Homebrew Dragon-Blight Species Details

Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could wrestle down a dire bear himself. His familiar well-worn armor was gone, replaced by violet-tinted scale armor with bright silvery tracings. There was a blazon on his arm as well, the mark of some foreign house. The sword at his back was the same, though, the one he had carried since even before he had found the twins left in swaddling at the gates of Arush Vayem.

For all her life, Farideh had known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the indifference of a dragon in Clanless Mehen’s face. But the shift of scales, the arch of a ridge, the set of his eyes, the gape of his teeth—her father’s face spoke volumes.

But every scale of it, this time, seemed completely still—the indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh.

— Erin M. Evans, The Adversary

 

Plague Race

Dragon-Blight

The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through the infected Dragon-Blight. These Dragon-Blight often boast scales that more closely match those of their dragon-Blight infector—bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black with green edges, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze.

 

Dragon-Blight Names

Dragon-Blight names are based on their original name given to them at birth as their origin race, before receiving the blight. (Use your origin race name for your Dragon-Blight.)

Male Names: Use origin-race name

Female Names: Use origin-race name

DRAGON-BLIGHT

Being infected with the Dragon-Blight is a horrible plague that changes the infected into a deformed half-dragon half-man that eventual dies from the changes to his/her body. When infected; you inherit the dragon types abilities. Here is a list of dragon colors. auraks (gold), baaz (brass), bozak (bronze), kapak (copper), and sivak (silver). In place of their draconic breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities.

Dragon-Blight Traits

Your Dragon-Blight manifests in a variety of traits you share with the dragon that infected you with the blight. Choose your origin race, the race you were before being plagued. You inherit ALL the chosen races Ability modifiers and traits. If a race is not on the list you may use the race, as if it were on the table below.

Dark Vision

Dragon-Blight have dark vision of 50ft.

Origin Race

Origin Race table -

Race	Ability Modifier	Age
Dwarf	+2 Constitution	350 Years
Elf	+2 Dexterity	750 Years
Gnome	+2 Intelligence	500 Years
Half-Elf	+2 Charisma and +1 to two other ability scores	180 Years
Halfling	+2 Dexterity	150 Years
Half-Orc	+2 Strength and +1 Constitution	75 Years
Human	+1 to two ability scores and 1 extra feat	90 Years
Dragonborn	CANNOT CONTRACT DRAGON-BLIGHT
Tiefling	CANNOT CONTRACT DRAGON-BLIGHT

Ability Score change

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1. But decreases your Charisma by 1

Age

Dragon-Blight use the age of the currently infected host. (Use your main races AGE for reference). But your max age is increased by the current infected dragon color. Check dragon-color creature profile for AGE.

Size

Dragon-blight are slightly heavier than their base races due to the growth of scales on their body. (add 10-30 pounds to your original weight when you turn Dragon-Blight) Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Dragon-Blight Type

You have the Dragon-Blight. Choose one type of dragon from the Dragon-Blight Type table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Dragon-Blight Type

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)

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 Dragon-Blight color.

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. You also know any other languages your base race knows.