Dragonborn
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Chromatic
Dragonborn with chromatic ancestry claim the raw elemental power of chromatic dragons. The vibrant colors of black, blue, green, red, and white dragons gleam in those dragonborn's scaled skin and in the deadly energy of their breath weapons. Theirs is the raw elemental fury of the volcano, of biting arctic winds, and of raging lightning storms, as well as the subtle whisper of swamp and forest, toxic and corrosive.
- Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
- Type. You are a Humanoid.
- Size. You are Medium.
- Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
- Chromatic Ancestry. You trace your ancestry to a chromatic dragon, granting you a special magical affinity. Choose one type of dragon from the Chromatic Ancestry table. This determines the damage type for your other traits as shown in the table.
| Chromatic Ancestry | |
|---|---|
| Dragon | Damage Type |
| Black | Acid |
| Blue | Lightning |
| Green | Poison |
| Red | Fire |
| White | Cold |
- Breath Weapon. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation of magical energy in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes 1d10 damage of the type associated with your Chromatic Ancestry. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10). You can use your Breath Weapon a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
- Draconic Resistance. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your Chromatic Ancestry.
- Chromatic Warding. Starting at 5th level, as an action, you can channel your draconic energy to protect yourself. For 1 minute, you become immune to the damage type associated with your Chromatic Ancestry. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic
Metallic
Dragonborn with metallic ancestry lay claim to the tenacity of metallic dragons — brass, bronze, copper, gold, and silver — whose hues glint in their scales. Theirs is the fire of hearth and forge, the cold of high mountain air, the spark of inspiration, and the scouring touch of acid that purifies.
- Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
- Type. You are a Humanoid.
- Size. You are Medium.
- Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
- Metallic Ancestry. You trace your ancestry to a metallic dragon, granting you a special magical affinity. Choose one type of dragon from the Metallic Ancestry table. This determines the damage type for your other traits as shown in the table.
| Metallic Ancestry | |
|---|---|
| Dragon | Damage Type |
| Brass | Fire |
| Bronze | Lightning |
| Copper | Acid |
| Gold | Fire |
| Silver | Cold |
- Breath Weapon. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation of magical energy in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes 1d10 damage of the type associated with your Metallic Ancestry. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10). You can use your Breath Weapon a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
- Draconic Resistance. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your Metallic Ancestry.
- Metallic Breath Weapon. At 5th level, you gain a second breath weapon. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation in a 15-foot cone. The save DC for this breath is 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. Whenever you use this trait, choose one:
- Enervating Breath. Each creature in the cone must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become incapacitated until the start of your next turn.
- Repulsion Breath. Each creature in the cone must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pushed 20 feet away from you and be knocked prone.
- Once you use your Metallic Breath Weapon, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic
Gem
Gem dragonborn partake of the heritage of gem dragons, who claim to be heirs of Sardior, the Ruby Dragon. The colors and mysterious powers of gem dragons — amethyst, crystal, emerald, sapphire, and topaz — gleam in these dragonborn’s scaled skin and course through their veins. Theirs are the wonders of the mind, the force of will, the brilliant light of insight, and the resounding echo of discovery — but also the desiccation of despair.
- Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
- Type. You are a Humanoid.
- Size. You are Medium.
- Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
- Gem Ancestry. You trace your ancestry to a Gem dragon, granting you a special magical affinity. Choose one type of dragon from the Gem Ancestry table. This determines the damage type for your other traits as shown in the table.
| Gem Ancestry | |
|---|---|
| Dragon | Damage Type |
| Amethyst | Force |
| Crystal | Radiant |
| Emerald | Psychic |
| Sapphire | Thunder |
| Topaz | Necrotic |
- Breath Weapon. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation of magical energy in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes 1d10 damage of the type associated with your Gem Ancestry. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10). You can use your Breath Weapon a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
- Draconic Resistance. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your Gem Ancestry.
- Psionic Mind. You can telepathically speak to any creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You don’t need to share a language with the creature, but the creature must be able to understand at least one language.
- Gem Flight. Starting at 5th level, you can use a bonus action to manifest spectral wings on your body. These wings last for 1 minute. For the duration, you gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed and can hover. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic
Floral
Blending the beauty of flowers and the ferocity of dragons, floral dragonborn take after the mysterious and majestic floral dragons. Rather than the bold metallic or chromatic scales of their dragonborn kin, their coloring evokes the delicate or vibrant shades of f lowers, and they share as many traits with plants as they do with dragons.
Wild seeds
The first floral dragonborn emerged long ago as infants born to dragonborn parents. From the moment of their birth, it is clear that floral dragonborns are different from their dragonborn kin. As they grow to adulthood, their plantlike nature becomes more obvious—buds, blossoms, and leaves begin to sprout, mimicking the flowery frills and manes of floral dragons. They come to resemble the floral dragon they take after far more than their own parents.
