2 skills: Animal Handling, Athletics, Intimidation, Nature, Perception, and Survival.

Any other advantages and disadvantages also depends upon your draconic history.Īs a Barbarian, you get the advantages and (not limited to) the following features (see first chart above): Although you don’t have an additional plus, barbarians have advantage on dexterity saves due to their animal instincts.Īs a Dragonborn, you have the advantage of not only amazingly bad breath that can do some major damage but also damage resistance to any element similar to your draconic ancestry. Next is dexterity, followed by charisma- which you have a +1 for, then wisdom, and finally intelligence. What follows should be strength- being a Dragonborn, you start with a +2 to your strength score.

It should be taken into account that constitution involves health and stamina apart from vital force. “Duuuhhh- But don’t I need strength for that?” Slow down, Einstein. Hawk instead of eagle)Īs a barbarian, the recommended highest stat would be constitution for that juicy hit points. Totem Spirit- can be anything apart from these so long as it is related (ex.In battle, a totem spirit gives supernatural might, adding magical fuel to your barbarian rage. Path of the Totem Warrior– This is an unlikely -and even scandalous- choice for a Dragonborn, as this path takes guidance from a spirit animal as protector and for inspiration.Path of the Berserker– Basically the embodiment of rage on steroids.Barbarians are tanks, skilled fighters with animal instincts, and aren’t best suited in civilized life, but that’s how they learned. Dragon Damage Type Dragon Damage Type Black Acid Green Poison Blue Lightning Red Fire Brass Fire Silver Cold Copper Acid White Cold Gold Fire Bronze Lightningīarbarians are typically stereotyped as savages who have no pride in being civilized, but just because this class doesn’t rank much in intelligence doesn’t mean your character has to “Ooga-Booga-hulk-smash” its way through life.

So if you were hoping to have a tail to swish to your advantage, then you’re out of luck but don’t fret you have your amazing elemental breath to make up for it, plus your charming scaly features.

A physical discernment to the two is that Dragonborns do not have tails, are born from eggs, and their faces bear no humanoid resemblance. Instead, humanoid dragons originated from the dimension Abeir. Dragonborn are not offspring of bards that decided that banging a dragon was a good idea. Before we begin, let’s get one thing straight.

You are not the dragonborn