Dragonguard

The Dragonguard is a collective of people of various races, ideals and goals. A conclave created by Dragons themselves as a gift to the mortal races. They bestow upon them secrets and to each of these Rangers; their own draconic egg as a test - only the truest Dragonguard will have their egg hatch. The Dragonguard protects the secrets of the Dragons and Dragonkind with their lives.

Bond of the Whelp

3rd-level Dragonguard feature

You have began your journey as a Dragonguard. A dragon has declared you worthy of bonding with one of their own and granted you an egg. A bond has been formed between you and your new dragon companion granting you the following benefits:

• You learn to speak, read and write Draconic if you cannot already.
• You learn the resistance cantrip, which counts as a ranger spell for you.

Draconic Companion

3rd-level Dragonguard feature

Your dragon egg hatched into a small whelp based on the dragon who granted you the egg in the first place. This little dragon sees you as it's parental figure, its protector as it learns about the world, itself and you.

The whelp is friendly to you and can obey your commands, it counts as an ally to your companions for the purposes of spells and similar effects. Choose a type from the table below, this will determine the damage type and resistance of your whelp. This choice cannot be changed.

In combat, your companion acts on its own turn. Should your companion die, you will need to speak with the dragon that granted you the egg in the first place as it is up to them if you receive another or not. See below for your companions stat block.

Dragon Type	Damage Type
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Copper	Acid
Gold	Fire
Green	Poison
Red	Fire
Silver	Cold
White	Cold

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Draconic Companion

Small dragon, unaligned

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• Armor Class 10 + Your Proficiency Bonus (natural armor)
• Hit Points Five times your ranger level (the whelp has a number of hit dice [d8] equal to your ranger level)
• Speed 20 ft., fly 30ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	8 (-1)	11 (+1)	8 (-1)

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• Skills Perception +3
• Damage Resistances Determined by Dragon Type
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
• Languages Draconic
• Challenge _

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Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage plus your proficiency bonus damage determined by the dragon type.

Draconic Spirit

7th-level Dragonguard feature

It is not only your companion who has benefited from this deep connection the two of you share. You have found yourself sharing the capabilities of a dragon. You gain the following benefits:

• You gain resistance to the damage type associated with your companion's dragon type.
• You gain the 2nd-level spell dragon's breath which counts as a ranger spell for you. The type of damage is determined by your companion's dragon type.
• Whilst your companion is within 30 feet of you, you gain advantage on Perception (Wisdom) and Survival (Wisdom) checks.
• As a bonus action, you can sprout a pair of draconic wings and gain a flying speed of 40 feet. The wings last for 1 minute. This feature can be used a number of times equal to half your proficiency bonus before requiring a long rest.

Dragon's Fire

7th-level Dragonguard feature

The young dragon has developed into its own powers, the famous breath attack of the dragons now clearly honed by your companion.

As an action, your companion can exhale a 20-foot line or 15-foot cone of magical damaging breath. Each creature in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 4d6 damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

The range of the breath must be determined upon gaining this feature and cannot be changed.

Bond of the Wyrmling

11th-level Dragonguard feature

Your whelp has grown and developed, furthering it's own capabilities as well as the bond you and it share. Your companion gains the following benefits:

• Your companion's size increases to Medium and it's Hit Points increase by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus.
• Your companion gains an extra 10 ft. of ground speed.
• Your companion's ability scores each increase by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus.
• Your companion's Bite attack gains a bonus to Hit equal to your proficiency bonus as well as dealing an extra 1d6 piercing damage.

Bond of the Young

15th-level Dragonguard feature

Your wyrmling companion has grown even further with time and your guidance, the strength of your bond granting it the power to mature. Your companion gains the following benefits:

• Your companion's size increases to Large.
• Your companion's speed increases by 10 feet.
• The range of your companion's Breath attack increases by 10 feet and deals an extra 1d6 damage.

Dragon Heart

17th-level Dragonguard feature

You began this journey with a dragon's egg and from that egg your companion has grown into a young dragon because of you. You have fully proven yourself as a Dragonguard. The bond you share with your dragon has reached its pinnacle, the two of you now acting as one.

As an bonus action, you can merge with your companion so long as they are within 20-feet of you. The two of you merge and act on your turn. This transformation lasts until the end of your second turn, the two of you appearing in your respective forms 5-feet next to each other.

Whilst transformed, the following rules apply:

• Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of your companion, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies.
• You do not retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source.
• You can’t cast spells, and your ability to speak or take any action that requires hands. Transforming doesn’t break your concentration on a spell you’ve already cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a spell, that you’ve already cast.
• You may attack twice when using the Attack action, your Bite and Breath attack damage both increase by 1d6 whilst merged.
• Your darkvision doubles in range and you gain blindsight up to a radius of 20ft.

Change Log

• [30/1/2021] v0.1: Dragonguard created.
• [30/1/2021] v0.11: Draconic Spirit and Dragon's Fire are now 7th-level. Bond of the Wyrmling is now 11th-level.