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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8485141" data-attributes="member: 6790260">I'm the same, but with the majority of magical power being specifically spells, an emphasis on daily resources would have been guaranteed even without considering how PCs regain HP.Overall, I think the Fizban's dragonborn are okay. Are they good picks relative to things like half-elf? Probably not. Lacking darkvision remains a sticking point, as does the "breath weapon is an action" thing. But it's definitely a step up from the PHB dragonborn. I wouldn't say the new ones suck, though they're probably slightly weaker than average (as opposed to the old ones, which were notably weaker than the average race even in the PHB.)Sure. But that's not the standard being applied--at least not by most folks. It's comparing these things that are implicitly "equal" options, for some reasonable range of "different things can be equal," but which clearly provide substantially less. Half-elf, for example, gives +1 extra flexible stat, 2 extra skills, Darkvision, an extra language (for how little that matters), and advantage on saving throws against being charmed (a niche but useful benefit--charmed is one of the most dangerous conditions to fall prey to, as it can cause you to hurt your allies). Will that set of things likely be the sole determining factor? No. But will they likely have a significant positive impact that would not be possible, nor compensated for, with the utter lack of features the PHB dragonborn offers? Yes.And that's why "these options are supposed to be roughly equal but definitely aren't" is a much more useful standard here.</blockquote>

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