What causes a floral dragonborn to be born is hotly debated. Some believe that parents spending a lot of time around a floral dragon is enough to infuse an unborn child with a floral essence. Others think that eating certain plants or vespon honey can influence their birth. The existence of floral dragonborn who take after elusive or antisocial floral dragons indicates that whatever the cause, proximity is not always necessary. Today, enough generations have passed since they first began to appear that many floral dragonborn are also born to floral dragonborn parents. Depending on their dragonborn clan and the type of flower the infant takes after, the arrival of a f loral dragonborn child may be celebrated as a sign of good fortune or a sign or an omen of disaster.
Call of Nature
Floral dragonborns are shaped by the cultures they grow up within. However, they also experience a deep sense of belonging and interconnectedness to natural environments. As living bridges between the three worlds of plants, dragons, and humanoids, many floral dragonborns feel a responsibility to maintain the balance between them. T he plant-like nature of floral dragonborns can also influence their personalities and attitudes. Just as trees and flowers change with the seasons, floral dragonborns can find themselves becoming restful in winter, energetic in spring, creative in summer, and somber in fall. They can also be particularly sensitive to pollution and changes in the environment.
- Ability Score Increase. Increase your Charisma by 2 and your Wisdom by 1.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Draconic, and one other language.
- Creature Type. You are a humanoid, and you count as a plant with regard to magic.
- Size. Your size is Medium or Small.
- Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
- Floral Legacy. Choose your Floral Legacy from the Floral Legacy table. Your legacy grants you a skill proficiency, as shown in the table, and it also informs your Floral Breath Weapon and Floral Fortitude traits.
- You resemble one species of floral dragon. The table suggests floral dragons that f it well into the different legacies, but many can fit into more than one legacy. For example, a floral dragonborn who resembles a lamium dragon could be a Guardian instead of a Waterplant. You are free to choose your Floral Legacy and which floral dragon you resemble
| Floral Legacy | Proficiency | Suggested Floral Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Beauty | You have proficiency in the Persuasion skill. | Cherry blossom, heliconia, jade vine, wisteria |
| Guardian | You have proficiency in the Persuasion skill. | Amaranth, rhododendron, magnolia |
| Healer | You have proficiency in the Medicine skill. | Apple tree, hydrangea, peony, succulent |
| Poisoner | You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill | Aconite, clematis, manchineel, larkspur, ornithogalum, vampire lily |
| Waterplant | You have proficiency in the Athletics skill. | Lamium, water lily |
| Wildflower | You have proficiency in the Acrobatics skill. | Azalea, dandelion |
- Floral Breath Weapon. Your dragonborn breath weapon blossoms out with the power of flowers. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation of swirling magical petals in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a Constitution saving throw (DC = 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes 1d8 magical slashing damage and triggers the breath weapon effect of your Floral Legacy, as shown in the Floral Breath Weapon table. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage and your breath weapon effect is not triggered. This damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
- You can use your Floral Breath Weapon a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
| Floral Legacy | Breath Weapon Effects |
|---|---|
| Beauty | Each creature that fails its saving throw is charmed by you until the end of its next turn. |
| Guardian | Each creature that fails its saving throw has disadvantage on attacks against creatures other than you until the end of its next turn. |
| Healer | One creature of your choice within 15 feet of you regains hit points equal to half the total amount of damage your Floral Breath Weapon dealt to creatures that failed their saving throws. |
| Poisoner | Each creature that fails its saving throw becomes poisoned until the end of its next turn. |
| Waterplant | Each creature that fails its saving throw is knocked prone. |
| Wildflower | You can move without provoking opportunity attacks until the end of your next turn. At least one creature must fail its saving throw for this effect to be triggered. |
- Floral Fortitude. Your connection to nature roots you in resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against a condition associated with your Floral Legacy, as shown in the Floral Fortitude table.
| Floral Legacy | Condition |
|---|---|
| Beauty | Magical Sleep |
| Guardian | Frightened |
| Healer | Exhaustion |
| Poisoner | Poisoned |
| Waterplant | Restrained |
| Wildflower | Charmed |
- Draconic Blossoming. As buds burst into blossoms, you too can experience a brief burst of draconic might. Starting at 5th level, you can use a bonus action to manifest the draconic power of a floral dragon that fills you with vitality. For 1 minute, you regain 1d4 hit points at the start of each of your turns. Additionally, for the duration any creature that attacks you must first succeed on a Charisma saving throw (DC = 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus) or be forced to choose a different target for its attack. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.
History
Dragonborn are a humanoid looking dragon with scales, fanged, and occasionally tails. They tend to look like a mix between a human and one of the characteristics of the main 15 dragon types (Metallic, Chromatic, and Dragonborn came into the universe during the third era (Draconic Era). A dragon born can be created in three ways.
The first discovered and most common for the metallic variety, during the third era, was when a dragon in humanoid form mated with a mortal.
The second, and the most used by chromatic dragons upon their slaves, was to do a ritual that turns a mortal into a dragon born. While this happened mostly to those being controlled by chromatic dragons, occasionally metallic dragons would also do this to favored servants or as a favor.
The third, and most common now, is when a Dragonborn breeds with one another.
The Floral Dragonborn are a new race thought to be the creation of the newly created floral dragons of the Fractured Era. Being a new races means there are very few around a not much is known about them.
Civilization and Culture
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