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Your connection to the natural world takes the form of a draconic spirit, which can manifest in physical form as a drake. As your powers grow, your drake grows as well, blossoming from a small four-legged companion to a majestic winged creature large and strong enough for you to ride. Along the way, you gain an increasing share of the awe-inspiring power of dragons.
Your connection to the natural world takes the form of a draconic spirit, which can manifest in physical form as a drake. As your powers grow, your drake grows as well, blossoming from a small four-legged companion to a majestic winged creature large and strong enough for you to ride. Along the way, you gain an increasing share of the awe-inspiring power of dragons.
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==== Draconic Mark ====
''3rd Level Conclave of the Drakewarden Feature''<br>
You can use your Bonus Action to mark a creature within 60ft of you. This Mark lasts for 1 hour or until you lose Concentration on it. When you or your Drake Companion hits on an Attack against the target, the Attack deals an additional 1d6 Damage of the Type listed in your Drake Companion's Draconic Essence feature. Additionally, you have Advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) or (Survival) Check you make to find or track the Marked creature.<br>
You can use this Bonus Action a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a Long Rest.<br>
When you deal this additional Damage, your Drake Companion can move 10ft without provoking Opportunity Attacks. When your Drake Companion deals this additional Damage, you can move 10ft without provoking Opportunity Attacks.<br>
This feature improves and deals additional Damage as you gain Levels in this class, summarized in the following table follows but is described in full in the Ranger's features.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Mark Improvements
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! Feature !! Level !! Improvement
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| [[Ranger#Mark Improvement (1d8)|Mark Improvement (1d8)]] || 6th || Your Mark deals 1d8 Damage and when a Marked creature dies you can Mark another creature with a Bonus Action
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| [[Ranger#Mark Improvement (1d10)|Mark Improvement (1d10)]] || 9th || Your Mark deals 1d10 Damage and does not require Concentration
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| [[Ranger#Mark Improvement (1d12)|Mark Improvement (1d12)]] || 13th || Your Mark deals 1d12 Damage and you can Mark two creatures
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| [[Ranger#Mark Improvement (2d12)|Mark Improvement (2d12)]] || 18th || Your Mark does 2d12 Damage, has unlimited uses, and you can use it as a Free Action at the start of your turn
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==== Draconic Gift ====
==== Draconic Gift ====
''3rd Level Conclave of the Drakewarden
''3rd Level Conclave of the Drakewarden Feature''<br>
At 3rd level, the bond you share with your drake creates a connection to dragonkind, granting you understanding and empowering your presence. You gain the following benefits:
The bond you share with your Drake creates a connection to dragonkind, granting you understanding and empowering your presence. You learn the Thaumaturgy Cantrip, using Wisdom as your Spellcasting Ability for the Cantrip. Additionally, you learn Draikyaan.
*You learn the Thaumaturgy cantrip, you use Wisdom for this spell.
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*You learn to speak, read, and write Draconic or one other language of your choice.
 
'''Draconic Mark.''' Also at 3rd level, you can use your Bonus Action to mark a creature within 60ft of you. This mark lasts for 1 hour or until you lose Concentration. You and your Drake Companion, deal an extra damage of a type listed in your Drake Companion’s Draconic Essence trait equal to 1d6, to the target on a hit. You have advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival) check you make to find a marked creature. When this extra damage is dealt, your Drake Companion can use its reaction to move up to 20ft without provoking opportunity attacks. You can use this Bonus Action a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus.


'''Drake Companion.''' At 3rd level, as an action, you can magically summon the drake that is bound to you.
==== Drake Companion ====
:It appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within 30 feet of you.
''3rd Level Conclave of the Drakewarden Feature''<br>
:The drake is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See its game statistics in the accompanying Drake Companion stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. Whenever you summon the drake, choose a damage type listed in its Draconic Essence trait. You can determine the cosmetic characteristics of the drake, such as its color, its scale texture, or any visible effect of its Draconic Essence; your choice has no effect on its game statistics.
As an action, you can magically summon the drake that is bound to you. It appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within 30ft of you.<br>
:In combat, the drake 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 drake can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.
