Introduction

This document exists as one of several that is a way to completely overhault the way Dungeons & Dragons 2024 handles its progresssion and power level. The name comes from older editions of Dungeons & Dragons such as 3rd Edition and similar spinoff games, and aims to empower classes and make D&D 2024 a better feeling game to play for Players.

Power of Nature

Unchained 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 Unchained 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.

Unchained Druid spells are oriented toward nature and animals—the power of tooth and claw, of sun and moon, of fire and storm. Unchained Druids also gain the ability to take on animal forms, and some Unchained 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 Unchained 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, Unchained Druids oppose cults of Elemental Evil and others who promote one element to the exclusion of others.

Unchained 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. Unchained 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). Unchained Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the Unchained Druids' territory.

Unchained 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, Unchained Druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.

Nature's Caretakers

Unchained Druids are the caretakers of the natural world, and it is said that in time an Unchained Druid becomes the voice of nature, speaking the truth that is too subtle for the general populace to hear. Many who become Unchained Druids find that they naturally gravitate toward nature; its forces, cycles, and movements fill their minds and spirits with wonder and insight. Many sages and wise folk have studied nature, writing volumes about its mystery and power, but Unchained 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, Unchained Druids are often revered, shunned, or considered dangerous by the people of civilized lands.

Wildshape Options

The Wild Shape feature lets you transform into a beast that you've seen. That rule gives you a tremendous amount of flexibility, making it easy to amass an array of beast form options for yourself, but you must abide by the limitations in the Beast Shapes table in this document.

Consider the environment your Unchained Druid grew up in, then consult your GM for a list of animals that your Unchained Druid has probably seen by 2nd level.

Quick Build

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

Proficiencies

Armor: Light Armor, Shields
Weapons: simple weapons
Tools: Herbalism Kit
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Any two of your choice.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) Leather Armor, a Sickle, a Quarterstaff, an Explorer's Pack, an Herbalism Kit, and 15 GP
• (b) 50 GP

Sage

You know one extra cantrip from the Unchained Druid spell list. In addition, your mystical connection to nature gives you a bonus to your Intelligence (Arcana) and Constitution (Survival) checks. The bonus equals your Wisdom modifier (minimum bonus of +1).

Shifter

You know one additional Beast Shape Form, and may replace one of your Known Forms when you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Beast Shapes Table

Circle of the Blighted Spells

At 3rd level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of the Blighted Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Defile Ground

At 1st level, you can use a bonus action to corrupt a patch of land or an area of water in a 10-foot emenation centered on a point within 60 feet of you. This corruption lasts for 1 minute. The corrupted area is difficult terrain for creatures that are hostile to you. Additionally, when a creature in the area takes damage from an attack or spell for the first time on a turn, it takes an extra 1d4 necrotic damage. You can move this patch of corruption up to 30 feet as a bonus action. Flying creatures are unaffected by the corruption. At 10th level, the emenation of this feature becomes 20 feet and its damage becomes 1d6.

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

Blighted Shape

At 1st level, your physical form begins to show effects of the corruption you wield, tracing blackened veins across your skin, producing gnarled, bony protrusions, or other eerie phenomena. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Additionally, while you are transformed by your Wild Shape feature, you gain a +1 bonus to AC as gnarled spines protrude from your body. Your beast form also gains darkvision with a radius of 30 feet, or an additional 30 feet of darkvision if it already has that sense.

Call of the Shadowseeds

At 5th level, you learn to summon the feral children of the forest from the life force of your enemies. When a creature that is not undead or a construct takes damage within the area of your Defile Ground feature, you can use your reaction to summon a blighted sapling in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the creature. You can direct the sapling to make an attack against any creature within 5 feet of it as a part of this reaction. The sapling then acts on your initiative, obeying your verbal commands.

The blighted sapling remains in your service until it's reduced to 0 hit points, until the end of your next long rest, or until you summon another sapling, at which point it crumbles into foul-smelling mulch. You can use this feature equal to your Wisdom Modifier (minimum once), regaining all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

The sapling uses the statistics below. Its features scale based on your level and proficiency bonus (PB).

