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	[[File:Spellscale Female.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The best art available of a female spellscale [[adventurer]].]]		[[File:Spellscale Female.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The best art available of a female spellscale [[adventurer]].]]
	'''Spellscales''' are a race of draconic humanoids from the 3rd edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], added in the ''[[~~Races of X\|~~Races of the Dragon]]'' sourcebook after the writers realized that, apart from [[kobold]]s, [[Dragonkin]], the [[Draconian]]s from Dragonlance, and the Draconic and [[Half-Dragon]] templates, they didn't actually ''have'' any canonical dragon-based PC races.		'''Spellscales''' are a race of draconic humanoids from the 3rd edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], added in the ''[[Races of the Dragon]]'' sourcebook after the writers realized that, apart from [[kobold]]s, [[Dragonkin]], the [[Draconian]]s from Dragonlance, and the Draconic and [[Half-Dragon]] templates, they didn't actually ''have'' any canonical dragon-based PC races.

	Spellscales basically exist as strong evidence that the theory of [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]] deriving their power from draconic ancestry is true. Although they can and do certainly breed true on their own, spellscales frequently manifest when sorcerers from the humanoid races have children together - or, in much rarer instances, when a truly powerful sorcerer has a kid at all. Spellscales are often mistaken for human or elven half-dragons, although the consistency of their mutations marks them as different. All spellscales possess a fundamentally humanoid form, enlarged, elf-like ears, and a hide covered entirely in lustrous scales, as their name suggests. These scales can come in nearly every color of the rainbow, and whilst they rarely mix colors directly (if ever), they always display a rich spectrum of colors on their body. For example, a spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine.		Spellscales basically exist as strong evidence that the theory of [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]] deriving their power from draconic ancestry is true. Although they can and do certainly breed true on their own, spellscales frequently manifest when sorcerers from the humanoid races have children together - or, in much rarer instances, when a truly powerful sorcerer has a kid at all. Spellscales are often mistaken for human or elven half-dragons, although the consistency of their mutations marks them as different. All spellscales possess a fundamentally humanoid form, enlarged, elf-like ears, and a hide covered entirely in lustrous scales, as their name suggests. These scales can come in nearly every color of the rainbow, and whilst they rarely mix colors directly (if ever), they always display a rich spectrum of colors on their body. For example, a spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine.

73.70.13.107 at 00:13, 19 October 2019

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	[[File:Spellscale Female.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The best art available of a female spellscale [[adventurer]].]]		[[File:Spellscale Female.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The best art available of a female spellscale [[adventurer]].]]
	'''Spellscales''' are a race of draconic humanoids from the 3rd edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], added in the ''[[Races of X\|Races of the Dragon]]'' sourcebook after the writers realized that, apart from [[kobold]]s, they didn't actually ''have'' any canonical dragon-based PC races.		'''Spellscales''' are a race of draconic humanoids from the 3rd edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], added in the ''[[Races of X\|Races of the Dragon]]'' sourcebook after the writers realized that, apart from [[kobold]]s, [[Dragonkin]], the [[Draconian]]s from Dragonlance, and the Draconic and [[Half-Dragon]] templates, they didn't actually ''have'' any canonical dragon-based PC races.

	Spellscales basically exist as strong evidence that the theory of [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]] deriving their power from draconic ancestry is true. Although they can and do certainly breed true on their own, spellscales frequently manifest when sorcerers from the humanoid races have children together - or, in much rarer instances, when a truly powerful sorcerer has a kid at all. Spellscales are often mistaken for human or elven half-dragons, although the consistency of their mutations marks them as different. All spellscales possess a fundamentally humanoid form, enlarged, elf-like ears, and a hide covered entirely in lustrous scales, as their name suggests. These scales can come in nearly every color of the rainbow, and whilst they rarely mix colors directly (if ever), they always display a rich spectrum of colors on their body. For example, a spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine.		Spellscales basically exist as strong evidence that the theory of [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]] deriving their power from draconic ancestry is true. Although they can and do certainly breed true on their own, spellscales frequently manifest when sorcerers from the humanoid races have children together - or, in much rarer instances, when a truly powerful sorcerer has a kid at all. Spellscales are often mistaken for human or elven half-dragons, although the consistency of their mutations marks them as different. All spellscales possess a fundamentally humanoid form, enlarged, elf-like ears, and a hide covered entirely in lustrous scales, as their name suggests. These scales can come in nearly every color of the rainbow, and whilst they rarely mix colors directly (if ever), they always display a rich spectrum of colors on their body. For example, a spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine.
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	Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.		Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.

