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Dragonborn is a playable race in 5th edtion. A draconic ancestry should also be selected.
Dragonborn Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn.
| 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) |
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- Creature Type. Humanoid
- Ability Score Increase. Strength +2, Charisma +1
- 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.
- Alignment. Dragonborn tend to extremes, making a conscious choice for one side or the other in the cosmic war between good and evil. Most dragonborn are good, but those who side with evil can be terrible villains.
- 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 speed is 30 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.
- 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[[Category:5e {{{name}}}s]]
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Height and Weight
| Height & Weight | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Base Height | Height Mod | Base Weight | Weight Mod | Average |
| Dragonborn | 5' 6" | +2d8 | 175 lbs. | x (2d6) lbs. | 6' 3" 238 lbs. |
Dragonborn as Creatures
5 Dragonborn
| Monster | Size | Type | Tags | Alignment | HP | CR | Habitat | Marked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonborn Overview | Overview | Humanoid, Dragonborn | Noncanon | Varied, SRD5, PHB5, FToD | |||||
| Dragonborn of Bahamut | Medium | Humanoid | Dragonborn | Lawful Good | 93 | 8 | Urban | Canon, Pointer | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons |
| Dragonborn of Saridor | Medium | Humanoid | Dragonborn | Neutral | 75 | 6 | Urban | Canon, Pointer | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons |
| Dragonborn of Tiamat | Medium | Humanoid | Dragonborn | Chaotic Evil | 85 | 7 | Urban | Canon, Pointer | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons |
| Dragonborn Template | Template | Humanoid, Dragonborn | Noncanon, User Creation | Rlyehable |
Sources and Notes
- SRD5:
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.
- Wizards RPG Team. Player's Handbook (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-08-19). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786965601. p. 121. ↑
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