Homebrew Giant Dragonborn Species Details
A storm raged on, battering the small coastal hamlet. A nearby city had invited a war with a tribe across the ocean. Boats were docked, menacing battleships bearing the crest of a mighty thunderhead and Draconic lettering.
”Khau verd’uuir Linthrauin.”
The Storms Calling.
Thunder boomed, and a blast of lightning struck a building, lighting the thatch roof ablaze. Women screamed and piled out of homes, clutching children wrapped in blankets. Half of the men assisted in evacuation, the other half dashing towards the docks, only to find their own ships in pieces, hulking figures standing on the docksides — watching pieces of wood and cloth sink, bob, and float in the water. As the men began to pile up, the figures took notice of their audience, and they began to sprint towards them. The men turned tail as huge, red and ashen grey dragonborn carrying weapons chased them, crying out their war cry.
The ransacking continued, the under equipped hamlet falling to the furious army of Giants, never before seen to the common man.
— Excerpt from Interviews with Death
Giant Dragonborn hail from an ancient type of Dragon, which often make up mountains, clouds, storms, islands, massive floes of magma, and glaciers. They dwarf even the oldest Chromatic Dragons, and their Dragonborn ilk do the same. They possess greater strength and constitution, and have unique breath weapons.
Giant Dragonborn Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other giant dragonborn.Giant’s Resistance
When taking damage, you may use a reaction to reduce the damage by 1d8. It increases to 3d8 at tenth level. This may only be used once per long rest.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Young giant dragonborn grow extremely fast, but their giant counterparts give them an extended lifetime. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 15-year-old human child by the age of 2, and reach adulthood by 10. They live to be around 200.
Giantism
Giant Dragonborn are much taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 8 feet tall and averaging almost 450 pounds. Your size is Large.
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 resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.
Draconic Ancestry
| Dragon | Damage Type | Breath Weapon |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud | Thunder | 5 by 30 ft. line (Obscures Vision) |
| Fire | Fire | 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Frost | Cold | 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Hill | Poison | 40 cubic feet (Moves Earth) |
| Stone | Acid | 15 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| Storm | Lightning | 15 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
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.