Homebrew Half Dragon Species Details
Dragon Parent
A Half Dragon is born from a dragon and a mortal race. they are strongly influenced by their dragon parent. Red are almost always evil, silver like to be in their human Guise and green are backstabbing tricksters. owing to their mortal parent they aren't always beholden to their dragon parents way, but their dragon form is.
Dragon Form and Guise
Half Dragon look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, they can have wings or not but they always have a tail. Half dragons can look like dragonborn with wings and a tail, but they can also change to look like their other parent race. They are tall and strongly built, often standing close to 6½ - 8 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds or more. Their hands and feet are strong, talon like claws with four fingers and a thumb on each hand. A half dragon is born not only with a Draconic form but also with a Guise form. Their guise form is their own and always of their non dragon parent's race. a half dragon can shift freely between either form and can even take a from in between the two. A Half dragon's eyes always look like their Dragon parents Regardless of Form. those produce by magical experimentation have one from that consisting of their base racial form with draconic traits added in including things such as scales, wings, and Teeth. like their natural cousins they always have dragon like eyes.
Half Dragon Names
Half dragons tend to have names akin to their mother's race but either parent can give a name to their children.
Half Dragon Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other half dragons.Frightening Visage
Half Dragons are particularly Terrifying when they need to be. You always have proficiency in intimidation.
Dragon Physique
Your Dragon Blood gives you stronger Physical Resistance than most people. You have Proficiency in Strength of Constitution checks.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 draconic ancestry.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength and Charisma scores are both increased by 2.
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. Half Dragons are also fluent in their Other parent's racial language, if their other parent is human they have and extra bonus language.
Age
Young Half Dragons grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. once reaching adult hood Half Dragons cease ageing and can live up to 1000 years or longer with out any ill affects of aging.
Alignment
Most Half dragons honor their Draconic parent's alignment; while they can deviate it is rare.
Size
Half Dragons are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds in their Draconic Form. Their mortal Guise is similar to their parent's race. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. and woing to your tail and innate strength you have a swim speed of 15. (If you have wings you can have a fly speed of 30 or what ever your DM says.)
Dragon Eyes
Your eyes always look like your Dragon parent's regardless of your form. You have Darkvison for 60 feet
Dragon Scales
Your Dragon Scales are hard and offer protection even if under a layer of steel. adding 2 to your AC.
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