Baldur's Gate 3 Lore: Dragonborn - Amazing Things You Didn't Know!

[@Tibone15]

Thank you so much for watching!! If you like this style of video let me know 😁

[@caspburnt13]

Really liked this style of video! Do more please!

[@Tibone15]

@@caspburnt13 Thank you! I have some more in mind.

[@icetide9411]

The easy way to remember the difference between dragonborn and half dragons is that one is a race with characteristics of the dragons, and the other is created by bards

[@alexfoudraine5886]

Half-Dragons made by bards are way less common than half-dragons made by bathing on dragon blood

[@trololoev]

it because they don't want to said truth. Also bards make rumors that dragons can turn into humans, but truth is that bards are into dragons, not humans.@@alexfoudraine5886

[@edwinvanooijen7749]

The first thing mentioned is partially wrong, MOST dragonborns don't have tails, but some do and I think it is a resesive trait. The most famous/imfamous dragonborn with a tail is Arkhan the Cruel, an Oath Breaker Paladin and Champion of Tiamat.

[@Tibone15]

Thanks for the info. Based my recording on PHB and all the research I read. Most things pointing to them not. Cheers!

[@DANgeonsNDragons]

I feel it's a bit unfair to use Arkhan as an example. Yes, he is DnD canon, but he was created not by WotC. I believe was created for Critical Role first, which does have both tailed and tailless dragonborn. TlDR Arkhan was created by Joe Manganiello based on his desires and is used by WotC with his permission. Hence difference from "lore" dragonborn.

[@edwinvanooijen7749]

@@DANgeonsNDragons True Arkhan was created for Critical Role, however when Wizards published Decent into Avernus they didn't change anything of him They even informed everyone the Arkhan is actually from Toril/Forgotten Realms. Also his official mini also has a tail.

[@christianshark6678]

To add onto this, there is at least one Dragonborn NPC with a tail in BG3. The female bard at the guild hall.

[@cosmicspacething3474]

@@DANgeonsNDragons Desires?

[@HatchetHaro]

DnD: Dragonborn do not have tails. Don't give your Dragonborn tails. Scalies: 🎵𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒾 𝒹𝑜 𝒶𝓃𝓎𝓌𝒶𝓎?🎵

[@draco6349]

Honestly though, bg3 has my highest regards for adding tail options. I don't care what WotC says, I am NOT making a dragonborn character with a bare ass.

[@greenchilistudioz4537]

Same can be said with warcraft worgens, furries will find means to jusfiy that every animal creature to have tail!

[@IcyLucario]

WoTC should really just drop that all together and sweep it under the rug. DnD is about playing a fantasy, and they are otherwise pretty good at giving people the power to play the fantasy they want to play. ...Which makes the whole no tail thing really weird because absolutely fucking nobody with the desire to play a Dragonborn, or any reptile at all for that matter, wants to play without a tail. It's so commonly ignored that they gotta just take the L and accept they made bad lore.

[@grapiesoo]

@@IcyLucario They're also built bulky enough they look incredibly off balance without it. Give them LARGER. TAILS. RAAAAAAAAAA

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Hey, they gave them color specific breath weapons too, so really they are just misnamed half dragons 😂

[@falconman9554]

If you make a Dragonborn Sorcerer and choose that they get there powers from dragon blood...you get some pretty wild color combinations depending on what type of dragon the dragon blood came from...I chose Black dragon looks with gold dragon ancestory

[@talradlandheart6075]

I did that myself on one of my playthroughs, a black with red ancestry. Looked pretty awesome for my dark urge character.

[@benthomason3307]

I always thought it was weird that dragonborn didn't at least automatically get one sorcerer cantrip for free. I also find it frustrating that you're mechanically punished if you pick the same type of dragon as your race, so I always houserule that doing so make you flato ut immune to the damage type in question.

[@zachmercer1065]

@@benthomason3307 yeah, considering the Resistance you get through a Draconic Sorcerer is temporary, it should really become Immunity if you already have Resistance to that damage type through your race.

