Circle of Undeath
Druids who are members of the Circle of Undeath crop up all over the world specifically where the dead are seen walking and other creatures of undeath have dominion. Druids of this circle forsake the living and choose to channel the power of the undeath. Often these druids have a love for power, or seek the destruction of all that is living. Occasionally though a druid will take on this power becoming the thing they hate in order to defeat those that use such power.
Circle of Undeath Features
| Druid Level | Loot |
|---|---|
| 2nd | Bonus Cantrip, Forms of Undeath |
| 3rd | Circle Spells |
| 6th | Undeath's Touch |
| 10th | The Shape of Death |
| 14th | Undead Fortitude |
Bonus Cantrips
When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one additional druid cantrip from the associated spell list. Additional cantrips can be chosen from the list when you learn additional cantrips, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Druid table
Cantrips (0 Level)
- Chill Touch
- Spare the Dying
- Toll the Dead
Forms of Undeath
At 2nd level, your affinity with undeath has given you the ability to appear as a creature of the undead. You may now add undead creatures to your list of wild shape options still following all the normal wild shape rules. Additionally you may add the Undead tag to any creature you wild shape into adding either the zombie or skeleton tag to the beast and applying the changes below.
Skeleton: +2 Dex, Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage; immune to poison damage and exhaustion; can't be poisoned; darkvision 60ft.
Zombie: +1 Str, +2 Con,Undead Fortitude; immune to poison damage; can't be poisoned; darkvision 60ft.
Cirlce Spells
Your mystical connection to undeath influences you with the ability to cast certain spells, At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to circle spells on 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.
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Undeath
| Druid Level | Circle Spells |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Gentle Repose, Ray of Enfeeblement |
| 5th | Speak with Dead, Revivify |
| 7th | Animate Dead, Blight |
| 9th | Raise Dead, Insect Plague |
Undeath's Touch
At 6th level, once per round when you make a successful melee attack in beast form you add 1d8 necrotic damage. This damage increases by 1d8 at 11th level and again at 17th level. Also the power of undeath grants you resistance to necrotic damage.
The Shape of Undeath
At 10th level, you can expend two uses of Wild Shape at the same time to transform into a Banshee or a Wraith
Wail of the Dead
At 14th level when you take damage, as a reaction you gain resistance to the damage and release an unholy wail. Each creature that you choose withing a 30 foot cube centered on you makes a WIS saving throw or be knocked prone and take 5d6+Wis necrotic damage, on success the creature only takes half damage and is not knocked prone. This feature cannot be used again until after a long rest.
