Homebrew Dragonborn Alternate Species Details
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Dragonborn Alternate 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 Charisma 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.
Darkvision
Your darkvision has a radius of 60 feet.
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 30 feet.
Draconic Ancestry
You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your innate sorcery damage type and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.
Draconic Ancestry
| Dragon | Damage Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Black | Acid | |
| Blue | Lightning | |
| Brass | Fire | |
| Bronze | Lightning | |
| Copper | Acid | |
| Gold | Fire | |
| Green | Poison | |
| Red | Fire | |
| Silver | Cold | |
| White | Cold |
Innate Sorcery
You know one cantrip of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it.
When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the chromatic orb spell (pick it manually) as a second level spell once without any components with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the dragon's breath spell (pick it manually) with a range of self once without any components with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells and you may only deal the damage type of your scale type's associated resistance.
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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