Homebrew Dragon Species Details

Dragons are high and mighty creatures, feared by many. They have been known to cause trouble in small towns, stealing sheep, hoarding gold, killing villagers and many other horrible atrocities. That is just a small handful of dragons though, as most dragons live regal, noble lives in castles or mountains.

Appearance

Dragons are large and towering beings, with long necks and sturdy armoured bodies. Almost all dragons have sharp, rock like scales, but some dragons have small fine scales like a snakes or even quills. It all depends on where their bloodline comes from, for example, most dragons hail from mountains and rocky areas with stalactites and stalagmites, go they have scales resembling their environment. They come in many magnificent colours, but yet again it depends on their family tree, they can range from copper-green to a magnificent fiery red.

 

Castle life

Dragons live in societies very similar to us, with kings and queens, warriors, princes and princesses. There are no peasants or workers though, the lowest possible rank is a cook or a cleaner, who usually have more than one job. The entire kingdom exists in a single, gargantuan castle which usually reside in hidden areas like in mountains, large trees or even partially submerged. Dragons are very complex and intelligent folks, being able to forge weapons, write literature and theory, create art, and enchant and medal with magic.

 

Heirs

Young dragons who were heir to the throne had to go through multiple challenges before being crowned as ruler. Instead of being chosen by age, it would be the last dragon standing. The first challenge would be balance and patience, each heir would balance on a long beam and would have to attempt to joust one another off with a dull spear. The second challenge would be a race. The third challenge would be who could breath their elemental breath the longest. And the last challenge would be a fight to the death. So much pressure is put onto these young dragons that they usually develop strained relationships with their clutch mates, or run away before the challenges start.

 

Names

Dragon names are usually in an ancient tongue, their meanings lost to time. Some parents choose to use English names like words that mean power or strength.

 

Masculine: Berserker, Razor, Rogon, Steelst, Wylo, Ragaban, Tilitetes, Crusadon

 

Feminine: Splendid, Spine, Point, Wylid, Rasaphon, Akra, Akir, Cruu, Palatetes

 

 

Dragon Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn

Shift

You can shift in between a form that resembles a teifling with scales, and your standard form.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Dragons age extremely slowly, they do not die of old age and some have been known to be millions of years old. They mature at 18 like humans but are considered elderly at 1000.

Alignment

Many dragons are good, but most that are seen outside of their castle homes are evil.

Size

Dragons never stop growing, they are born the size of a small cat and some can be the size of mountains. Your size is large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet, your base flying 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 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.