Recent content by Maxperson

Booming blade lasts for the entire round. It would still be on when you Action Surge.

That's not true. Otherwise the PC would also have all of the characteristics of a human. The spark is in the soul, but the spark affects the characteristics as well. Darkvision is a physical characteristic. Resistance to damage is a physical characteristic. Age is a physical characteristic...

Until/unless they write up the Unther/Tymanther/Thay/Mulhorand region(s), you're not likely to see anything like that. That wasn't what I was specifically referring to, though. What I was talking about would be that Thay and Tymanther would receiver write-ups covering the country, groups in...

I think you are probably correct if looking at ancestral ties. Dragonborn in the Realms are tied to a country that has not been written up as a location in 5e, and there's not a ton online, either. The DM would have to do some work to make those ties, buuuuuuut, it's also not likely to come up...

Perhaps for a half-celestial, but Aasimar just have some blood passed down for generations. It's too diluted to overcome biology. Not that I necessarily agree that even a half-celestial would overcome the biology, but at least that would be direct and strong enough that I could see that as a...

It depends on your goal. If you want an accurate representation of a blending, you'd need mechanics beyond what is in the PHB for Aasimar. If you don't care about accuracy, then coating an Aasimar with dwarven paint or elven paint will work.

Those backgrounds I provided were brief to illustrate a point. Were I to make a real background, they would all be about the same length, regardless of whether the Dragonborn were from their homeland, another planet, another plane, or Baldur's Gate.

They aren't really, though. A Tiefling Dwarf would have some differing abilities from a Tiefling Elf. Giving them all the same abilities and then painting them differently on the outside doesn't make them a true blending.

I think you missed my point. All of my examples were based on reasons from the 5e books. There are book reasons for Dragonborn to be in any location in the Forgotten Realms. :) The Flaming Fists is a great example. According to the 5e books, Dragonborn have a reputation as fine mercenaries...

In the 3e Eberron book it has a section for Other Races. Now it talks about monsters as PCs there, but if you can be a monstrous race not mentioned in the books, you can be a Tiefling or Dragonborn. Especially since the 3e monster books contained numerous Planetouched races. You can be a...

Why does that matter? Are there demons or devils in Eberron? If yes, then there will be Tieflings somewhere in the setting. Are there dragons in Eberron? If yes, then the same process to make them from dragon eggs elsewhere should work, so there are probably Dragonborn there as well. Perhaps...

Yep, and this is already established lore from the Sword Coast Adventure Guide. "Some of Tymanther's dragonborn have spread across Faerun and gained reputations as competent, highly sought-after mercenaries." So there is reason for them to be in or from any settlement you want your PC to be from.

Not all of the PHB races are common. Tieflings, Aasimar, Dragonborn, etc. are still pretty rare. Then be from the Sword Coast. Communities don't spell out every single member that lives in them, and we know from the established Forgotten Realms lore that Dragonborn have spread out in fairly...

No, but you can go with the history that has been provided. 1) The ruler of Djerad Kethendi has sent me out into the world to help others and show the world what Dragonborn truly stand for. We need to raise our standing in the world to gain allies so that we may continue to hold off Unther. -...

How much background are you looking for? The Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide talks about Dragonborn, from their family life to their philosophy and religion. It's not a ton of space, but that's par for the course for this edition where lore has been pretty sparse.