[@romulus9263]

If I remember right. In the lore it said that some Dragonborn have tails but it is just very rare

[@Tibone15]

Not sure went of PHB

[@lazthelep3592]

Can't remember what book but 2 types of dragonborn draconblood dragonborn have a tail, while the ravenite dragonborn do not if I remember right..

[@tinyguy1015]

@@Tibone15 probably a recessive trait

[@kilgoresandtrout]

@@lazthelep3592 that’s lore from Exandria. Critical Role

[@Dro0zzy]

Great video! I'm mainly playing the cool lizard race in all of my playthrough ( because they look way too damn good to care about not having any advantages ) and this bit of lore was really fun to know. Props for your amazing calming ability to explain as well! :)

[@Tibone15]

Thank you so much! Yeah, they look amazing

[@rebmakash8539]

So, there are *some* religious dragonborn, but it's rare. They tend to have the mentality of, "Where were the gods when we were enslaved in Abeir?" However, they do exist. The scandal involved with the Platinum Cadre is proof of this. Here's one for you: Dragonborn have their "first" names last. They have their clan names listed first, due to the importance of their clans.

[@benthomason3307]

real-world Asians actually structure their names the same way. that's why Kim Jong Un has the same first name as his dad and grandad.

[@aurorakvile1842]

My amazing former DM let me have a tail as a dragonborn, i would use it to curl around my party members when sleeping/long resting. (would often get disadvantage on stealth though😆)

[@Tibone15]

That's actually pretty cool lol

[@herlax2]

Haha, that's cute, I think if I did that in my party they would think I'm weird

[@azertyuiopqsdfghjklm]

that's so cute omg

[@benbeckman2377]

"Dragonborn is rarely an oathbreaker paladin. If they're oathbreaker they usually banished." I just got a really great idea for The Dark Urge run😈

[@stephengarforth2753]

Yea but lizard dudes with tails are hot

[@Tibone15]

agreed lol

[@ShinGallon]

The first actual D&D character I ever rolled was a Dragonborn monk, and I had him with a tail (because frankly anthro or anthro-adjacent type characters just look better with tails) but I actually worked it into his backstory (one of his grandparents was actually a dragon, hence the tail) and he *thinks* the tail is why his parents left him at the monastery where he learned martial arts (the truth is much darker). Anyway, when BG3 came out I was pleasantly surprised I could make a Dragonborn with a tail in the game, because I intended to recreate my D&D Dragonborn in the game so that was nice.

[@Tibone15]

That sounds awesome!

[@ShinGallon]

@@Tibone15 He's a fun character, I'm thinking I'm gonna work him into the ongoing comic I'm making about my Tabaxi barbarian and her Kobold artificer best friend. Just turn all my D&D characters into my own version of The Avengers...

[@Tibone15]

@@ShinGallon haha Go for it!

[@talradlandheart6075]

I feel that one reason that dragonborn paladins are fairy common is because their original racial features gave them bonuses to strength and charisma, both of which are important for paladins. There were a few things I noticed that BG3 changed for the dragonborn race. Unlike what the game shows, the females do have breasts as the young are born toothless and need to be nursed for the first few months of their life. Their feet are actually more like a dragon's foot, though I feel they simply gave them a more humanoid foot so they could wear boots. They also only have four fingers on each hand, but again they likely gave them five so they wouldn't have to redesign the various gloves they could wear.

[@Jenna_Talia]

I will never forget what Larian took from us.

[@CMDRBonbon]

I hate having learned from this comments that base DnD lore dragonborn women have breasts. It has always been my personal gripe when fantasy races, especially based on reptiles and basically any non-mammalian animal, are given nipples/breasts so they're still sexy or whatever. Sniddies (snake tiddies) breaks my immersion fr.

[@alexfoudraine5886]

In part, the other reason is because of how the Oaths currently work, you don't "need" a god, you just take the oath and obtain power from it, what few know is that by doing so, the Gods who align with said oath will give it power. silently, that way giving the "feeling" of not depending on anyone

[@Syfer-zn5fu]

I didn't know about how they raise thier young, interesting.

