Alternative Dragonborn

A homebrew race collection for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.

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Alternative Dragonborn Drakeborn
Races The drakeborn are a lesser known variant of normal
dragonborn. The primary difference between drakeborn and
Not all dragons are true dragons, and therefore, not all dragonborn is that their draconic ancestry manifests itself in
dragonborn are true dragonborn. There are wyrms, wyverns, different traits. Drakeborn are not their own culture, they are
and drakes. There are also monsters that are dragon just a dragonborn who randomly inherited a unique trait.
adjacent, such as hydra and salamanders. Drakeborn can be differentiated from normal dragonborn
because they are slightly smaller in stature and have tails.
Dragon Tortle Drakeborn Traits
A Dragon Tortle, despite mostly resembling a tortle, is a Due to random chance, you have inherited a different
dragonborn with the blood of a dragon turtle. Much like their draconic trait instead of a breath weapon.
ancestors, these dragonborn dwell in the ocean and on the Ability Score Increase Your Strength score increases by 2,
coast. Most dragon tortle clans live in coastal cities, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
occasionally they live would live on large floating barges in Age Young drakeborn grow quickly. They walk hours after
the ocean that function as moving villages. hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year old
human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They
Dragon Tortle Traits live to be around 80.
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you Alignment Drakeborn tend to extremes, making a conscious
share with other dragon tortles. choice for one side or the other in the cosmic war between
Ability Score Increase Your Strength score increases by 2, good and evil (represented by Bahamut and Tiamat,
and your Constitution increases by 1. respectively). Most dragonborn are good, but those who side
Age Dragon tortles grow and age at the same rate as with Tiamat can be terrible villains.
dragonborn. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size Size Drakeborn are taer and heavier than humans, but
and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, typically slightly smaller than normal dragonborn, standing
and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80. over 6 feet tall and averaging 230 pounds. Your size is
Alignment Unlike normal dragonborn, dragon tortles tend medium.
towards neutrality, preferring to look out for themselves and Speed Your base walking speed is 30 ft, and you may have a
their clan. special speed based on your draconic ancestry.
Size Dragon tortles tend to be a little larger than regular Alternative Draconic Ancestry You have draconic ancestry,
tortles. They are typically over 6 feet tall and weigh around but it manifests in a different way than normal. Choose one
400 pounds. Your size is medium. type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your extra
Speed Dragon tortles are more accustomed to being in the movement and damage resistance are determined by the
ocean than on land. Your base walking speed is 25 ft and your dragon type, as shown in the table.
base swimming speed is 40 ft.
Amphibious You can breathe both air and water. Draconic Ancestry
Natural Armor You are ill-suited to wearing armor due to the Dragon Movement Damage Type
shape of your body and shell. Your shell provides ample Black Swim 30 feet Acid
protection and it gives you a base AC of 16. You cannot gain
any benefit from wearing armor. You can apply the shield’s Blue Burrow 20 feet Lightning
bonus if you are using a shield. Brass Burrow 20 feet Fire
Shell Defense You can withdraw into your shell as an action. Bronze Swim 30 feet Lightning
You gain a +4 bonus to AC until you emerge. Here you have
an advantage on constitution and strength saving throws. You Copper Climb 30 feet Acid
are prone while you are in your shell. Your speed is 0 and it Gold Swim 30 feet Fire
can’t increase. You have disadvantage on Dexterity saving
throws. You cannot take and action, the only action you can Green Swim 30 feet Poison
take is a bonus action to emerge from the shell. Red Climb 30 feet Fire
Steam Breath You can use your action exhale scalding Silver Climb 30 feet Cold
steam. This breath weapon requires a Constitution saving
throw, taking half of the damage rolled on a success. The DC White Burrow 20 feet Cold
for your breath weapon is 8 + your Constitution modifer +
your proficiency bonus. This breath weapon deals 2d6 fire
damage in a 10 ft. cone. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th Extra Movement You gain an extra type of movement
level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use associated with your draconic ancestry.
your breath weapon, you cannot use it again until you Damage Resistance You have resistance to the damage type
