Class options for Dungeons and Dragons 5e for all published books, Unearthed Arcana, and the Elemental Evil Players Companion.
Race | Ability Score | Alignments | Size | Speed | Features | Languages | Notes | Source |
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Aarakocra |
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Any Good | Medium | Walk 25, Fly 50 (no medium or heavy armor) | Common, Aarakocra, Auran | EE 5 | ||
Aasimar |
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Any Good | Medium | Walk 30 | Common, Celestial | Resistant to necrotic & radiant damage. Light cantrip. | VOLO 104 | |
DMG version |
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Darkvision 60 | Lesser restoration and daylight 1/lr. | DMG 286 | ||||
Protector |
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Fly 30 when Radiant Soul | Transform to sprout wings for 1 minute, deal extra radiant damage equal to level. | VOLO 105 | ||||
Scourge |
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Transform to unleash searing light to damage yourself for 1 minute and all around you 1/2 level, deal extra radiant damage equal to level. | VOLO 105 | |||||
Fallen |
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Transform to frighten those around you, deal extra necrotic damage equal to level. | VOLO 105 | |||||
Bugbear |
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CE | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60, Powerful Build | Common, Goblin | Proficient in Stealth, Surprise Attack. | VOLO 119 |
Dragonborn |
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Most good, some evil | Medium | Walk 30 | Breath Weapon | Common, Draconic | Damage resistance of dragon ancestor type | PHB 34 |
Dwarf |
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LG | Medium | 25 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Dwarvish | Advantage and resistance against Poison damage | PHB 20 |
Gray Dwarf (Druergar) |
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Darkvision 120, Sunlight Sensitivity | Undercommon | Enlarge, invisiblelity 1/lr | SCAG 104 | |||
Hill Dwarf |
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PHB 20 | ||||||
Mountain Dwarf |
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PHB 20 | ||||||
Elf |
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CG or CN | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Elvish | Proficient with Perception | PHB 23 |
Avariel | Fly 30 (no medium or heavy armor) | Auran | UA Elf Subraces 1 | |||||
Dark Elf (Drow) |
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Evil | Darkvision 120, Sunlight Sensitivity | PHB 24 | ||||
Eladrin |
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Misty step 1/r | DMG 286 | |||||
Eladrin (Alternative) | INT or CHA +1 | Misty step 1/r, Shifting Seasons cantrip | UA Eladrin and Gith 2 | |||||
Grugrach |
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Sylvan instead of Common | Proficiency with spear, shortbow, longbow, net. 1 Druid cantrip. | UA Elf Subraces 1 | ||||
High Elf |
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1 of choice | PHB 23 | |||||
Sea Elf |
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Swim 30 | Amphibian | Aquan | Proficiency with spear, trident, light crossbow, and net. | UA Elf Subraces 1 | ||
Shadar-kai |
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Cantrip of choice from chill touch, spare the dying, or thaumaturgy. Teleport 15 ft 1/rest. | UA Elf Subraces 2 | |||||
Wood Elf |
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35 | Hide behind anything natural | PHB 24 | ||||
Firbolg |
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NG | Medium | Walk 30 | Detect Magic or disguise self 1/r. Powerful Build. | Common, Elvish, Giant | Limited communication with beats and plants. | VOLO 107 |
Genasi |
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TN | Medium | Walk 30 | Common, Primordial | EE 9 | ||
Air |
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Levitation 1/lr | EE 9 | |||||
Earth |
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Pass without trace 1/lr | EE 10 | |||||
Fire |
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Darkvision 60, Fire Resistance | Produce flame, burning hands 1/lr | EE 10 | ||||
Water |
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Swim 30 | Acid Resistance, Amphibious | Shape water cantrip, create or destroy water 1/lr | EE 10 | |||
Gith |
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Medium | Walk 30 | Common, Gith | UA Eladrin and Gith 2 | |||
Githyanki |
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LE | 1 of choice | Proficient in 1 skill or tool of choice, proficient in light and medium armor. Mage hand cantrip. Jump and misty step 1/lr | UA Eladrin and Gith 2 | |||
Githzerai |
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LN | +1 to AC in light armor or unarmored with no shield. Mage hand cantrip. shield and detect thoughts 1/lr | UA Eladrin and Gith 3 | ||||
Goblin |
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NE | Small | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Goblin | Proficient in Stealth, Surprise Attack. | VOLO 119 |
Goliath |
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LN | Medium | Powerful Bulid. | Common, Giant | Shrug off some damage, proficiency in Athletics. | VOLO 108 | |
Gnome |
