Chapter 1: Overview

Race, Background, Class

First, you must choose what race you want your character to be. Beginners should stick to the Common Races, but all races in this document are available to play.

Then you must decide a your character's background. This represents the skills they developed before they became an adventurer.

Finally, you must select a class. This is your most important decision, and determines what your character can do. Are you a warrior, healer, or mage?

Ability Scores

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The DM will choose one of the following options to determine Ability Scores: point buy, roll for it, or standard array. Once you have six scores, you will assign each score to an ability, which then determines that ability's modifier. The abilities are as follows:

Languages

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Having proficiency in a language allows you to easily communicate with any other creature that is proficient in that language, whether in spoken or written form. Standard languages exist commonly throughout the realm, while exotic languages are far more rare.

Reach. This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.

Special. A weapon with the special property has unusual rules governing its use (explained later in this section).

Thrown. If a weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack. If the weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee attack with the weapon.

Two-Handed. This weapon requires two hands when you attack with it.

Versatile. This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property—the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Tools

Artisan’s Tools. These special tools include the items needed to pursue a craft or trade. The table shows examples of the most common types of tools, each providing items related to a single craft. Proficiency in a set of artisan’s tools lets you add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make using the tools in your craft. Each type of artisan’s tools requires a separate proficiency.

Disguise Kit. This pouch of cosmetics, hair dye, and small props lets you create disguises that change your physical appearance. Proficiency in this kit lets you add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make to create a visual disguise.

Forgery Kit. This small box contains a variety of papers and parchments, pens and inks, seals and sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and other supplies necessary to create convincing forgeries of physical documents. Proficiency in this kit lets you add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make to create a physical forgery of a document.

Gaming Set. This item encompasses a wide range of game pieces, including dice and decks of cards. A few common examples appear on the Tools table, but other kinds of gaming sets exist. If you have proficiency in a gaming set, you can add your Proficiency Bonus to ability checks you make to play a game with that set. Each type of gaming set requires a separate proficiency.

*Healer's Kit. This kit is a leather pouch containing bandages, salves, and splints. A kit has ten uses. As an action, you can expend one use of the kit to restore 1 hit point to a creature within reach, provided it is not an undead or a construct. If the creature has 0 hit points, healing it does not expend a use of the healer's kit. Proficiency in this kit allows you to add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make to heal or stabilize a creature and to the number of hit points you restore using this kit.

Herbalism Kit. This kit contains a variety of instruments such as clippers, mortar and pestle, and pouches and vials used by herbalists to create remedies and potions. Proficiency in this kit lets you add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make to identify or apply herbs.

Musical Instrument. Several of the most common types of musical instruments are shown on the table as examples. If you have proficiency in a given musical instrument, you can add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make to play music with the instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus. Each type of musical instrument requires a separate proficiency.

Adventuring Gear (RAW- by WotC)

Crafting

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Equipment can be crafted during downtime.

Crafting an item requires time, tools and tool proficiencies, and raw material (by weight, which is consumed) which is listed in the Crafting Equipment table. The time required to craft an item is split between the amount of raw materials needed and number of creatures working on it (each creature must have the necessary tools and tool proficiencies).

Using smith's tools to craft requires a smithy. When crafting medium armor, shields, or simple weapons, the smith's tools proficiency, smith's tools, and iron requirements can be replaced with woodcarver's tools proficiency, woodcarver's tools, and wood. The DM may rule that some equipment requires different or additional materials or proficiencies.

The cost of raw materials required to craft an item is equal to half the item's cost (except potions; see Potioncraft). This includes the amount and quality of the necessary raw materials.

• You must be in possession of an herbalism kit. Proficiency in herbalism kits grants advantage on checks made to forage ingredients.
• You must spend 1 hour foraging in the wilderness.

Burning

A burning creature or object takes 1d4 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. As an action, you can extinguish fire on yourself by giving yourself the prone condition and rolling on the ground. The fire also goes out if it is doused, submerged, or suffocated.

Dehydration

A creature requires an amount of water per day based on its size as shown in the Water Needs per Day table. A creature that drinks less than half the required water for a day gains 1 Exhaustion level at the day's end. Exhaustion caused by dehydration can't be removed until the creature drinks the full amount of water required for a day.

