DRAGONBORN

DRAGONBORN TRAITS

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

SIZE. Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans. standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

DAMAGE RESISTANCE. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

SPEED. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

ABILITY SCORE INCREASE. Your Strength score increases by 2. and your Charisma score increases by 1.

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.

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.

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 x 30 ft. line (Dex. Save)
Blue	Lightning	5 x 30 ft. line (Dex. Save)
Brass	Fire	5 x 30 ft. line (Dex. Save)
Bronze	Lightning	5 x 30 ft. line (Dex. Save)
Copper	Acid	5 x 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)

AGE. Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching. altain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3. and reach adulthood by 15. They Iive to be around 80.

ALIGNMENT. Dragonborn tend to extremes. making a conscious choice for one side or the other in the cosmic war between good and evil (represented by Bahamut and Tiamat. respectively). Most dragonborn are good, but those who side with Tiamat can be terrible villains.

GEMSTONE DRAGONBORN

Much rarer than their metallic or chromatic cousins, the gemstone dragonborn are the result of powerful rituals. They are proud of their heritage. Because the gemstone dragons are rare, so rare as to be considered mythical, it’s not unusual for their humanoid descendants to pursue a great quest to find their ultimate progenitor…or just any gemstone dragon, to get a sense of where they came from and prove the jeweled dragons are real.

GEMSTONE TRAITS

Size: Gemstone dragonborn are on average as tall as a normal human, which means other dragonborn tower over them.

Crystal Armor: Gemstone dragonborn pride themselves on the vibrant, glowing crystals embedded in their skin. The gems fuel their limited psionic abilities and grant them a natural armor bonus. They gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence increases by 2, and your Wisdom by 1.

Languages: You can read, speak, and write Common and Draconic. You can hear the murmurs of gemstone dragon mindspeech within 1 mile.

Limited Psionics: You have 4 psionic charges, which refresh when you finish a long rest. You know flay and amplify. At your GM’s discretion, you may learn more through adventuring and research. The DC for your psionic saving throws equals 8 + your Intelligence modifier + your proficiency bonus.

Age: Gemstone dragonborn mature quickly; their reptilian ancestry produces children who can walk and talk only a few months after birth. They reach adulthood at the age of seven and live to be around 115, longer than their cousins.

Alignment: Gemstone dragonborn trend toward neutral alignments, but are free-thinking creatures able to choose their own path.

Your gemstone ancestry is obvious to anyone who looks at you. You bear multifaceted crystals embedded in your scales, and your eyes are solid gemstones. In times of extreme emotion—the specific emotion varies from individual to individual—your gemstones flare with light.