Ecology of the Dragonborn up

[Rechan]

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20080709

 

[WhatGravitas]

After the first skimming: Nice to see more complete write-ups for racial powers - I guess a lot of stuff didn't make it into the PHB. But why is that utility power marked as "epic", if it only needs to replace a 12th level or higher power!? And it compares very good to the Battle Mages Arcane Rejuvenation, but since it's a racial power, that's ok in my book.

And no flying, even at epic levels...

Cheers, LT.

 

[The_Fan]

An explanation of dragonboobs too. They are in fact monotremes who both lay eggs and nurse their young.

 

[Wormwood]

And the fluff specifically defends dragonboobs.

Win.

edit: ninja'd!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If DDI is the first draft of later books, does this mean we're going to get a PHB races fluff book at some point?

This makes me sad to have fluff segregated from the rules like this.

 

[Klaus]

After the first skimming: Nice to see more complete write-ups for racial powers - I guess a lot of stuff didn't make it into the PHB. But why is that utility power marked as "epic", if it only needs to replace a 12th level or higher power!? And it compares very good to the Battle Mages Arcane Rejuvenation, but since it's a racial power, that's ok in my book.

And no flying, even at epic levels...

Cheers, LT.

Yeah, the lack of flying sucks. I skimmed the entire article looking for something that would allow a dragonborn warlord in my game to develop wings like the dragonborn champion in the 4e MM.

I think an encounter power that mimicked the Fly spell, but granted a fly (clumsy) speed, wouldn't be out of place. I was certain there would be something in this article that were cut from the PHB for lack of space, but no such luck.

 

[Rechan]

This makes me sad to have fluff segregated from the rules like this.

What do you expect, after the "HOW DARE YOU INCLUDE FLUFF IN MY RULES TEXTBOOK" arguments that ran amok here?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

What do you expect, after the "HOW DARE YOU INCLUDE FLUFF IN MY RULES TEXTBOOK" arguments that ran amok here?

Those made me sad, too.

Next person I see who champions that point of view is getting bonked on the head with the 4E MM, the product of their madness.

 

[Sonny]

Good article, and may I say that the "young dragonborn training" picture, is excellent. It's so good, that it's the first piece of 4e art that has made me want to play a dragonborn.

 

[pawsplay]

It kind of meanders at first with dragonborn history, but once it hits its stride, this is a very nice article.