Homebrew Drake-Veined Species Details
So the story goes that my players keep asking me about the viability of inter-breeding of the races, you know, the logical extremes of having a world with Half-orcs and Half-elves. But WotC don't ever touch on the reptilian half-races and I'm thinking with 'Half-Dragons' being canonical in the monster manual, why wouldn't Dragonborn be able to produce viable offspring with other races. In addition I think Dragonborn are a little under powered for their popularity, and this gave me a chance to make the race the way I think it should be. Hence I home-brewed this race using Half-Elf as a template, so please enjoy. I hope to be adding them to my own game soon.
the breathe weapon has half the range of the Dragonborn equivalent. It is supposed to be an unlimited use but inferior version
Drake-Veined Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other Drake-Veined.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2.
Age
A Drake-Veined matures at the age of 15, and lives a little over a century
Alignment
Drake-Veined usually fall into the lawful spectrum, more often avoiding neutral and falling into good or evil
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 30 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 the 6th level, 4d6 at the 11th level, and 5d6 at the 16th level
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.
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