THE DRAGOON

You can snap your shield into place just as you would take a blow, avoiding the hit at the last second. You immediately use the Raise a Shield action and gain your shield's bonus to AC. The circumstance bonus from the shield applies to your AC when you're determining the outcome of the triggering attack.

Your Draconic Origin's power augments your senses. You gain Low-Light Vision, or Darkvision if you already had Low-light Vision. Additionally, you gain an Imprecise Scent with a range of 30 feet.

You brace your shield with both hands, enhancing its potential for both offense and defense. When in this stance, you wield the shield with both hands. When wielding a shield this way, increase the weapon damage die of the shield's boss or spikes by one step, and increase the shield's Hardness by 2 when using the Shield Block reaction. Additionally, you may enter Dragonheart as a free action.

Leads Into: Everstand Strike (Dragoon)

You incorporate your Ancestral Weaponry into your Dragon's Legacy for a unique fighting style. When wielding a weapon that the required Feat gives familiarity with, your strikes with that weapon gain a circumstance bonus to damage equal to the number of weapon damage dice.

You use your weapons heft to strike even harder during Vault. When you use the Vault Action and make a Strike with the required weapon, you may have each creature other than you adjacent to your target take damage equal to Vault's Bonus Damage (Basic Reflex Save against your Dragoon DC)

You make a forceful swipe intended to off-balance your foe. Make a Strike. If you hit and deal damage, the target becomes off guard until the end of their next turn.

You channel some of your draconic energy into a mighty stab. Make a single melee Strike and compare the attack roll result to the ACs of each creature in a 10 foot line. Roll damage only once and apply it to each creature you hit. Piercing Fang counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty, and deals damage of your Draconic Origin's type. this action gains the Trait matching your Draconic Origin's Tradition.

You have a deep understanding of crossbows and guns. When you Reload the required weapon, increase your Dragonheart bonus Damage by 1 on your next strike before the end of this turn. If the Strike is part of the Vault action, instead change the Vault Damage to Splash damage of the same amount. If the weapon is a simple weapon, additionally increase its Damage dice by one step. As per usual, this increase does not stack with effects such as Deadly Simplicity.

After downing a foe, you menacingly remind another foe that you're coming after them next. Attempt an Intimidation check with a +2 circumstance bonus to Demoralize a single creature that you can see and that can see you. If you have legendary proficiency in Intimidation, you can use this as a free action with the same trigger.

You draw your weapon and attack with the same motion. You Interact to draw a weapon, then Strike with that weapon.

You adopt a wide stance, ready to defend both yourself and your chosen ward. Select one adjacent creature. As long as your shield is raised and the creature remains adjacent to you, the creature gains a +1 circumstance bonus to their AC, or a +2 circumstance bonus if the shield you raised was a tower shield.

You swear an oath to protect from Dragons. Choose one species of Dragon. Vault strikes gain a +4 circumstance bonus to damage against those Dragons, increased to +6 if you're a master in the weapon used. Additionally, you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to Will saves against those Dragons or their minions.

Through countless battles, you've learned you're stronger when working alongside your allies. Make a Strike. Your Strike gains a circumstance bonus to damage rolls equal to the number of other different creatures that damaged the target since the end of the target's last turn, to a maximum of a +4 circumstance bonus.

You push back as you block the attack, knocking your foe away or off balance. You use your shield to push the triggering creature, either automatically Shoving it 5 feet or causing it to become off guard until the start of your next turn. The triggering creature chooses whether to be moved or become off guard. If it chooses to be moved, you choose the direction. If the Shove would cause it to hit a solid object, enter a square of difficult terrain, or enter another creature's space, it must become off guard instead of being moved.

You can channel some of your draconic ability into your attempts to Demoralize your foes. When you do, you gain a +2 bonus to the Intimidation check, and take no penalty if the creature doesn't share a language with you. Additionally, if you successfully Frighten the target, they take Mental damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

You shrug off blows with casual arrogance, and inform your foe of your intent to retaliate. Demoralize the triggering Creature. If the triggering Strike hit and dealt damage, you have a +1 circumstance bonus to the Intimidation check.

You've begun to develop physical changes from your Draconic Origins influence. You gain an Unarmed Jaws strike, in the Brawling Group, with the Agile and Finesse traits. This strike gains the Trait matching your Draconic Origin's Tradition. This strike deals 1d6 piercing damage, plus 1 damage of your Draconic Origins type.

