New Spell Chain: Form of the Nature Dragon

Here’s a spell chain for spellcasters who want to become linnorms or land dragons (from The Bardess’ Library #5).

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Form of the Nature Dragon I

School transmutation (polymorph); Level alchemist 6, arcanist/sorcerer/wizard 6, druid 7, shaman 7, skald 6, witch 7

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M (a scale of the dragon type you plan to assume)

Range personal

Target you

Duration 1 minute/level (D)

Saving Throw see text; Spell Resistance no

You become a Medium land dragon or linnorm. Druids can choose from the land dragon (amber, hyacinth, jade, moonstone, or pearl) forms only; skalds and witches can choose from the linnorm (cairn, crag, fjord, gare, ice, sea, taiga, tarn, or tor) forms only. You gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, a +2 size bonus to your Constitution, a +4 natural armor bonus, a fly speed of 60 feet (poor), darkvision with a range of 60 feet, a breath weapon, and resistance to one form of energy or effect. You also gain one bite attack (1d8), two claw attacks (1d6), and either two wing attacks (1d4) if you assume the form of a land dragon or a tail slap attack (1d6) if you assume the form of a linnorm. Your breath weapon and resistance depend on the type of dragon. You can use the breath weapon only once per casting of this spell. All breath weapons deal 6d8 points of damage unless noted otherwise and allow a Reflex save to halve the normal damage. In addition, some of the dragon types grant additional abilities, as noted below.

Dragon Type	Additional Abilities
Amber dragon	60-foot line of electricity, electric resistance 20, +4 bonus on saves vs. petrification
Cairn linnorm	30-foot cone of acid, acid resistance 20, climb 40 ft.
Crag linnorm	60-foot line of fire, fire resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Fjord linnorm	60-foot line of cold, cold resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Gare linnorm	30-foot cone of fire, fire resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Hyacinth dragon	30-foot cone of fire, fire resistance 20, light reflection
Ice linnorm	30-foot cone of cold, cold resistance 20, climb 40 ft., swim 40 ft.
Jade dragon	30-foot cone of sonic (damage dice are d6 instead of d8s), sonic resistance 20, woodland stride, greensight 60 ft.
Moonstone dragon	30-foot cone of cold, cold resistance 20, improve fly maneuverability to average
Pearl dragon	30-foot cone of fire, fire resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Sea linnorm	60-foot line of electricity, electric resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Taiga linnorm	30-foot cone of electricity, electric resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Tarn linnorm	30-foot cone of acid, acid resistance 20, swim 60 ft.
Tor linnorm	60-foot line of fire, fire resistance 20, climb 40 ft., swim 60 ft.

Form of the Nature Dragon II

School transmutation (polymorph); Level arcanist 7/sorcerer/wizard 7, druid 8, shaman 8, witch 8

This spell functions as per form of the nature dragon I, except that it also allows you to assume the form of a Large land dragon or linnorm. Druids can choose from the land dragon (amber, hyacinth, jade, moonstone, or pearl) forms only; witches can choose from the linnorm (cairn, crag, fjord, gare, ice, sea, taiga, tarn, or tor) forms only. You gain the following abilities: a +6 size bonus to your Strength, a +4 size bonus to your Constitution, a +6 natural armor bonus, a fly speed of 90 feet (poor), darkvision with a range of 60 feet, a breath weapon, damage reduction 5/magic (if you assume the form of a land dragon) or 5/cold iron (if you assume the form of a linnorm), and resistance to one form of energy or effect. You also gain one bite attack (2d6), two claw attacks (1d8), a tail slap attack (1d8), and either two wing attacks (1d6) if you assume the form of a land dragon or a constrict special attack (1d8 + 3 times your Strength bonus) if you assume the form of a linnorm. All breath weapons deal 6d8 points of damage unless noted otherwise and allow a Reflex save to halve the normal damage. Line breath weapons increase to 80-foot lines and cones increase to 40-foot cones.

Form of the Nature Dragon III

School transmutation (polymorph); Level arcanist/sorcerer/wizard 8, druid 9, shaman 9, witch 9

This spell functions as per form of the nature dragon II, except that it also allows you to take the form of a Huge land dragon or linnorm. Druids can choose from the land dragon (amber, hyacinth, jade, moonstone, or pearl) forms only; witches can choose from the linnorm (cairn, crag, fjord, gare, ice, sea, taiga, tarn, or tor) forms only. You gain the following: a +10 size bonus to your Strength, a +8 size bonus to your Constitution, a +8 natural armor bonus, a fly speed of 120 feet (poor), a breath weapon, and immunity to one form of energy or effect (of the same type form of the nature dragon I grants either a bonus against or resistance to, if any). If you assume the form of a land dragon, you also gain blindsense with a range of 60 feet, charming presence (DC = DC for this spell), darkvision with a range of 120 feet, and damage reduction 10/magic. If you assume the form of a linnorm, you also gain darkvision with a range of 60 feet, damage reduction 10/cold iron, death curse, scent, and true seeing. You also gain one bite attack (2d8), two claw attacks (2d6), one tail slap attack (2d6), and either two wing attacks (1d8) if you assume the form of a land dragon, or a constrict special attack (2d6 + three times your Strength bonus) if you assume the form of a linnorm. You can use the breath weapon as often as you like, but must wait 1d4 rounds between uses. All breath weapons deal 12d8 points of damage unless noted otherwise and allow a Reflex save to halve the normal damage. Line breath weapons increase to 100-foot lines and cones increase to 50-foot cones.