User:Zhenra-Khal/Draconic Creature Template

Draconic Creature - Template

Requirements

This template can be applied to any Beast, Fey or Monstrosity.

Features

• Elemental Affinity: Choose from Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder.

• Elemental Resistance: The creature gains resistance to its Elemental Affinity damage type. If it already has resistance to that damage type, it instead gains immunity.

• Movement: The creature gains a Fly speed equal to its land speed, unless it already possesses a faster Fly speed. Additionally, it gains the ability to hover.

• Natural Weapons: The creature gains natural weapons - 2 claws, and 1 bite, using Strength or Dexterity for attack and damage rolls. The damage die of these weapons is based on the creature's size, as shown on the table below. If the creature already possesses a Bite or Claw attack, use the higher of the two values.

Draconic Natural Weapons

Attack	Size
	Tiny	Small	Medium	Large	Huge	Gargantuan
Bite	1d4	1d6	1d8	1d10	2d8	2d10
Claws	1d4-1	1d4	1d6	1d8	2d6	2d8

• Breath Weapon (Recharge: 6): Choose Cone or Line. The creature exhales energy in that shape, using the Draconic Breath Weapon Shape table below to determine the size of the breath weapon.

The breath weapon forces creatures within its area to make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + Proficiency Bonus + Constitution modifier); On a failed save, it suffers damage based on the creature's Proficiency Bonus (As shown on the Draconic Breath Weapon Damage table); On a failed save, the creature suffers half as much damage.

Draconic Breath Weapon Shape

Shape	Size
	Tiny	Small	Medium	Large	Huge	Gargantuan
Line	10ftx5ft	20ftx5ft	30ftx5ft	40ftx5ft	50ftx5ft	60ftx5ft
Cone	5ft	10ft	15ft	20ft	25ft	30ft

Draconic Breath Weapon Damage

Proficiency Bonus	Damage
+2	2d6
+3	4d6
+4	6d6
+5	8d6
+6	10d6

• Multiattack: As an action, the creature can make three attacks - Two with its claws, and one with its bite.

Alternatively, the creature can use its Breath Weapon and make a single Claw attack as part of the same action.

Swarms

If the creature this template is applied to is a Swarm, it does not gain the Multiattack feature - Instead, when it uses its Breath Weapon, it may make one Claw or Bite attack as a bonus action, and its Breath Weapon recharges on a d6 result of 5 or 6.

Challenge Rating

If the creature's challenge rating is 1/4 or less, its CR is now 1.

If the creature's CR is 1 or less, its CR is now 2.

If the creature's CR is 2 or higher, its CR increases by +2

Draconic Creatures

Below is a list of creatures created using this template.

• Nighthowler
• Baghilo
• Vilefang
• Kezzir Swarm
• Lothanta Swarm