5e:Race
Race is a term in Dungeons & Dragons 5e that refers to the species of player characters.
Racial Traits
The description of each race includes racial traits that are common to members of that race. The following entries appear among the traits of most races. [1]
Alignment
Most races have tendencies toward certain alignments, described in this entry. These are not binding for player characters, but considering why your dwarf is chaotic, for example, in defiance of lawful dwarf society can help you better define your character. [1]
Size
Characters of most races are Medium, a size category including creatures that are roughly 4 to 8 feet tall. Members of a few races are Small (between 2 and 4 feet tall), which means that certain rules of the game affect them differently. The most important of these rules is that Small characters have trouble wielding heavy weapons, as explained in “Weapons.” [1]
Speed
Your speed determines how far you can move when traveling ( “Adventuring”) and fighting (“Combat”).[1]
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, and write certain languages.[1]
Subraces
Some races have subraces. Members of a subrace have the traits of the parent race in addition to the traits specified for their subrace. Relationships among subraces vary significantly from race to race and world to world. [1]
Design Note: Changes to Racial Traits
In 2020, the book Tasha's Cauldron of Everything introduced the option to customize several of your character’s racial traits, specifically the Ability Score Increase trait, the Language trait, and traits that give skill, armor, weapon, or tool proficiencies.
Following in that book’s footsteps, the race options in future D&D books lack the Ability Score Increase trait, the Language trait, the Alignment trait, and any other trait that is purely cultural. Racial traits henceforth reflect only the physical or magical realities of being a player character who’s a member of a particular lineage. Such traits include things like darkvision, a breath weapon (as in the dragonborn), or innate magical ability (as in the forest gnome). Such traits don’t include cultural characteristics, like language or training with a weapon or a tool, and the traits also don’t include an alignment suggestion, since alignment is a choice for each individual, not a characteristic shared by a lineage.
Finally, going forward, the term “race” in D&D refers only to the suite of game features used by player characters. Said features don’t have any bearing on monsters and NPCs who are members of the same species or lineage, since monsters and NPCs in D&D don’t rely on race or class to function. Moreover, DMs are empowered to customize the features of the creatures in their game as they wish. [2]
List of Races
103 official and unofficial races.
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| Race | Type | Abilities | Size | Speed | Darkvision | Features | Summary | Source Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarakocra (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft., flying 30 ft. | Flight, Talons, Wind Caller | Aarakocra are winged humanoids that can fly. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Aarakocra | Humanoid | Dexterity +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 25 ft., flying 50 ft. | Flight, Talons | Aarakocra are winged humanoids that can fly. | Canon, Pointer | Player's Companion Elemental Evil | |
| Aasimar (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | Celestial Resistance, Healing Hands, Light Bearer, Celestial Revelation | Half-human, half-celestial. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Aasimar | Humanoid | Charisma +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | Celestial Resistance, Healing Hands, Light Bearer | Half-human, half-celestial. | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Autognome (Lineage) | Construct | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft. ft. | Armored Casting, Built for Success, Healing Machine, Mechanical Nature, Sentry's Rest, Specialized Design | Canon, Pointer | Astral Adventurer's Guide | ||
| Bugbear (Lineage) | Humanoid, Goblinoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Long-Limbed, Powerful Build, Sneaky, Surprise Attack | Bugbear as a race | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Bugbear | Humanoid | Strength +2, Dexterity +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Long-Limbed, Powerful Build, Sneaky, Surprise Attack | Bugbear as a race | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters |
| Centaur (Lineage) | Fey | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 40 ft. | Charge, Equine Build, Hooves, Natural Affinity | Centaur as playable lineage | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Centaur | Fey | Strength +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 40 ft. | Fey, Charge, Hooves, Equine Build, Survivor | Centaur as playable race | Canon, Pointer | Varied | |