	Mentally and culturally, spellscales ~~pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans~~, ~~which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales~~ are ~~notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed~~ and ~~impulsive. They're incurable hedonists~~, ~~and believe in living life by their whims. As such, you can never really count on, because they are such flighty creatures, and they're completely unapologetic about the whole thing. Their entry in~~ "~~Races of the Dragon~~" spends a ''lot'' of pages discussing this chaotic, whimsical mentality, but what it basically boils down to is that they are pretty much [[Chaotic Stupid\|Chaotic Stupid: The Race]]. Little wonder they didn't catch on.		Mentally and culturally, spellscales have very little in common with each other, but are universally portrayed as metrosexual and perfectly suited to sorcery, with a strong tendency toward a <s>chaotic stupid</s> <s>YOLO</s> "carpe diem" attitude. This perfectly matched their mechanics; 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, and the Blood Quickening feature combined with the bonus to charisma pretty much guaranteed that they'd be bards or sorcerers.

	~~The alternative behind~~ their ~~ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed.~~ 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, ~~but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race,~~ the Blood Quickening feature~~, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open to~~ the ~~idea of allowing racial bonuses to mental scores, so their~~ bonus to charisma ~~wasn~~'~~t too unique~~.

	It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a spellscale pimp in a Hugh Hefner robe examining his wardrobe, another one of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like ugly purple elves).		It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a spellscale pimp in a Hugh Hefner robe examining his wardrobe, another one of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like ugly purple elves).

1d4chan>Taufag at 09:19, 14 October 2019

2019-10-14T09:19:16Z

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	Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.		Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.

	Mentally and culturally, spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales are notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed and impulsive. They're incurable hedonists, and believe in living life by their whims. As such, you can never really count on, because they are such flighty creatures, and they're completely unapologetic about the whole thing. Their entry in "Races of the Dragon" spends a ''lot'' of pages discussing this chaotic, whimsical mentality, but what it basically boils down to is that they are pretty much [[Chaotic Stupid: The Race]]. Little wonder they didn't catch on.		Mentally and culturally, spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales are notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed and impulsive. They're incurable hedonists, and believe in living life by their whims. As such, you can never really count on, because they are such flighty creatures, and they're completely unapologetic about the whole thing. Their entry in "Races of the Dragon" spends a ''lot'' of pages discussing this chaotic, whimsical mentality, but what it basically boils down to is that they are pretty much [[Chaotic Stupid\|Chaotic Stupid: The Race]]. Little wonder they didn't catch on.

	The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open to the idea of allowing racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.		The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open to the idea of allowing racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.

1d4chan>Taufag: brought back the expanded description of the race's chracter

2019-10-14T09:17:18Z

brought back the expanded description of the race's chracter

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	Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.		Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.

	Mentally and culturally, spellscales ~~have very little~~ in ~~common with each other~~, ~~but~~ are ~~universally portrayed as metrosexual~~ and ~~perfectly suited~~ to ~~sorcery~~. ~~This perfectly matched~~ their ~~mechanics;~~ 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, ~~and~~ the Blood Quickening feature ~~combined with~~ the bonus to charisma ~~pretty much guaranteed that they~~'~~d be bards or sorcerers~~.		Mentally and culturally, spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales are notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed and impulsive. They're incurable hedonists, and believe in living life by their whims. As such, you can never really count on, because they are such flighty creatures, and they're completely unapologetic about the whole thing. Their entry in "Races of the Dragon" spends a ''lot'' of pages discussing this chaotic, whimsical mentality, but what it basically boils down to is that they are pretty much [[Chaotic Stupid: The Race]]. Little wonder they didn't catch on.

			The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open to the idea of allowing racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.

	It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a spellscale pimp in a Hugh Hefner robe examining his wardrobe, another one of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like ugly purple elves).		It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a spellscale pimp in a Hugh Hefner robe examining his wardrobe, another one of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like ugly purple elves).

73.70.13.107 at 08:46, 14 October 2019

2019-10-14T08:46:45Z

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	Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.		Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.