[@Tibone15]

Yeah, I thought that was interesting

[@bradybowen3131]

Brass is definetly the best Dragonborn to choose from a min/max perspective. Fire is a very common damage type dealt to the player, so resistance to this damage type is very good! The column/line is the best range type for a breath-weapon because you will more often face enemies who are out of reach; with smart positioning you can hit multiple targets with one blast. I would argue that the Fire breath-weapon can deal the highest damage versus other breath-weapons due to the amount of explosives or ignitable environmental hazards that can be detonated.

[@Tibone15]

that and lightning for sure!

[@hexen2801]

There is a variant of Dragonborn that has tails, now they are part of regular Dragonborn lore overall. Dragonborn also WERE not religious before, but they got drawn to Bahamut or Tiamat after they were pulled from the dimension they came from. Nowadays Dragonborn also have the ability to manifest wings and use breath weapons more often. Bear in mind also, the Dark Urge is a Dragonborn by default, so a Dragonborn can and will be evil, and they will be the best at it if they want to.

[@cringe4282]

Excellent video! I've never seen your videos before, but you have a great voice for this type of content. Really comfortable to listen to, cool and collected, haha. You also explain everything in a very lovely way. And I appreciate how you get right to the point, which is uncommon these days. I'm hoping that when I finally buy BG3, I'll be able to make the prettiest lizard in town, lol. Keep up the good job; I hope to see you between big names one day!

[@Tibone15]

Wow this is such a lovely comment! Thank you so much I am glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@blturn]

Dragonborn can be born with tails but it is viewed as a deformity and is rather rare. For the older generations of dragonborn that immigrated from Abeir to Toril, they did not like dragonborns with tails as it is reminiscent of their dragon tyrants. Some headcannon that dragonborn kill any hatchling with a tail, hence why a lot of dragonborn don't have tails but some do. Newer generations of dragonborn that are born on toril don't really hold the same traditions as their grandparents, so tailed Dragonborn are less frowned upon and are more common. A nice headcannon for why dragonborn are seemingly appearing with more tails in modern renditions.

[@pwnyboy9714]

DND: Dragonborn don't have tails. Dragonborn scales are usually muddy browns and reds. Every player I ever met: Well that's FUCKIN dumb. We're not cowards.

[@KallenMalefic]

Okay but can they mate with non dragonborn? I think that is what we all want to know. How accurate is my dragonborn plowing, Shadowheart?

[@Nonamearisto]

It can be done. Not sure if it will result in a child at any point, but the parts should fit.

[@GamesCooky]

Depends on where you're aiming. Oh wait, you meant how accurate lore wise. Yea, i don't know man...

[@danj8892]

they only dont have tails if youre boring

[@orobobrother34]

I prefer being lore accurate

[@Ravum]

The phb does explicitly say they do not have tails, but in my opinion they look better with them. Also, this lets me approximate my 3rd edition half-dragon character.

[@hunter5822]

I think it’s stupid as hell that “dragon born don’t have tails” is a sentence that can be spoken and also be true….. who thought it was a neat idea to TAKE AWAY tails from Dragonborn…. They aren’t half dragon…. The entire race should have a chance of having tails, and even more rarely have wings.

[@emperorxander666]

the no tail thing is undone by fizband and it will 100% be undone by the new play handbook.

[@PrideBornAmadi]

Dragonborn’s do have tails. It just depends on the breed of Dragonborn. The Draconblood Dragons for instance do canonically have tails.

[@JARedwolf100]

Personally I prefer to turn off the ancestral markings and pick the tail via Draconic Bloodlines. The markings on the DB look more like a disease then anything but…that’s just me. Course it didn’t help I was a med student and seen some really terrifying things in regards to epidermal diseases, best thing was dropping out.

[@dursantwoods8229]

dragonborns were born to basically be half dragons anyways soooo...tail it is, sometimes in dnd if they have extra traits from the dragon parent figure i tend to give wings the more closer to the dragon side they are

[@FerelonShaderoot]

Heads up, one thing to note is Fizban's treasury of dragons book that did end up giving dragonborn a lot of these traits I do beleive.

