Homebrew Dragoniod Species Details
Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the dragoniods walk proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragoniods originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the best attributes of dragons and humanoids.
Proud Dragon Kin
Dragoniods look very much like humans with some dragon like eyes and scales with wings and a tail. They are strong often standing stand between 5 and 7 feet tall and usually weigh between 180 and 250 pounds. They have scaled forearms and hands, with talonlike claws with four fingers and a thumb on each hand.
The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through some dragoniods. These dragoniods 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.
Dragoniod Traits
Your Dragoniod character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of refinement.Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 3.
Age
Although dragoniods reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the dragoniods' understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An dragoniod typically claims adulthood around the age of 250 and can live forever unless killed.
Alignment
Dragoniods tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.
Size
Dragoniods range from under 5 to over 7 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 40 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 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.
Damage Resistance
You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Draconic, and two extra languages of your choice. dragoniods typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.
Keen Senses
You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
Regeneration
You regain 20 hit points at the start of your turn.
Relentless Endurance
When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.