Extending your body to its limits, you attack an enemy that would normally be beyond your reach. Make a Strike with a melee weapon, increasing your reach by 5 feet for that Strike. If the weapon has the disarm, shove, or trip trait, you can use the corresponding action instead of a Strike.

Your Draconic Origin's influence begins to shine through even further, and you sprout patches of protective scales. You gain Resistance to your Draconic Origins damage type equal to half your level, as well as resistance to Slashing damage equal to half of that.

Your follow-up blow leaves you an opening to set your shield. Make a Strike with the wielded shield. If the Strike hits and deals damage, you also Raise your Shield.

You draw on your draconic energy to follow up with unnatural force, such that even a glancing blow is felt. Make a Melee Weapon or Unarmed Strike, and on a hit you deal bonus damage of your draconic origin's type equal to the number of damage dice. This action has the following Failure effect.

You turn your foes' flanking against them with a quick reverse. Make a melee Strike against one of the flanking enemies and make a second Strike with the same weapon or unarmed attack against a different enemy that is flanking you. This second Strike has the same multiple attack penalty of the initial attack and doesn't count toward your multiple attack penalty.

You make a wide, arcing swing. Make a single melee Strike and compare the attack roll result to the ACs of up to two foes, each of whom must be within your melee reach and adjacent to the other. Roll damage only once and apply it to each creature you hit. A Swipe counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty.

If you're using a weapon with the sweep trait, its modifier applies to all your Swipe attacks.

You call upon the power of the dragon, to push yourself further past your body's limits. You become Quickened this turn, and the extra action can be spent to Strike, Stride, or as one of the two actions for Vault. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until your next daily preparations.

Leads Into: (Enhanced Surge)

Your animal companion grows up, becoming a mature animal companion, which grants it additional capabilities. See the animal companion rules for more information. Your animal companion is better trained than most. During an encounter, even if you don't use the Command an Animal action, your animal companion can still use 1 action on your turn that round to Stride or Strike.

Leads Into: Incredible Companion (Dragoon)

Finishing a foe reinvigorates your draconic energy. If your Vault strike brings a foe to 0 hp, you immediately re-enter Dragonheart.

Your offense exploits your enemy's fear. Make a melee Strike against a frightened creature. If you hit and deal damage, the target becomes off guard until its frightened condition ends. If the target was already off guard to you when you damaged it with this Strike, it can't reduce its frightened value below 1 until the start of your next turn.

You lash out at a foe that leaves an opening. Make a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If your attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, you disrupt that action. This Strike doesn't count toward your multiple attack penalty, and your multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.

With a deep inhale, and a mighty roar, you release your draconic energy in a devastating blast. Each creature in a 30-foot cone or 60-foot line, or a 15 foot burst takes 1d6 damage per level (Basic Reflex Save). The area and damage type match those of your Draconic Origin, and this action gains the Trait matching your Draconic Origin's tradition. If you used this ability in the last hour, the area and the damage are halved (15-foot cone, 30-foot line, or 10 foot burst; 1d6 damage for every 2 levels).

Wreathing yourself and nearby allies in malice, You use your very presence as a threat, encouraging your allies to strike fear with their blows. When you use this action, attempt an intimidation check. The DC is usually a standard-difficulty DC of your level, but the GM can assign a different DC based on the circumstances. The effect depends on the result of your check.

Leads Into: Rampart Aura, Dread Presence

You channel your energy into a short lived spike of pure draconic energy. Make a melee weapon or Unarmed Strike, on a creature you can see within 15 feet. If your strike already has Reach, increase this range to 20 feet. This Strikes deals damage of your Draconic Origin's type, and gains the trait matching your Draconic Origin's tradition.

You strike with immeasurable force, causing even the backlash to carry damaging force. Make a Melee Weapon or Melee Unarmed Strike. Hit or Miss, each creature in a 5 foot emanation takes 1d4 slashing damage per level (basic Fort Save), and if they fail the save they are pushed 5 feet directly away from you. If the Strike Critically hits, the target treats their save as if it's one degree of success worse than what they rolled

You channel the draconic energy of your Vault into an explosive charge that you can detonate on an enemy's approach. Vault, but instead of making a Strike, choose a free space within the required weapon's first range increment. You place an intangible charge of draconic energy at that space. For the next minute, you may detonate that charge as a Free Action, triggered by a creature entering or leaving the targeted space or an adjacent space. When you detonate the charge, each creature in the targeted space and a 5 foot emanation takes damage equal to the Required Weapon's damage dice plus your Vault bonus damage (Basic Reflex Save) of the same type as your draconic origin, and suffers the effects of any Runes on your weapon that would trigger on a Strike. Once you detonate the charge, it disappears, and you cannot use this feature for 1d4 rounds. If you place a new charge before detonating one already placed, the old charge dissipates and cannot be detonated. This trait gains the trait matching your Draconic Origin's tradition.

