There are many entries in the Monster Manual for Lizardfolk, but I have yet to find a good piece of literature describing how to play them as a player race. If necessary I will create it from scratch, or use another race and port over the stats, but I was hoping someone else out there (whether official WoTC or not) has already done the legwork for me. Do Lizardfolk as an official playable race exist in 4e? If not, is there any existing homebrew creations of them as a playable race?
My Lizard-y expectations
CAVEAT: If there is an "official" source or otherwise an already pre-made mock up of Lizardfolk as a race in 4e, that is acceptable to me. I am just trying to give a feeling for those of you who are attempting to find something else that fits.
Lizardfolk to me were always the cool, sly, dexterous younger brother who was overshadowed by the meathead, muscle bound Dragonborn older brother. Lizardfolk should feel shifty and sly. A good Dex score, and probably a good Wisdom score as well.
They always seem to be at home in nature, so nature skill bonuses, and an affinity for the ranger/druid/shaman/warden type classes would probably work well. As said before, they have always felt shifty and "fight smarter" to me, so some type of racial power that allows them to move around the battlefield more efficiently? That seems about right.
Best Answer
Reskin Razorclaw Shifter to be Lizardfolk
First and foremost reskins/refluffs of existing classes/races/etc. work really well in 4e because everything works off of mechanical keywords. Thus you are free to rename and redescribe a mechanical something as a very different story something without affecting the game in any real way.
Razorclaw Shifters stand out because they get racial bonuses to both Wisdom and Dex and their racial power helps adds to the kind of look you are going for. I've linked the compendium article for them, but you can also find them in PHB2 if you are using books.