D&D 3E/3.5 4e Dragonborn to 3.5

[Wolf72]

has anyone done a version of this? Or is anyone willing to do a version of this? Two abilities that probably need to be feats are the draconic breath weapon (I'd think to use the dragonlance version) and some sort of ability to grow wings (from gliding to useful, mabye needed as a first lvl feat then ability make them more powerful)

 

[dragonis111]

simple just use the feats dragon wings for first level and then improved dragon wings at 3rd or 5th level, and the dragon breath feat, all are feats described in races of the dragon.

 

[Wolf72]

keep the stats the same? ... if so wouldn't that push them towards LA +1?

 

[Ashtagon]

You could just use the dragonborn as presented in the 3E rulebook Draconomicon.

 

[Achan hiArusa]

Those are Dragonkin and they are quite powerful with a +2 ECL and 7d8 monstrous humanoid dice, so they are not going to be welcome in most campaigns. I have a writeup that is more like the 4e race here:

achan_hiarusa: New d20 Races

 

[Ashtagon]

Oops, my mistake. Dragonborn first appeared in Races of the Dragon. It is noted there as having no level adjustment modifier.

 

[Wolf72]

argh! don't have that book and wasn't planning on it ...

do have a copy of document that gives me:

Dragonborn: +2 Con -2 Dex, same as base creature, same as base creature, fighter and the base creatures, same as base creature (dragonblood, same as base creature), races of the dragon.

I think I might reverse engineer the 4e version and meld with the above to make a seperate race, not some hybrid.

 

[Achan hiArusa]

Oops, my mistake. Dragonborn first appeared in Races of the Dragon. It is noted there as having no level adjustment modifier.

The dragonborn in that book isn't the same type of being. Its actually a creature blessed by Bahamut to fight evil dragons.

 

[Ashtagon]

Different fluff, same (or virtually so) crunch.

 

[Achan hiArusa]

4e Dragonborn vs. the Dragonborn of Bahamut

Different Ability score modifiers (Str vs. Con), totally different aging categories (almost human vs. 200 years per age category), different set of racial features (Dragonborn Fury, Draconic Heritage, and Dragon Breath vs. Immunity to Frightful Presence, AC bonus vs. Dragons, and Draconic Aspect: Heart (Dragonbreath like the above), Mind (darkvision and keen senses), or Wings (Flight and Gliding)).

So they are almost but not quite totally unlike each other. However, if you choose Heart for the Draconic Aspect, turn sideways, squint, and bounce a little you could see the similarity. Beyond that the only thing they have in common is that they are both dragonthemed races.