Homebrew Draco-Elf Species Details

A pursuit of honor and tradition has a tendency to manifest itself among the Draco-elf population, with Draco-elves more commonly taking on a temperament closer to a Dragonborn than an Elf in most circumstances. Defending their families and friends, they form close connections to people and are extremely loyal, despite often being outcasts in their society. Their wilder temperament tends to differentiate them from elves, who tend to act with more grace and poise. Draco-elves tend to find themselves at home with Dragonborn, who are often more accepting of their personalities, and live to approximately the same ages, making interactions with their society much easier. Draco-elves often have rough childhoods given they are already mature at younger ages than most elves and thus have trouble going through school or dealing with other children of their age. Similarly, Draco-elves have trouble fitting in with elves of their same maturity level, as they have a lower education and more care-free attitude. Parents of Draco-elves are often flustered by their hyperactivity, as they abound with energy and curiosity, and have strong compulsions towards fighting and combat. Their ability to breathe fire often startles elf kin, and can cause accidents to become common, further adding to the concern of their children. Despite this Draco-elves tend to be empathetic, compassionate and kind, often times dedicating themselves to helping total strangers or a society with views them with fear or revulsion, given their strong honor-oriented view of the world. As a result, they make natural adventurers.

Draco-Elf Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn.

Cantrip

You gain the cantrip "Create Bonfire" which you can cast from your mouth as a replacement for the breath weapon. For you, it doesn't require concentration.

Ability Score Increase

Spread 2 points between Strength and Dexterity depending how much you present from Draconic and Elvish

Age

Draco-Elves age quickly but live a long time, a Draco-Elf will be able to walk a few days after they're born and they reach maturity at 15 like Dragonborn. However, their Elvish ancestry can cause them to live up to 400 years. A lot longer than their Draconic counterparts.

Size

Draco-Elves are taller and heavier than Elves, standing at over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. They are made to look small by other Dragonborn though and are often bullied by them as children for being smaller. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Ability Score Increase

Increase Intelligence by 1

Draconic Ancestry

You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Draconic Ancestry

Dragon	Damage Type	Breath Weapon
Black	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Blue	Lightning	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Brass	Fire	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Bronze	Lightning	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Copper	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Gold	Fire	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Green	Poison	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Red	Fire	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Silver	Cold	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
White	Cold	15 ft. cone (Con. save)

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.