkvision with a radius of 120feet, or you increase the radius of your darkvision by 60 feet ifyou already have it. Additionally, you can see through magicaldarkness for the radius of your darkvision.

Soulseeing

At 10th level, you gain the ability to see the souls of livingcreatures. As an action on your turn, you hone your senses toallow you to see the faint outline of any living creature or creaturethat has died within the last hour until the end of your turn. Thisallows you to see any creature within the radius of yourdarkvision, including invisible creatures, as well as creatures thatare obscured in some manner, such as being behind a wall or inmurky water. This sight can penetrate most barriers, but it isblocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheetof lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.

Ritualist

When you reach 14th level, you become a master at performingrituals. Casting a spell as a ritual now only adds 1 minute to thecast time.

Additionally, when you cast a ritual using your ritual sacrificefeature, the CR of the creature only needs to be half of the spelllevel of the ritual to be cast, and you may use the same creature inup to 2 different rituals.

Untamed Strike

At 2nd level, you fight with the strength of a feral beast. While you are unarmed and you aren’t wearing medium or heavy armor or wielding a shield, you gain the following benefits:

You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes.

You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike. This die changes as you gain druid levels, as shown in the Fist of the Forest Untamed Strike table. If the weapon die of your beast form is less than your Untamed Strike die, you can use this die instead while in your beast form.

When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.

Starting at 10th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Fist of the Forest Unarmed Strike

Scent

By 7th level, you can hunt by scent, much like the beasts of the forest. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and Wisdom (Survival) checks that rely on smell.

Primal Defense

At 10th level, while you are wearing no armor and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier.

Feral Trance

Starting at 14th level, you can fall into a primal battle trance as a bonus action. While in your trance, you gain the following benefits if you aren’t wearing medium or heavy armor:

You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.

You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike on your turn, you can make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action.

Your trance lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven’t attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then. You can also end your trance on your turn as a bonus action.

You can use this ability twice and regain all expended uses when you take a long rest.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Beasts of the Woods

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the forests. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring the restrictions on CR you would normally face.. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a wolf.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a dire wolf.

At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a giant elk.

Living Unity

When you reach 6th level, you learn the secret rites that preach of the trees and creatures existing together in one form, and begin to practice them, becoming more attuned to your environment. You can ignore difficult terrain caused by nonmagical plants. Whenever you use Wild Shape, you can choose to have the creature you become be infused with briarthorn. Briarthorn creatures have flowing vines instead of skin, thorns and barbs in place of claws and teeth, and eyes like fresh spring water.

A druid can speak normally while in the form of a briarthorn creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While in the form of a briarthorn creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. When you do so, thrashing vines launch from your skin, tearing into the flesh of nearby hostile creatures. Each enemy within 15 feet of you must make a Dexterity saving throw against your druid spell save DC. If they fail, they take 2d8 slashing damage, plus an additional 1d8 slashing damage per level of the spell slot beyond 2nd. If they succeed, they take half as much damage. The thorns soak in the blood of the creatures that were harmed, causing you to regain hit points equal to the highest amount of damage inflicted to a single target.

An example creature, the briarthorn dire wolf, is provided here. For more information on the briarthorn template, consult the following section.

Tree Spirit

At 10th level, you learn to let loose the primal cries of the predators of the wild woods. As an action, you can whisper to the earth. Choose up to four 5-foot cubes within 30 feet of you. Thick nonmagical foliage sprouts from the ground in this location, lightly obscuring the area and providing half cover. You can use this feature while you have assumed another form using your Wild Shape feature.

When you reach 14th level, you can use a bonus action to activate this feature.

Lord of the Forest

At 14th level, your communion with the forests of the world has granted you insights into the minds of the inhabitants within the groves, and has granted you a measure of power over them. You can cast animal friendship, beast bond, and speak with animals at will without expending a spell slot.

Circle Spells

Beginning when you select this circle at 2nd level, your mystical connection to the land infuses you with the ability to cast certain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to circle spells connected with the Green.

Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day.

Green Form

At 2nd level, your body is has been enveloped by a thick mass of leaves and vines, an embodiment of the Green, that moves with you as a second skin. Your Armor Class while unarmored is equal to 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier. Additionally, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide among vegetation of any sort.

Green Empathy

Starting at 6th level, you know any language necessary to communicate with plant creatures, and have advantage on Persuasion checks with them.

Green Magic

At 10th level, when you cast a spell granted to you by your Circle Spells, you may cast it as a bonus action. After using this ability, you must complete a short or long rest before using it again.

Guardian Form

Beginning at 14th level, you can Wild Shape into a treant for 1 minute. After using this ability, you must complete a long rest before using it again.

Bonus Cantrips

Starting when you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn the following additional cantrips: control flames, gust, mold earth, and shape water.

Defensive Harmony

At 6th level, you can select one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire or lightning. You gain resistance to damage of the chosen type. You can change which type of damage you resist when you finish a long rest.

