Homebrew Goliath Half Dragon Species Details
Goliaths have gray skin, mottled with dark and light patches that goliath shamans say hint at a particular goli- ath’s fate. Lithoderms—coin-sized bone-and-skin growths as hard as pebbles—speckle their arms, shoul- ders, and torso. Their skulls have a jutting eyebrow ridge, wide jaw, and occasional lithoderms as well. Female goliaths have dark hair on their heads, grown to great length and always kept braided. Male goliaths gener- ally have hair only on their limbs. Goliaths’ eyes are a brilliant blue or green, and they often seem to glow a little from underneath their furrowed brows.
A dragon’s magical nature allows it to breed with virtually any creature. Conception usually occurs while the dragon has changed its shape; it then abandons the crossbreed offspring. Half-dragon creatures are always more formidable than others of their kind that do not have dragon blood, and their appearance betrays their nature—scales, elongated features, reptilian eyes, and exaggerated teeth and claws. Sometimes they have wings.
Goliath Half Dragon Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other Half Dragons.Ability Score Increase
Str +12, Dex -2, Con +4, Int +2, Cha +2.
Age
Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80.
Size
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. Your base Flying speed is 2x walking speed.
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 60 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Blue | Lightning | 5 by 60 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Brass | Fire | 5 by 60 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Bronze | Lightning | 5 by 60 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Copper | Acid | 5 by 60 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Gold | Fire | 30 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| Green | Poison | 30 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| Red | Fire | 30 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| Silver | Cold | 30 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| White | Cold | 30 ft. cone (Dex. 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 6d8 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.
Damage Immunity
You have Immunity 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.
Monstrous Humanoid
They are proficient with all simple weapons, but they have no proficiency with any armor or shield.
Powerful Build
The physical stature of a goliath lets him function in many ways as if he were one size category larger. Whenever a goliath is subject to a size modifi er or special size modifi er for an opposed check (such as during grapple checks, bull rush attempts, and trip attempts), the goliath is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to him. A goliath is also considered to be one size larger when determining whether a creature’s special attacks based on size (such as improved grab or swallow whole) can affect him. A goliath can use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty. However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual size. The benefi ts of this racial trait stack with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject’s size category.
Mountain Movement
Because goliaths practically live on the ledges and cliffs of the most forbidding mountains, they are particularly adept at negotiating mountain hazards. Goliaths can make standing long jumps and high jumps as if they were running long jumps and high jumps.
Goliaths communication
When speaking to one another, goliaths tend to augment their verbal communcation with subtle body language. They are likewise able to “read” the unintentional body language of others. They get adv on insight.
Dragon Skin
Natural armor improves by +4.
Attack
A half-dragon has two claw attacks and a bite attack and the claws are the primary natural weapon.
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Posted Jan 17, 2024is there anyway to have this adapted to being a human half dragon? i am new to homebrew and dnd in general and the thought sounds so intriguing to me.