Homebrew Wyvernfolk Species Details

If two creatures of draconic parentage have children together, the result is a dragonborn. Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, dragonborn seamlessly combine the attributes of dragons and humanoids.

Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings and most have no tail. Dragonborn have scales of vibrant hues matching the colors of their dragon kin— bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze.

Generations of interbreeding can create a more uniform appearance with small, fine scales that are usually brass or bronze in color, sometimes ranging to scarlet, rust, gold, or copper-green. Dragonborn 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.

Those with only one draconic parent display some, but not all, of these attributes. Their scales may be smaller or softer.

If an aarakocra takes a lover of another people, the couple can sometimes produce offspring. If the aarakocra parent is the one giving birth, the aarakocra hatches from an egg. Otherwise, the half-aarakocra is born the way its non-aarakocra parent gives birth.

While only a few half-aarakocra have beaks, all are covered in feathers and sport wings that splay from their shoulders. However, half-aarakocra lack the long flight feathers of their aarakocra birth parent. As a result, half-aarakocra are capable of flight, but cannot soar as fast or as far as their avian birth parent. Many half-aarakocra bob their heads when they walk, punctuate their sentences with squawks, or possess other distinctly avian mannerisms.

All individuals with any aarakocra parentage have talons, which is why most go barefooted or wear specially-made footwear. Their talons can serve as weapons, leaving deep slashes on a foe with a precise strike. Some half-aarakocra find walking on solid ground a little unnatural and move with a stilted gait.

Wyvernfolk Traits

Your mixed parentage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other wyvernfolk.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Your life expectancy is 60 years.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Size

You stand between 5 and 7 feet. Your size is Medium.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 20 feet. To use this speed, you can't be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Talons

Your talons are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

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.

Dragon Whelp

You are immune to the Frightful Presence feature of any dragon.

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.