Planar Guardian

By 10th level, you have become an expert in sending unwanted elementals back from whence they came. You can now cast the spell banishment without using a spell slot; it counts as a druid spell for you. Furthermore, elemental creatures have disadvantage on their saving throw when you cast this spell.

Once you have cast banishment using this ability, you must finish a short or long rest before you can do so again.

Effortless Summons

Starting at 14th level, whenever you summon an elemental using conjuration magic, you do not need to concentrate on the spell to sustain the spell or maintain control of the creature. The creature disappears after an amount of time equal to the spell's usual duration.

Bonus Cantrip

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one additional druid cantrip of your choice.

Natural Recovery

Starting at 2nd level, you can regain some of your magical energy by sitting in meditation and communing with nature. During a Short Rest, you choose expended Spell Slots to recover. The Spell Slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your druid level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a Long Rest.

For example, when you are a 4th-level druid, you can recover up to two levels worth of Spell Slots. You can recover either a 2nd-level slot or two 1st-level slots.

Wild Shape of the Land

You learn and can assume a Form related to your circle that you've chosen. As per Forms last an hour, use 1 wild shape charge (and an action).

Circle Spells

Your mystical connection to the land infuses you with the ability to cast certain Spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to circle Spells connected to the land where you became a druid.

Choose that land—arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, or swamp—and consult the associated list of Spells.

Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the number of Spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn’t appear on the druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell for you.

Table: Arctic

Table: Coast

Table: Desert

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Nomads of the Hills

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the forests. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR you would normally face. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a giant goat. At 6th level, you can assume the form of a brown bear. At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a giant eagle.

Heart of the Earth

At 6th level, your blood has become like the veins of ore within the high peaks, and you learn to stride and change in harmony with the rock itself. You ignore difficult terrain caused by nonmagical earthen obstructions, such as rubble or quicksand, and you gain immunity to exhaustion or other effects caused by altitude or cold, mountainous conditions.

Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the power of the stoneheart. Stoneheart creatures have shards of rock in place of fur, gravel in place of skin, and eyes like liquid metal that glow gently in the dark. You can speak normally while in the form of a stoneheart creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While you are in the form of a stoneheart creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. When you do so, you can unleash a churning tide of stone that rains down from above in an avalanche. Choose a 10-foot cube up to 30 feet away. Boulders launch up from the

ground around you and rain down upon the area, smashing into the ground with incredible force. Creatures within the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. If they fail, they take 3d10 bludgeoning damage and are knocked prone. If they succeed, they take half as much damage and are not knocked prone. The area becomes difficult terrain, and each 5-foot square within the area takes 1 minute to clear by hand. For each spell slot level above 2nd that is expended, the bludgeoning damage increases by 1d10 and the size of the cube increases by 5 feet.

An example creature, the stoneheart giant goat, is provided here. For more information on the stoneheart template, consult the following section.

Cairn for the Dead

At 10th level, you learn to commune with the spirits of those that have fallen from the high peaks, and your connection with these shattered souls opens the door to those who are near death. You are aware of when a creature has fewer than half its maximum hit points remaining. Whenever you inflict damage to such a creature, you can use a bonus action to cause the stones themselves to rush up around that creature, sealing them in a stone coffin. The coffin surrounds the entirety of the space the creature is in, and has AC 16, resistance to all damage, and has hit points equal to your druid level. Once you create this coffin, you cannot do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

• Rocky Appearance: While the stoneheart creature remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a large boulder or pile of rock. Additionally, the stoneheart creature gains the following actions, in addition to their normal ones:

• Runic Horns: The creature gains the ability to attack with hornlike shards of stone, which inflict 2d6 piercing damage and have a reach of 5 feet. The druid can choose to use their Wisdom modifier for attack and damage rolls with this natural weapon.

• Hide of Stone: Whenever a stoneheart creature is struck by a melee attack, it can use a reaction to unleash a barrage of rocky shrapnel from the wound. Hostile creatures within 10 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw against your druid spell save DC. If a target fails, it takes 1d8 slashing damage.

Seeker of the Sky

At 14th level, your connection to the skies and earth below grants you the unstoppable strength of the mountain peaks. You can cast catapult at will without expending a spell slot, and you can cast skywrite once without expending a spell slot. This use recovers whenever you finish a short or long rest.

Dowsing

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you gain the ability to locate and draw out fresh, drinkable water from the ground. By concentrating for 1 minute, you can immediately detect all sources of drinkable water within 1 mile of your location. If you are within 500 feet of such a source and it is underground, you can perform a 10 minute long ritual to draw the water to the surface, creating a temporary freshwater spring. You can draw a number of gallons of fresh water from this spring equal to twice your druid level, after which it dries up.

Succor

At 2nd level, you learn to enhance the healing and refreshing powers of an oasis. When you and your allies take a short or long rest at a natural spring, stream, or pool of water, you each regain one expended hit die. Following a long rest at one of these places, you and your allies heal two levels of exhaustion, instead of one.

Draw Out

Starting at 6th level, you can use your action and expend a spell slot to draw water from a living creature, just as you draw it from the ground. Choose a living creature you can see within 100 feet to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target gains a level of exhaustion and takes 1d8 necrotic damage per level of the spell slot expended, as water floods out of his body. On a successful save, the creature takes half this amount of necrotic damage.

