Homebrew Dragonforged Species Details

 

The semi-construct figure drifted through the crowd with its hood up. Trying not to be noticed, but yet wanting to be apart of the commotion. Observant by nature, he watched as the carnival took place. He seemed to care more about the way people reacted to the performances more than he did the thespians themselves pouring their hearts out to give a good show.

"Are you not entertained?!", screamed a performer from the stage.

Keitaro looked up and this time the whole world was looking upon him. His robotic eyes peering at his surroundings under his deep draconic brow. He raised his metallic hand and with a snap of his finger he spoke in a solemn voice.

"No."

—Jonathan Brown, Chronicles

The Dragonforged are a hybrid race of dragon cyborgs. An abomination to some and a marvel to others, these creatures live in the outlands of Eberron, where long ago a group of warforged seeking settlement integrated with a tribe of dragonborn. More android than dragon, they share draconic ancestry only to the extent of what the unique incubation process of the original dragonforged could capture. The first dragonforged were more chaotic and donned turbulent personalities and motives. Following generations were able to grow out of it and they tend to embrace more of the dragonborn heritage, while continuing to innovate their ability to mechanically modify themselves, with the help of magic of course.

Pseudo-genetic Diversity

Much like both the dragonborn and warforged, the dragonforged appearance can be vastly varied due to both dragon ancestry and modular design. Some can pass off as either warforged or dragonborn. Other don the appearance of some new construct all together.

Warforged Personality

The Dragonforged are a chaotic race by nature. Adopting the idea that anyone can truly be anything they want because for the most part, that what their life experience typically is.

Many dragonforged embrace a concrete purpose — such as protecting allies, completing a contract, or exploring a land — and embrace this task. However, there are warforged who delight in exploring their feelings, their freedom, and their relationships with others. Most dragonforged have no interest in religion, but some embrace faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and deeper meaning.

The more a dragonforged develops its individuality, the more likely it is to modify its body, seeking out an artificer to customize the look of its face, limbs, and plating.

Quirks

Dragonforged tend to over-analyzed and over-empathize. Their dragonside making them prone to ferociously wanting to keep order and loyalty, and their warforged side seeking humanity and exploring internal feelings.

Dragonforged Names

Dragonforged names can vary depending on what culture is closest to wherever that particular dragonforged grew up. They tend to embrace names from these cultures as a statement of adopting themselves into a particular community. In the same manner, dragonforged tend to change their names if they abandon or are shunned by said community.

Dragonforged Traits

Your dragonforged character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflects the purpose for which your character was built.

Chosen Gadgets

When dragonforged reach a certain age, they choose a integrated gadget than gets installed to them to signify their adulthood. It can grant them a swimming speed, a climbing speed, a flying speed, or a burrowing speed. To change the installed gadget would take 12 hours of concentrated time and assistance by an artificer with tinker tools.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 1, Charisma increases by 1, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

Dragonforged can live about as long as they can maintain themselves. However, because they are half dragonborn, the older the dragonforged, the more robotic and mechanical that they become as they very often have to replace failing organs and appendages with artificial counterpart.

Alignment

Rebellious and prideful, the dragonforged are chaotic by nature and naturally have a tendency to lash out at any that threaten their personal freedom.

Size

Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:

Size modifier = 2d6

Height = 5 feet + 10 inches + your size modifier in inches

Weight in pounds = 270 + (4 × your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Constructed Resilience

You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe if you have a battery installed.
• You are immune to disease.
• You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to force and lightning damage.

Specialized Design

You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Draconic, and one other language of your choice.

Dragon Ancestry

Dragonborn are descended from an extinct tribe of dragonborn that were born from the fabled Cobalt Dragon. A dragon that harnessed the elements of force and lightning.

Breath Weapon (Cobalt)

Dragonforged are descended from an extinct tribe of dragonborn crafted by the fabled Cobalt Dragon. A dragon that uses force and lightning arcana.

You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. 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, 4d8 at 11th level, and 5d10 at 16th level. After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.