Expanded Draconic Bloodlines: Linnorm & Drake

Now the draconic bloodline covers all the known dragon families!

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Linnorm

Draconic bloodragers and sorcerers with a linnorm bloodline are most likely descended from someone who survived a linnorm’s death curse after killing one of these dragons and managing to bathe their body in its blood. These heroes tend to spring glorious lineages, but their successors attract bad luck and can have short lives.

Variant Bloodline Arcana: Whenever you cast a spell with the curse descriptor, increase the spell’s save DC by 1.

Dragon Type	Energy Type	Breath Shape
Cairn	Acid	30-foot cone
Crag	Fire	60-foot line
Fjord	Cold	60-foot line
Gare	Fire	30-foot cone
Ice	Cold	30-foot cone
Sea	Electricity	60-foot line
Taiga	Electricity	30-foot cone
Tarn	Acid	60-foot line
Tor	Fire	30-foot cone

Drake

Drake sorcerers and bloodragers are descended by ancient drakeriders: the bond they created with a drake left a trace in their bloodline. A drake sorcerer’s magic is less refined and more brutal.

Variant Bloodline Arcana:  You use your Constitution, rather than your Charisma, to determine all class features and effects relating to your sorcerer class, such as bonus spells per day, the maximum spell level you can cast, the save DCs of your spells, and the number of daily uses of your bloodline powers. Your drake companion also gains 1 free drake power at 1st level.

Drake Type	Energy Type	Breath Shape
Coral	Piercing	30-foot cone
Desert	Electricity	30-foot cone
Elemental	Acid, cold, electricity, or fire*	30-foot cone
Ether	Bludgeoning	30-foot cone
Fire	Fire	30-foot cone
Flame	Fire	60-foot line
Forest	Acid	30-foot cone
Frost	Cold	30-foot cone
Ice	Cold	30-foot cone
Jungle	Piercing	30-foot cone
Lava	Fire	60-foot line
Mist	Bludgeoning	30-foot cone
Rift	Acid	30-foot cone
River	Acid	30-foot cone
Salt	Slashing	30-foot cone
Sea	Electricity	60-foot line
Shadow	Cold	30-foot cone
Spire	Cold	30-foot cone
Star	Cold or fire*	30-foot cone

* Choose one when the bloodline is first selected

New Advanced Versatile Performance: Musical Armaments

For the bard that wants to play truly smashing music in battle! Tool weapons will be described soon in a future post.

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Musical Armaments (Ex): The bard becomes proficient in all weapons of the tool group that can be used as musical instruments. Her effective fighter level is equal to her ranks in the Perform  skill needed to play an instrument for the purpose of qualifying for feats that specifically select a weapon that functions as that instrument. For example, a bard with 7 ranks in Perform (string) would count as a 7th-level fighter for the purpose of selecting Weapon Specialization (war lute).

Draconic Manifestation Additions

Now the Draconic Manifestation feat will cover all the main draconic families, too. Linnorm and Drake Bloodlines are already on my Patreon and will appear here too soon.

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 Draconic Manifestation Additions

The following bonuses are meant for draconic sorcerers or bloodragers with a linnorm or drake bloodline who select the Draconic Manifestation feat.

Drake: Your claws are venomous and deliver poison in addition to the normal damage from the attack.

Venomous Claws—injury; save Fort (DC = 10 + ½ your HD + your Constitution modifier); frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1 Strength damage; cure 1 save.

At 4th level, the poison deals 1 Strength point of damage and 1 Dexterity point of damage; at 8th level, it deals 1d2 points of both Strength and Dexterity damage.

Linnorm: You are under the effect of freedom of movement as long as you manifest your claws.

New Wyrm Witch Draconic Patronages

The Wyrm Witch archetype from Legacy of Dragons acquires a special patron according to the type of dragon she tries to emulate. These complete the spread of choices, including the new land dragons presented here and in The Bardess’ Library #5.

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Drake: 2nd- longstrider, 4th- flaming sphere*, 6th- tail strike, 8th- poison, 10th- elemental mastery*, 12th- fluid form,14th- mass fly, 16th- earthquake, 18th- etherealness

* You select one type of energy at 1st level. Once made, the choice is set. This spell gains the matching descriptor.

Land: 2nd- wave shield, 4th- suggestion, 6th- blink, 8th- arboreal hammer, 10th- icy prison, 12th- chain lightning, 14th- lunar veil, 16th- sunburst, 18th- world wave.

Linnorm: 2nd- hydraulic push, 4th- rage, 6th- dispel magic, 8th- freedom of movement, 10th- wall of force, 12th- true seeing, 14th- greater bestow curse, 16th- spell turning, 18th- freedom.

Planar: 2nd- bestow planar infusion I, 4th- protection from outsiders, 6th- magic circle against chaos/evil/good/law, 8th- bestow planar infusion II, 10th- contact other plane, 12th- forbiddance, 14th- bestow planar infusion III, 16th- greater planar ally, 18th- gate.

New Gladiator Sphere Talent: Outrageous Joke

Satire is a great way to boast. Just be sure to use it ethically. Criticize your opponent’s doings, not their looks or origin.

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Outrageous Joke (Gladiator) (demoralization)

A demoralized creature must attempt to make a melee attack against you, make a ranged attack against you, target you with a spell, or include you in the area of a spell. Associated Feat: AntagonizeUM.

New Magic Item: Jester’s Cap

A typical medieval/fantasy head dress for the stylish Bard or court fool.

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Jester’s Cap Price 18,500 gp

Slot head; CL 8th; Weight –

Aura faint abjuration, moderate transmutation

This is the typical three-pointed, multicolored hat with bells on, worn by court fools. The cap grants the wearer a +5 competence bonus on Bluff skill checks. In addition, the cap’s bells automatically ring if a hostile creature comes nearby, as per the alarm spell. The wearer can silence the bells at will.

Construction Requirements Cost 9,250 gp

Craft Wondrous Item, alarm, glibness

Bloodrager Archetype: Drake Rager

Berserkers can fly on a dragon’s back if they want.

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Drake Rager (Bloodrager Archetype)

A drake rager is a variant of the bloodrider archetype who has made an alliance with a powerful drake, sharing his rage with his draconic mount to wreak havoc from the sky.

Fast Flyer (Ex): The fly speed of any mount a drake rager rides increases by 10 feet. This ability replaces fast movement.

Drake Mount: At 5th level, the drake rager gains a drake companion. His effective charge level for this ability is equal to his bloodrager level. Whenever a drake rager is bloodraging, his drake mount gains a +2 morale bonus to its Strength. This ability replaces uncanny dodge, improved uncanny dodge, and all the bloodrager’s bloodline feats.