complete a short or long rest. associated with your draconic ancestry.
Languages You can speak, read, and write common and Languages You can speak, read, and write common and
draconic. draconic.
 Wyvernborn Traits
Hydraborn You are descended from the recievers of an ancient wish, and
Contrary to popular belief, the hydraborn are not related to share some traits with other wyvernborn.
any other dragonborn, they were accidentally created when Ability Score Improvement Your Strength score increases
an wizard's experiment on a hydra head went wrong. Now, by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
they live mostly normal lives, but prefer to keep to themselves Age Wyvernborn reach adulthood at age 8, and can live up to
due to their strange appearance. 100 years, but rarely do so.
Hydraborn are very unique in that they all have 3 heads, Alignment Wyvernborn have kept their kobold roots of
each of which has a different personality. One hydraborn is staying in a pack, making them tend towards lawful
essentially 3 people and can often be found arguing amongst alignments. They also have a habit of obsessing over the
themself. wording of any deal they make.
Size Wyvernborn typically much larger than their kobold
Hydraborn Traits ancestors, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall and weigh around 140
Your genetic connection to a failed experiment gives you pounds. Your size is medium.
some unique traits. Speed Your base walking speed is 25 ft, and you have a flying
Ability Score Increase Your Constitution score increases by speed of 50 ft.
2, and your Strength score increases by 1. Darkvision You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if
Age Like dragonborn, hydraborn grow quickly. Walking it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
quickly after hatching, reaching adulthood by 15 and then You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
living to be around 60. Wings for Arms You do not have arms, but clawed wings.
Alignment Hydraborn tend towards chaotic alignments, but You can hold objects or weapons in your claws but you
only because their heads can never agree with each other. cannot attack with anything you are holding while you are
Each head usually has a different alignment. flying,
Size Hydraborn have larger than normal bodies and have Poison Tail You have a poisonous stinger on your tail, and
really long necks. They range from around 6 and a half to at can make unnarmed attacks with it. Your tail counts as a
most 8 feet tall. Your size is medium. natural weapon that you are proficient with. The base
Speed Your base walking speed is 30 ft and your base damage for your tail is 1d6 + your strength modifier worth of
swimming speed is 30 ft. slashing damage. Additionally, once per short or long rest you
Hold Breath You can hold your breath for up to an hour. can coat your tail in poison when you hit with an attack. This
Multiple Heads You have three heads, while you have more forces the target of your attack to make a Constitution saving
than one head, you have advantage on saving throws against throw, with the DC being 8 + your Constitution modifer +
being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned and your proficiency bonus. On a fail, the target takes 2d6
knocked unconsious. Additionally, whenever you take an additional poison damage, or half as much damage on a
amount of slashing damage equal to half of your total success. This damage goes up as you get more powerfull,
hitpoints, one of your heads is cut off. You can survive with no increasing to 3d6 damage at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level and
heads but you will be blinded, and deafened. You regrow all 5d6 at 16th level.
lost heads after a short or long rest. Languages You can speak, read, and write common and
Wakeful Not all of your heads have to sleep at the same time, draconic.
and you may choose to leave one head awake during a long
rest.
Languages You can speak, read, and write common.

Wyvernborn
Wyvernborn are a very seclusive culture, preferring to live on
mountain peaks and in massive forest canopies, anywhere
high up with a good vantage point. Wyvernborn are actually
decended from a collection of kobolds that found a genie
stuck in a bottle. The genie told the kobolds that he would
grant whatever wish they desire if they set him free. The
kobolds wished to "become like dragons," which the genie
interpreted to meaning that they wanted to be given forms
that where similar to some type of dragon. Unfortunately for
the kobolds, the only kind of dragon the genie had ever seen
was a wyvern.
Now, wyvernborn are content with their features, although
they are not as powerful as they planned, they do now have
poisonous tails and wings, which is a pretty good consolation
prize.
Culturally and mentally, wyvernborn are still kobolds, just
much larger and scarier.