Homebrew dovahkiin "Ravenite" Species Details

A tankier sub race of dragonborn they have thicker bones and a denser hide than their cousins, they are typically on the larger side of Medium creatures. Physically imposing, the dovahkiin are distinct for their lack frills on the cheeks and ears. Standing on average around 6'4" – 7'8", dovahkiin are impressively tall with a heavy weight to match, commonly possessing a weight of 320–420 lbs. Dovahkiin  legs are thick and strong, their feet are wide with four strong talon-like claws,their hands are  similar with three  wide claws with a slimmer thumb claw. A dovahkiin's head featured a blunt snout, a strong brow. On the back of the head, some but not all have a crest of hornlike scales formed what resembled a  of  mess ropy hair, or horns like spikes. dovahkiin eyes were usually a complementary hue to their scale hide.

Like dragonborn they also exhibited many draconic features, including a scaly hide, a large muscular body, the capacity to use a  breath weapon
, and resistance to the same elemental energy they can breathe, thanks to their draconic heritage. Because of thousands of years of interbreeding, the scales a dragonborn wore were scarlet, gold, rust, ochre, bronze, or brown in hue, though a few dragonborn with an stronger draconic heritage had scales resembling those of true dragons. The color of their scales bore little correlation to a dragonborn's draconic heritage, however. The scales were typically in their greatest concentration around forearms, lower legs, feet, shoulders, and thighs, with a very fine leathery covering over the rest of the body. Like dragons, dragonborn were often mistaken for lizard folk , but were in fact warm-blooded draconic creatures. In fact, the internal body temperature of the dovahkiin can be warmer or cooler than that of most similar races, being so hot as to seem feverish to the human touch, or cold that they can produce a light mist on hot days, some can even have a constant static build up causing light shocks to any who would touch them.

dovahkiin "Ravenite" Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Young dragonborn 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. They live to be around 80.

Alignment

Dragonborn tend to extremes, making a conscious choice for one side or the other in the cosmic war between good and evil (represented by Bahamut and Tiamat, respectively). Most dragonborn are good, but those who side with Tiamat can be terrible villains.

Size

Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 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
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.

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.