Dracotaur

Homebrew

Dracotaur

Dracotaur are dragonkin that were those whose blood was originally of a quadrupled race. To play a dracotaur, which is a variant dragonkin, you must forgo the damage resistance of the Draconic Favor racial trait that is associated with your dragonkin subrace, as well as the unique racial trait that is associated with that subrace. In exchange, your base walking speed is increased to 40 feet due to your quadrupled body, and you gain the Quadrupled Build and Stampede racial traits below. You count as a dragonkin for all customization options, including variant options for your dragonkin subrace.

ability score increase: Choose one of: (a) Choose any +2; choose any other +1 (b) Choose any +1; choose any other +1; choose any other +1

age: Dragonkin mature at the same rate as their former race, but due to the influence of their draconic blood they can live up to 1000 years.

Size: Medium

speed: 40 ft

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

race features:

Breath Weapon. As part of the transformation, the dragon gods altered your biology to allow you to harness the power of a dragon. You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. Your draconic favor determines the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation.

When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the area of exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your draconic favor. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases by an additional 1d6 at 5th level, 8th level, 11th level, and 17th level.

After you use your breath weapon, you can't use it again until it's recharged. At the start of each of your turns, provided you already used your breath weapon, you can roll a d6. On a 6, you regain the use of your breath weapon. Otherwise, your breath weapon recharges 1 minute after you use it.

Draconic Ancestry

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Dragon	Damage Type	Breath Weapon
Amethyst	Force	15 ft. cone (Str. save)
Black	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Blue	Lightning	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Brass	Fire	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Bronze	Lightning	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Copper	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Crystal	Radiant	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Emerald	Psychic	15 ft. cone (Int. save)
Gold	Fire	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Green	Poison	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Moonstone	Radiant	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Red	Fire	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Sapphire	Thunder	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Silver	Cold	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Steel	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Topaz	Necrotic	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
White	Cold	15 ft. cone (Con. save)

Quadrupled Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift. However, any climb that requires hands and feet is especially difficult for you because of your quadrupled legs. When you make such a climb, each foot of movement costs you 4 extra feet, instead of the normal 1 extra foot. In addition, Medium or smaller creatures can ride on your quadrupled back if you allow it. In such a situation, you continue to act independently, not as a controlled mount. Finally, you can wield a lance in one hand as though you were mounted, and at your DM's discretion you can count as mounted for certain features.

Stampede. The claws of your legs are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. If you move at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you can immediately follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your claws.

VARIANT CENTAUR At their DM's discretion, and for thematic reasons, centaur players can exchange their Equine Build trait with the dracotaur's Quadrupled Build trait. If so, then the minimum distance they must move straight forward as part of their Charge trait is reduced to 20 feet.