[@killtoa98]

"there are no religious dragonborns" "no evil" meanwhile me playing as an evil cleric black dragonborn of tiamat

[@GaneicMehiro]

I would guess that a lot of honor bound comes from the. Words are power. A given word(Promise) must be kept. Because its a bound. Something a lot of powerful creatures abide by. It doesn't necessarily mean that they can't lie or deceit or have to be fair. More usually shown by evil creatures such as demons and their Contracts, ususlly being in the favor of Demon. Yet its still binding. Oaths are a manifestation of this, in the form of that you promise to uphold certain standards and in return gain direct power. And your directly punished for breaking thst oath.

[@DinoMan_6]

I’m just gonna pretend I’m an Argonian. Hehehwhah!

[@Tibone15]

Haha 😆

[@backpack_hermit25]

My DM informed me of this no tail thing which I never knew of for the 2 years I had this character. so we initially came up with a lore reason for this, as a draconic bloodline sorcerer, his draconic bloodline gave him the tail. This has since changed tho, he no longer has a tail and I think it looks much better now tbh. Now his sorcery powers is a mix of draconic ancestry blood, but also a relation to Bhaal, as a second-generation Bhaalspawn (So I can play them as Dark Urge now if I so wish :D). But they aren't a chosen of Bhaal or anything that major, they're just long lost descendant from Bhaal, to the point any violent compulsions he has aren't that significant or overwhelming... But they still exist. His upbringing in a loving family that rejected his races formalities of clans and independance, valuing love, family and connection instead has helped him subconciously channel his violent urges to protect. He aspires to be valued still like a lot of dragonborns, and he aims to do this by adventuring the world, and singing songs and telling tales of his and his companions journeys. However he deep down, struggles to find value in himself.

[@Tibone15]

This is a great backstory, thank you for sharing

[@barbablanca2845]

More of a Dragonborn than a bg3 video. great content.

[@lingth]

So if u have a Black Dragonborn (resistance to Acid) then pick Red Dragonic Bloodline sorcerer then u get resistance to Fire also?

[@Tibone15]

Yeah that does work.

[@Dragon81205]

That’s genius

[@lingth]

I dun get how is it a Dragonic Bloodline Sorcerer gets 13 AC due to the scales, but a Dragonborn Race dun start with AC 13 throughout?

[@Tibone15]

I know lol

[@AdeptusOrkstodes]

they DO have tails and **I will die on this hill**

[@orobobrother34]

They don't. The ones that have are a rare exception, Just as being Albino is for humans

[@Lichdemonz]

Dragonborn not having tails just looks... wrong, to me. Not sure why.

[@mikeval1525]

Maybe because we associate reptiles having as normal, so when we see them without one. It feels wrong.

[@ranxer1679]

Great video, thank you!

[@Tibone15]

Glad you liked it!

[@Xenomorphine]

From what I've read, some dragonborn do sometimes have a tail, but they consider it to be a deformity, so to speak. So, if you want to role-play a harsh upbringing, giving them a tail might visually conform to that.

[@NataliaNeeSama]

Since they're very "honor" based, I made a Monk Dragonborn. Hopefully it fits in the lore.

[@SaschaSeitz136]

For me, the Durge Sorcadin Oathbreaker is Canon🫡

[@Zeromegas]

Now they do have tails of Fan demand. You can still play them without tail

[@omargerardolunamorales217]

I remember this lore, yeah the dragonborn in forgotten realms are not really religious since Abeir they used to be no Gods but rather Primordials which are legendary elementals and sometimes beings of pure entropy although those are rare, but don't misunderstand, Dragonborns are indeed created by the Dragon Gods, specifically the Overgod Io (Not to be confused with Ao the Overgod that Gale mentions), Io is an insanely powerful Overgod that most of the times is depicted as the most powerful being in all D&D, Io is the father of both Bahamut and Tiamat and some Legends claim that the dragonborn were born from the Blood of Io, in case you're confused in Forgotten Realms Io have also a second name that is Asgorath, also in Forgotten Realms there are cases in which Dragonborn are born with tails but that is considered a deformity so it's not common, but in the case of religion, well slowly the Dragonborn of Tymanther is adopting the worshiping of Bahamut and in other settings like Greyhawk they do worship the Dragon Gods.

