Spell: Dragon Form

TypeSpell
Rank6
Rarity
Common
Cast2
Duration1 minute
PublicationPathfinder Player CoreRemaster

Calling upon powerful magic, you gain a Large dragon battle form. When you Cast this Spell, choose one type of common dragon or another type to which your GM allows access. While in this form, you gain the dragon trait. You have hands in this battle form and can take manipulate actions. You can Dismiss the spell.

You gain the following statistics and abilities regardless of which battle form you choose:

  • AC = 18 + your level. Ignore your armor's check penalty and Speed reduction.

  • 10 temporary Hit Points.

  • Speed 40 feet, fly 100 feet. You gain any of the following Speeds the chosen dragon has, but with the listed amount: burrow 20 feet, climb 40 feet, swim 60 feet.

  • Resistance 10 against the damage type of your Dragon Breath (see below).

  • Darkvision and imprecise scent 60 feet.

  • The following unarmed melee attacks, which are the only attacks you can Strike with. You're trained with them. Your attack modifier is +22, and your damage bonus is +6. These attacks are Strength based (for the purpose of the enfeebled condition, for example). If your unarmed attack modifier is higher, you can use it instead. See below for more on these attacks.

    • Melee 1 jaws, Damage 2d12 piercing plus 2d6 damage of the same damage type as your Dragon Breath (see below);

    • Melee 1 claw (agile), Damage 3d10 slashing;

    • Melee 1 tail (reach 10 feet), Damage 3d10 bludgeoning.

  • Athletics modifier of +23, unless your own is higher.

  • Dragon Breath 2 You exhale deadly magical energy in an area, dealing 10d6 damage to each creature in the area with a basic save against your spell DC. The shape, damage type, and save type match that of your chosen dragon's breath. If the chosen dragon's breath can deal more than one type of damage, choose one when you cast dragon form. The shape is a 30-foot cone or a 100-foot line. Once activated, Dragon Breath can't be used again for 1d4 rounds. Dragon Breath has the tradition trait matching the type of dragon and the damage trait matching the type of damage it deals, if applicable.

  • Tradition Resistance If the dragon's magical tradition matches that of your dragon form spell, you gain the listed ability. Arcane resistance 5 against magic; divine resistance 10 to spirit, vitality, and void; occult resistance 10 to mental; primal resistance 5 to physical damage.

Spell Effect: Dragon Form

DragonTraditionSpeedsDragon BreathSaving Throw
AdamantinePrimalBurrowCone of bludgeoningReflex
BarrageArcane—Cone of forceReflex
BogPrimalSwimCone of acidReflex
BrinePrimalSwimLine of bludgeoningReflex
CinderPrimal—Cone of fireReflex
CloudPrimal—Cone of electricityReflex
ConspiratorOccultClimbCone of poisonFortitude
CoralPrimalSwimLine of bludgeoningReflex
CrystalPrimal—Cone of piercingReflex
DelightDivine—Cone of spiritReflex
DespairOccult—Cone of sonicWill
DiabolicDivine—Cone of fireReflex
EmpyrealDivine—Cone of spiritReflex
ExecutorDivine—Cone of sonicReflex
ForestPrimal—Cone of piercingReflex
FortuneArcane—Cone of forceReflex
HornedPrimalSwimCone of poisonFortitude
MagmaPrimalBurrowCone of fireReflex
MirageArcaneClimbCone of mentalWill
MockingOccult—Cone of bludgeoningReflex
OathDivine—Cone of spiritWill
OmenOccult—Cone of mentalWill
PhaseArcane—Cone of forceReflex
RequiemDivineSwimLine of spiritWill
ResurrectionDivine—Cone of voidFortitude
RimePrimalSwimCone of coldReflex
RuneArcane—Cone of fireReflex
SageOccult—Cone of mentalWill
SeaArcaneSwimCone of bludgeoningReflex
SkyDivine—Cone of electricityReflex
SovereignOccult—Cone of mentalWill
StormcrownPrimal—Line of electricityReflex
TimeArcane—Cone of forceWill
UmbralOccult—Cone of voidReflex
UnderworldArcaneBurrowCone of fireReflex
VizierOccultSwimCone of fireReflex
VorpalArcane—Cone of voidWill
WailingArcane—Cone of sonicFortitude
WhisperOccult—Cone of mentalWill
WishArcaneClimbCone of mentalWill

Heightened (8th) Your battle form is Huge, you gain a +20-foot status bonus to your fly Speed, and your attacks have 10-foot reach (or 15-foot reach if they previously had 10-foot reach). You instead gain AC = 21 + your level, 15 temporary HP, an attack modifier of +28, a damage bonus of +12, and Athletics +28. Your Dragon Breath deals an additional 4d6 damage.


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