Homebrew Dragonchild Species Details
The dragons are dead. Or at least nearly so. There are a few stragglers, but they are much smaller than the great wyrms of old. Dragon hunters got smarter. Armed with magical weapons, armor and artifacts, they hunted them down to extinction. Chromatic and metallic dragons alike. But unknown to the “heroic” hunters, a flight of dragons made plans. Their expectant females polymorphed permanently into humanoid forms and fled while the others charged at the oncoming slayers. None of the fighting dragons survived.
You were born to one of these females.
Full-blooded dragons, born in humanoid form. The last hope for dragonkind.
Dragonchild Traits
As a dragon's child, you gain the following traits:Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 1. Choose one of the following options additionally:
- Choose 1 other skill for an increase of +2
OR
- Choose 2 other skills for an increase of +1 each
Age
Dragonchildren are unique; there is currently no knowing as to their longevity. However, as they are fully dragon, they may be immortal like their draconic parents. They appear to age at the same rate as their apparent race for now.
Alignment
Despite being born of specific dragon types, you are strangely not bound to the alignments typical of your kind. However, most dragons tend to be Lawful, so being a Chaotic dragonchild, while not impossible, might make your dragon-mother sigh in exasperation.
Size
You inherit your mother's disguise race's stature. Most dragonchildren are size Medium. But your carrying capacity is as if you were a size larger.
Speed
You are faster than typical examples of your apparent race. Your base walking speed is 5 feet faster than your apparent race's speed (standard dragonchild speed would be 35 feet based on a human's speed).
Darkvision
Thanks to your draconic heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Draconic Legacy
You are descended from dragons, and inherit both their breath weapon element and their elemental resistance. Below is a table which will list the various elements according to their dragon color
| Dragon Color | Breath Weapon | Breath Weapon Range and Save | Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Acid | 5'x30' line (DEX) | Acid |
| Blue | Lightning | 5'x30' line (DEX) | Lightning |
| Brass* | Fire, Sleep | 5'x30' line (DEX), 30' cone (CON) | Fire |
| Bronze* | Lightning, Repulsion | 5'x30' line (DEX), 30' cone (CON) | Lightning |
| Copper* | Acid, Slowing | 5'x30' line (DEX), 30' cone (CON) | Acid |
| Green | Poison | 15' cone (CON) | Poison |
| Gold* | Fire, Weakening | 15' cone (DEX), 15' cone (STR) | Fire |
| Light | Radiant | 5'x30' line (DEX) | Radiant |
| Red | Fire | 15' cone (DEX) | Fire |
| Shadow | Necrotic | 15' cone (CON) | Necrotic |
| Turtle | Fire | 30' cone (DEX) | Fire, Cold |
| White | Cold | 15' cone (CON) | Cold |
You may have noticed that some of these dragons (noted by the asterisks*) have two (2) breath weapons. This will be further explained below. But these dragons are metallic, and have two types of breath weapons, like their parents.
Breath Weapon
Starting at Level 1, you are able to utilize your draconic blood to breath a dragon breath weapon at your enemies.
You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. It deals damage in an area according to your ancestry. When you use your breath weapon, all creatures in the area must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your ancestry. The DC of this saving throw is 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 3d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increase to 5d6 at 6th level, 7d6 at 11th, and 9d6 at 17th level.
The damage jumps to 16d6 when you reach level 20, attaining the full strength of an adult dragon.
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- CHROMATIC DRAGONS have 3 uses of their breath weapon per long rest
- METALLIC DRAGONS have 2 uses of their breath weapon per long rest.
- The reason behind this is that chromatic dragons have only 1 type of breath weapon, whereas metallic dragons have 2 types of breath weapons
Dragon Flight
When you reach Character Level 10, you sprout large, bat-like wings like your draconic ancestors. You gain a flying speed equal to your base walking speed (unless you are descended from a dragon turtle, in which case you gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed, as well as a permanent +2 to your AC).
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Posted Sep 29, 2020Still working on this. This is a WIP race. (yes, I know it's not balanced)