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	Needless to say, half-dragons ''exploded'' in popularity in this edition; even despite the scourge of [[Level Adjustment]], it seemed like everybody wanted to play a half-dragon. Perhaps this is why, when the [[Draconomicon]] rolled around, WotC came up with the ''Draconic'' template; although still a racial template, this represented a being with much more distant draconic ancestry - being to the half-dragon what a [[tiefling]] is to a [[half-fiend]] or an [[aasimar]] is to a [[half-celestial]] - and thus whilst it wasn't as strong, it was also much easier to play.		Needless to say, half-dragons ''exploded'' in popularity in this edition; even despite the scourge of [[Level Adjustment]], it seemed like everybody wanted to play a half-dragon. Perhaps this is why, when the [[Draconomicon]] rolled around, WotC came up with the ''Draconic'' template; although still a racial template, this represented a being with much more distant draconic ancestry - being to the half-dragon what a [[tiefling]] is to a [[half-fiend]] or an [[aasimar]] is to a [[half-celestial]] - and thus whilst it wasn't as strong, it was also much easier to play.

	Half-dragons and draconic creatures would go on to get a chapter devoted to themselves in [[~~Races of X\|~~Races of the Dragon]]. This splatbook also tried to introduce alternatives to the half-dragon to scratch that "I wanna be a dragon!" itch, in the form of the first iteration of the [[Dragonborn]] and the justly forgotten [[Spellscale]]. It also featured a Racial Class, allowing a player to give up progression in a normal class to instead advance through the draconic template and even into the half-dragon template.		Half-dragons and draconic creatures would go on to get a chapter devoted to themselves in [[Races of the Dragon]]. This splatbook also tried to introduce alternatives to the half-dragon to scratch that "I wanna be a dragon!" itch, in the form of the first iteration of the [[Dragonborn]] and the justly forgotten [[Spellscale]]. It also featured a Racial Class, allowing a player to give up progression in a normal class to instead advance through the draconic template and even into the half-dragon template.

	This was a vast improvement over the Dragon Disciple [[Prestige Class]] in the core books, which allowed one to acquire the half-dragon template over 10 levels of prestige class. It's pretty meh since it required casting but didn't actually advance it and didn't really advance melee ability either.		This was a vast improvement over the Dragon Disciple [[Prestige Class]] in the core books, which allowed one to acquire the half-dragon template over 10 levels of prestige class. It's pretty meh since it required casting but didn't actually advance it and didn't really advance melee ability either.

	3E also introduced [[Eberron]], which has a unique view on half-dragons. There, the one known true half-dragon - an [[elf]] with [[Chromatic Dragon\|Green Dragon]] parentage - was considered an abomination the dragons and elves worked together to destroy. [[~~Races of X\|~~Races of the Dragon]], in a side-bar, explains that half-dragons are extremely rare in Eberron (for obvious reasons), but are sometimes bred to serve as agents for the dragons of Argonnessen amongst the Seren people. More likely, they are the product of the cultists of the Dragon Below, who perform horrible experiments in [[fleshcrafting]] with dragon grafts and draconic essence, or else they are fiendish allies of [[Tiamat]], blessed with draconic might for service to her. Shapeshifting dragons can also take a feat that lets them take an alternate form with the Half-Dragon template to retain their dragon abilities while having the size and thumbs of "lesser races".		3E also introduced [[Eberron]], which has a unique view on half-dragons. There, the one known true half-dragon - an [[elf]] with [[Chromatic Dragon\|Green Dragon]] parentage - was considered an abomination the dragons and elves worked together to destroy. [[Races of the Dragon]], in a side-bar, explains that half-dragons are extremely rare in Eberron (for obvious reasons), but are sometimes bred to serve as agents for the dragons of Argonnessen amongst the Seren people. More likely, they are the product of the cultists of the Dragon Below, who perform horrible experiments in [[fleshcrafting]] with dragon grafts and draconic essence, or else they are fiendish allies of [[Tiamat]], blessed with draconic might for service to her. Shapeshifting dragons can also take a feat that lets them take an alternate form with the Half-Dragon template to retain their dragon abilities while having the size and thumbs of "lesser races".