Blighted Sapling

Medium Plant, Unaligned

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• Armor Class 11 Plus your Wisdom modifier (natural armor)
• Hit Points 6 Plus four times your Unchained Druid level (the companion has a number of Hit Dice [d6s] equal to your Unchained Druid level)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	13 (+1)	12 (+1)	4 (-3)	8 (-1)	3 (-4)

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• Damage Vulnurabilities fire
• Damage Resistances necrotic, poison
• Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, poisoned
• Senses blightdight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 9
• Languages understands the languages you know
• Challenge -

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Blighted Resilience (10th level or higher). The creature has immunity to necrotic and poison damage and the poisoned condition.

Toxic Demise (10th level or higher). When the creature is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a burst of toxic mulch or fetid viscera. Each creature within 5 feet of the exploding creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or take necrotic damage based on the creature's challenge rating (see the table below). As an action, you can also cause a summoned creature to explode, immediately killing it.

Actions

Multiattack. When you reach 15th level in this class, the blighted sapling makes two claw attacks.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: your Spell Attack Modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d6 plus 2 plus your Wisdom modifier piercing damage.

Circle of Dew Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of Dew Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Dew Brewer

At 1st level, you have mastered the art of crafting Mountain's Dew. You gain proficiency with Brewer's Supplies and Cook's Utensils.

Additionally, when you finish a Short or Long rest with Brewer's Supplies in your hand, you can craft a single bottle of Mountain's Dew. A creature can drink this bottle as a Bonus Action. If they do, they gain the following benefits for 1 minute.

• Their thirst is quenched.
• Their Speed increases by 10 feet.
• Opportunity Attacks made against them are mad with Disadvantage.

A creature can only benefit from the effects of a bottle of Mountain's Dew once. Consuming a second before the effects of the first end inflicts one level of Exhaustion up on the creature.

Batch Production

At 5th level, when you finish a Long Rest, you can create six bottles of Mountain's Dew.

Mystical Punch

At 5th level, you learn to imbue your Mountain's Dew with the flavors of various fruits into your Mountain's Dew. Your Mountain's Dew now also grants the following effect when consumed.

• The creature has Advantage on all Dexterity Saving Throws they make.

Voltage

At 10th level, your Mountain's Dew now also grants the following effect when consumed.

• Once per Round, when the creature deals damage with a Melee Weapon or Unarmed Strike, they can deal an additional amount of lightning damage equal to half of your Unchained Druid level (minimum +1).

Voo-Dew

At 10th level, you can cast Commune with Nature as a Ritual, even if you don't have the spell prepared.

Do The Dew

At 15th level, if a creature within 30 feet of you is under the effects of your Mountain's Dew, you also gain the benefits.

Additionally, your Batch Production Feature now applies on a Short Rest.

Circle of Dreams Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of Dreams Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Balm of the Summer Court

At 1st 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 Unchained 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 Unchained Druid level or less. Roll the spent dice and add them together. The target regains a number of hit points equal to the total. If the target is not missing any Hit Points, it instead gains Temporary Hit Points equal to half of the amount rolled.

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

Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow

At 5th 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

At 10th level, you can use the hidden, magical pathways that 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 once), and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Walker in Dreams

At 15th 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.

Circle of the Land Spells

At 1st level, and again whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one type of land: arid, polar, temperate, or tropical. Consult the table below that corresponds to the chosen type; you have the spells listed for your Unchained Druid level and lower prepared.

Land's Aid

At 1st level, As a Magic action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape and choose a point within 60 feet of yourself. Vitality-giving flowers and life-draining thorns appear for a moment in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point. Each creature of your choice in the Sphere must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 2d6 Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. One creature of your choice in that area regains 2d6 Hit Points.

The damage and healing increase by 1d6 when you reach Unchained Druid levels 10 (3d6) and 14 (4d6).

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Nature Skill. If you already have proficiency in the Nature Skill, you gain proficiency in another skill of your choice instead.

Natural Recovery

At 5th level, when you and a number of creatures within a 30-foot emanation of you equal to 1 plus your Wisdom Modifier (minimum 2 creatures) roll hit dice as part of a Short Rest to regain Hit Points, the first Hit Die rolled by each creature is treated as its maximum value instead.

A creature can only benefit from this feature once, and must finish a Long Rest to benefit from it again.

