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#1 Xeadin Jun 26, 2009 18:24:06	I am creating a new race of beings for 4e. Dragontouched: Humans who have been touched by the powers of the dragons, Dragontouched are just as honorable as the Dragonborn, but the Dragontouched are more quick and agile. Racial Traits Average Height: 5' 8"- 6' 3" Average Weight: 130 lbs- 220 lbs Ability Scores: +2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution Size: Medium Speed: 6 squares Vision: Low- light Languages: Common, Draconic Skill Bonuses: +2 Acrobatics, +2 Endurance Bonus Feat: You gain a bonus feat at 1st level. You must meet the feat's prerequisites. Draconic Resilience: You gain resistance 5 to a specific power that you choose for the Dragon's Power (see below): Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder. Resistance 10 at 11th level; Resistance 15 at 21st level. Dragon's Power: You can use Dragon's Power as an Encounter power. Dragon's Power Dragontouched Racial Power You thrust your hand forward and the power of your draconic kin flows through your veins and blasts forth from your hand and engulfs your foes. Encounter (Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder) Minor Action - Close Blast 4 Targets- All within area Attack- Strength/ Dexterity/ Constitution modifier +2 vs. Reflex Hit- 1d6+ Constitution Modifier damage 11th level- +4 bonus to ATK rolls; 2d6+ CON Modifier damage 21st level- +6 bonus to ATK rolls; 3d6+ CON Modifier damage Special- When you create your character, choose Strength, Constitution, or Dexterity as the ability score you use when making attack rolls with this power. You also choose the power's damage type: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder. These two choices remain throughout your character's life and do not change the power's other effects.
#2 vebrandsson Jun 26, 2009 18:37:27	Looks good to me, reads a lot like what one would expect a "half-dragonborn" to be, but that may be what your aiming for. Mechanically I see no issue with it. Not really a lot of fluff to critique.
#3 Xeadin Jun 26, 2009 18:49:19	I wonder- should I add in a couple of the Human Racial traits to the Dragontouched, by chance?
#4 vebrandsson Jun 26, 2009 18:54:49	An extra minor trait or so wouldn't hurt them, though keep it minor, certainly not the human +1 to all NADs or the extra feat or at will, something more on the side of unique may do better. How about resistance to the damage type of their Dragon's Power ability?
#5 Xeadin Jun 26, 2009 19:12:08	An extra minor trait or so wouldn't hurt them, though keep it minor, certainly not the human +1 to all NADs or the extra feat or at will, something more on the side of unique may do better. How about resistance to the damage type of their Dragon's Power ability? Hey! That would be a good trait! Resistance to Dragon type. I like that! :D
#6 vebrandsson Jun 26, 2009 19:48:38	Perhaps call it something like scaleskin resistance, or perhaps if you don't wish to portray them as scaled (you don't really specify) you could go with something like Draconic Resilience or something to that effect. I suggest making the resistance on par with the Tiefling's (5+half level I think, same as the deva's resistance as well and they get two typed resistance).
#7 Xeadin Aug 14, 2009 18:32:36	Perhaps call it something like scaleskin resistance, or perhaps if you don't wish to portray them as scaled (you don't really specify) you could go with something like Draconic Resilience or something to that effect. I suggest making the resistance on par with the Tiefling's (5+half level I think, same as the deva's resistance as well and they get two typed resistance). Oops... They look like normal humans, though they have delved deep into the secrets of dragons- thus, they have obtained the powers of the dragons. Draconic Reselience might work. I'd just have to figure out how the power'll work.
#8 pyromancer999 Aug 16, 2009 8:39:25	I made a thread converting two of the races in Dragon Magic from 3.5e. Take a look at it.
#9 kouk Aug 16, 2009 9:24:20	Why is their "breath weapon" larger than a Dragonborn's?
#10 Xeadin Aug 16, 2009 16:18:18	Huh? Bigger? It's not that much bigger... They thrust their hands out in front of them, forcing the power a little farther, but not enough to engulf the entire encounter area. The Dragonborn's power is 3- the Dragontouched is 4. How much different is that? Besides, it doesn't do much damage... 1d6+ CON Modifier damage.