[@Jenna_Talia]

Idk if my dragonborn was pulling a goblin's legs but apparently dragonborn just don't have assholes? Or at least don't produce waste. There's dragonborn dialogue where you can tease a goblin about not having to shit (one of the gobbos by Minthara, the one screaming at the scrying eye.)

[@heyfami]

First time seeing your content, really liked the summary, thanks!

[@spicydong317]

Thing about DnD Pally's is that they can, but do not need to serve any god They can serve and get their powers from the oath itself, easier to RP

[@Tibone15]

Yeah that is the great thing about the newer editions. Older edition not so much 🤣

[@Chronesys]

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons say hi. Cromatic/metallic/gem dragonborn have the breath weapon tied to the scales color

[@ryanell123]

Sure most dragonborns may fit into your description, but ths pc is not most.

[@V-95K]

Damn, I have created Barbarian Fire Dragonborn 😅

[@ThePouillote]

From what i know, i think its a rare trait for dragonborns to have...I also had heard about some dragonborns having some kind of draconic wings...Although im not certain, do feel free to correct me about the wings

[@garuelx8627]

There is an Unearthed Arcana racial feat that gives them wings. 20 fly speed so long as they aren't wearing heavy armor.

[@hanbill]

really good quick intel for my noob DnD brain

[@Tibone15]

Glad you liked it 😁

[@greevar]

The Platinum Cadre is one sect of Dragonborn who do worship Bahamut.

[@luizfranciscolopesfonsecan809]

Dragonborns do have tails now hahah!

[@skeletonking4119]

Although I never played DnD before nor ever heard about it, but for strange reasons, I do have 100% understand of what you mean! I suppose this what will happen if you watch too much fantasy movies and stories , again well made my good sir, please accept my humble like upon thy video.

[@fivenightsofrandomness9224]

bruh, my oathbreaker warlock is the least dragonborn a dragonborn could be

[@kensu939]

Wow this was great!

[@Tibone15]

Thank you very much 😁

[@intricatic]

But I want to play as a whole dragon, not just half of one. =(

[@h8everythingdies]

This is my favorite character in baldurs gate so far. I hope there is a tail slap.

[@Tibone15]

No unfortunately, but you get a breath attack!

[@h8everythingdies]

Devs would probably have to add it. Or add attack with custom animations in a mod maybe.

[@Tibone15]

@@h8everythingdies maybe when the official mod support gets released. That would be awesome.

[@h8everythingdies]

Half dragon is in a recent mod.

[@Tibone15]

@@h8everythingdies it is but still no tail slap smh lol. I know therenis a forum post on some people working on custom animations

[@Prince_Smugarina]

The irony of them not being religious, while also the stereotypical choice for "Paladin"(since their racial modifiers are perfect for it :X)

[@johanobesusfatjohn5836]

This is a completely irrelevant comment, but my insomnia is hitting me hard tonight. Just about every time you said "dragonborn" my brain glitched and I would for a second forget which franchise this was about. There was some weird dissonance when you talked about breath weapons instead of shouts, for example.

[@Tibone15]

I felt the same editing it a bit haha

[@papirooster6236]

What about arkhan the cruel

[@RaskaTheFurry]

I thought dragonborns had cults of Tiamat/Bahamut, so there are religious dragonborns, no ?

[@Tibone15]

Very rare and the are shunned/ banished

[@garuelx8627]

When they were first introduced in 3.5, they were an artificial lineage bestowed by Bahamut or Tiamat. You could even give them wings, a tail attack, or a breath weapon for their lineage mutation.

[@AcumenIdc]

Good work!!!

[@Nonamearisto]

TL;DW: Most Dragonborn lore is just plain stupid, so most people ignore it.

[@greenchilistudioz4537]

I didn't know that, it is no wonder I seen videos of them never having them, which means most of dragonborns are half dragons and possibly evil . . . lmao

[@fleetcenturion]

The tail comes from the dragonborn in the Critical Role campaign world.