Nature's Ward

Circle of the Moon Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of the Moon Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

In addition, you can cast the spells from this feature while you're in a Wild Shape form without Somatic or Material components, except if the Spell has Material components that are consumed by the spell or that have a cost specified in the spell.

Circle Forms

At 1st level, you can channel lunar magic when you assume a Wild Shape form, granting you the benefits below.

Challenge Rating. The maximum Challenge Rating for the form equals your Unchained Druid level divided by 2 (round down).

Armor Class. While not wearing armor, your Armor Class equals 10 plus your Wisdom and Dexterity modifiers. If you are in a beast form, you use that form's Armor Class if it is higher than this value.

Plant Forms. You can choose any creature with the Plant Creature Type that is of a CR you can normally Wild Shape into as a Beast Form. You must abide by all other restrictions for the Wild Shape Feature.

Improved Circle Forms

At 5th level, While in a Wild Shape form, you gain the following benefits.

Lunar Radiance. Each of your attacks in a Wild Shape form can deal its normal damage type or Radiant damage. You make this choice each time you hit with those attacks.

Increased Toughness. You can add your Wisdom modifier to your Constitution saving throws.

Phases of the Moon

At 10th level, your Lesser Beast Form Class Feature is replaced with the following benefits.

• The Creature is Small or Medium in size.
• The Creature's CR is 2 or lower.
• The Creature has 30 or fewer Hit Points.
• The Creature's Type is Beast or Plant.
• THe Creature does not have a Fly Speed.

At 18th level, your Greater Beast Form Class Feature is replaced with the following benefits.

• The Creature is Small or larger in size.
• The Creature is CR 3 or lower.
• The Creature's Type is Beast or Plant.
• The Creature does not have a Fly Speed.

Monstrous Wild Shape

At 10th level, you can now choose any creature with the Monstrosity Creature Type that is of a CR you can normally Wild Shape into as a Beast Form. You must abide by all other restrictions for the Wild Shape Feature however.

Apex Predator

At 15th level, you can now choose any creature with the Dragon Creature Type that is CR 3 or less with "Wyrmling" in its name as a Beast Form. You must abide by all other restrictions for the Wild Shape Feature however.

Thousand Forms

At 15th level, your form becomes like that of the moon, ever-changing. You gain the following benefits.

• If you are targeted by a spell or effect that would alter your form, such as Polymorph, you can choose to treat yourself as immune to its effects.
• You gain an addition use of your Wild Shape Class Feature.
• A Beast of a CR that you can transform into with your Wild Shape Class Feature counts as a viable option for your Lesser Beast Form Class Feature, regardless of its Size, CR, or Hit Points, thought it cannot have a Fly Speed.
• You can cast the Reincarnate spell without Material components. You can only cast Reincarnate in this way once, and regain the ability to do so when you finish a Long Rest.

Circle of Preservation Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of Preservation Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Preserved Land

At 1st level, as a Bonus Action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape to fill a 15-foot Cube originating from a point on the ground you can see within 120 feet of yourself with revitalizing energy. The effect lasts for 1 minute or until you have the Incapacitated condition, are more than 120 feet away from the Cube, or die.

Whenever a creature (including you) ends its turn in the Cube, you can grant the creature one of the following benefits:

Bolster. The creature gains Temporary Hit Points equal to 1d8 plus half of your Unchained Druid level.

Purify. You end one effect on the creature causing it to have the Frightened or Poisoned condition.

In addition, nonmagical vegetation native to the region sprouts on ground within the Cube. This vegetation disappears when the effect ends.

As a Bonus Action on subsequent turns, you can move the Cube up to 30 feet to another area on the ground within 120 feet of yourself.

Student of Preservation

At 1st level, your studies have improved your understanding of the order and resilience of nature, granting you the following benefits.

Frugal Casting. When you cast an Unchained Druid spell, you can cast it without Material components, except Material components that are consumed by the spell or that have a cost specified in the spell. Additionally, whenever you cast an Unchained Druid spell that requires a Material component that is consumed by the spell, roll 1d10; on a 10, the component isn't consumed as part of that casting.

Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with one type of Artisan's Tools of your choice.

Improved Preservation

At 5th level, your Preserved Land becomes more powerful in the following ways.

Fortify Protectors. While inside the Cube created by your Preserved Land, you and your allies gain a bonus to Constitution saving throws equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of +1).