Falling

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Creatures and objects that fall are subject to falling damage, which is equal to 1d6 per 10 feet fallen, to a maximum of 50d6 damage.

Unless surprised, a creature can make a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to take half damage from a fall, unless the fall is greater than 100 feet, as shown in the Fall Damage table. If the fall is 30 feet or more, then a creature must make their choice of a DC 15 Dexterity or Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature instead takes maximum damage from the fall. Creatures who pass the Dexterity (Acrobatics) check automatically succeed on this saving throw, while objects automatically fail.

Malnutrition

A creature needs an amount of food per day based on its size, as shown in the Food Needs per Day table. A creature that eats but consumes less than half the required food for a day must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 Exhaustion level at the day's end, A creature that eats nothing for 5 days automatically gains 1 Exhaustion level at the end of the fifth day as well as an additional level at the end of each subsequent day without food.

Exhaustion caused by malnutrition can't be removed until the creature eats the full amount of food required for a day.

Suffocating

A creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes equal to 1 + its Constitution modifier (minimum of 30 seconds).

When a creature runs out of breath or is choking, it gains 1 Exhaustion level at the end of each of its turns. When a creature can breathe again, it removes all levels of Exhaustion it gained from suffocating.

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Uriel Plume-of-the-Dawn by Goat-Kid

Multiclassing

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Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. With this rule, you have the option of gaining a level in a new class whenever you advance in level, instead of gaining a level in your current class. To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score prerequisites for both your current class and your new one, as shown in the Multiclassing Prerequisites table. When you gain your first level in a class other than your initial class, you gain only some of new class’s starting proficiencies, as shown in the Multiclassing Proficiencies table.

Channel Divinity

If you gain the Channel Divinity feature more than once, you gain access to the Channel Divinity effects granted by it, but not any additional uses of it. You gain additional uses only when you reach a class level that explicitly grants them to you. Whenever you use the feature, you can choose any of the Channel Divinity effects available to you.

Extra Attack

You can only benefit from one Extra Attack feature at a time. The warlock’s eldritch invocation Thirsting Blade counts as an Extra Attack feature for this purpose.

Unarmored Defense

You can only benefit from one Unarmored Defense feature at a time.

Spellcasting

Your capacity for spellcasting depends partly on your combined levels in all your spellcasting classes and partly on your individual levels in those classes.

Spells Known and Prepared. You determine what spells you know and can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. Each spell you know and prepare is associated with one of your classes, and you use the spellcasting ability of that class when you cast the spell. Similarly, a spellcasting focus, such as a holy symbol, can be used only for the spells from the class associated with that focus.

Spell Slots. You determine your available spell slots by adding together all your levels in the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, and wizard classes, half your levels (rounded down) in the artificer, paladin, and ranger classes, and a third of your levels (rounded down) in the arcane knight (fighter) and arcane trickster (rogue) subclasses. Use this total to determine your spell slots by consulting the Multiclass Spellcaster table.

Object Statistics

Specialty Combat Mechanics

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Hill Dwarf

Hill dwarves are the most common variety of dwarves. They are the aloof, confident, and proud subrace of dwarves, and known to be stalwart warriors and skilled crafters. Their skin can be very dark, with their hair usually black, gray, or brown.

Crafty. You have proficiency in one tool of your choice.
Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1 every time you gain a level, including 1st level.

Mountain Dwarf

Mountain dwarves are at home in the high peaks and rarified air of the rocky mountains. While in many ways similar to their lowland cousins, mountain dwarves are firmly devoted to their beliefs, their crafts, their duty, and their elders.

Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity, and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Gray Dwarf

Gray dwarves, also known as duergar
or underdwarves, are a subterranean subrace
of dwarves. They carve out an existence in the Underdark, often near volcanoes. Their hatred of outsiders is only surpassed by their hatred of the other dwarven subraces, and is typically returned in like, although not all gray dwarves share this worldview.

Extra Language. You know Undercommon.
Superior Darkvision. Your darkvision has a range of 120 feet.
Gray Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against illusions and against being charmed or paralyzed. In addition, you have advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Art Credit

Game of the Hunters by 6kart

Elf

Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living
in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves typically share a love for both nature and magic as well as music and poetry. Almost all elves worship the gods of the Seldarine, and elves are generally, though not always, good in nature.