Oozes, slimes, plants, and creatures from the Elemental Plane of Water have disadvantage on the saving throw, and the damage against those creatures increases to 1d10. Undead, constructs, and other creatures that do not contain significant amounts of liquid water are immune to this ability. Creatures who gain a level for exhaustion from this ability cannot gain additional levels of exhaustion from this ability for 24 hours.

Mirage

Starting at 10th level, you can cast the spell hallucinatory terrain without expending a spell slot. When you cast hallucinatory terrain in this fashion, the spell lasts for a number of days equal to your druid level. After using this ability, you must complete a long rest before using it again.

Oasis Step

Beginning at 14th level, you can cast the spell transport via plants without using a spell slot. When you cast transport via plants in this fashion, you may also use small bodies of water (no larger than 100 feet in diameter) as the entry and exit points. Once you use this ability, you must take a short or long rest before you can do so again.

Evolutionary

Starting at 2nd level, you have a pool of 4 Evolution Dice, which are d4s, that you can use to raise yourself and your allies to greater power. As a bonus action on your turn, you can choose a creature you can see within 60 feet, spend 1 Evolution Die, and roll it. You increase one of that creature's ability scores of your choice by the amount rolled, to a maximum of 20, for 1 minute. A creature can have only 1 ability score increased by this ability at a time.

You regain all expended Evolution Dice when you finish a long rest.

Transient Awakening

At 6th level, you can bestow limited sentience on a lower form of life. You can cast the spell speak with animals or speak with plants without using a spell slot or spell components.

Once you use this ability, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Superior Health

Beginning at 10th level, your biology is impeccable; immune to the ravages of lesser beasts. You gain immunity to one of the following conditions of your choice: blinded, deafened, incapacitated, or poisoned. You can change this selection when you take a long rest.

High Evolutionary

By 14th level, you have reached the pinnacle of your form. Each of your ability scores increase by 2, to a maximum of 20.

Bonus Cantrip

Starting at 2nd level, you learn one additional druid cantrip of your choice.

Shroud of Seasons

Starting at 2nd level, you can embrace friend or foe under nature’s shroud.

As an action, you can expend one use of your Wild Shape and choose one creature you can see within 60 feet of you that has at least 1 hit point. That creature must make a Constitution saving throw; a creature can choose to fail this saving throw if it wishes. If a creature fails its saving throw, choose one of the following options, which takes effect at the start of the creature’s next turn and lasts for up to 1 minute while you concentrate it. As a bonus action, you cause nature to focus directly on the creature to much greater effect.

Deep Winter’s Freeze. Frost covers the target’s skin. Its movement speed is reduced by 10 feet. Using your bonus action, it takes cold damage equal to 1d4 + your Wisdom modifier.

Fade Rot. A creature is afflicted with pestilence and disease, causing it to suffer one level of exhaustion, and regains only half the normal healing from spells and effects. Using your bonus action, it takes necrotic damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1 damage).

Harvestide. The season of harvest reaps the bounty and readies the land for renewal. A creature under the shroud can use its bonus action on its turn to be showered in radiant energy, and regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your Wisdom modifier.

Wildflame. As a bonus action, you cause flames to flash across the target dealing 1d6 fire damage, and causes the target to ignite in flames. At the start of each of its turns, or until the shroud ends, the target takes fire damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1) and sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. If the target or a creature within 5 feet of it uses an action to put out the flames, or if some other effect douses the flames (such as being submerged in water).

Ashes of Life

At 6th level, when the target creature of your shroud dies, you can use your reaction to reclaim some of its life force and instantly use it heal yourself or another creature within 60 feet of you a number of hit points equal to your druid level.

Child of Change

At 10th level, when you use your Shroud of Seasons feature, the shroud descends as a 10-foot cube on a point within range that you choose instead of a single creature. While you concentrate on the shroud, each creature that starts its turn in the area, or moves there for the first time, must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be affected by its season.

Additionally, while you concentrate on your shroud, you gain resistance to the damage type of the season in effect.

Natural Duality

Starting at 14th level, the size of your swells to 20 feet and power of each seasons effects and damage doubles.

Additionally, while you concentrate on your shroud, you can cast a concentration spell at the same time. The first time you would fail a saving throw to maintain concentration the spell fails, and the shroud remains.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Beasts of the Grassland

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the open fields. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR or movement modes that you would normally face. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a giant wolf spider.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a giant hyena.

At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a giant eagle.

Trickster's Hide

At 6th level, the cackling call of the savannah grass speaks in your voice and in your laughter. You can choose to project your voice, causing it to appear as though you were speaking from a location within 50 feet of you. You can also choose to mimic any sound that you have ever heard, including the voices of others and the cries of animals. A creature must make a Wisdom (Insight) check against your druid spell save DC in order to determine the sound and origin is false by listening alone. Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against exhaustion caused by traveling long distances or from staying awake without rest.

Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the hidden power of the grasslands, changing it into a falseskin creature. Falseskin creatures rarely appear as they truly are — predators may appear as prey, and prey may appear as predators. Eyes might shift and swirl upon their hide to discourage agressors, while countless canine teeth may appear in the jaws of an herbivore. You can speak normally while in the form of a falseskin creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While you are in the form of a falseskin creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. For one minute or until you exit the form, an aura of eerie dread flows forth from your being. Hostile creatures that attempt to move to a location within 20 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw against your druid spell save DC. If they fail, they are frightened of you until the end of your next turn. Once a creature fails this saving throw, they are immune to the effect for the duration or until you expend another spell slot to refresh the effect. When you expend a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration of the aura increases to 10 minutes. When you expend a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the effect lasts until you exit this form.

An example creature, the falseskin giant hyena, is provided here. For more information on the falseskin template, consult the following section.

Waking Nightmare

At 10th level, your connection to the dreams of others intensifies. Whenever you cast dream while the target of the spell is awake, you can choose to attempt to force the target to fall asleep. The subject must make a Wisdom saving throw against your druid spell save DC. If they fail, they are immediately rendered unconcious, allowing the spell to progress as though they were sleeping. Additionally, the psychic damage that dream can inflict is increased to 4d10.

Skinwalker

At 14th level, you've learned the terrifying secrets behind the ancient legends of your people. Whenever you kill a humanoid, you can choose to create an effigy that resembles the person, such as a doll or mask during your next short or long rest. While you possess this effigy on your person, you can cast alter self at will without expending a spell slot to assume their form, and you have advantage on checks made to imitate their speech, mannerisms, and personality

Leaf Mask Transformation

Starting when you choose this circle at 2nd level, you can use your Wild Shape to transform into plants as well as beasts. You cannot use this ability to become a spore servant of any kind, however.

While transformed into a plant, you can cast the cantrips shillelagh and thorn whip, requiring no material components, even if you would not normally know them.

Thorny Flesh

Also at 2nd level, your skin takes on a rough, bark-like appearance, studded with sharp thorns. Your AC can't be less than 16, regardless of what kind of armor you are wearing. Also, whenever you are hit with a melee weapon attack, you deal 1d4 plus your Wisdom modifier piercing damage to the attacker. These effects apply while you are Wildshaped.

Forest Wisdom

Starting at 6th level, you can tap into the ancient wisdom of the trees. Whenever you would make an Intelligence check to recall lore or past events, you can make a Wisdom (Nature) check instead.

In addition, you can cast the spell speak with plants at will, without using a spell slot. This spell does not count against the total number of druid spells you can prepare.

Deep Roots

At 10th level, your connection to the magic of the earth is so strong that you gain a measure of its solidity. You can't be pushed, shoved, knocked prone or subjected to any other form of involuntary movement as long as your feet are on natural ground. You also have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.

Arboreal Form

By 14th level, you have finally learned to become a tree. You can now use your Wild Shape to transform into an awakened tree, or you can expend two uses of your Wildshape to transform into a treant. While in this form, you add your Wisdom modifier to damage rolls for your slam attack, which is considered magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance and immunity.

Spirit Guide

You often take the shape of an animal to guide your fellow mortals on their journey through the world. Your Wild Shape is attuned to the spirits of the past, and is changed in the following ways:

• You can Wild Shape as a bonus action instead of an action.

• While transformed, you are considered a celestial, rather than a beast.

• While you’re transformed, your attacks deal radiant damage.

• You can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If you end your movement inside a creature or object you take 1d10 force damage and are shunted out to the nearest empty space.

• You can ignore the restrictions on Wild Shape to turn into an eagle, a giant eagle, a giant owl, or an owl.

Tongues of Prophecy

Sometimes the spirits whisper their fortunes in your ear, moving you to speak prophetically to your fellow mortals. Starting at 6th level, your ancestors have taught you the augury spell. It counts as a druid spell for you, it does not count against the number of spells that you can prepare, and you can cast it as a ritual. When you cast augury as a ritual, it does not take any additional time to cast if you are asking the spirits questions on behalf of another.

Call of the Setting Sun

Starting at 10th level, you can use your action to beckon four spirits of your warrior ancestors. They follow your commands (no action required) and fade from existence after 1 minute. An ancestor spirit has the statistics of a Scout, with the following changes:

• The spirit is a celestial, rather than a humanoid.

• The spirit has a +1 bonus to AC.

• The spirit has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

• The spirit’s attacks deal radiant damage.

Once you use this ability, you must finish a long rest before using it again.

Stalwart Soul

Your journey through this life has brought you face-to-face with many weird magics, and other arcane and horrific things that other mortal couldn’t even dream of. Starting at 14th level, you have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Dragonkin

Starting when you choose this circle at 2nd level, your beast shapes resemble dragons. You gain the ability to use Wild Shape on your turn as a bonus action, rather than as an action.

While transformed, your skin is covered in a layer of scales, and your AC is increased by 2.