Reject Desecrators. Whenever the Cube created by your Preserved Land enters an enemy's space and whenever an enemy enters the Cube or ends its turn there, that enemy makes a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the enemy takes 3d6 Radiant damage, and its Speed is halved until the end of its next turn as new growth rises to hinder it. On a successful save, the enemy takes half as much damage only. An enemy makes this save only once per turn.

Facilitated Restoration

At 10th level, you can cast Lesser Restoration or Greater Restoration without expending a spell slot or requiring spell components. You can use this feature to cast a spell in this way a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Sacrosanct Land

At 15th level, The size of the Cube created by your Preserved Land increases to a 30-foot Cube.

In addition, when a creature you can see in the area of your Preserved Land is hit by an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to halve that attack's damage against the creature. You can halve damage in this way a number of times equal to your Wisdom Modifier (minimum once), and regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Circle of the Primeval Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of the Primeval Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Keeper of Old

At 1st level, your connection to the mighty primeval behemoths allows you new insight into the ancient world. You gain proficiency in the History skill if you don't already have it, and add your Wisdom Modifier (minimum +1) to all History checks you make.

Additionally, you learn how to speak, read, and write primordial.

Primeval Companion

At 1st level, you can call upon the primeval creature whose spirit is bound to you. As an action, you can expend one use of your Wild Shape feature to summon your primeval companion, rather than assuming a beast form. The companion appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within 30 feet of you.

The primeval companion is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See this creature's game statistics in the Primeval Companion stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. You can determine the cosmetic appearance of the companion; for example, your companion may evoke ancient predators like raptors or saber-toothed tigers, or it might be more inclined for defense, appearing as an armored ankylosaurus or a wooly rhino. These choices have no effect on the companion's game statistics.


In combat, the companion shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the companion can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.
The companion remains until it is reduced to 0 hit points or until you die, at which point the companion vanishes. If you use this feature to summon the companion again and you already have a companion present, the first companion immediately vanishes. Anything the companion was wearing or carrying is left behind when the companion vanishes.

Prehistoric Conduit

At 5th level, you learn how to channel your magic through your primeval companion. When you cast a spell with a range other than self, the spell can originate from you or your primeval companion.

In addition, if the primeval companion is affected by a spell you cast that allows creatures to make a saving throw against its effects, the primeval companion has advantage on its saving throw. If the primeval companion would normally take half damage on a successful save against this spell, the companion instead takes no damage on a successful save and half damage with no additional effects on a failed save.

These benefits last for 1 hour, until the companion vanishes, or until you expend a spell slot for this feature again.

Circle of the Sea Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of the Sea Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Wrath of the Sea

At 1st level, As a Bonus Action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape to manifest a 5-foot Emanation that takes the form of ocean spray that surrounds you for 10 minutes. It ends early if you dismiss it (no action required), manifest it again, or have the Incapacitated condition.

When you manifest the Emanation and as a Bonus Action on your subsequent turns, you can choose another creature you can see in the Emanation. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or take Cold damage and, if the creature is Large or smaller, be pushed up to 15 feet away from you. To determine this damage, roll a number of d6s equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one die).

Aquatic Affinity

At 5th level, The size of the Emanation created by your Wrath of the Sea increases to 10 feet.

In addition, you gain a Swim Speed equal to your Speed.

Stormborn

At 10th level, Your Wrath of the Sea confers two more benefits while active, as detailed below.

Flight. You gain a Fly Speed equal to your Speed.

Resistance. You have Resistance to Cold, Lightning, and Thunder damage.

Oceanic Gift

At 15th level, instead of manifesting the Emanation of Wrath of the Sea around yourself, you can manifest it around one willing creature within 60 feet of yourself. That creature gains all the benefits of the Emanation and uses your spell save DC and Wisdom modifier for it.

In addition, you can manifest the Emanation around both the other creature and yourself if you expend two uses of your Wild Shape instead of one when manifesting it.

Circle of the Shepherd Spells

At 3rd level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of the Shepherd Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Speech of the Woods

At 1st 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 ability to decipher their noises and motions. Most beasts lack the intelligence to convey or understand sophisticated concepts, but a friendly beast could relay what it has seen or heard in the recent past. 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 any nonplayer character.

