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For those who think the dragon born are just not dragon enough... Notes: This new kind of dragon is a race playable from 1st level with the iconic size, scales, wings, bite, and breath weapon expected for dragons. Drakon is ancient Greek for dragon. The drakon pre-sented here resembles eariler...

Noted. I'm beginning to think this will never be over ;) might be a while need to focus on work and my campaign starting in November EDIT: I've decides to bring out once a month updates until people stop finding small issues like this. The core of the system will not change and further updates...

Since it: Affects 1 target most rounds Has a range of normal reach can be used every round And most importantly is in addition to a normal attack I would calculate it as a 'rider' as I have done above. Ie as DpR. This will ensure the races DpR does not exceed that of PHB races at the same level.

Azure's heated body. Does not effect an area and the DMG p280 is assuming that one foe will be hit per round (inferred from effective DPR increase for Monster). Area/target multiple =1 The Azer can't use it's ability proactively but is not limited to a small number of uses per day so for our...

Yep I think we are looking at an evolving system and it may be impossible to mathematically solve if you include these new races. My original intent was to just analyse races and feats from the core 3 books. The EEPC added a greater diversity enabling flyers for instance. But even by then some...

Links in 1st post now connect to version 1.07. Also now on reddit D&D as "D&D 5e Race Design: reverse engineering WOTC's system" any up-votes to help me get the word out appreciated.

Yeh I wanted to use spoilers for my half elf variant example but could figure out how here [spoiler] does not work. The Green Isles This is my home setting in progress which draws inspiration from the fairy tales of the British Isles. I'll be posting new draft material from this work in...

Example races thread started here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?470951-Example-races-built-using-the-race-design-system&p=6736222#post6736222

This thread is intended for sharing races built using the race design system discussed in my other thread “Race creation system reverse engineered and 38 example races in short form”. You can post new races here and ask for help on specific questions for designing your race. If your comment or...

@ Zynx: I think I'm coming around to your way of thinking re: second thread. Let me think on it some more. There are a few issues that come up eventually on every thread I have started. Some of these are already in the boxed text of the article. What follows are draft versions of new boxed...

I have done that previously but there is so much cross-over between design system discussion and what comes up in race building, as well as the need to point to the design system over and over in the example races thread. I'm not sure its worth it beyond doubling our exposure. I have also on...

Yeh I never liked them in any edition. On the up side we now know you can add a zero point cosmetic feature and probably not break anything.

@ X: I did not say 'flat-out' so, so don't put quotes around it. What I did was changed my expectations to match the evidence. Here's the actual quote. It's rather long. Note that WOTC's designers have said they use zero point traits. "Why lesser traits? Initially I assumed all traits had a...

Everyone: Someone pointed out a mistake with the tree example race. So I'll bring out version 1.07 in a week or two. This new version will delete the tree and clarify that Tiny scaled Greatswords and the like do d2 not 2 damage. Xeviat: When the math spat that out it surprised me too. On...

Dog Talking dogs are often allies of heroines in British fairy tales. The dogs of the Green Isles are varied; from snow white northern terriers to the cart-horse sized ‘black dogs’ that stalk lonely roads. ** ½ Beast Tool use 1. Languages: Common and one other. Wis +1 {3-20}, Cha -2 {2-14}...

New Edition out! Incorporating another year of play testing and development! I have been labouring away for many months on reverse engineering the system for creating races. The article also includes example races and (in a clearly labelled spearate section) extensions to the system designed to...

Tendrils should be a finesse attack. I assume the flumph can 'get by' on the weak psionic energy generated by any intelligent creatue as long as it visits a source of psionic energy such as a city or settlement of psionic creatures every monoth or so. Alternatively, maybe they can still eat rats...

Yeh, I'm a world builder and would prefer to see material like races and backgrounds not in dribs and drabs among hundreds of pages of adventure I'll never use in a world I don't want to play in.

Catoblepus I found this in a store last year technically 'new'

Flumph PC race in 5e This text contains enough of my race design article to use flumphs as PCs. Small Tool Use 4 Abberation. Speech 2. Languages: understands Common and Undercommon but cannot speak. Str +0 (3-14), Dex +1 (3-20), Con +0 (3-20), Int +1 (3-20), Wis +1 (3-20), Cha+0 (3-20) (P 6)...