	3rd edition also introduced a more twisted version of the concept in the [[Dragonspawn]] in the [[Monster Manual]] IV. [[Draconian]]s and [[Dragonkin]] both returned as well, and even became playable races in this edition.		3rd edition also introduced a more twisted version of the concept in the [[Dragonspawn]] in the [[Monster Manual]] IV. [[Draconian]]s and [[Dragonkin]] both returned as well, and even became playable races in this edition.

2.30.150.3: /* AD&D Half-Dragon PC Stats */

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AD&D Half-Dragon PC Stats

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	::Appearance: Half-dragon with dark brown-gold hair, golden irises, pale gold skin.		::Appearance: Half-dragon with dark brown-gold hair, golden irises, pale gold skin.
	::Ability Score Modifiers: +2 Strength, -2 Wisdom, +1 Charisma		::Ability Score Modifiers: +2 Strength, -2 Wisdom, +1 Charisma
	::Ability Score Range: Strength 7/20, Dexterity /4,18 Constitution 6/18, Intelligence 3/18, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 6/18		::Ability Score Range: Strength 7/20, Dexterity 4/18, Constitution 6/18, Intelligence 3/18, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 6/18
	::Class & Level Limits: [[Cleric]] 10, [[Fighter]] 11, [[Ranger]] 10, [[Mage]] 14, [[Thief]] 9		::Class & Level Limits: [[Cleric]] 10, [[Fighter]] 11, [[Ranger]] 10, [[Mage]] 14, [[Thief]] 9
	::Thieving Skill Adjustments: Pick Pockets -5%, Open Locks +10%, Move Silently -10%, Detect Noise +10%, Climb Walls -10%, Read Languages +5%		::Thieving Skill Adjustments: Pick Pockets -5%, Open Locks +10%, Move Silently -10%, Detect Noise +10%, Climb Walls -10%, Read Languages +5%

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	Dragonflesh Grafter.png\|Dragonflesh Grafter		Dragonflesh Grafter.png\|Dragonflesh Grafter
	Dragonflesh Abomination.png		Dragonflesh Abomination.png\|Dragonflesh Abomination, the final stag for an unfortunate Grafter.
	MGE Dragon.jpg		MGE Dragon.jpg
	MGE Dragon Zombie.jpg		MGE Dragon Zombie.jpg

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	==Pathfinder==		==Pathfinder==
	[[File:Dracolisk B1.png\|A "Dracolisk" created by applying the template to a [[basilisk]].\|left\|thumb\|200px]]		[[File:Dracolisk B1.png\|A "Dracolisk" created by applying the template to a [[basilisk]].\|left\|thumb\|200px]]
	Like most things in Pathfinder that were OGL, half-dragons are largely the same as 3.5. Since level adjustment was smote ~~like it should have been~~ they have no LA but aren't able to be used as player characters. Less common in the world and fluff takes a position that most half-dragons are actually magical experiments, not crossbreeds. On the plus side, Dragon Disciple is a lot more viable now that it actually advances casting, to the point that Paladin 2/Sorcerer 3/Dragon Disciple 4/Eldritch Knight 10 is the best [[Gish]] in core only.		Like most things in Pathfinder that were OGL, half-dragons are largely the same as 3.5. Since level adjustment was smote, they have no LA but aren't able to be used as player characters. Less common in the world and fluff takes a position that most half-dragons are actually magical experiments, not crossbreeds. On the plus side, Dragon Disciple is a lot more viable now that it actually advances casting, to the point that Paladin 2/Sorcerer 3/Dragon Disciple 4/Eldritch Knight 10 is the best [[Gish]] in core only.

	==4th Edition==		==4th Edition==

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			Dragonflesh Grafter.png\|Dragonflesh Grafter
			Dragonflesh Abomination.png
	MGE Dragon.jpg		MGE Dragon.jpg
	MGE Dragon Zombie.jpg		MGE Dragon Zombie.jpg

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* 5th Edition */ Should Dragonflesh Grafter be somewere else?

