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Your choice of race affects many different aspects of your character. It establishes fundamental qualities that exist throughout your character's adventuring career. When making this decision, keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Race Option The kender is a race option for player characters in Dragonlance and other D&D settings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Race Option The owlin is a race option for player characters in Strixhaven and other D&D settings.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Tortle Race I caught a big fish.
Now I search for a good friend
To share my lunch with.
— Tortle haiku
What many tortles consider a simple life, others might call a life of adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Attitude and Race Each ship’s crew and passengers have an attitude that guides how they interact with the characters. Friendly ships seek to trade or share news, neutral ones attack if they feel
table to determine the nature of the crew. The race chosen or rolled need not be the only one found on the ship, and you might use a table multiple times to make a ship’s crew and passengers more
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Race to Destruction After the characters despoil the third shrine in the Temple of Elemental Evil, the remaining cult sends a powerful force with a devastation orb from the Fane of the Eye (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Choosing a Race Humans are the most common people in the worlds of D&D, but they live and work alongside dwarves, elves, halflings, and countless other fantastic species. Your character belongs to
one of these peoples. Not every intelligent race of the multiverse is appropriate for a player-controlled adventurer. Dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans are the most common races to produce the sort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Race and Class Each guild description in chapter 2 provides suggested races and classes for characters belonging to that guild. Some races have strong traditions that direct them toward certain
guilds, but exceptions exist. If you choose a class or a race that’s not typical for your guild, you might have trouble finding a role in the guild — or, more accurately, your superiors might have trouble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Choosing a Race Humans are the most common people in the worlds of D&D, but they live and work alongside dwarves, elves, halflings, and countless other fantastic species. Your character belongs to
one of these peoples. Not every intelligent race of the multiverse is appropriate for a player-controlled adventurer. Dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans are the most common races to produce the sort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans
about these races. The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an important way, by establishing a general appearance and the natural talents gained from culture and ancestry. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
New Race: Verdan The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing
goblinoid things. But then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
A Great Frog Race Characters following the student who invited them to the frog race are led to the fireside lounge (area F5) of Firejolt Café. As in the scene above, the student speaking in this
chalk to mark lanes on the floor, and multiple students are trying to corral the frogs into a starting position.
A student notices the characters and shouts, “You’re just in time! Want to race these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Young Race, Old Roots In the distant past, half-elves were scarce because humans and elves came into contact only infrequently. The ancient elven kingdoms of Cormanthyr and Myth Drannor had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans
. Some races also have subraces, such as mountain dwarf or wood elf. The Races section provides more information about these races.
The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Race to the Glacier If Vellynne Harpell survived the perils of Auril’s island and returned to Icewind Dale with the characters, she urges them to accompany her to the glacier without delay, lest one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
A Race Divided Once we followed in Corellon’s footsteps, but we strayed from that path. For our whole existence, we pay penance for a misstep. It is just? Mayhap not, but when is love just? Is loss
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
A Race without a Home As offspring of the infernal, tieflings call no place in Faerûn their own, although some places and nations are more tolerant of them than most. In the North, the largest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Race or Subrace This section teaches you how to modify existing races, as well as create new ones. The most important step in customizing or designing races for your campaign is to start
with the story behind the race or subrace you wish to create. Having a firm idea of a race’s story in your campaign will help you make decisions during the creation process. Ask yourself several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Example Race: Aasimar (pg. 287) The “Alignment” section has been removed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Creating a New Race or Subrace (pg. 285) The third bullet has been removed. In the fifth bullet, “the race’s history and culture” is now “the race’s history.”
Species
Player’s Handbook
Cherished and guided by gods who value life, home, and hearth, halflings gravitate toward bucolic havens where family and community help shape their lives. That said, many halflings possess a brave
live among humans and other tall folk, are sometimes called lightfoot halflings or tallfellows.
Halfling Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Small (about 2–3 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
be frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Changelings are a humanoid race of shapechangers who conceal
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Unsettling Visage (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Each creature within 30 feet of the changeling must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Flames race across your body, shedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet for the spell’s duration. The flames don’t harm you. Until the spell ends
, you gain the following benefits:
You are immune to fire damage and have resistance to cold damage.
Any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for the first time on a turn or ends its turn
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the comet drops to 0 hit points, it explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. Each creature in the sphere must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6
, and other unsuspecting targets to destroy.
A murder comet’s creator can bind their spirit to the comet. In this form, the comet’s creator becomes ageless and immortal, free to race across
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollAction":"Hooves", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Serrated Tail
looses a bolt of lightning in a line that is 60 feet long and 10 feet wide. Each creature in the line must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
medusa has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that is surprised, and it deals an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Surprise Attack"} damage each time it hits
such a creature with an attack.Multiattack. The medusa makes two claw attacks. It can also use Petrifying Gaze before or after making these attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Rebuke (2nd-Level Spell; 1/Day). When the oread is damaged by a creature within 60 feet of the oread that it can see, the creature that damaged the oread must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 16
volcanoes, where they caper among the forces of dissolution and rebirth. During avalanches and volcanic eruptions, groups of oreads might race ahead of the destruction, dancing, singing, and doing what
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hunting dogs. They race in pursuit of their prey, running it down until it’s too exhausted to fight back. Only the threat of dawn drives the pack back into hiding.
A pack of yeth hounds can be
. Its head has a human-like face and glowing red eyes. The creature gives off a smoky odor.
Yeth hounds make a ghastly baying sound that causes most creatures to flee in terror. They chase those who
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
5 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shocking Grasp","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage, and the target can’t take reactions
until the start of its next turn.
Lightning Eruption (3/Day). The sage creates an eruption of magical lightning centered on a point it can see within 150 feet of it. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shocking Grasp","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage, and the target can’t take reactions
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
hurls a magical lightning bolt at a point he can see within 500 feet of him. Each creature within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation
presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife
Equipment
off their ships and to race one another through asteroid belts and other obstacle courses, either for rewards or bragging rights.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Spellcasting. The magewright’s spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). To cast one of its rituals, the magewright must provide additional material components whose value in gold
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Divine Display (1/day). As a bonus action, Phoenix causes his shield to flare with divine light. Each creature of his choice within 30 feet of him must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be
blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a success.
Spellcasting. Phoenix is a 4th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Soul Binding","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A creature reduced to 0 hit points from this attack dies and has its soul imprisoned in one of the quori's
-foot-radius sphere centered on a point it can see within 60 feet of it. Each creature in that area must make a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 45 (10d8);{"diceNotation":"10d8