Your Mount and you work in even more harmony than most. When you Vault and use your reaction to command your Mount to move, at any point during its movement it may make a single Strike against the target of your Vault.

You channel your Draconic Energy into a defensive wall extending from your shield. Whenever you raise your shield for the next minute, choose two spaces on opposing sides of your space. Your space and the two chosen spaces grant lesser cover to you and any allies behind them, and prevents Area of Effect abilities such as a Dragon's Breath Attack or the Fireball spell from affecting spaces behind those squares, though you are still subject to the effect. Then Raise your Shield.

You lash out with a burst of Draconic Strength to break through a group of foes as you advance. You attempt to Shove or Trip up to five creatures adjacent to you, rolling a separate Athletics check for each target and ignoring the requirement that you have a hand free. Then Stride up to half your Speed. This movement doesn’t trigger reactions from any of the creatures you successfully Shoved or Tripped. Each attack counts toward your multiple attack penalty, but don’t increase your penalty until you have made all your attacks.

Your battle instincts make you more aware of concealed and invisible opponents. You don't need to succeed at a flat check to target concealed creatures. You're not off guard to creatures that are hidden from you (unless you're flat-footed to them for reasons other than the hidden condition), and you need only a successful DC 5 flat check to target a hidden creature.

While you're adjacent to an undetected creature of your level or lower, it is instead only hidden from you.

When a Frightened Creature that can see you damages you, they take 2d4 mental damage. This increases to 3d4 if you legendary proficiency in Intimidation.

By spending a moment to focus, you can ensure your attack strikes true. Make a ranged weapon Strike. On this Strike, you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to the attack roll and ignore the target's concealed condition.

Your animal companion continues to grow and develop. It becomes a nimble or savage animal companion (your choice), gaining additional capabilities determined by the type of companion.

Leads Into: Specialized Companion (Dragoon)

You've trained to push yourself more often. You can now use the Draconic Surge Action once per hour, instead of once per day.

You will suffer no trespass into your aerial domain. When you strike and deal damage to a Flying creature with the Vault action, the target falls up to 120 feet. If this causes the target to hit the ground, they take half the fall damage. If the attack is a critical hit, the target can’t Fly, Leap, levitate, or otherwise leave the ground until the end of your next turn.

Your Looming Dread Stance aura becomes palpable with malice, preventing the weak willed from approaching, or escaping should you already be upon them. When a creature not already affected by Rampart Aura would start its turn in or enter your Looming Dread stance aura for the first time in a turn, they make a Will Save. The effect depends on the effect of their save:

You've deepened your connection to your Draconic Origin even further, and can call upon their power to temporarily sprout mighty wings. You gain a flight speed of 60 feet or your Speed, whichever is greater. If you're still airborne when the duration ends, you float to the ground, landing upright without taking fall damage.

Terrorizing your foes comes to you instinctually. When you would roll Initiative, you may attempt to enter your Looming Dread Stance as a free action, following all the normal rules of that feat.

Your animal companion continues to grow in power and ability, and it is now cunning enough to become specialized. Your animal companion gains one specialization of your choice.

You call upon the draconic energy that flows through you to temporarily take the form of your Draconic Origin. Once per day, you may cast a 7th rank Dragon Form Spell on yourself, using the form of your Draconic Origin. Your breath attack in this form uses your Dragoon DC, and anytime you score a Critical Hit with an unarmed strike granted by this effect, you immediately recharge your Breath Attack. At 16th level, the spell automatically heightens to 8th rank, and at 18th it heightens to 9th rank. If you take the Vault action while in this form, increase your Vault Damage as if you are wielding a weapon of your Draconic Legacies Chosen Type.

Leads Into: (Enhanced Origin Form)

You've learned how to more efficiently channel your Origin's Might. You may now cast Dragon Form once per Hour, instead of once per day.

Calling upon your draconic wings comes to you without a thought, giving you a fly Speed equal to your Speed. When you take the Dragoon Wings action, your fly Speed increases to 90 feet for the duration, unless your Speed is faster.

You call upon the full might of your Draconic Strength. You enter Dragonheart, except for the Duration, you gain a +2 status bonus to Attack Rolls, and you increase your Dragonheart's bonus damage by 2. This increases your Vault damage by the same amount.