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5th Edition: Should Dragonflesh Grafter be somewere else?

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	==5th Edition==		==5th Edition==
	Back again as one of the few "half-x" racial templates in the monster manual. Notably they are explicitly stated to be infertile, which begs the question of how the bloodline manages to continue long enough to produce dragonblood [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]].		Back again as one of the few "half-x" racial templates in the monster manual. Notably, they are explicitly stated to be infertile, which begs the question of how the bloodline manages to continue long enough to produce dragonblood [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]].

	In Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they give out tons of different ways a half-dragon can come about (again just the same thing because magic but with more examples), from being by parental, being blessed, cursed, or eating something dragon-related. One Dragon Lair effect can even couse creatures to be born half-dragon if within the area of effect. Imagine your trying to sneak up on a green dragon and it sends swarms of rabbits after the party [[The World Wars\|that are spewing clouds of poisonous chlorine gas like it was ww1]].		In Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they give out tons of different ways a half-dragon can come about (again just the same thing because magic but with more examples), from being by parental, being blessed, cursed, or eating something dragon-related. One Dragon Lair effect can even couse creatures to be born half-dragon if within the area of effect. Imagine your trying to sneak up on a green dragon and it sends swarms of rabbits after the party [[The World Wars\|that are spewing clouds of poisonous chlorine gas like it was ww1]].

			A different kind of half-dragon adjacent create created by Fizban is the Dragonflesh grafters, who obviously try to gain power through dragon parts but didn't hear the legends about turning into Body horror dragons. They eventually turn into troll-like abominations, Overcome with greed as their bodies Regenerate and mutate into Dragonic shapes, showing stomach acid like a dragon.

	==What's the appeal?==		==What's the appeal?==

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* 5th Edition */

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5th Edition

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	Back again as one of the few "half-x" racial templates in the monster manual. Notably they are explicitly stated to be infertile, which begs the question of how the bloodline manages to continue long enough to produce dragonblood [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]].		Back again as one of the few "half-x" racial templates in the monster manual. Notably they are explicitly stated to be infertile, which begs the question of how the bloodline manages to continue long enough to produce dragonblood [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]].

	In Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they give out tons of ~~diffent~~ ways a half-dragon can come about (~~agains~~ just ~~thaing becouse~~ magic but with examples), from being by parental, being blessed or cursed, or eating ~~somethign~~ dragon related. One Dragon Lair effect can even couse ~~cearutes~~ to be born half-dragon if ~~wthin~~ the area of effect. Imagine your trying to ~~sneek~~ up on a green dragon and it sends swarms of ~~rabits~~ after the party that are spewing poisonous chlorine gas like it was ww1.		In Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they give out tons of different ways a half-dragon can come about (again just the same thing because magic but with more examples), from being by parental, being blessed, cursed, or eating something dragon-related. One Dragon Lair effect can even couse creatures to be born half-dragon if within the area of effect. Imagine your trying to sneak up on a green dragon and it sends swarms of rabbits after the party [[The World Wars\|that are spewing clouds of poisonous chlorine gas like it was ww1]].

	==What's the appeal?==		==What's the appeal?==

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	==5th Edition==		==5th Edition==
	Back again as one of the few "half-x" racial templates in the monster manual. Notably they are explicitly stated to be infertile, which begs the question of how the bloodline manages to continue long enough to produce dragonblood [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]].		Back again as one of the few "half-x" racial templates in the monster manual. Notably they are explicitly stated to be infertile, which begs the question of how the bloodline manages to continue long enough to produce dragonblood [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]].

			In Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they give out tons of diffent ways a half-dragon can come about (agains just thaing becouse magic but with examples), from being by parental, being blessed or cursed, or eating somethign dragon related. One Dragon Lair effect can even couse cearutes to be born half-dragon if wthin the area of effect. Imagine your trying to sneek up on a green dragon and it sends swarms of rabits after the party that are spewing poisonous chlorine gas like it was ww1.

	==What's the appeal?==		==What's the appeal?==