Also, while transformed, you can use your bonus action to expend one spell slot and breathe fire from your mouth. Each creature in a 30 foot cone must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 1d8 fire damage per level of the spell on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Primal Strike

Starting at 6th level, your attacks in beast form count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Draconic Wild Shape

At 10th level, you can spend two uses of Wild Shape at the same time to transform into any dragon of challenge rating 6 or lower. You can't use a dragon's Innate Spellcasting feature, if it has one.

Wyrm Perfection

By 14th level, you have achieved the majesty of a dragon. Even when not transformed, you have majestic dragon wings, and your skin is covered in a layer of scales. While not carrying a shield, you have a +2 bonus to AC, and while unarmored or wearing only light armor, you have a flight speed equal to your base movement speed.

Speech of the Woods

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to converse with beasts and many fey.

You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan. In addition, beasts can understand your speech, and you gain the a bility to decipher their noises and motions. Most beasts lack the intelligence to convey or under stand sophisticated concepts, but a friendly beas t could relay what it has seen or heard in the recent pas t. This ability doesn't grant you friendship with beasts, though you can combine this ability with gifts to curry favor with them as you would with a ny nonplayer character.

Spirit Totem

Starting at 2nd level, you can call forth nature spirits to influence the world around you. As a bonus action, you can magically summon an incorporeal spirit to a point you can see within 60 feet of you. The spirit creates an aura in a 30-foot radius a round that point. It counts as neither a creature nor an object, though it has the spectral a ppearance of the creature it represents.

As a bonus action, you can move the spirit up to 60 feet to a point you can see.

The spirit persists for 1 minute or until you're incapacitated.

Once you use this feature , you can't use it again until you finish a s hort or long rest.

The effect of the spirit's aura depends on the type of spirit you summon from the options below.

Bear Spirit. The bear spirit grants you and your allies its might and endurance. Each creature of your choice in the aura when the spirit appears gains temporary hit points equal to 5 +your druid level. In addition, you and your allies gain advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws while in the aura.

Hawk Spirit. The hawk spirit is a consummate hunter, aiding you and your allies with its keen sight. When a creature makes an attack roll against a target in the spirit's aura, you cao use your reaction to grant advantage to that attack roll. In addition, you and your allies have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks while in the aura.

Unicorn Spirit. The unicorn spirit lends its protection to those nearby. You and your a llies gain advantage on all ability checks made to detect creatures in the spirit's aura. In addition, if you cast a spell using a spell slot that restores hjt points to any creature inside or outside the aura, each creature of your choice in the aura also regains hit points equal to your druid level.

Mighty Summoner

Starting at 6th level, beasts and fey that you conjure are more resilient than normal. Any beast or fey summoned or created by a spell that you cast gains the following benefits:

• The creature appears with more hit points than normal: 2 extra hit points per Hit Die it has.

• The damage from its natural weapons is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming immuruty and resistance to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Guardian Spirits

Beginning at 10th level, your Spirit Totem safeguards the beasts and fey that you call forth with your magic. When a beast or fey that you summoned or created with a spell ends its turn in your Spirit Totem aura, that creature regains a number of hit points equal to half your druid level.

Faithful Summons

Starting at 14th level, the nature spirits you commune with protect you when you are the most defenseless. If you are reduced to 0 hit points or are incapacitated against your will, you can immediately gain the benefits of conjure animals as if it were cast using a 9th-level spells lot. It summons four beasts of your choice that are challenge rating 2 or lower. The conjured beasts appear within 20 feet of you. If they receive no commands from you, they protect you from harm and attack your foes. The spell lasts for 1 hour, requiring no concentration, or until you dismiss it (no action required).

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

Spirit Bond

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you choose one spirit-element to bond with your mask from the Spirit Bond table below and you learn the cantrip associated with your spirit-element’s fledging conduit, which counts as a druid cantrip for you, and doesn’t count against your number of cantrips known. You can select one additional spirit-element at 6th level and again at 10th level.

Additionally, you can cast the find familiar spell, which bears features similar to your chosen spirit-element (glowing skin, fiery eyes, a thorny tail, etc.). Once you cast find familiar using this feature, you can't cast it again until you finish a long rest.

You can only have one mask at a time and once this bond is formed, you can’t change the spirit-element within your mask. If the mask is lost or destroyed, creating a new mask for your spirit-element takes 8 hours of uninterrupted time, which you can accomplish during a long rest.

Empowered Conduit

At 6th level, your mask channels the destructive powers of your spirit element. You gain the cantrip in the Empowered Conduit column on the Spirit Bond table. Further, when your connection with the spirit realm strengthens enough to host an additional spirit-element, you can switch between them with an action. When you do, you gain the benefits of the mask's current bond and your familiar can take on a similar appearance. No matter how many spirits inhabit your mask, you can only ever call on the aid of one at a time.

Vigilant Spirits

Starting at 10th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any druid cantrip and, each time you switch to a different spirit-element within your mask, you gain resistance to that damage type.

Honored Host

At 14th level, you have become a beacon for the spirits who wish to affect the world through you. You gain access to all of the spirit-elements listed on the Spirit Bond table, and can switch between them with a bonus action, and your spells ignore resistance and immunity to that damage type.