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Dark Elf

Dark elves, also known as drow, underelves, or the Dark Ones among orcs, are a dark-skinned sub-race of elves that predominantly lives in the Underdark. They are hated and feared due to their cruelty, though some non-evil and an even smaller number of good drow exist.

Extra Language. You know Undercommon.
Superior Darkvision. Your darkvision has a range of 120 feet.
Dark Elf Magic. You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the faerie fire spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you learn the darkness spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Sea Elf

Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, the sea elves navigated the deepest currents and explored the waters across a hundred worlds. Today, they live in small, hidden communities in the ocean shallows and on the Elemental Plane of Water.

Extra Language. You know Primordial (Aquan).
Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.
Swimmer. You have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

Snow Elf

Snow elves are rare, reclusive elves who live in icy, mountainous regions far from other civilizations. They are typically described as being incredibly arrogant and equally unfriendly to any and all other races, save the valley elves that they sometimes befriended.

Tundra Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You are naturally adapted to extremely cold climates, including temperatures below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, and you ignore difficult terrain created by ice or snow.

Avariel

The avariel are winged elves. These extremely rare creatures were more common when the worlds of the multiverse were young, but frequent conflicts with dragons much reduced the winged elves’ number. Still, a few colonies persist here and there in the Material Plane and on the Plane of Air.

Flight. You have two feathered wings that sprout from your back, and you cannot wear armor unless it has been modified to accommodate for them. You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. Until you reach 5th level, you fall prone if you end your turn in the air and aren't gliding. Rules of Flight (created by u/NyteShark).

If you select this subrace, you do not receive a feat as a part of your background.

Halfling

The comforts of home are the goals of most halflings’ lives: a place to settle in peace and quiet, far from monsters and war; a blazing fire and a generous meal; fine drink and fine conversation. Though some halflings live out their days in homely communities, others form nomadic bands that travel constantly, lured by the open road and the wide horizon to discover the wonders of new lands and peoples.

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Art Credit

The Man of Armadon by Lap Pun Cheung
Inner SeaNPC Codex cover by JasonEngle
Jhadir, dragonborn sorcerer by u/Meetwad

Dwarf Heritage

Dwarven Resilience. You have resistance against poison damage, and advantage on saving throws against poison.
(Optional) Alternate Heritage. Choose one of the following heritages. These traits replace your Dwarven Resilience trait.

Hill Dwarf Heritage
Crafty. You have proficiency in one tool of your choice.
Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1 every time you gain a level, including 1st level.

Mountain Dwarf Heritage
Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity, and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Grey Dwarf Heritage
Extra Language. In place of knowing one standard language of your choice, you can choose to know Undercommon.
Lesser Gray Dwarf Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against illusions and against being charmed or paralyzed.

Elf Heritage

Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.
Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
(Optional) Alternate Heritage. Choose one of the following heritages. These traits replace your Fey Ancestry and Keen Senses traits.

High Elf Heritage
High Elf Magic. You know two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for them.

Wood Elf Heritage
Fleet of Foot. Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.
Naturally Stealthy. You have proficiency in the Stealth skill.

Dark Elf Heritage
Extra Language. In place of knowing one standard language of your choice, you can choose to know Undercommon.
Lesser Dark Elf Magic. You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the faerie fire spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Sea Elf Heritage
Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.
Swimmer. You have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

Snow Elf Heritage
Tundra Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You are naturally adapted to extremely cold climates, including temperatures below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, and ignore difficult terrain created by ice or snow.

Gnome Heritage

Gnome Cunning. You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Short. Your size is Small (instead of Medium), and your base walking speed decreases by 5 feet.

Halfling Heritage

Brave. You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Lucky. When you roll a 1 on a d20 roll for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.

Human Heritage

Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

Orc Heritage

Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Legacy of Levistus

Frozen Stygia is ruled by Levistus, an archdevil known for offering bargains to those who face an inescapable doom. You gain either the Magic of Stygia or the Frostbite trait (your choice).