| Changeling (Lineage) | Fey | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | Changeling Instincts, Shapechanger | Changelings are shapeshifters, appearing as any other anthropomorphic creature at will. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Changeling | Humanoid | +1 to an ability of your choice and Charisma +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | Shapechanger, Changeling Instincts | Changelings are shapeshifters, appearing as any other humanoid at will. | Canon, Pointer | Eberron Rising from the Last War | |
| Dhampir (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 35 ft. | 60 feet | Ancestral Legacy, Deathless Nature, Spider Climb, Vampiric Bite | Quasi-vampire | Canon, Pointer | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft |
| Chromatic Dragonborn (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Chromatic Ancestry, Breath Weapon, Draconic Resistance, Chromatic Warding | Dragonborn race based on gem dragon heritage | Canon, Pointer | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons | |
| Metallic Dragonborn (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Metallic Ancestry, Breath Weapon, Draconic Resistance, Metallic Breath Weapon | Dragonborn race based on gem dragon heritage | Canon, Pointer | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons | |
| [[SRD5:Dragonborn|]] (Lineage) | Humanoid | Strength +2, Charisma +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Draconic Ancestry, Breath Weapon, Damage Resistance | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | ||
| Duergar (Lineage) | Humanoid, Dwarf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 120 feet | Duergar Magic, Dwarven Resilience, Psionic Fortitude | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Duskken | Humanoid | Dexterity +1, Constitution +1 | Medium | 30 feet ft. | 60 feet | Shadewalk, Shadow Stealth, Undead Heritage | Undead shadows from the Shadowfell turned humanoid | User Creation | user:Rlyehable |
| Dwarf Lineage (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2, or two different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 25 ft. | 60 feet | Dwarven Resilience, Dwarven Combat Training, Tool Proficiency, Stonecunning | Varied | ||
| Dwarf | Humanoid, Dwarf | Constitution +2 | Medium | 25 ft. | 60 feet | Dwarven Resilience, Dwarven Combat Training, Tool Proficiency, Stonecunning | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | |
| Dwarf | Humanoid | Constitution +2 | Medium | 25 ft. | 60 feet | Dwarven Resilience, Dwarven Combat Training, Tool Proficiency, Stonecunning | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | |
| Eladrin (Lineage) | Humanoid, Elf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Fey Step, Keen Senses, Trance | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Astral Elf (Lineage) | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Astral Fire, Astral Trance, Fey Ancestry, Keen Senses, Starlight Step | Elves from the Astral Plane | Canon, Pointer | Astral Adventurer's Guide | |
| Elf | Humanoid, Elf | Dexterity +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Keen Senses, Fey Ancestry, Trance | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | |
| Fairy (Lineage) | Fey | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft., fly 30 ft. | Fairy Magic, Flight | Canon, Pointer | Varied | ||
| Firbolg (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Firbolg Magic, Hidden Step, Powerful Build, Speech of Beast and Leaf | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | ||
| Firbolg | Humanoid | Strength +1, Wisdom +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | Firbolg Magic, Hidden Step, Powerful Build, Speech of Beast and Leaf | A race of big humanoids related to the fey. | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Foli Centaur (Lineage) | Fey | Increase one ability score by 2, or two different ability scores by 1. | Large | 40 ft. | Hybrid Size, Unstealthy, Hooves, Custom Barding, Scholarly | Centaur as large playable lineage | User Creation | user:Rlyehable | |
| Gem Dragonborn (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Gem Ancestry, Breath Weapon, Draconic Resistance, Psionic Mind, Gem Flight | Canon, Pointer | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons | ||
| Genasi | Humanoid | Constitution +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | Descended from genies. | Canon, Pointer | Princes of the Apocalypse | ||
| Air Genasi (Lineage) | Humanoid, Genasi | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 35 ft. | 60 feet | Unending Breath, Lightning Resistance, Mingle with the Wind | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Earth Genasi (Lineage) | Humanoid, Genasi | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Earth Walk, Merge with Stone | Genasi descended from Dao. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Fire Genasi (Lineage) | Humanoid, Genasi | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fire Resistance, Reach to the Blaze | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Water Genasi (Lineage) | Humanoid, Genasi | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft., swimming speed equal to your walking speed. | 60 feet | Acid Resistance, Amphibious, Call to the Wave | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Giff (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. ft., swim 30 ft. | Astral Spark, Firearms Mastery, Hippo Build | Canon, Pointer | Astral Adventurer's Guide | ||
