Common Races
A dnd guide
Importance of races
Races give diversity in TTRPG, there are three important parts when choosing a
character race
1. Size
2. Racial feats
3. abilities
These are important in mking character
Lets head in to see the races
Humans
Humans well i hope you know
They get a +1 to all skills and modifiers and they can learn any language
Humans are thriving creatures. They adapt more easily
dwarves
The stereotypical dwarves. They mine they smith and drink.
They get dwarven resilience makes it hard to poison them or get drunk
They get +2 con and +1 strength
elves
Elves are a race that lives long. They are usually beautiful. Gorgeous. They love
jewelry
There are many elves
Drow get special perfume that makes you sub
High elves are magically adept
Wood elves are adept in nature
Eladrin are fey elves
Shadar kai are emo and goth elves
Orcs
Orcs are creatures who war. They used to be druidic but their society become
crap. They life is religion War and sex. They die alot so they make more. The
smarter they are the more higher in the heirarchy
goblinoids
Goblinoids had a kingdom it was nuked. Now they live in camps stealing food and
clothes.
Hobgoblins are martial generals
Bugbears are big but stealtful assassins
Goblins are creatures who survive
Vernan are goblins with psionics
Nilbogs are goblins with god powers
Halflings
They are hobbit. They used to be called hobbits then wotc lost against LOTR so
yea they keep the stuff but change the names
teiflings
Teiflings are half demons they have horns and pointy tails. They come in reds
blues or purples. Usually a succubus and a human makes teiflings but a boine
devil and a human works too
They have hellish resistance making it hard to use fire on them
Because they are racially discriminate for being half demon they have to count on
rizz and smarts
+1 to int and +2 to charisma
dragonborn
Dragonborn society is a dick measuring contest literally. They are descendents of
dragons. Technically a third dragon. They belive in honor for family. They are
usually 6-10 ft tall, around 600-800 lbs
Dragonbirn puberty is the most important part of a dragonsboirns life
Dracolins are pimples that pop and decide their color and breath weapons. And
they drop the balls and their size is the decision of their hierarchy
Their breath weapons also decide their resistance
Gnomes
They are small creatures they have 2 flavors
Forest gnomes are your basic garden gnomes
Rock gnomes are the generic tinker gnomes in fantasy
Goliaths
They are half giants. They have many strength. They go from a size of 7-9 foot
tall. Go from 800-900 lbs. They speak giant. They are all about strong.
conclusion
Dnd is a fun ttrpg. But alot has been inspired by narnia LOTR, Harry potter, and
recent GOT. i hope you learned about common races
