Homebrew Ancient Dragonborn Species Details

Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the ancient dragonborn walk proudly through a world that greets them with an attitude that reflect their draconic heritage. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, ancient dragonborn are hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the best attributes of dragons and humanoids. Some ancient dragonborn are faithful servants to true dragons, others form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others find themselves adrift, with no clear calling in life.

Ancient Dragon Blood

Ancient Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, except with wings and a tail. The ancient dragonborn have scales of vibrant hues matching the colors of their dragon kin. Their scales are larger then normal dragonborn and their head look far more dragon-like. They are tall and strongly built, often standing close to 6½ feet tall and weighing 300 pounds or more. Their hands and feet are strong, talonlike claws with three fingers and a thumb on each hand.

The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through ancient dragonborn clans. These ancient dragonborn often boast scales that more closely match those of their dragon ancestor—bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze.

Ancient Dragonborn 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 2.

Age

Young ancient dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 12-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 13. They live to be around 100.

Alignment

Ancient 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

Ancient 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 2d8 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d8 at 5th level, 4d8 at 10th level, 5d8 at 15th level and 6d8 at 20th level. After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it again until you complete a 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.

Dragon Wings

You have dragon-like wings that protrude from your back. From levels 1-10 you have a movement speed of 10 feet using the wings. At level 11 your movement speed increases to 20 feet.

Dragon Eyes

Your eyes have dark-vision up to 30 feet.

Dragon Scales

Your natural unarmored AC is 13 + dexterity modifier.

Dragon Talons

Your unarmed attacks do 1d4 and you can do slashing damage instead of bludgeoning if you want to.
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