The Drake is friendly to you and creatures of your choice, and it obeys your commands. See its game statistics in the accompanying Drake Companion stat block, which uses your Proficiency Bonus (PB) in several places. Whenever you summon the Drake, choose a Damage Type listed in its Draconic Essence feature.<br>
:The drake remains until it is reduced to 0 hit points, until you use this feature to summon the drake again, or until you die. Anything the drake was wearing or carrying is left behind when the drake vanishes.
In combat, the Drake shares your Initiative Score, 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 use 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 Drake takes the Action that would best protect itself and you.<br>
Once you summon the drake, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
The Drake remains until it is reduced to 0 Hit Points, until you use this feature to summon the Drake again, or until you die. Anything the drake was wearing or carrying is left behind when the Drake vanishes.<br>
Once you summon the drake, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
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'''Bond of Fang and Scale.''' At 7th level. the bond you share with your drake intensifies, protecting you and stoking the drake’s fury. When you summon your drake, it grows wings on its back and gains a flying speed equal to its walking speed. In addition, while your drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits:
==== Bond of Fang and Scale ====
*The drake grows to Medium size. Reflecting your special bond, you can use the drake as a mount if your size is Medium or smaller. While you are riding your drake, it can’t use the flying speed of this feature.
''7th Level Conclave of the Drakewarden Feature''<br>
*The drake’s Bite attack deals an extra 1d6 damage of the type chosen for the drake’s Draconic Essence.
The bond you share with your drake intensifies, protecting you and stoking the Drake’s fury. When you summon your Drake, it grows wings on its back and gains a Flying Speed equal to its Walking Speed. In addition, while your Drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits:
*You gain resistance to the damage type chosen for the drake’s Draconic Essence.
*The Drake grows to Medium Size. Reflecting your special bond, you can use the drake as a mount if your Size is Medium or smaller. While you are riding your Drake, you treat it as if it was summoned via the Find Great Steed Spell, except that it can’t use the Flying Speed of this feature.
*The Drake’s Bite Attack deals an additional 1d6 Damage of the Type chosen with the Drake’s Draconic Essence feature.
*You gain Resistance to the Damage Type chosen for the drake’s Draconic Essence feature while the Drake is summoned.
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'''Drake’s Breath.''' At 11th level, as an action, you can exhale a 30-foot cone of damaging breath or cause your drake to exhale it. Choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage (your choice doesn’t have to match your drake’s Draconic Essence). Each creature in the cone must make a Dexterity saving throw against your discipline save DC, taking 8d6 damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
==== Drake’s Breath ====
This damage increases to 10d6 when you reach 15th level in this class.
''11th Level Conclave of the Drakewarden Feature''<br>
Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
As an action, you can exhale a 30ft Emanated Cone of damaging breath or cause your Drake to exhale it. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison Damage (your choice). Each creature in the Cone must make a Dexterity Saving Throw against your Discipline Save DC. On a failed Save, a creature takes 8d6 Damage of the Type chosen, and a creature takes half as much Damage on a successful Save.<br>
This Damage increases to 10d6 when you reach 15th Level in this class.<br>
Once you use this Action, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
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'''Perfected Bond.''' At 15th level, your bond to your drake reaches the pinnacle of its power. While your drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits:
==== Perfected Bond ====
The drake’s Bite attack deals an extra 1d6 damage of the type chosen for its Draconic Essence (for a total of 2d6 extra damage).
''15th Level Conclave of the Drakewarden Feature''<br>
The drake grows to Large size. When you ride your drake, it is no longer prohibited from using the flying speed of Bond of Fang and Scale.
Your bond to your drake reaches the pinnacle of its power. While your Drake is summoned, you and the Drake gain the following benefits:
When either you or the drake takes damage while you’re within 30 feet of each other, you can use your reaction to give yourself or the drake resistance to that instance of damage. You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
*The Drake’s Bite Attack deals an additional 1d6 Damage of the Type chosen with the Drake’s Draconic Essence feature.
*The drake grows to Large Size. You can use your Drake's Flying Speed when you are riding it as per your Bond of Fang and Scale feature, you can use your Drake's Flying Speed.
*When either you or the Drake takes Damage while the Drake is within 30ft of you, you can use your Reaction to give yourself or the Drake Resistance to that instance of Damage. You can use this Reaction a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a Long Rest.
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