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Any Good | Small | 25 | Common, Gnomish | Advantage on all saves against magic | PHB 36 | |
Forest |
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PHB 37 | ||||||
Rock |
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Advantage on History with magic, alchemy | PHB 37 | |||||
Deep Gnomes (Svirfneblin) |
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Darkvision 120 | Undercommon | Advantage on Stealth in rocky terrain | SCAG 115 | |||
Halfling |
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LG | Small | 25 | Common, Halfling | Reroll 1s | PHB 28 | |
Ghostwise |
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Telepathy | SCAG 110 | |||||
Lightfoot |
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Hide behind Medium or larger creatures | PHB 28 | |||||
Stout |
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Advantage and resistance against Poison damage | PHB 28 | |||||
Half-Elf |
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CG or CN | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Elvish, 1 of choice | Proficiency with 2 skills of choice | PHB 39 |
Aquatic | Swim 30 | No skill choices | SCAG 116 | |||||
Wood Elf | Elf Weapon Training, Fleet of Foot, or Mask of the Wild | No skill choices | SCAG 116 | |||||
High Elf, Moon Elf, Sun Elf | Elf Weapon Training or cantrip | No skill choices | SCAG 116 | |||||
Half-Orc |
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CN or CE | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Orc | Proficiency in Intimidation, Relentless Endurance, Savage Attacks | PHB 41 |
Hobgoblin |
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LE | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Goblin | Proficient with 2 martial weapons and light armor | VOLO 119 |
Human |
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Any | Medium | Walk 30 | Common, 1 of choice | PHB 31 | ||
Variant | +1 to 2 of choice | Proficiency with skill of choice, one feat of choice | PHB 31 | |||||
Kenku |
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CN | Medium | Walk 30 | Read/write Common and Auran. Speak only using Mimicry. | Proficiency in 2 of: Acrobatics, Deception, Stealth, Sleight of Hand | VOLO 111 | |
Kobold |
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LE | Small | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Draconic | Pack Tactics, Sunlight Sensitivity | VOLO 119 |
Lizardfolk |
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TN | Medium | Walk 30, Swim 30 | Bite, Hold breath | Common, Draconic | Proficiency in 2 of: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, Survival | VOLO 113 |
Minotaur |
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LE | Medium | Walk 30 | Common | Horns are a weapon and can be used to charge and shove. | UA Waterborne 2 | |
Orc |
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CE | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60, Powerful Build | Common, Orc | Proficient in Intimidation | VOLO 120 |
Tabaxi |
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CN or CG | Medium | Walk 30, Climb 20 | Darkvision 60, claws | Common, 1 of choice | Proficiency in Perception and Stealth | VOLO 115 |
Tiefling |
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Any Chaotic | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60 | Common, Infernal | PHB 43 | |
Abyssal |
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Abyssal, no Infernal | Random cantrips and spells 1/lr. Extra 1/2 * level hit points. | UA That Old Black Magic 2 | ||||
Asmodeus | Identical to PHB Tiefling | UA Fiendish Options 1 | ||||||
Baalzebul | Thaumaturgy cantrip, ray of sickness and crown of madness 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 1 | ||||||
Dispater |
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Thaumaturgy cantrip, disguise self and invisibility 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 1 | |||||
Fierna |
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Friends cantrip, charm person and suggestion 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 1 | |||||
Glasya |
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Minor illusion cantrip, disguise self and invisibility 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 2 | |||||
Infernal | Identical to PHB Tiefling | UA That Old Black Magic 1 | ||||||
Levistus |
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Ray of frost cantrip, armor of Agathys and darkness 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 2 | |||||
Mammon | Mage hand cantrip, Tenser’s floating disk and arcane lock 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 2 | ||||||
Mephistopheles | Mage hand cantrip, magic missile and web 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 2 | ||||||
Variant |
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Devil’s Tongue, Hellfire, or Winged | SCAG 118 | |||||
Zariel |
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Thaumaturgy cantrip, searing smiteand branding smite 1/lr | UA Fiendish Options 2 | |||||
Triton |
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LG | Medium | Walk 30, Swim 30 | Amphibious | Common, Primordial | VOLO 117 | |
Yuan-Ti Pureblood |
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NE | Medium | Walk 30 | Darkvision 60, Poison Immunity, Magic Resistance | Common, Abyssal, Draconic | Poison spray, animal friendship (snakes only) cantrips, suggestion 1/lr | VOLO 120 |