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

Gain an additional Cantrip:

•  Bone Chill

 Halo of Spores ()

Unleash a cloud of necrotic spores upon a target. This uses a reaction, so other reactions won't trigger this turn.

 Symbiotic Entity ( + )

Gain  4 temporary hit points per Druid level and deal an additional 1d6⁠⁠Necrotic damage with weapon or unarmed attacks while you have them. Cast  Halo of Spores with double damage.

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

• Increase the damage of  Halo of Spores to 1d6⁠⁠Necrotic.

 Fungal Infestation ( + )

Raises a mildewed, mould-encrusted zombie from a corpse.

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

• Increase the damage of  Halo of Spores to 1d8⁠⁠Necrotic.

 Spreading Spores ()

Seed an area in deadly spores that deal 2d8⁠⁠Necrotic damage per turn to all creatures that inhale them, except you and your allies.

External links

•  Circle of Spores on the Forgotten Realms Wiki