Gem Dragonborn channel strange forces - depending on the gem type, they have a breath weapon that does force, radiant, psychic, necrotic, or thunder damage, up to their proficiency bonus times per long rest, and they also get resistance to the kind of damage their breath weapon deals.

Kobolds gain a Draconic Roar, allowing them to grant advantage to themselves and their allies on their next attack, which they can use as many times as their proficiency bonus per a long rest, and their dragon blood lets them get advantage against the frightened condition when saving or trying to end it as well as an extra cantrip from the Sorcerer list and an unarmed attack using their tails.

Let’s take a look at all of the dragony goodness in the newest Unearthed Arcana.Įach of these options has their own special powers and abilities: But of course, the Dragonborn race takes front and center. But you don’t have to play a Dragonborn to enjoy these new features: if you’d rather play a race who often gets the short end of the stick in terms of dragon-descended D&D, then let me introduce you to the Kobolds, short scaly folk who make their homes in the deep places of the world.

And if you’re hankering to be even more dragony than playing as a Dragonborn allows you, the latest Unearthed Arcana gives you plenty of new draconic options. Hard to bring a dungeon on a quest, after all. Well, I guess if you can only play one half of the game, the part that can move and do things is probably the better option. Oh, I’m being told people would rather play a dragon. To be a dungeon! To be a dank, dangerous dark depth filled with monsters and treasure, ripe for… If you love Dungeons and Dragons, you almost certainly want to play as a dungeon.

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