Well from the few 2024 Warforged pics I have seen lately, they are different from the looks of their 2014 counterparts. The 2024 Warforged remind me of the robot from the 1927 film Metropolis and the robots from the 2004 film I Robot .
I like the looks they have had since 3e.
I was thinking that instead of the 5.5e Dragonborn sprouting spectral wings, they should have something like the Flight of the Dragon spell to fly around for brief periods of time. The spectral wings bit would work for me if it gave the Dragonborn the chance to do a Wing Slap that does fire...
Here's the spell I was referring to:
Flight of the Dragon (3e Spell Compendium, pages 95-96)
Level: Sorcerer/wizard 4
Components: V, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 10 minutes/level
The wing-claw vaporizes in a puff of acrid smoke, and you feel the...
Level Up had it where some of the Dragonborn heritage could pick up the Draconic Wings gift at 1st level.
Draconic Wings
Some dragonborn are born with draconian wings. They tend to have slender frames and smooth scale patterns, along with a long rudder-like tail to help them fly with their...
It depends on which edition of D&D you're looking at with regards to their origin. :p
Back in 3e D&D, they started out as humans, elves, etc., who had heard Bahamut's call and willingly had themselves transformed via a Ritual of Rebirth into his draconic soldiers during the Dragonfall War...
Plus, WoTC already had a spell back in 3e that was quite capable of giving them wings (sans a Potion of Red Bull). All they needed to do was update it for 5e/5.5e and make it a spell-like ability for all Dragonborn.
I am reminded of Level Up's Skill Expertise.
Skill Specialties
In addition to having proficiency in a skill, a character may be an expert at a narrow area of specialization within that skill. For instance, a character proficient in the Deception skill may be particularly adept in...
Use the scales of the dragon to fashion an 'egg' that will transform a character into a Dragonborn via the Rite of Draconic Ascension. ;) A 5e nod to the 3e Dragonborn. ;)
1. Looks and plays like Dungeon world, but with D&D's game mechanics.
or
2. Looks and plays like D&D, but with Dungeon World's game mechanics.
or
3. Somewhere in between. There might be game mechanics that work in both RPGs. ;)
It's more of a mix IMO. There will be those who say that D&D in its' current and past incarnations have been too complex. Then are those who think D&D currently has gone the other way by simplifying things. Players who want 5e to be crunchy in a Goldilocks sort of way, not too little, not too...