Circle Spells

Your symbiotic link to fungus and your ability to tap into the cycle of life and death grants you access to certain spells. At 1st level, you learn the chill touch cantrip. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to the spells listed for that level in the Circle of Spores Spells table.

Once you gain access to one of these spells, you always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn’t appear on the druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell for you.

Halo of Spores

Starting at 2nd level, you can launch toxic spores at other creatures. To do so, you use your reaction on your turn to deal 3 poison damage to one creature you can see within 10 feet of you. This damage increases to 6 at 6th level, 9 at 10th level, and 12 at 14th.

Symbiotic Entity

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to channel magic into the spores that infuse you.

When you use your Wild Shape feature, you can awaken those spores, rather than transforming. When you do so, you gain 3 temporary hit points per level you have in this class, the damage of your Halo of Spores feature doubles, and your melee weapon attacks deal an extra 1d6 poison damage to any target they hit. These benefits last for 10 minutes or until you use your Wild Shape again.

Fungal Infestation

At 6th level, your spores gain the ability to infest a humanoid corpse and animate it.

If you slay a humanoid with your Halo of Spores damage, the creature rises as a zombie at the end of your turn. It has 1 hit point. In combat, its turn is immediately after yours. It obeys your mental commands, and the only action it can take is the Attack action, making one melee attack. It remains animate for 1 hour, after which time it collapses and dies.

Spreading Spores

At 10th level, you gain the ability to seed an area with deadly spores. As a bonus action, you hurl fungal spores up to 30 feet away, where they swirl around in a 10-foot cube for 1 minute. While the cube of spores persists, you can’t use your Halo of Spores feature, but any creature that starts its turn in the cube takes your Halo of Spores damage. The cube of spores vanishes early if you use this feature again.

Fungal Body

At 14th level, the fungal spores in your body alter you: you can’t be blinded, deafened, frightened, or poisoned, and if an attack is a critical hit against you, it doesn’t deal its extra damage to you.

Bonus Proficiencies

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you can wear metal armor and shields and you gain proficiency with martial weapons.

Steel Beast

At 3rd level, whenever use your Wild Shape while armored, your metal weapons and armor become merged with the beast, transforming into a living conglomeration of animal and steel. You can use your armor class in place of the beast's, if it is higher. If you are holding a metal melee weapon when you transform, you can also use your weapon's damage die in place of the beast form's melee weapon attack damage dice, if it is higher.

At 6th level, your attacks in beast form count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Magnetic North

By 6th level, your connection with the metal of the land grants you a new magnetic sense. You always know which direction is north and have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks made to navigate.

You can also use your action to detect the presence of nearby metal objects around you. To do so, make a Wisdom check with a save DC of 10 + 1 for each 100 feet you choose to sense. On a success, you can detect the largest metal object within range, and the precise direction to it. If you beat the DC by 5 or more, you can detect the number of metal objects within range and the direction to each. If you beat the DC by 10 or more, you can detect very small objects, like coins or nails, within range, and the direction to each.

Iron Defense

Starting at 10th level, as a reaction when you take bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, you can reduce the damage inflicted by 1d10.

Metal Tomb

At 14th level, you can attract magnetic ore from the earth and cause it to rise beneath your enemies. As an action, select a 15 foot square area on the ground. Nonmagical metal walls rises up from the earth, surrounding the area. The walls are four three-inch thick, 15-foot-by-15-foot panels. If the wall cuts through a creature's space when it appears, the creature is pushed to one side of the wall (your choice.)

The wall is an object made of metal that can be damaged and thus breached. Each panel has AC 16 and 60 hit points. Reducing a panel to 0 hit points destroys it and might cause connected panels to collapse at the DM’s discretion.

This metal ore crumbles into rust after a number of rounds equal to your Wisdom modifier. After using this ability, you must complete a short or long rest before using it again.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Terrors of the Fens

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of powerful creatures that are native to the open fields. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR or movement modes that you would normally face. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a crocodile.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a giant toad. At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a giant constrictor snake.

Will of Wisps

At 6th level, your connection to the murky depths of the swamps deepens, granting you insights into their secrets. You gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed, and you can breathe underwater. Additionally, you gain resistance to poison damage. Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the vibrant life energy of the swamps,

changing it into a fenwisp creature. Fenwisp creatures are characterized by strange patterns of skin and scales that glow with eerie light, strange mutations of eyes and teeth, and a sort of ethereal, ghostly quality. You can speak normally while in the form of a fenwisp creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While you are in the form of a fenwisp creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. When you do so, a number of glowing lights equal to the level of the spell slot appear around you for ten minutes. These lights emit bright light within a 10 foot radius, and dim light within a 20 foot radius, and you can move all of the lights up to 30 feet using a bonus action. Whenever a creature enters the radius of bright light generated by one of these lights, you can use your reaction to force the target to make a Wisdom saving throw against your druid spell save DC. If they fail, they are charmed for one minute, and will attempt to follow the light that charmed them during that time, suffering disadvantage on all checks to percieve dangers in their path. If they take damage, the effect ends for that target. When the target successfully makes a saving throw against the effect or suffers damage, they become immune to that particular instance of the effect for the remainder of the duration. When you expend a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration of the lights increases to 1 hour. When you expend a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the effect lasts until you exit this form.