[@Tibone15]

Yeah, not in actual dnd lore just a character that was canonized

[@fleetcenturion]

@@Tibone15 - No, there are two distinct subspecies of dragonborn in Tal'Dorei. As far as I'm concerned, Dragonborn shouldn't exist in the first place. The Spellplague seems to have been invented for the sole reason of letting players play dragon-people. Any lore that Wizards added should be disregarded, on the grounds that it's just plain stupid.

[@Tibone15]

@@fleetcenturion right I was just going off the PHB and the spell plague event. I saw no mention of 2 species. Curious where that was from. Like I said could have missed some things

[@fleetcenturion]

@@Tibone15 - Personally, I think that a tail, vs. a lack thereof, means absolutely nothing. My main problem with dragonborn is that they exist in the first place. Yes, playing a cool looking dragon man would kick ass... _in a video game._ The one thing people forget with TTRPGs, is that an identity is not the same thing as a personality.

[@DragonKnightX12]

​@@fleetcenturionWell unfortunately Wizards are the one and only authority on the official canon. I don't really see the issue. Plenty of other beast races available, why not throw dragon people in the mix? I find it more weird that Larian didn't include Aasimar, but we can make a Githyanki.

[@Husker_XIII]

Dragonborn don't look right without tails so I'm putting a tail on mine.

[@Nonamearisto]

Most of the lore here is stupid or not actually canon. The "mostly not religious" bit makes NO SENSE in a world where the existence of gods is an objective fact.

[@Tibone15]

Makes sense bc they are not from that world. God's don't exist where they are from

[@Nonamearisto]

@@Tibone15 They exist in the world they're in now.

[@Ov3rc4st]

With lore as cool as dragonborns.. you would think they would have decent innate abilities or passive in bg3 and not be so boring and awful...😂😂

[@Tibone15]

I agree. Something other than breath and resistances lol

[@marquisepixley684]

I disagree with you

[@Dragon81205]

Well we have mods to fix that.

[@arcmen2275]

Thats the neat part. People add tail to dragonborn with not a care of that stupid lore snippet.

[@Tibone15]

That's how it goes.

[@JulianaBlewett]

1 dragonborn is a dragonborn 12 dragonborn are dragonborn Dragonborns would be dragonborn's, a possessive pronoun. i.e. "The dragonborn's scales were exceptionally shiny."

[@GoldenBeHolden13]

I'm not finishing your video. Tails are a player choice and no one, even the games creator has a right to dictate that. The lore in this case is wrong and if no one believes me, run a poll and find out how many dragon born players choose to give their characters tails.

[@olenorden553]

Omg no evil dragonborn 😮😮 we must change it now !! Muhaha

[@uselence]

default dark urge character's like I'm not a thing anymore

[@andrerodon3921]

Does any of this actually apply to the game Baldur's Gate 3? Disappointingly useless guide for BG3.

[@Bofore13]

Ah, but the thing about some official published material is that, it's wrong!

[@Moonshainu]

Very very, really really.

[@Dragon81205]

Is there a reason why one Dragonborn parent raise a kid?

[@BoardGame-Hall-JP]

nice

[@Tibone15]

Thanks

[@valandil7454]

I mean this in the nicest way but. I thought you were going to talk about something interesting within the lore of the game that I clearly didn't know, why are you stating "facts" of your own like you weren't addressing an entirely made up group of people these designers decided to use in their game? They could've made them followers of Tymora, with long acidic tongues and tails they could strangle you with as a bonus action...it's their game

[@TheNaznine]

Yes, thank you, not to mention they could have made them cross over from Krynn and been Dragon kin from Dragonlance. another complete D&D world from the D&D realms just like the githyanki across all realms. His research was not very good when he admits tails are rare in the Forgotten Realms lore but that is not the same as they are not part of the lore. In D&D as a whole there are lots of Dragonborn characters with tails.

[@pentatron3127]

Furrybait, and hopefully the Tabaxi comes XD