Let's design the dragonborn !

[Mortellan]

Dragonborn?! Okay that was anti-climatic.

 

[Stogoe]

It would be sooooooooooo cool if the dragonborn characters were linked to the dragon color system and so their racial habilities...

I really, really hope not. You could throw out all dragons but the red from the game entirely and I probably wouldn't notice. Heck, if I did notice, somehow, I'd probably let out an ecstatic cheer.

Dragons: Color Coded for your Convenience. :\

 

[Commonblade]

It would be sooooooooooo cool if the dragonborn characters were linked to the dragon color system and so their racial habilities...

Pretty sure you'll get your wish.
The way they talked about "racial talents" I would bet that there will be basic dragonborn talents like claws, bite, natural armor, breath weapon, senses and fear aura. Then color specific, like voice mimicry, and spoil water abilities.

I expect darkvision minimum and my guess is a bonus to Strength and Charisma (good for paladins and clerics).

In Forgotten Realms I am going to guess they are from the continent on the other side of the world. Ebberron across the sea someplace, and Dragon lance will release a bunch of talents that make them akin to draconians.

Anyway that’s just my theories.

 

[Mostlyjoe]

Ah yes. The T’skrang rise again.

 

[Tuzenbach]

I've been regularly playing a Firenewt since 1999. How is "Dragonborn" new & amazing? It doesn't even sound as cool as "Firenewt".

* Throws things at WotC 'designers' *

 

[Kunimatyu]

I've been regularly playing a Firenewt since 1999. How is "Dragonborn" new & amazing? It doesn't even sound as cool as "Firenewt".

* Throws things at WotC 'designers' *

With apologies to you and your newt,

Dragon > Newt.

 

[Gloombunny]

I've been regularly playing a Firenewt since 1999.

(long pause)

"I got better."

 

[Irda Ranger]

How is "Dragonborn" new & amazing? It doesn't even sound as cool as "Firenewt".

You have a very odd* sense of "cool", if "Firenewt" does it for you.

*And by odd, I mean yours if different from mine, the de facto standard of reasonable opinions.


But on a brighter note, it appears my 4E Dragonlance conversion will be a lot easier.

 

[Baron Opal]

I wonder how easy it will be to convert dragonborn to mojh...? Are dragonborn just lizardmen on steroids, or is their background more complicated than that?

 

[Scarbonac]

The forces of good were in dire times.

TIamat and Paladine had taken larger reins in the mortal worlds.

Worse for the good dragons, is that Tiamat proved far more effective at tricking the good dragons. A race race of dragon monstrosities born from several sources giving rise to dragon spawn and draconians in some circles.

Only the dung of Bahamut could put things right. After assuring several paladins that it was indeed most holy, those wise men were shocked to discover that they had undergone changes! The dung of Bahamut was indeed capable of the greatest of transformations. It's divine essence burning through ever last remanent that was not of dragon blood. After all, only a dragon could survive the dunking of the dung.

Now the droppins of Bahamut are sought out and cared for like the holy relics they are. Woe be to the draognspawn or draconian that would attempt to steal such sacred artifacts as it's power would consume those whose hearts are not of the light.

Ewww.