Dragonborn

“Reptilian” is the warm-bloods’ name for several distantly related races of intelligent, upright lizards. Not all are civilized. Smart delvers should assume that any reptilian met on the road or in the dungeon will try to eat them. Several varieties are noble, upstanding races that pay taxes and eat only bad guys (like tax collectors) . . . but all reptilians suffer from a severe Social Stigma just the same.

Reptilians have a special 0-point feature due to their long, toothy jaws:

Born Biter: You have an elongated jaw optimized for trapping prey. You can opt to hold on after you bite; thus, the bite doubles as a grapple. On later turns, you can worry, which counts as an attack but always hits – simply roll biting damage! If your victim’s SM is three or more greater than yours, you can only do this to an extremity (hand, foot, etc.), and the grapple is considered one-handed. If his SM is only one or two larger, you can target anything, and the grapple is treated as twohanded. The same is true if his SM is equal to or smaller than yours, but you can also attempt to pin him while standing! The catch is that foes get +3 to target your protruding snout, allowing them to attack your face (not skull) at only -2.

30 points

Dragonborn resemble scaly humans with claws and a small dragon’s head. Unlike most reptilians, they’re tailless. They cannot wear human helmets, but can use all other human gear. Determine height and weight normally for modified ST, and then add 15 lbs. to weight.

Like dragons, dragonborn can breathe fire. This is a jet. It functions like a melee attack in most regards, but can only be dodged or blocked – not parried – and has 1/2D 5, Max 10. Damage is 1d burning.

Attribute Modifiers: ST+1 [10]; HT+1 [10].

Advantages: Burning Attack 1d (Jet, +0%) [5]; Claws (Sharp) [5]; Damage Resistance 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; Nictitating Membrane 2 [2]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Reputation +3 (Dragons) [5]; Teeth (Sharp) [1].

Disadvantages: Disturbing Voice [-10]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15].

Quirks: Trivial Vow: Never attack a dragon. [-1]

Features: Born Biter. Cannot learn non-reptilian languages above Accented level. Head armor isn’t interchangeable with human head armor. Dragon colored scales.