	Mentally and culturally~~...~~ spellscales ~~pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans~~, ~~which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales~~ are ~~notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed~~ and ~~impulsive~~. ~~They're incurable hedonists, and believe in living life by~~ their ~~whims~~. ~~As such, you can never really count~~ on~~, because they are such flighty creatures~~, and ~~they're completely unapologetic about~~ the ~~whole thing. Their entry in "Races of~~ the ~~Dragon" spends a ''lot'' of pages discussing this chaotic, whimsical mentality, but what it basically boils down~~ to ~~is that they are~~ pretty much ~~[[Chaotic Stupid]]: The Race. Little wonder~~ they ~~didn~~'~~t catch on~~.		Mentally and culturally, spellscales have very little in common with each other, but are universally portrayed as metrosexual and perfectly suited to sorcery. This perfectly matched their mechanics; 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, and the Blood Quickening feature combined with the bonus to charisma pretty much guaranteed that they'd be bards or sorcerers.

	The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open to the idea of allowing racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.		It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a spellscale pimp in a Hugh Hefner robe examining his wardrobe, another one of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like ugly purple elves).

	It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like purple elves).

	[[File:Spellscales_Gaming.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|The only shot of full-body spellscales in the book.]]		[[File:Spellscales_Gaming.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|The only shot of full-body spellscales in the book.]]
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	[[File:Spellscale Portraits.jpg\|Thumb\|right\|400px\|The many faces of draconic sorcery.]]		[[File:Spellscale Portraits.jpg\|Thumb\|right\|400px\|The many faces of draconic sorcery.]]


			==See Also==
			*[[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races]]

	[[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons Races]][[Category:Races]]		[[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons Races]][[Category:Races]]

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added pictures, tried to expand upon spellscale personality, added existence of the Rite of Spellscale Assumption.

2019-05-04T06:42:16Z

Added pictures, tried to expand upon spellscale personality, added existence of the Rite of Spellscale Assumption.

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	'''Spellscales''' are a race of draconic humanoids from the 3rd edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], added in the ''Races of the Dragon'' sourcebook after the writers realized that, apart from [[kobold]]s, they didn't actually ''have'' any canonical dragon-based PC races.		[[File:Spellscale Female.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The best art available of a female spellscale [[adventurer]].]]
			'''Spellscales''' are a race of draconic humanoids from the 3rd edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]], added in the ''[[Races of X\|Races of the Dragon]]'' sourcebook after the writers realized that, apart from [[kobold]]s, they didn't actually ''have'' any canonical dragon-based PC races.

	Spellscales basically exist as strong evidence that the theory of [[~~sorcerer~~]]s deriving their power from draconic ancestry is true. Although they can and do certainly breed true on their own, spellscales frequently manifest when sorcerers from the humanoid races have children together - or, in much rarer instances, when a truly powerful sorcerer has a kid at all. Spellscales are often mistaken for human or elven half-dragons, although the consistency of their mutations marks them as different. All spellscales possess a fundamentally humanoid form, enlarged, elf-like ears, and a hide covered entirely in lustrous scales, as their name suggests. These scales can come in nearly every color of the rainbow, and whilst they rarely mix colors directly (if ever), they always display a rich spectrum of colors on their body. For example, a spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine.		Spellscales basically exist as strong evidence that the theory of [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorcerers]] deriving their power from draconic ancestry is true. Although they can and do certainly breed true on their own, spellscales frequently manifest when sorcerers from the humanoid races have children together - or, in much rarer instances, when a truly powerful sorcerer has a kid at all. Spellscales are often mistaken for human or elven half-dragons, although the consistency of their mutations marks them as different. All spellscales possess a fundamentally humanoid form, enlarged, elf-like ears, and a hide covered entirely in lustrous scales, as their name suggests. These scales can come in nearly every color of the rainbow, and whilst they rarely mix colors directly (if ever), they always display a rich spectrum of colors on their body. For example, a spellscale who is primarily green might have patterns of a deeper, forest green over his body, fingernails and toenails of a slightly lighter green, and eye ridges and nostrils that are a deep greenish aquamarine.

