D&D 5E A reptilian world?

[Rabulias]

Also, aren't grippli and grungs amphibians, not reptiles?

 

[Eltab]

Dinosaurs for the natural beasts; with a little work they can cover monstrosities too.

 

[Tonguez]

Dracotaurs - Centaurs
Pterafolk - Aarakocra
Sahuagin - Tritons

Aarakocra are already reptilian
Sahuagin are fish
Dracotaurs are cool though

and Saurials would be giantish (goliaths?)

and dont forget the Urd =Sprites

however like Umbran I'd go with their own cultures rather than race analogs

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Kobold = halfling or goblin?

Halfling, because kobold as a goblin with scales is basically how they are normally used, but kobold as reptilian hobbit is distinctive.

Also I'd consider using non-reptilians to fulfill all the monstrous roles. Let halflings be the "goblins".

 

[Mecheon]

I could be wrong, but I think your missing the point. The fun is in making these analogies and seeing what others come up with.

Nah, the fun's actual worldbuilding. Less 'Oh yeah let's just slot these into the tried and boring generic fantasy races" and more exploring how it can be fun.

Saurials as just elf? Yaawn, not even the same conceptual flavor. That's losing the fun of saurials.
Exploring and adding to Saurials? Adding tyrant kingdoms of T-rex-alikes at war with their southern Giganotosaurus neighbours? Seafaring Spineback not-spinosaurus catching the most absurdly huge catches of anything? Mountaintop shrines of furry Pachyrhinosaurus, guarded by Yutyrannus guards? That's the fun stuff right there

 

[Quartz]

Do half-dragons fit in anywhere?

That would be the dragonborn.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

Nah, the fun's actual worldbuilding.

For some, sure. But that is not for everybody. More importantly, that is not what the OP asked. So if that is what you want to do - great! It would be best if you explored that fun in your own thread.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

When there is only one "the fun", this site will close, as there will be no more differences to discuss.

Agreed, but it is what the OP asked. It seems to me developing completely new cultures is a great idea best explored in another thread.

 

[jgsugden]

It seems to me the draw of a reptilian world would be to do something different than a typical world - so why make analogues at all? Why make it dwarves/humans/elves in cosplay? Why not keep it a bit more 'alien' and not look for translations, but ask how these creatures might have developed without the warm blooded races, and let those cultures collide.

For my part, I'd add a larger sea component with sahaugin, locathaah, kuo-toa, merrow, etc... controlling the coastlines, and rather than having the plains forests and mountains be the main civilized area, I'd have there be more swampland and have that be the dominant terrain, supported by thick jungle instead of forests.

Also dinosaurs.

 

[Quartz]

Agreed, but it is what the OP asked. It seems to me developing completely new cultures is a great idea best explored in another thread.

Yes. If this thread sparks such another thread that would be great, but yes, it's thread drift too far.

Why make it dwarves/humans/elves in cosplay?

Because it's different but not too different. It's a comfortable step.