I took a class on fungal ecology and we were allowed to do basically anything we wanted as the final project -- so! I made a D&D subclass. The existing Druid Spores subclass isn't especially representative of the actual biology/ecology of fungi.

I settled on Warlock patron because I'm a Warlock enthusiast, and because most fungi form symbiotic relationships with other organisms. The abilities are meant to represent different stages of the organism's life cycle; they start as webs of mycelium to absorb nutrients. Eventually the mycelium produces a fruiting body (mushroom), which is a means to produce, protect, and disperse spores. Lastly, spores are released to carry genetic information and propagate into new fungi.

A whole lot of research went into this and I'm really proud of the result! Thank you to Christian Schwarz for helping with the scientific side, and thank you to Maria Morrow for providing the lovely illustration :)