	~~Spellscales~~, ~~unlike half-dragons~~, ~~don~~'~~t display direct manifestations~~ of ~~innate magical ability, although they do have~~ a ~~natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead~~, ~~their~~ special ~~powers manifest through the phenomena~~ of ~~"blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the draconic deities~~, ~~they temporarily awaken their inner magic in~~ a ~~specific pattern, giving them special powers for the~~ day.		Perhaps exemplifying this mystical nature, much like 3e's [[dragonborn]], it's possible for a member of another race to be transformed into a spellscale! Any spellscale capable of casting a Polymorph spell and with at least 10 ranks in Knowledge (Arcana) can, by using certain special salts and scales harvested from ancient [[dragon]]s of assorted colors as a focus, perform a seven-day-long ritual that completely and irreversibly transforms a willing non-draconic humanoid into a spellscale.

	~~Mentally and culturally... spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition.~~ Spellscales ~~are notoriously arrogant~~, ~~vainglorious~~, ~~fickle~~, ~~self-absorbed and impulsive~~. ~~They're incurable hedonists~~, ~~and believe~~ in ~~living life by~~ their ~~whims~~.		Spellscales, unlike [[half-dragon]]s, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the [[Dragon Gods]], they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.

	The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.		Mentally and culturally... spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales are notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed and impulsive. They're incurable hedonists, and believe in living life by their whims. As such, you can never really count on, because they are such flighty creatures, and they're completely unapologetic about the whole thing. Their entry in "Races of the Dragon" spends a ''lot'' of pages discussing this chaotic, whimsical mentality, but what it basically boils down to is that they are pretty much [[Chaotic Stupid]]: The Race. Little wonder they didn't catch on.

			The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open to the idea of allowing racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.

			It probably didn't help that spellscales had ''very'' little artwork. Other than a group shot on the front cover featuring a female spellscale adventure (who did appear on her lonesome on the back cover, but good luck finding ''that'' online!), the only artwork that the spellscales had was a single shot of a male & female at a gaming table (where they look like purple, near fully-covered elves) and an assortment of facial portraits (where they look like purple elves).

			[[File:Spellscales_Gaming.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|The only shot of full-body spellscales in the book.]]

	::+2 Charisma, -2 Constitution		::+2 Charisma, -2 Constitution
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	''[[Tiamat]]:'' 3 times that day, when you cast a spell, you can choose a single creature targeted by or in the area of that spell. If the selected creature is Good, it takes 2d6 damage in addition to the normal effects of the spell.		''[[Tiamat]]:'' 3 times that day, when you cast a spell, you can choose a single creature targeted by or in the area of that spell. If the selected creature is Good, it takes 2d6 damage in addition to the normal effects of the spell.
	* Remember that Bahamut quickening ability note? Same applies equally if your spellscale wants to do it to the forces of Good as well, using the Tiamat quickening.		* Remember that Bahamut quickening ability note? Same applies equally if your spellscale wants to do it to the forces of Good as well, using the Tiamat quickening.

			[[File:Spellscale Portraits.jpg\|Thumb\|right\|400px\|The many faces of draconic sorcery.]]

	[[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons Races]][[Category:Races]]		[[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons Races]][[Category:Races]]

1d4chan>LGX-000 at 09:11, 20 February 2019

2019-02-20T09:11:19Z

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	Spellscales, unlike half-dragons, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the draconic deities, they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.		Spellscales, unlike half-dragons, don't display direct manifestations of innate magical ability, although they do have a natural aptitude for sorcery. Instead, their special powers manifest through the phenomena of "blood quickening"; by performing various meditative rights in honor of the draconic deities, they temporarily awaken their inner magic in a specific pattern, giving them special powers for the day.

	Mentally and culturally... spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales are notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed and impulsive. They're incurable hedonists and believe in living life by their whims.		Mentally and culturally... spellscales pretty much blend together some of the worst aspects of both dragons and humans, which is probably why they were left to rot after the end of 3rd edition. Spellscales are notoriously arrogant, vainglorious, fickle, self-absorbed and impulsive. They're incurable hedonists, and believe in living life by their whims.

	The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus more recent publications and editions were more open racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.		The alternative behind their ignominious dismissal from future games might be because, mechanically, spellscales were really rather badly designed. 3.5 tended to be pretty big on pigeonholing races to fit certain roles, but you can't ignore the fact that the big draw of the spellscale race, the Blood Quickening feature, is severely limited in use if you're not a spellcaster, as all of the feats it grants are spellcasting in some way. Plus, more recent publications and editions were more open racial bonuses to mental scores, so their bonus to charisma wasn't too unique.

