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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 4149949" data-attributes="member: 50987">Superb job on the cyphering, Kwalish...I would never have been able to pull that off.  We here at ENWorld owe you a debt that can only be repaid in beer.  Or maybe beef jerky.My critique:-  I like the bonuses.  At first glance, +2 Str and +2 Cha sounds like the dream build for a paladin or warlock, but I will still need to see the other classes and races in order to back that statement up.-  Normal vision?  I would have thought that this race would have a more "reptillian" sort of eyesight (something like darkvision maybe, or even the old-school infravision) but maybe that is just my previous experience showing through.  Perhaps 4E is moving away from the "not human, therefore better eyeballs" trend.-  Skills...+2 History?  Not sure why they are better at remembering dates and legends than the average Joe...perhaps they have longer lifespans, or tighter clan relations?  +2 Intimidate is obvious, however.-  Dragon Breath is a "minor" action, even with an area blast of 3?  Whiskey tango foxtrot, over?  I would have thought something that iconic would be a little higher-ranking, but I'd need to see all of the other racial powers to get the right context.  That being said, I could actually hear my players salivating at the prospect of an acid-breathing character.  They use acid for EVERYTHING...not just trolls, but for padlocks and doors and whatever else that stands in their way.-  Does the female dragonborn have boobs?  If so, why?  Dear god, why?!  Whyyyyyyyyyyy??!?!?  If not, well, nevermind.Anyway, I'm still dodgy on the dragonborn as a viable race, if only from a conceptual point of view.  It sounds cool enough and all, and I like it a lot better than I like tieflings, but still...it feels a little bit too sci-fi for my tastes.  I'm getting too much of an "Enemy Mine" vibe.I will probably houserule it out when/if I start a 4E game.</blockquote>

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