Spirit Totem

At 1st 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 around that point. It counts as neither a creature nor an object, though it has the spectral appearance 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 short 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 Plus your Unchained 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 can 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 allies 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 hit points to any creature inside or outside the aura, each creature of your choice in the aura also regains hit points equal to your Unchained Druid level.

Mighty Summoner

At 5th 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 immunity and resistance to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Guardian Spirit

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 Unchained Druid level.

Circle of Spores Spells

At 3rd level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of Spores Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Halo of Spores

At 1st level, you are surrounded by invisible, necrotic spores that are harmless until you unleash them on a creature nearby. When a creature you can see moves into a space within 10 feet of you or starts its turn there, you can use your reaction to deal 1d6 necrotic damage to that creature unless it succeeds on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. The necrotic damage increases to 2d6 at 5th level, 3d6 at 10th level, and 4d6 at 15th level.

Symbiotic Entity

At 1st level, you gain the ability to channel magic into your spores. As a bonus action, you can awaken those spores, rather than transforming into a beast form, and you gain 4 temporary hit points for each level you have in this class. While this feature is active, you gain the following benefits:

• When you deal your Halo of Spores damage, roll the damage die a second time and add it to the total.
• Your Wild Shape's attacks deal an extra 1d6 necrotic damage to any target they hit.

These benefits last for 10 minutes, until you lose all these temporary hit points, or you gain the incapacitated condition. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom Modifier (minimum once), and regain all expended uses of it when you finish a Long Rest.

Fungal Infestation

At 5th level, your spores gain the ability to infest a corpse and animate it. If a beast or a humanoid that is Small or Medium dies within 10 feet of you, you can use your reaction to animate it, causing it to stand up immediately with 1 hit point. The creature uses the zombie stat block in the 2025 Monster Manual. It remains animate for 1 hour, after which time it collapses and dies.

In combat, the zombie's turn comes immediately after yours. It obeys your mental commands, and the only action it can take is the Attack action, making one melee attack.

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

Spreading Spores

At 10th level, you gain the ability to seed an area with deadly spores. As a bonus action while your Symbiotic Entity feature is active, you can hurl spores up to 30 feet away, where they swirl in a 10-foot cube for 1 minute. The spores disappear early if you use this feature again, if you dismiss them as a bonus action, or if your Symbiotic Entity feature is no longer active.

Whenever a creature moves into the cube or starts its turn there, that creature takes your Halo of Spores damage, unless the creature succeeds on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. A creature can take this damage no more than once per turn.

While the cube of spores persists, you can't use your Halo of Spores reaction.

Fungal Body

At 15th level, the fungal spores in your body alter you: you can't be blinded, deafened, frightened, or poisoned, and any critical hit against you counts as a normal hit instead, unless you're incapacitated.

Circle of the Stars Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of the Stars Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Star Map

At 1st level, You've created a star chart as part of your heavenly studies. It is a Tiny object, and you can use it as a Spellcasting Focus for your Unchained Druid spells. You determine its form by rolling on the Star Map table or by choosing one.

While holding the map, you have the Guidance and Guiding Bolt spells prepared, and you can cast Guiding Bolt without expending a spell slot. You can cast it in that way a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

If you lose the map, you can perform a 1-hour ceremony to magically create a replacement. This ceremony can be performed during a Short or Long Rest, and it destroys the previous map.

Starry Form

At 1st level, as a Bonus Action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to take on a starry form rather than shape-shifting.

While in your starry form, you retain your game statistics, but your body becomes luminous, your joints glimmer like stars, and glowing lines connect them as on a star chart. This form sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. The form lasts for 10 minutes. It ends early if you dismiss it (no action required), have the Incapacitated condition, or use this feature again.

Whenever you assume your starry form, choose which of the following constellations glimmers on your body; your choice gives you certain benefits while in the form.

Archer. A constellation of an archer appears on you. When you activate this form and as a Bonus Action on your subsequent turns while it lasts, you can make a ranged spell attack, hurling a luminous arrow that targets one creature within 60 feet of yourself. On a hit, the attack deals Radiant damage equal to 1d8 plus your Wisdom modifier.

Chalice. A constellation of a life-giving goblet appears on you. Whenever you cast a spell using a spell slot that restores Hit Points to a creature, you or another creature within 30 feet of you can regain Hit Points equal to 1d8 plus your Wisdom modifier.

