Homebrew Dragonblood Species Details

A women sits quietly in a tavern as the world continues on around her. What once was a life of calm and humble beginnings had changed long ago. She was born as any other lady of her lineage, with fine brown hair and grey eyes. However, as she grew, she found her body slowly changing. For a time, she thought abyssal monstrosities and horros where causing it. Over time she gre horns, and scales began to pepper her body in patches. Now she sits with only her face showing. 

Be proud, she had read in the diary of a her long distant grandfather. You are the decended of golden dragons. A life of curse, and of power. Of running and of glory. So many paths to choose from, to embrace her gift, or to reject it. The world was hers, she was simply paralized by the choices.

— Unknown Author 

Those of the dragonblood race are- well- those with dragon blood within them. For some, they go their entire life without knowing, and just pass on the gift, or perhaps the curse, down the bloodline. There seems to be no solid distinction on when the traits may appear in the offspring. Some may be born with dragon tails or may grow horns as a child, some may get patches of scales only months before their deathbed, and some may never know at all. One thing is for sure, their variety is only infinitely multiplied when one considers the daunting amounts of dragons within the world. 

A Dragonblood Can Appear Anywhere

Any race has the possibility to create a dragonblood offspring as long as they have dragon lineage somewhere in the family history, or, by other means. The dragonblood are born looking much like their non-dragon parent. An elf and a blue dragon would make an elf with blue dragon features. A satyr with crystal dragon lineage may have a dazzling crystalized horn or hoofs. The possibilities are endless. A dragonblood will only ever take after one specific dragonic parent, even if several dragons are within their family line.

Hiding The Dragonbloods

 

Due to their affinity for great evil, or great good, many consider it an easier task to simply eliminate them before they become an issue. Like tieflings, their sometimes monstrous appearance can lead to difficulties as a child. Sharp teeth, horns, tails or claws, often make them the subject of ridicule or bullying among their peers and adults around them. It's not uncommon for dragonbloods to either be overly sheltered by their parents who try to save them from a cruel world or be turned bitter by a world that does not accept them. Due to the infrequency of their traits manifesting, it is very rare for more then two or three identifiable dragonbloods to live in a community unless it is a connection of families. Sometimes, dragonbloods have weak enough features to pass as tieflings, which is preferable in some areas. And sometimes they look so dragonic they pass for dragonborns. 

Dragonblood Names

Dragonbloods name often either yield from names akin to their dragon ancestry. However, it is just as common for them to get their name from their non-dragon parentage race. Either of these can often be used for dragonbloods. 

Dragonblood Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a multitude of ways, and is shaped from the dragon your blood hails from.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength or Constitution score increases by 1, and one other ability score of choice increases by 1.

Age

Dragonblood are born the same way as their non-dragon parent. They age the same way, however, they have the lifespan shared by their dragon parent meaning they often live to be hundreds of years old, maybe longer. However, no known dragonblood historically been recorded to have died to old age, so the true end of their lifespan is speculative at best. It is simply a curse of what they are to die of something sinister or far sadder. 

Wings

You have draconic wings sprouting from your shoulder blades. You have a flying speed of 30 feet while you aren’t wearing heavy armor. This has one activation per long rest, the duration is minutes equal to character level.

Size

Dragonbloods are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Draconic Ancestry

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

Draconic Ancestry

Dragon	Damage ResIstance
Amethyst	Force
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Crystal	Radiant
Emerald	Psychic
Gold	Fire
Green	Poison
Red	Fire
Sapphire	Thunder
Silver	Cold
Topaz	Necrotic
White	Cold

Elemental Breath:

As an action, you can exhale in a burst of elemental damage from your mouth. Range 5 feet (DEX DC {{savedc:con}}, half damage on success) for 2d6 elemental damage [6th] 3d6, [11th] 4d6, [16th] 5d6. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Breath Weapon

You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. Your draconic ancestry determines the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation. When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your draconic ancestry. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

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.