An example creature, the fenwisp giant toad, is provided here. For more information on the fenwisp template, consult the following section.

Restorative Brew

At 10th level, your knowledge of plants and animals has taught you to create elixirs and undungents of great potency. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can choose to expend a single spell slot. When you do so, you create a number of swampbrew potions equal to the spell slot level. A creature carrying such a potion can use their action to consume it or administer it to a concious ally, causing them to recover hit points equal to 1d10 plus your druid level and be cured of the poisoned condition. The potions spoil the next time you finish a long rest.

Brackish Eye

At 14th level, you've learned to see what is hidden, even in the darkest depths of the swamp. You gain darkvision out to 120 feet, and your sight is unobscured by magical darkness. Additionally, you can cast see invisibility, detect magic, and detect good and evil at will without expending a spell slot.

Harvest’s Scythe

Starting at 2nd level, you learn to unravel and harvest the life energy of other creatures. You can augment your spells to drain the life force from creatures. You have a pool of energy represented by a number of d10s equal to your druid level.

When you roll damage for a spell, you can increase that damage by spending dice from the pool. You can spend a number of dice equal to half your druid level or less. Roll the spent dice and add them to the damage as necrotic damage.If you kill one or more hostile creatures with a spell augmented in this way, you or an ally of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of you regains 2 hit points per die spent to increase the spell’s damage, or 5 hit points per die if at least one of the slain creatures was undead.You regain the expended dice when you finisha long rest.

Speech Beyond the Grave

At 6th level, you gain the ability to reach beyond death’s veil in search of knowledge. Using this feature, you can cast speak with dead without material components, and you understand what the target of this casting says. It can understand your questions, even if you don’t share a language or it is not intelligent enough to speak.Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Watcher at the Threshold

At 10th level, you gain resistance to necrotic and radiant damage. In addition, while you aren’t incapacitated, any ally within 30 feet of you hasadvantage on death saving throws.

Paths of the Dead

At 14th level, your mastery of death allows you to tread the paths used by ghosts and other spirits. Using this feature, you can cast etherealness. Once the spell ends, you can’t cast it with this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Circle Spells

When you are initiated into this circle at 2nd level, you gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared, don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day, and they are considered druid spells for you. You gain more spells when you reach 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level.

Hordes of the Underdark

When you are inducted into this circle, you learn to take on the animal forms of the beasts that have adapted to survive in the hostile conditions of the lightless caverns. You can assume these specialized forms as a bonus action using your Wild Shape feature, ignoring any restrictions on CR or movement modes that you would normally face. At 2nd level, you can assume the form of a panther.

At 6th level, you can assume the form of a giant spider.

At 10th level, you learn to assume the form of a cave bear, which shares the statistics of a polar bear.

Faezaress Tainted

At 6th level, the corruptive power of the faezaress has gained influence over your body, and infects the essence of your magic. You gain darkvision out to 120 feet in this any form you take using your Wild Shape feature, you can see through magical darkness.

Whenever you use your Wild Shape feature and assume the form of a beast, you can choose to infuse that creature with the otherworldly power of the faezaress, changing it into a darkborn creature. Darkborn creatures are covered in magical markings, hideous tentacled appendages, and spider-like limbs and eyes. You can speak normally while in the form of a darkborn creature, and attacks made in this form are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

While you are in the form of a darkborn creature, you can expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher as an action. When you do so, you can choose to summon a 15-foot radius sphere of magical darkness to surround you and move with you. This sphere of magical darkness moves with you, and you can choose to take the Hide action as a bonus action while within it. Whenever you take damage, the sphere disappears until the start of your next turn. You can choose to suppress the sphere as a bonus action. This sphere lasts for one minute, or when you exit this form. Whenever you expend a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the effect lasts for up to 10 minutes. When you expend a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the effect lasts until you exit the form or choose to end it as an action.

An example creature, the darkborn giant spider, is provided here. For more information on the darkborn template, consult the following section.

Lair Keeper

At 10th level, you discover the means by which you may claim territory within the shadowed caverns. Whenever you cast the web spell and maintain concentration on it for the full duration, it becomes permanent and cannot be dispelled. When you cast the passwall spell, you can choose the duration, up to one month or as little as one minute. Additionally, you become immune to webbing and the effects of the web spell.

Dark Ritualist

At 14th level, you've become adept at using the faezeress to serve your own ends, even as it twists your visage with eldritch energies. As an action, you can begin to channel the power to cast a druid spell that you have prepared and can cast using an available spell slot of 5th level or lower. When you do so, make a melee spell attack against a creature with a CR of 1/8 or greater that is Small or larger. If the attack hits, the target takes 5d10 necrotic damage. If the target dies, you can choose to immediately cast your chosen spell as a bonus action without expending a spell slot. If the target does not die or the attack misses, the spell slot is expended and the spell is lost. Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Aberration Form

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you gain the ability to use Wild Shape on your turn as a bonus action, rather than as an action, however, you lose the ability to assume the shape of a beast. Instead may use it to take an Aberration Form with a number of additional traits.

