D&D General Dragonborn Physical Features

[Charlaquin]

But what draconic is there when they don't get anything that makes a dragon not a lizard?

Pretty sure horns, fire breathing, and spectral wings all qualify as things lizards don’t have.

 

[Charlaquin]

That's an interesting question: where is the line between Dragon and Lizard, physiologically-speaking?

Six limbs (two of which are wings), fire breathing, and horns.

 

[Charlaquin]

You need to add "boobs" to your feature list. We've had huge debates about this in the past on these forums!!

I'm kidding . . . sorta. We did have big debates on this very important issue though.

I’m firmly in the boobless dragonborn camp. I also prefer digitigrade feet; I know that was a question that came up earlier in the thread

 

[Vaalingrade]

Pretty sure horns, fire breathing, and spectral wings all qualify as things lizards don’t have.

I really, really hate 'spectral wings' as a replacement for actual wings. They're almost as bad a flavor to me as the whole 'spirit animals' deal.

Everything's a hologram now.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I’m firmly in the boobless dragonborn camp. I also prefer digitigrade feet; I know that was a question that came up earlier in the thread

But I thought they were draconic humanoids? Mammals gotta express milk.

Or they get kicked out of the club.

 

[Charlaquin]

I really, really hate 'spectral wings' as a replacement for actual wings. They're almost as bad a flavor to me as the whole 'spirit animals' deal.

Everything's a hologram now.

doesn’t bother me.

But I thought they were draconic humanoids? Mammals gotta express milk.

Or they get kicked out of the club.

I mean, not strictly true, as playpus (platypuses?) prove. More importantly though, in a fantasy setting, “humanoid” doesn’t have to mean “mammal.”

 

[Crimson Longinus]

That's an interesting question: where is the line between Dragon and Lizard, physiologically-speaking?

In my world there isn't one. A dragon is a type of a lizard. They even have just four limbs like GoT dragons.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

I really, really hate 'spectral wings' as a replacement for actual wings. They're almost as bad a flavor to me as the whole 'spirit animals' deal.

Everything's a hologram now.

Yeah, I definitely agree. I don't need wings on the dragonborn, but if they have them, they need to be physical. The whole point of the wings is that they have them because the dragons do, and dragons have physical wings. Spectral wings might make sense on aasimar and such.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

I’m firmly in the boobless dragonborn camp. I also prefer digitigrade feet; I know that was a question that came up earlier in the thread

Yeah, same on both counts. Whether dragons are exactly lizards or not, they nevertheless look like reptiles, so mixing in mammalian features is just weird.

 

[Corinnguard]

Yeah, I definitely agree. I don't need wings on the dragonborn, but if they have them, they need to be physical. The whole point of the wings is that they have them because the dragons do, and dragons have physical wings. Spectral wings might make sense on aasimar and such.

If they were to have wings, they ought to be like the Sorcerer (Draconic Bloodline)'s Dragon Wings feature. Physical, but magical.