	::+2 Charisma, -2 Constitution		::+2 Charisma, -2 Constitution
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	''[[Bahamut]]:'' 3 times that day, when you cast a spell, you can choose a single creature targeted by or in the area of that spell. If the selected creature is Evil, it takes 2d6 damage in addition to the normal effects of the spell.		''[[Bahamut]]:'' 3 times that day, when you cast a spell, you can choose a single creature targeted by or in the area of that spell. If the selected creature is Evil, it takes 2d6 damage in addition to the normal effects of the spell.
	* Thanks to the inventiveness of players, it should be noted here that this extra damage applies to any spell that targets a creature or hits an area a creature is in. For example, if a spellscale bard targets an area with a ''glitterdust'' spell and tacks on the Bahamut quickening ability, then they can do 2d6 untyped damage to any single Evil creature in the area of that spell (in addition to the usual Will save against the blinding effect, and the no-save penalties to invisibility and Hide). This even applies to the lowly ''message'' spell; you can now deliver the message "If you're evil, I'm not sorry for this!" along with 2d6 untyped damage to your favorite villain. Note that this does not applies to SLAs, supernatural abilities, psionics, etc.; the RAW here is that it only works with spells you cast.		* Thanks to the inventiveness of players, it should be noted here that this extra damage applies to any spell that targets a creature or hits an area a creature is in. For example, if a spellscale bard targets an area with a ''glitterdust'' spell and tacks on the Bahamut quickening ability, then they can do 2d6 untyped damage to any single Evil creature in the area of that spell (in addition to the usual Will save against the blinding effect, and the no-save penalties to invisibility and Hide). This even applies to the lowly ''message'' spell; you can now deliver the message "If you're evil, I'm not sorry for this!" along with 2d6 untyped damage to your favorite villain. Note that this does not applies to SLAs, supernatural abilities, psionics, etc.; the RAW here is that it only works with spells you cast.

	''[[Chronepsis]]:'' Bonus to Listen checks, unlimited access to Silent Spell for the day.		''[[Chronepsis]]:'' Bonus to Listen checks, unlimited access to Silent Spell for the day.

1d4chan>Eisfalken at 14:52, 19 February 2019

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	''[[Bahamut]]:'' 3 times that day, when you cast a spell, you can choose a single creature targeted by or in the area of that spell. If the selected creature is Evil, it takes 2d6 damage in addition to the normal effects of the spell.		''[[Bahamut]]:'' 3 times that day, when you cast a spell, you can choose a single creature targeted by or in the area of that spell. If the selected creature is Evil, it takes 2d6 damage in addition to the normal effects of the spell.
	* Thanks to the inventiveness of players, it should be noted here that this extra damage applies to any spell that targets a creature or hits an area a creature is in. For example, if a spellscale bard targets an area with a ''glitterdust'' spell and tacks on the Bahamut quickening ability, then they can do 2d6 untyped damage to any Evil creature in the area of that spell (in addition to the usual Will save against the blinding effect, and the no-save penalties to invisibility and Hide). This even applies to the lowly ''message'' spell; you can now deliver the message "If you're evil, I'm not sorry for this!" along with 2d6 untyped damage to your favorite villain. Note that this does not applies to SLAs, supernatural abilities, psionics, etc.; the RAW here is that it only works with spells you cast.		* Thanks to the inventiveness of players, it should be noted here that this extra damage applies to any spell that targets a creature or hits an area a creature is in. For example, if a spellscale bard targets an area with a ''glitterdust'' spell and tacks on the Bahamut quickening ability, then they can do 2d6 untyped damage to any single Evil creature in the area of that spell (in addition to the usual Will save against the blinding effect, and the no-save penalties to invisibility and Hide). This even applies to the lowly ''message'' spell; you can now deliver the message "If you're evil, I'm not sorry for this!" along with 2d6 untyped damage to your favorite villain. Note that this does not applies to SLAs, supernatural abilities, psionics, etc.; the RAW here is that it only works with spells you cast.

	''[[Chronepsis]]:'' Bonus to Listen checks, unlimited access to Silent Spell for the day.		''[[Chronepsis]]:'' Bonus to Listen checks, unlimited access to Silent Spell for the day.