Additionally, animals are instinctively wary of you, giving disadvantage on Handle Animal checks.

Lesser Traits

At 2nd level, when you assume your Aberration Form, you can choose one of the following traits:

• Bestial Hide. Your skin is thicker, scalier, or furrier than normal. Your armor class equals 15. At 6th level, your armor class equals to 17.
• Inhuman Vision. Your eyes are numerously scattered about your body, or are segmented an extremely sensitive to movement. You gain the effects of see invisibility at all times. Also, you gain darkvision, the ability to see in dim light within 30 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
• Poison Breath. On you turn, you can create a poison spray effect from your mouth as an action.
• Unnaturally Quick. In spite of your size, you can move inexplicably fast, due in part to two extra legs. Your speed increases by 15 feet. In addition, you also have advantage on Dexterity checks.

Moderate Traits

At 6th level, when you assume your Aberration Form, you can choose one of the following traits:

• Additional Limbs. You grow an extra set of appendages, which are ambiguously neither arms nor legs. When you take the attack action on your turn, you can use these to attack twice, instead of once.
• Durable Form. Your maximum hit points increase by an amount equal to your Druid level times two. In addition, you also have advantage on Constitution checks.
• Inhuman Reach. Your arms elongate, allowing you to touch the floor with your hands. In addition, you can bend them in strange and unnatural ways. Your reach increases by 5 feet. Your elongated arms also give you advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks made to climb.
• Razor Claws. Your claws are incredibly deadly, indicative of a hunter not native to this world. Your claws deal 1d12 slashing damage and are considered magical weapons.

Intermediate Traite

At 10th level, when you assume your Aberration Form, you can choose one of the following traits:

• Acid Blood. When a creature adjacent to you deals damage to you with a melee attack, your acidic blood sprays on them, dealing 2d6 acid damage.
• Colossal Form. Your form is that of a strange, primordial titan. Your size doubles in all dimensions, and your weight is multiplied by eight. This growth increases your size by one category—from Medium to Large, for example. You also have advantage on Strength checks. While you are enlarged, your melee attacks deal 1d4 extra damage.
• Invisibility. You can phase in and out of the visible spectrum, as if light is a strange afterthought this form has never experienced before. You can cast invisibility without using a spell slot. After using this ability, you cannot use it again for 1d4 + 1 rounds.
• Tentacles. You have long, whipping tendrils that sprout grotesquely from your form. These tendrils automatically attack hostile creatures adjacent to you, each of which must make a Dexterity saving throw at the beginning of your turn. On a failed save, the creature takes 4d6 bludgeoning damage, or half as much on a successful one.

Lord of the Low

Starting at 2nd level, you can Wild Shape into a Swarm of Rats, Bats, or Ravens as a bonus action. At 6th level, you can also Wild Shape into a Swarm of Insects (including all Variant Insect Swarms), and at 10th level, into a Swarm of Snakes.

Also, you are a friend of the lower creatures. Before making an attack against you, a tiny beast or swarm of tiny beasts must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the beast loses the attack. If a beast's saving throw is successful, it is immune to this feature for the next 24 hours.

Amass Vermin

At 2nd level, as you walk, vermin congregate at your side, and you are never to be found without a rat or spider making its nest in your robes. When you take as short or long rest, you can call a companion swarm to your aid, summoning a new swarm that you can Wild Shape into or restoring your current swarm to full hit points.

Add your proficiency bonus to the swarm’s AC and attack rolls, as well as to any saving throws and skills it is proficient in. Its hit point maximum equals its normal maximum or four times your druid level, whichever is higher.

The swarm obeys your commands as best as it can. It takes its turn on your initiative, though it doesn’t take an action unless you command it to. On your turn, you can verbally command the swarm where to move (no action required by you). You can use your bonus action to verbally command it to take the Attack, Dash, Disengage, or Dodge action.

Earth Sense

By 6th level, vibrations in the ground echo through its ants and earthworms, and by extension, you can sense them. You gain tremorsense with a range of 10 feet.

Body of Plague

By 10th level, you have been in such close proximity to vectors of plague that you are immune to disease and being poisoned.

We Swarm

Beginning at 14th level, if you Wild Shape into the same form as your companion swarm, you can merge into a single Great Swarm as a bonus action on your turn. This new form is one size category larger than the normal swarm. While merged, your companion swarm does not act other than as part of the Great Swarm.

You have advantage on attack rolls against creatures caught in the swarm and you deal 10d10 piercing damage on a hit. If a creature attacks the Great Swarm, it has a 50% of targeting you and a 50% chance of targeting your companion swarm. If the Great Swarm takes damage from a source other than an attack, both you and your companion each take half damage. You can dissipate into two swarms as a bonus action.