| Giff UC (Lineage) | Humanoid | Strength +2, Constitution +1 | Medium | 30 ft. ft. | Firearms Knowledge, Militant, Gunpowder Knowledge, Headlong Charge | User Creation | user:Rlyehable | ||
| Gith | Humanoid | Intelligence +1 | Medium | ft. | Once slaves of the mind flayers, after their revolt, they split into two warring factions, the Githyanki and the Githzerai. | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes | ||
| Githyanki (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Astral Knowledge, Githyanki Psionics, Psychic Resilience | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | ||
| Githzerai (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Githzerai Psionics, Mental Discipline, Psychic Resilience | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | ||
| Glitchling (Lineage) | Construct | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. ft. | Armor Plating, Balance Chaos, Living Construct, Ordered Mind, Vestigial Wings | Pointer, UA | UA 2022 Wonders of the Multiverse | ||
| Gnoll | Humanoid | Strength +1, Dexterity +2 | Medium | 30 feet ft. | 60 feet | Rampage, Bite | User Creation | user:Rlyehable | |
| Deep Gnome (Lineage) | Humanoid, Gnome | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Gift of the Svirfneblin, Gnomish Magic Resistance, Svirfneblin Camouflage | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| [[SRD5:Gnome|]] (Lineage) | Humanoid | Intelligence +2 | Small | 25 ft. | 60 feet | Gnome Cunning | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | |
| Goblin (Lineage) | Humanoid, Goblinoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Fury of the Small, Nimble Escape | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Goblin | Humanoid | Dexterity +2, Constitution +1 | Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fury of the Small, Nimble Escape | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Goliath | Humanoid | Strength +2, Constitution +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Natural Athlete, Stone's Endurance, Powerful Build, Mountain Born | A race of big humanoids related to the fey. | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Goliath (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Little Giant, Mountain Born, Stone's Endurance | A race of big humanoids related to giants. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Grung (Lineage) | Dexterity +2, Constitution +1 | Small | 25 ft., climb 25 feet | Aboreal Alertness, Amphibious, Poison Immunity, Poisonous Skin, Standing Leap, Water Dependency | Canon, Pointer | One Grung Above | |||
| Hadozee (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. ft., climbing 30 ft. (also see Glide) | Dexterous Feet, Glide, Hadozee Resilience | Canon, Pointer | Astral Adventurer's Guide | ||
| [[SRD5:Half-Elf|]] (Lineage) | Humanoid | Choice of two other ability scores increase +1, Charisma +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Skill Versatility | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | |
| [[SRD5:Half-Orc|]] (Lineage) | Humanoid | Strength +2, Constitution +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Menacing, Relentless Endurance, Savage Attacks | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | |
| Halfling | Humanoid, Halfling | Dexterity +2 | Small | 25 ft. | Lucky, Brave, Halfling Nimbleness | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | ||
| Hollow One | Undead, Varied | ft. | 60 feet | Ageless, Cling to Life, Revenance, Unsettling Presence | Canon, Pointer | Explorer's Guide to Wildemount | |||
| Harengon (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Choice of Medium or Small | 30 ft. | Hare-Trigger, Leporine Senses, Lucky Footwork, Rabbit Hop | Canon, Pointer | The Wild Beyond the Witchlight | ||
| Hexblood (Lineage) | Fey | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | Ancestral Legacy, Eerie Token, Hex Magic | Proto-hag | Canon, Pointer | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | |
| High Elf (Lineage) | Humanoid, Elf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Cantrip, Elf Weapon Training, Fey Ancestry, Keen Senses, Trance | Elves of the Shadowfell lienage | User Creation | user:Rlyehable |
| Feywild Hobgoblin (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Fey Gift, Fortune from the Many | Pointer, UA | UA 2021 Folk of the Feywild | |
| Hobgoblin (Lineage) | Humanoid, Goblinoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Fey Gift, Fortune from the Many | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Hobgoblin | Humanoid | Constitution +2, Intelligence +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Martial Training, Saving Face | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Human | Humanoid | Your ability scores each increase by +1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Most numerous of the civilized humanoids. | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 | ||
| Kalashtar | Humanoid | Wisdom +2, Charisma +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Dual Mind, Mental Discipline, Mind Link, Severed from Dreams | Canon, Pointer | Eberron Rising from the Last War | |
