One of my players is a dragonborn and wants to know if he can bite enemies. I didn't see anything in the rules about this, does anyone know how it works?
[RPG] Can a dragonborn bite enemies
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One of my players is a dragonborn and wants to know if he can bite enemies. I didn't see anything in the rules about this, does anyone know how it works?
Best Answer
Unless otherwise specified, biting someone is an Unarmed Attack which does 1 pt of damage (+ Str bonus). Anyone can bite their enemies, and that's how much damage they do. The Dragonborn have their breath weapon, but no special bite attack.
The only PC race listed in official materials that has a special bite attack is the Lizardfolk, whose bite is given as 1d6 + Str bonus (Volo's Guide). So your player, if he really wants to bite people, could change his character race in his design to Lizardfolk.
Or, optionally, with your permission as the DM, he could play a variant Dragonborn that has a bite attack equivalent to the Lizardfolk, but has no breath weapon, to balance it out.