Dragon Disciple
Dragon Disciple is a class that represents a wielder of magic discovering and embracing a draconic heritage, eventually gaining some features of dragons. It is one of the more powerful classes due to dragon abilities, and although it is nominally for those who cast spells, many players have found it more useful for characters that focus on melee combat.
Requirements
Alignment: Any
Special: levels in an Arcane spontaneous spellcasting class (Sorcerer, or Bard)
Skills: Lore 8 ranks
DM Unlock: This Prestige Class is locked by default. DMs can unlock it for characters who meet all of the requirements. A written application must be sent to the DM team via forums or discord for access. (Can be other dragon types.)
Hit Die: d6
Proficiencies: Dragon Disciples gain no additional proficiencies
Skill Points: 2 + INT
Class Skills: Concentration, Craft, Decipher Script, Forgery, Heal, Hide, Knowledge (all), Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Persuade, Profession, Sense Motive, Spellcraft
Level progression
As dragon disciple level increases, the character improves in base attack (BA), saving throws, and hit points (HP), with the latter made more dramatic since the hit die used to generate hit points is subject to the class' hit die increase. The character also gets a level-dependent armor class (AC) bonus from draconic armor, the ability to dragon breath, and bonuses to certain abilities at specific levels from dragon abilities.
Level | BA | Saves | Feats | Hit die | HP range | AC bonus | Breath damage |
Ability increases | |||||||||
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Fort | Ref | Will | Str | Dex | Con | Wis | Int | Cha | |||||||||
1 | 0 | +2 | +0 | +2 | Draconic Armor | d6 | 3-6 | +1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2 | 1 | +3 | +0 | +3 | Dragon Abilities | d6 | 6-12 | +1 | - | +2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
3 | 2 | +3 | +1 | +3 | Dragon Breath | d6 | 9-18 | +1 | 2d10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | 3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Hit Die Increase | d8 | 13-26 | +1 | 2d10 | +2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
5 | 3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | d8 | 17-34 | +2 | 2d10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
6 | 4 | +5 | +2 | +5 | d10 | 22-44 | +2 | 2d10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
7 | 5 | +5 | +2 | +5 | d10 | 27-54 | +2 | 4d10 | - | - | +2 | - | - | - | |||
8 | 6 | +6 | +2 | +6 | d10 | 32-64 | +3 | 4d10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
9 | 6 | +6 | +3 | +6 | Wings | d10 | 37-74 | +3 | 4d10 | - | - | - | - | +2 | - | ||
10 | 7 | +7 | +3 | +7 | Darkvision, Immunity to Damage Type, Immunity to Paralysis, and Immunity to Sleep | d10 | 42-84 | +4 | 6d10 | +4 | - | - | - | - | +2 |
Tip: Becoming a dragon disciple
- Only sorcerers or bards can become a dragon disciple - either class is equally suited.
- Any class that has a high reliance on strength should find this prestige class useful.
Epic dragon disciple
Embracing his draconic heritage is but one stop on the disciple's life journey. His quest to understand and harness his draconic energies has taken him into the realm of the epic.
Hit die: d12
Skill points: 2 + int modifier
Bonus feats: The epic dragon disciple gains a bonus feat every four levels. In other words, at levels 14 and 18.
Available Epic bonus feats: armor skin, automatic quicken spell, automatic silent spell, automatic still spell, epic damage reduction, epic prowess, epic reputation, epic spell focus, epic spell penetration, epic toughness, greater spell focus, improved combat casting
Epic breath weapon: The save DC against your breath weapon increases by +1 every 4 levels after 10th.
Epic red dragon disciple level progression
In the epic class levels, hit points continue to accumulate, but now using 12-sided hit dice courtesy of the final hit die increase. The armor class bonus from draconic armor continues to improve, as does the damage from dragon breath. Also, the DC of saves made against the dragon breath starts to improve based on class level.
Level | Bonus feats | HP range | AC bonus | Breath damage | Breath DC | |
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11 | 48-96 | +4 | 6d10 | 19 | ||
12 | 54-108 | +4 | 6d10 | 19 | ||
13 | 60-120 | +4 | 7d10 | 19 | ||
14 | first | 66-132 | +4 | 7d10 | 20 | |
15 | 72-144 | +5 | 7d10 | 20 | ||
16 | 78-156 | +5 | 8d10 | 20 | ||
17 | 84-168 | +5 | 8d10 | 20 | ||
18 | second | 90-180 | +5 | 8d10 | 21 | |
19 | 96-192 | +5 | 9d10 | 21 | ||
20 | 102-204 | +6 | 9d10 | 21 |