What They Don't Tell You About Lizardfolk - D&D

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[goliathprime]

Hey there MrRhexx! I wanted to clear up your confusion about the Lizardfolk teeth. It appears that D&D based the Lizardfolk off a real life creature called the Tuatara. Tuataras are the most ancient lineage of reptiles still living today and can only be found in New Zealand. They retain many features of fish and amphibians that are not found in any other reptile. Beyond having 3 functional eyes, stomach ribs and lungs that are little more than fish air-bladders, they don't have teeth. Instead, like fish, they have tooth-like projections that just erupt right out of their gumline. They look exactly like reptile or fish teeth, but they have no root, no enamel; they are just bone. They aren't any weaker than normal teeth, but they do break and wear out all the same. When that happens, they are usually just ground down to a stump by the act of chewing. It doesn't seem to slow Tuatara's down whether they have teeth or not.

If you want to see what Lizardfolk really look like, just take a look at the Tuatara. They even have the crests the D&D manual talks about.

[dank_smirkndchannel]

Elf: *slays an ogre* "That was a piece of cake."
*crunching noise*
*party looks back in horror*
Lizardfolk: *looks up covered in ogre blood and guts* "Knife-ears lied. There is no cake."

[dank_smirkndchannel]

I have an idea of a cloud giant keeping a lizardfolk tribe in a terrarium. The tribe wouldn’t really mind due to the safety and he constant supply of food. The chief would take the spot directly under the heat lamp for themselves.

[dantesmythe]

I think emotionless, completely logical lizard folk get into the funniest scenarios.

Imagine you're in a party, walking through a snowy area low on supplies, everyone is panicking but the lizard folk isn't, you ask why. "I have enough food to last for 4 days." you notice his bag is just as light as yours and he's watching your exhausted, starving halfling bard like a hawk

[teknomax]

"they don't laugh when they Crack a joke"
"they don't feel actual emotions"
He literally just showed a picture of lizard men busting up from one of them jokes... XD

[izzybluejay]

11:56 From this fact alone, I can just imagine the shenanigans of playing a Lizardfolk shaman in an adventuring party, just:
Character: So, what's your gender?
Lizardfolk: Shaman.
Character: No, I mean like, what is in your pants.
Lizardfolk: *BOTH.*

[jacopoarmini]

"father could you pass me the salt, so that I can make this human flesh more appetizing?"
"nay son/daughter, what are you? Intelligent or something?"
"I said, pass me the salt, father!"
"HA! you'll have to tread on my corpse before I do that!"
a battle to the death begins.

[justagundam]

Seeing a group of lizard men sitting around a table laughing their tails off warms my heart.

[josephmartins]

“Kekwalah essentially screwed himself over by thinking too hard” Never before have I head anything more relatable.

[haenen]

Anyone who looks at a nymph will die, instantly and there's no shortcuts around it.
Lizardfolk: *Chomp chomp* This humanoid tastes weird. Almost like I'm eating an emotion.

[alexanderthegreat]

You left out a pretty good and (in my mind) important part from the Volo's Guide about their opinions on humanoid allies. They actually feel almost a sense of pity for those who "lack scales and sharp teeth" and to them it is a wonder they survive without such protections. Quote from Volo's Guide to Monsters: "They assesd such beings as hatchlings, young ones incapable of protecting themselves but who might prove useful in the future if they receive care."
Edit: apparently there was an embarrassing typo

[Kunori]

You know, if you wanted to make lizardmen more emotional in a setting, there are real life reptiles that are more developed in that way. Crocodiles, in particular, have social dynamics and can develop attachments, care for their young and have been observed working together to catch prey, and are one of the bigger inspirations for depictions of lizardfolk.

[Pyrela]

DM: "It is very, very difficult to tell a male lizardfolk from a female lizardfolk. The only observable way, other than very intimate examination..."


Bard: "Say no more! I'm on it!"

[StevetheWizard]

>Lizardfolk shun Intelligence


That doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't run a Lizard Wizard. Just play their Int score as a ruthless cunning, a knack for tactics, excellent memory, and the ability to quickly assess new situations. Or, better yet, play them as being smart enough to play stupid.

[sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid]

It tells you a lot when you play as a lizardfolk and you have the biggest INT score

[Xargas]

I actually imagine lizardfolk using javelins or spears would be about as common or more common than greatclubs. After all, they are swimmers, and greatclubs are poor choices for underwater combat.

[jacobnoelle]

"Corruption is two step away from luxury" common lizardsfolk saying

[sirreginaldfishingtonxvii]

Those joke-cracking lizardfolk in the thumbnail just make me happy to look at.
_I was about to write lizalfos at first. Oops._

[medramonmasquedecendres]

Quest hook:
A tribe of lizard-folks seek assistance: for some reason the eggs produce only one sex for a while, and nothing seem to fix this problem

[silverbullet]

I would definitely homebrew q slightly different tribe of Lizardfolk with different accounts of their religion, like a division that believed Semuanya was trying to hold them back with its “primitive thoughts.” Imagine a cultural divide between intelligence and strength.