Editing Pact of the Gourmand Warlock

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'''{{PAGENAME}}s '''are chefs who have bartered their souls to otherworldly patrons in exchange for transcendent culinary mastery. Their magic infuses food with wild and powerful effects, turning every meal into a weapon, shield, or blessing for their allies. Equal parts entertainer and enchanter, they wield spatulas like wands and serve dishes so divine they can change the course of battle.

== Gourmand Patron ==
Gourmand warlock patrons are cosmic connoisseurs, entities who hunger not for power or souls alone, but for the perfect taste, and they are willing to trade forbidden culinary secrets to mortals who will pursue that perfection on their behalf. Some are decadent archfiends who preside over infernal banquets, demanding offerings of rare and dangerous ingredients; others are ancient evils long forgotten who embody the endless hungers, or elemental monarchs from the primordial planes who embody the ingredients of food. These patrons view their warlocks as both apprentices and living tasting spoons, sending them across the planes to collect impossible flavors, harvest meat from legendary beasts, and test new recipes that push the boundaries of mortal biology. 

=== Notable Gourmand Patrons ===

* Azzathol, the Ever Hungering, an elder evil from beyond the planes who wishes to devour all of reality, as long as it tastes good.
* The Lord of Salt, an elemental monarch of the Salt Planes within the [[Elemental Plane of Earth]].
* Granny Sweetums, an ancient and sweet hag who lives in a house made of candy and gingerbread.
* Velvatuss the Red, a dragon made of cake who searches for bakers who he can teach his baking secrets to.

== Food Dragons ==
Food [[Dragon|dragons]] are legendary, gluttonous drakes made of food and other edible delicacies. These rare and whimsical creatures roam the hidden lands of the Quelmar, feasting on magical ingredients and growing ever more flavorful with age. Among Gourmand warlocks, the greatest and most perilous ambition is to hunt and prepare a meal from a food dragon, for to do so is said to produce a dish so exquisite it could impress even their patron and elevate the chef to immortal culinary fame. 

Some of the first Food Dragons can be traced back to Floral Dragons, plant-like creatures from the [[The Feywild|Feywild]] whose bodies were composed of flowers. From these floral dragons emerged Fruit Dragons, the first food dragons. As years went on more food dragons came about, from bread dragons, to sushi dragons, and even cake dragons.

When [[Tiamat]] returned to the realm and waged [[the War of Many Names]] against Quelmar, these food dragons did not escape her notice. Seeing them as a fascinating oddity, she made sure to have her servants tend to Food Dragon nests and dens when they could, and would even sneak particularly dangerous food dragons like Chilli Pepper Dragons into high end kitchens in populated cities so that the food dragon could go on a rampage, causing as much damage as possible. Some of the first heroes to stand against these ravenous food dragons would turn out to be Pact of the Gourmand Warlocks, eager to turn these dragons into their cooking masterpieces.
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File:Bannana Dragon.jpg|Banana Dragon
File:Berry Dragon.jpg|Berry Dragon
File:Dragon fruit dragon.jpg|Dragon Fruit Dragon
File:Pineapple Dragon.jpg|Pineapple Dragon
File:Pumpkin Dragon.jpg|Pumpkin Dragon
File:Bread Dragon.jpg|Bread Dragon
File:Hydra Churro.jpg|Churro Hydra
File:Sushi Dragon.jpg|Sushi Dragon
File:Red Velvet Dragon.jpg|Red Velvet Cake Dragon
</gallery>

== Warlock Subclass: Pact of the Gourmand ==
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=== Gourmand Expanded Spell List ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Gourmand Expanded Spell List
!Spell Level
!Spells
|-
|1st
|''goodberry, heroism''
|-
|2nd
|''enhance ability, spiritual weapon''
|-
|3rd
|''create food and water, tiny servent''
|-
|4th
|''fabricate, charm monster''
|-
|5th
|''creation, greater restoration''
|}

=== Bonus Proficiencies (1st Level) ===
[[Category:Dragons]]
{{Worldbuilders}}You gain proficiency with cook’s utensils and one skill from: Persuasion, Performance, or Medicine. You can use cook’s utensils as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.

=== Hunger of the Gourmand (1st Level) ===
You can infuse magical flavor into food. Over the course of 1 minute, you can prepare a magical dish. The dish can be eaten as an action and grants temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier + your warlock level. You can create a number of these dishes equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest. A dish spoils after 24 hours if left uneaten.

=== Culinary Chaos (6th Level) ===
Your patron’s influence warps your cooking in unpredictable ways. Whenever you finish a long rest, roll on the Culinary Chaos Table to determine the magical property your food has that day. When a creature eats a magical dish produced with your Hunger of the Gourmand ability, they are under the effects of that foods magical property.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Culinary Chaos Table
!d6
!Effect
|-
|1
|'''Spicy Inferno:''' Eating your food wreaths a creature in flames for 1 minute. While aflame, they add 1d8 fire damage to all weapon attacks and damaging spells, and emit bright light in a 10-foot radius.
|-
|2
|'''Ambrosial Aroma:''' Your food fills creatures with irresistible confidence. For 1 hour, they gain advantage on all Charisma checks and saving throws.
|-
|3
|'''Titans Feast:''' Your food fills creatures with incredible strengthe. For 1 hour, their size increased to large if it wasn't already they gain advantage on all Strength checks and saving throws.
|-
|4
|'''Energizing Espresso:''' The meal floods creatures with magical caffeine. For 10 minutes, they gain +15 ft. movement speed and advantage on Dexterity saving throws.
|-
|5
|'''Dragon’s Delight:''' A burst of draconic vigor. For one hour after eating this meal, a creature gains resistance to either acid, cold, fire, lighting, or poison damage (your choice). As an action, they can breath out a 15-ft cone of energy of the same damage type that deals a number of d6 damage equal to your proficiency bonus. Any creatures in the cone must make a Dexterity saving throw using the warlock’s spell save DC, taking half damage on a successful save.
|-
|6
|'''Magical Meat:''' This food has a strange arcane taste to it. For one hour, a creature has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects, and gain resistance to all damage from spells.
|}

=== Master Chef's Aura (10th Level) ===
You exude an aura of comforting warmth.

* You gain resistance to poison damage and are immune to the poisoned condition. Allies within 10 feet have advantage on saving throws against disease and exhaustion.
* Whenever you complete a short rest and cook during it, all allies regain a number of extra Hit Die worth of healing equal to your Charisma modifier.
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=== Gastronomic Apotheosis (14th Level) ===
Once per long rest, As an action, you conjure an ethereal dining table within 30 feet, laden with glowing, soul-infused delicacies. Choose up to 6 creatures of your choice within 30 feet. Each chosen creature immediately gains all of the following benefits:

* Regains 8d8 + your Charisma modifier hit points
* Removes all conditions affecting them (blinded, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned, charmed, petrified, and exhaustion levels)
* Gains advantage on attack rolls until the end of your next turn, dealing an extra 2d8 damage on a hit.

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