Homebrew Dragonewt Species Details

Dragonewt Features

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age. Dragonewts age at the same rate as humans and can easily live up to 500 years. Unlike humans who begin to weaken with age, dragonewts only grow stronger and only feel their weakest when they are nearing their death.

Alignment. Most dragonewts share the generally neutral mindset and try to avoid any interaction with the world. They tend to be fascinated with finding the secrets of magic and the unexplained. Though their alignments may vary as some worship an evil dragon that claims their settlement as its own, others could be collectively working to find magic to innovate their lives.

Size. Your size is Medium, within the normal range of your humanoid base race.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. 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.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

Draconic Blood. The elements of the dragons flow through your veins (acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison). At level 1 you choose ONE element that will influence your Draconic Characteristics and cannot me changed.

Draconic Characteristic.
Your body can develop certain Draconic characteristics. You choose one characteristic now and a second enhancement at 5th level.

At 1st level, choose one of the following options:

Draconic Breath. You can use an action to breath out a blast of (Draconic blood element) at a creature or object within range. Make a ranged attack against the target using your constitution modifier. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 (Draconic blood element) damage. A flammable object hit by this spell ignites if it isn't being worn or carried.

This abilities damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

Draconic Wings. You have dragon-like wings that give you a 40 feet flying speed for 10 minutes. Once time is up you must rest for 1 minute before flying again. If you're wearing medium armor you can fly 20 feet, and if you're wearing heavy armor you cannot fly at all. You cannot attack while flying.

Nimble Claws. You have a climbing speed and burrowing speed equal to your walking speed.

Underwater Adaptation. You can breathe underwater, and you have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

Scales. Your skin in places is covered by a patches of scales. You gain a +1 bonus to AC when you're not wearing heavy armor, and you are resistant to (Draconic blood element).

At 5th level, your body evolves further, developing new characteristics. Choose one of the options you didn't take at 1st level, or one of the following options:

Draconic Instincts. You have instincts and wisdom equal to a dragon, which becomes useful to predict your enemies movements and weak spots. If you roll for an attack and miss you can choose to succeed instead, and roll for damage. This ability can only be used once per long rest.

Draconic Presence. You can use an action to release your bloodlust and killing intent. It radiates around you in a dark ominous energy and your eyes shimmer with a hungry glint. The instant you release this energy creatures in a 10 foot radius around you must each succeed on a Charisma saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) or become frightened of you until the end of your next turn. This can only be used once per long rest. 

• Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end it as a bonus action. During it, once on each of your turns, you can deal extra (Draconic blood element) damage to one target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a spell. The extra (Draconic blood element) damage equals your level.

Draconic Constitution. If you fail a constitution saving throw you can decide to succeed it instead. This can only be done once per long rest.

 

Dragonewt Traits

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