Dragon. A constellation of a wise dragon appears on you. When you make an Intelligence or a Wisdom check or a Constitution saving throw to maintain Concentration, you can treat a roll of 9 or lower on the d20 as a 10.

Cosmic Omen

At 5th level, Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can consult your Star Map for omens and roll a die. Until you finish your next Long Rest, you gain access to a special Reaction based on whether you rolled an even or an odd number on the die:

Weal (even). Whenever a creature you can see within 30 feet of you is about to make a D20 Test, you can take a Reaction to roll 1d6 and add the number rolled to the total.

Woe (odd). Whenever a creature you can see within 30 feet of you is about to make a D20 Test, you can take a Reaction to roll 1d6 and subtract the number rolled from the total.

You can use this Reaction a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Circle of Twilight Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of Twilight Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Harvest's Scythe

At 1st 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 d6s equal to your Unchained Druid level.

When you roll damage for an Unchained Druid Spell of Level 1+, you can increase that damage by spending dice from the pool. You can spend a number of dice equal to your proficiency bonus 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 finish a long rest.

Speech Beyond the Grave

At 5th level, you gain the ability to reach beyond death's veil in search of knowledge. You learn the spell Speak With Dead. It counts an Unchained Druid Spell for you, does not count against the number of Unchained Druid Spells you have prepared, and you may cast it without material components. You understand what the target of this casting says even if it does not speak a language you know, and it can understand your questions, even if you don't share a language or it is not intelligent enough to speak.

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 has advantage on death saving throws.

Paths of the Dead

At 15th level, your mastery of death allows you to tread the paths used by ghosts and other spirits. You learn the Etherealness spell. It counts an Unchained Druid Spell for you and it does not count against the number of Unchained Druid Spells you have prepared.

Additionally, you have advantage on any saving throws made against a spell or other effect used by an undead creature.

Circle of Wildfire Spells

At 1st level, when you reach an Unchained Druid level specified in the Circle of Wildfire Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Summon Wildfire Spirit

At 1st level, you can summon the primal spirit bound to your soul. As an action, you can expend one use of your Wild Shape feature to summon your wildfire spirit, rather than assuming a beast form.

The spirit appears in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of you. Each creature within 5 feet of the spirit (other than you) when it appears must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC or take 2d6 fire damage.

The spirit is friendly to you and your companions and obeys your commands. See this creature's game statistics in the Wildfire Spirit stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. You determine the spirit's appearance. Some spirits take the form of a humanoid figure made of gnarled branches covered in flame, while others look like beasts wreathed in fire.

In combat, the spirit shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. The only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the spirit can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.

The spirit manifests for 10 minutes, until it is reduced to 0 hit points, until you use this feature to summon the spirit again, or until you die.

Enhanced Bond

At 5th level, the bond with your wildfire spirit enhances your destructive and restorative spells. Whenever you cast a spell that deals fire damage or restores hit points while your wildfire spirit is summoned, roll a d8, and you gain a bonus equal to the number rolled to one damage or healing roll of the spell.

In addition, when you cast a spell with a range other than self, the spell can originate from you or your wildfire spirit.

Cauterizing Flames

At 10th level, you gain the ability to turn death into magical flames that can heal or incinerate. When a Small or larger creature dies within 30 feet of you or your wildfire spirit, a harmless spectral flame springs forth in the dead creature's space and flickers there for 1 minute. When a creature you can see enters that space, you can use your reaction to extinguish the spectral flame there and either heal the creature or deal fire damage to it. The healing or damage equals 2d10 Plus your Wisdom modifier.

You can use this reaction equal to your Wisdom Modifier (minimum once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Blazing Revival

At 15th level, the bond with your wildfire spirit can save you from death. If the spirit is within 120 feet of you when you are reduced to 0 hit points and thereby fall unconscious, you can cause the spirit to drop to 0 hit points. You then regain half your hit points and immediately rise to your feet.

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

Art (In Order)

• Manuel Castanon
• hiranko

1.0

• Created the document.

1.1

• Updated source list.
• Added Abi-Dalzim's Horried Wilting (XUA25PU) to the spell list.

1.2

• Added some spells from FRHoF.