Circle of the Spores

Circle of the Spores is one of the Subclasses of Druid. These druids use fungal growth and decay to inflict Necrotic damage through spells, as well as to raise corpses through fungal infestation to fight at their side.

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Viewing death, necrosis, fungal growth, and sporulation as just another part of life, you can manipulate such spores to augment yourself and harm your foes.

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Subclass features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Druid, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 2

 Bone Chill

Gain an additional Cantrip.

 Halo of Spores

Unleash a cloud of necrotic spores upon a target that deal 1d4Necrotic damage.

This uses your  Reaction, so other reactions won't trigger this turn.

 Symbiotic Entity

Gain 4 temporary hit points per Druid level, and your weapon and unarmed attacks deal an additional 1d6Necrotic damage while you have them.

Casting  Halo of Spores deals double the damage.

Ends when you lose the temporary hit points.

Level 3

2nd Level Circle of the Spores Spells

Gain access to the following Spells. These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

•  Blindness
•  Detect Thoughts  

Level 5

3rd Level Circle of the Spores Spells

Gain access to the following Spells. These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

•  Animate Dead
•  Gaseous Form 

Level 6

 Halo of Spores

Increase the damage of Halo of Spores to 1d6Necrotic.

 Fungal Infestation

Target a Beast or Humanoid corpse and raise a Fungal Zombie until next Long Rest. Counts as a Reaction.

 Fungal Infestation Charges: 4

The number of times you can use Fungal Infestation. Replenished by Long Rest.

Level 7

4th Level Circle of the Spores Spells

Gain access to the following Spells. These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

•  Blight
•  Confusion 

Level 9

5th Level Circle of the Spores Spells

Gain access to the following Spells. These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

•  Cloudkill 
•  Contagion

Level 10

 Halo of Spores

Increase the damage of Halo of Spores to 1d8Necrotic.

 Spreading Spores

Requires  Symbiotic Entity to be active. Create a cloud within 9 m / 30 ft that deals 2d8Necrotic damage per turn to all enemies in the cloud. Lasts 10 turns or until Symbiotic Entity deactivates (from losing the temporary HP).

External links

• Circle of Spores on the Forgotten Realms Wiki