| Kender (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft. | Fearless, Kender Aptitude, Taunt | Small humanoid with unquenchable curiosity. | Canon, Pointer | Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen | |
| Kenku (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | Expert Duplication, Kenku Recall, Mimicry | Flightless, anthropoid bird people | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Kenku | Humanoid | Dexterity +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Expert Forgery, Kenku Training, Mimicry | Flightless, anthropoid bird people | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Kobold (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Draconic Cry, Kobold Legacy | Small, dragon-related humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Kobold | Humanoid | Strength -2, Dexterity +2 | Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Grovel, Cower, and Beg, Pack Tactics, Sunlight Sensitivity | Kobold as playable race. | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters |
| Kobold (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Small | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Draconic Legacy, Draconic Roar | Pointer, UA | UA 2021 Draconic Options | |
| Kuo-toa | Humanoid | Strength +1, Constitution +1 , Intelligence +1 | Medium | 30 ft., swim 30 ft. | 120 ft. feet | Amphibious Nature, Otherworldly Perception, Slippery, Sunlight Sensitivity, Martial Training, Madness | Unofficial conversion of 5e monster Kuo-toa. | User Creation | user:Rlyehable |
| Leonin (Lineage) | Strength +1, Constitution +2 | Medium | 35 ft. | 60 feet | Claws, Hunter's Instincts, Daunting Roar | Lion-like humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros | |
| Lizardfolk (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft., Swimming 30 ft. | Bite, Hold Breath, Hungry Jaws, Natural Armor, Nature's Intuition | Reptilian, lizard-like humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Lizardfolk | Humanoid | Constitution +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Bite, Cunning Artisan, Hold Breath, Hunter's Lore, Natural Armor, Hungry Jaws | Lizardlike humanoid. | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters | |
| Locathah (Lineage) | Strength +2, Dexterity +1 | Medium | 30 ft., swim 30 feet | Natural Armor, Observant & Athletic, Leviathan Will, Limited Amphibiousness | Canon, Pointer | Locathah Rising | |||
| Loxodon | Humanoid | Constitution +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Powerful Build, Loxodon Serenity, Natural Armor, Trunk, Keen Smell | Lizardlike humanoid. | Canon, Pointer | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica | |
| Lythari (Lineage) | Humanoid, Elf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Fey Ancestry, Keen Senses, Lycan Polymorph, Trance | Elves that shapechange into a wolf. | User Creation | user:Rlyehable |
| Minotaur (Lineage) | Humanoid, Minotaur | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | Horns, Goring Rush, Hammering Horns, Labrinthine Recall | Minotaur as playable race | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Minotaur | Humanoid | Strength +2, Constitution +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Horns, Goring Rush, Hammering Horns, Imposing Presence | Minotaur as playable race | Canon, Pointer | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica | |
| Orc (Lineage) | Humanoid, Orc | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Adrenaline Rush, Powerful Build, Relentless Endurance | Orc as playable race | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Orc | Humanoid, Ord | Strength +2, Constitution +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Aggressive, Menacing, Powerful Build | Orc as playable race | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters |
| Owlfolk (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft., You can also fly 30 ft. | 90 feet | Magic Sight, Nimble Flight, Silent Feathers | Pointer, UA | UA 2021 Folk of the Feywild | |
| Owlin (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft., fly 30 feet. | Flight, Silent Feathers | Owl-like humanoid | Canon, Pointer | Strixhaven | |
| Phanaton | Humanoid | Dexterity +2, Wisdom +1 | Small | 25 ft., They can also Climb 25 ft. and Fly 40 ft. (see Glide trait) | Glide, Stealthy, Skilled | User Creation | user:Rlyehable | ||
| Plasmoid (Lineage) | Ooze | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. ft. | 60 feet | Amorphous, Hold Breath, Natural Resilience, Shape Self | Canon, Pointer | Astral Adventurer's Guide | |
| Reborn (Lineage) | Humanoid | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. | Ancestral Legacy, Deathless Nature, Knowledge from a Past Life | Once dead, but no longer. | Canon, Pointer | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | |
| Satyr (Lineage) | Fey | Increase one ability score by 2, or two different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 35 ft. | Ram, Magic Resistance, Mirthful Leaps, Reveler | Goat-legged humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Satyr | Fey | Dexterity +1, Charisma +2 | Medium | 35 ft. | Ram, Magic Reistance, Daunting Roar, Mirthful Leaps, Reveler | Goat-legged humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros | |
| Sea Elf (Lineage) | Humanoid, Elf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft., Swimming 30 ft. | 60 feet | Child of the Sea, Fey Ancestry, Friend of the Sea, Keen Senses, Trance | Aquatic elves lienage | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Shadar-kai (Lineage) | Humanoid, Elf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Blessing of the Raven Queen, Fey Ancestry, Keen Senses, Necrotic Resistance, Trance | Elves of the Shadowfell lienage | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Shifter (Lineage) | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Bestial Insticts, Shifting | Shifters are humanoids who's ancesters included lycanthropes. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse | |
| Shifter | Humanoid | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Shifting | Humans with lycanthrope heritage | Canon, Pointer | Eberron Rising from the Last War | |
| Simic Hybrid | Humanoid | +1 to choice of one and Constitution +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Animal Enhancement | Magically gene-spliced humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica |
| T'killi (Lineage) | Humanoid, Elf | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Dry Lands Adapted, Fey Ancestry, Keen Senses, T'killi Training, Trance | Elves of the wilderness and desert. | User Creation | user:Rlyehable |
| Tabaxi (Lineage) | Humanoid, Tabaxi | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft., Climb 30 ft. | 60 feet | Cat's Claws, Cat's Talent, Feline Agility | Anthropomorphic cat-people. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Tabaxi | Humanoid | Dexterity +2, Charisma +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | 60 feet | Feline Agility, Cat's Claws, Cat's Talent | Anthropomorphic cat-people. | Canon, Pointer | Volo's Guide to Monsters |
| Thri-kreen (Lineage) | Monstrosity | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small | 30 ft. ft. | 60 feet | Chameleon Carapace, Secondary Arms, Sleepless, Thri-kreen Telepathy | Canon, Pointer | Astral Adventurer's Guide | |
| Tiefling | Humanoid | Intelligence +1, Charisma +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | 30 feet | Hellish Resistance, Infernal Legacy | Humanoids descended from humans and fiends. | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Tortle (Lineage) | Humanoid, Tortle | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium or Small. | 30 ft. | Claws, Hold Breath, Natural Armor, Nature's Intuition, Shell Defense | Turtle people | Canon, Pointer | Tortle Package | |
| Tortle | Humanoid | Strength +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Claws, Hold Breath, Natural Armor, Shell Defense, Survival Instinct | Turtle people | Canon, Pointer | Tortle Package | |
| Triton (Lineage) | Humanoid, Triton | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Medium | 30 ft., and a swimming speed equal to your walking speed. | 60 feet | Amphibious, Control Air and Water, Emissary of the Sea, Guardian of the Depths | Aquatic humanoids with bluish skin and green hair. | Canon, Pointer | Monsters of the Multiverse |
| Triton | Humanoid, Triton | Strength +1, Constitution +1 , Charisma +1 | Medium | 30 ft., and a swimming 30 feet | 60 feet feet | Amphibious, Control Air and Water, Emissary of the Sea, Guardian of the Depths | Aquatic humanoids with bluish skin and green hair. | Canon, Pointer | Varied |
| Vedalken | Humanoid | Intelligence +2, Wisdom +1 | Medium | 30 ft. | Vedalken Dispassion, Tireless Precision, Partially Amphibious | Blue, hairless humanoids | Canon, Pointer | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica | |
| Warforged | Humanoid | +1 to one abilility of choice and Constitution +2 | Medium | 30 ft. | Constructed Resilience, Sentry's Rest, Integrated Protection, Specialized Design | Canon, Pointer | Eberron Rising from the Last War |
Subraces and Variants
Subrace is the classified variations within a race (see above).
Variant describes a variation of the race (but usually not classified socially).
List of Subaces
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official and unofficial races.Function: CargoSQLQuery::run Query: SELECT `rly2_cargo__Pages_Info`.`_pageID` AS `cargo_backlink_page_id_Pages_Info`,`rly2_cargo__5e_Subrace`.`_pageID` AS `cargo_backlink_page_id_5e_Subrace`,COUNT(`rly2_cargo__5e_Subrace`.`_pageName`) AS `_pageName)` FROM `rly2_cargo__5e_Subrace` LEFT OUTER JOIN `rly2_cargo__Pages_Info` ON ((`rly2_cargo__5e_Subrace`.`_pageName`=`rly2_cargo__Pages_Info`.`_pageName`)) WHERE (`rly2_cargo__Pages_Info`.`Hidden`=0 OR `rly2_cargo__Pages_Info`.`Hidden` IS NULL) ORDER BY `rly2_cargo__Pages_Info`.`_pageID`,`rly2_cargo__5e_Subrace`.`_pageID`,COUNT(`rly2_cargo__5e_Subrace`.`_pageName`) LIMIT 100
Error: No field named "Hidden" found for the database table "Pages_Info".
| Race | Subrace | Abilities | Size Change |
Speed Change |
Darkvision (if change) |
Features | Source Notes | Source |
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Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
- F. Wesley Schneider, et. al.. UA 2021 Gothic Lineages (5e 2014) (2021-01-21). Wizards of the Coast. ↑