Homebrew Draybold Species Details

A variant species of kobold from a draconic world where most of the humanoid species, including kobolds, have a generous dose of dragon blood in their heritage.

Some of the smallest draconic creatures in the multiverse, even the least of kobolds display their draconic ancestry in the glint of their scales.  These greater kobolds, called draybolds, have even more draconic influence on their blood than kobolds from other, less dragon-dominated worlds.

Legends tell of a world ruled by dragons of all varieties, metallic, chromatic, and gem. In many of these lands, kobolds have served dragons of one sort or another for millenia, with much influence on the kobolds... until they are not really kobolds anymore, but winged draybolds.  In some places, they worship their dragon masters as feared and inscrutably mysterious divine beings, whle in others the dragonlords are perceived as benevolent rulers who care for their people.   

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Draybold Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid

Size: Small (about 4–4.5 feet tall) 

Speed: 30 feet 

Life Span: about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure.

Draybold Traits

As a Draybold, you have these special traits.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.

Draconic Mind

You have Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws.

Draconic Lineage

Draybolds’ intimate connection to dragonkind can manifest in unpredictable ways in an individual draybold. Choose one of the following legacy options for your draybold:

Craftiness. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, Investigation, Medicine, Sleight of Hand, or Survival.

Defiance. You have advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the frightened condition on yourself.

Draconic Sorcery. You know one cantrip of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for that cantrip (choose when you select this race).

Flight

Thanks to your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.

Draconic Scales

When otherwise unarmored, your AC is 12+ your Dexterity modifier.

Draconic Bite

You have a fanged mouth that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with it, the strike deals 1d4 + your Strength modifier slashing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.