Magic of Stygia. You know the ray of frost cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the armor of Agathys spell and can cast it as a 2nd-level spell once without expending a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you learn the misty step spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Frostbite. You know the frostbite and thaumaturgy cantrips. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

When you deal bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, or cold damage to a target, you can reduce that target's movement speed by 10 feet until the end of your next turn. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Legacy of Mammon

The great miser Mammon loves coins above all else. Tieflings tied to him excel at gathering and safeguarding wealth. You gain either the Magic of Minauros or the Vilesting trait (your choice).

Magic of Minauros. You know the mage hand cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the detect magic spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you learn the locate object spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Vilesting. You know the poison spray and thaumaturgy cantrips. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

When you deal bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, or poison damage to a target, you can cause that target to be poisoned until the end of your next turn. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Legacy of Mephistopheles

In the frozen realm of Cania, Mephistopheles offers arcane power to those who entreat with him. You gain either the Magic of Cania or the Devil's Mind trait (your choice).

Magic of Cania. You know the mage hand cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the identify spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot, requiring no material components. When you reach 5th level, you learn the enhance ability spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Devil's Mind. You have proficiency in the Arcana and Religion skills. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the augury spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot, requiring no material components, and regain the ability do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Legacy of Zariel

Tieflings with a blood tie to Zariel are stronger than the typical tiefling and receive magic that aids them in battle. You gain either the Magic of Avernus or the Feral trait (your choice).

Magic of Avernus. You know the green-flame blade cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the searing smite spell and can cast it as a 2nd-level spell once without expending a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you learn the shadow blade spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Variant Tieflings

Some tieflings manifest their connection to the Nine Hells differently than others. With your DM's permission when you create your character, you can replace your Infernal Legacy trait with the Flight trait.

Flight. You have two devilish wings that sprout from your back, and you cannot wear armor unless it has been modified to accommodate for them. You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. Until you reach 5th level, you fall prone if you end your turn in the air and aren't gliding. Rules of Flight (created by u/NyteShark).

Additionally, with your DM's approval, you can change your Hellish Resistance depending on what Legacy you are of:

• If you are of the Legacy of Baalzebul or Mammon, you can replace your resistance to fire damage with resistance to poison damage.
• If you are of the Legacy of Levistus or Mephis-topheles, you can replace your resistance to fire damage with resistance to cold damage.
• If you are of the Risen Legacy, you can replace your resistance to fire damage with resistance to necrotic damage or radiant damage.

Art Credit

Horus by u/mbworks
Lyanna by Jeleynai

Aarakocra

Sequestered in high mountains atop tall trees, the aarakocra evoke fear and wonder. Many of these birdfolk hail from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air. They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien.

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Reverend Decree

Those that choose the Reverend Decree are the utmost pure of heart and the embodiment of goodness. These aasimar are thought to be chosen for a divine purpose. They invoke the magic of the topmost of the seven heavens: Chronias, the Illuminated Heaven.

Magic of Chronias. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the ceremony spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot, requiring no material components. When you reach 5th level, you learn the prayer of healing spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Luminary Decree

Those that take the Luminary Decree are pure and precious souls that shine bright in the darkest of moments. They invoke the gentle magic of the sixth of the seven heavens: Jovar, the Heaven of Gems.

Magic of Jovar. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the faerie fire spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you learn the daylight spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Variant Aasimar

Some aasimar manifest their connection to the divine realms differently than others. With your DM's approval when you create your character, you can replace your Light Bearer trait and Divine Decree trait with the Flight trait or the Healing Touch trait, and you can replace your Light Bearer trait with the Light Bringer trait.

Flight. You have two angelic wings that sprout from your back, and you cannot wear armor unless it has been modified to accommodate for them. You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. Until you reach 5th level, you fall prone if you end your turn in the air and aren't gliding. Rules of Flight (created by u/NyteShark).

Healing Touch. As an action, you can touch a creature and cause it to regain a number of hit points equal to your level + your Charisma modifier. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Light Bringer. You know the either the sacred flame or word of radiance cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Optional Rule: Altering your Decree

With your DM's approval, you can change your character's current Decree to a different Decree to reflect a change of your character's loyalties. This can represent your character's fall from grace or path to repentance, as well as receiving a new calling from a divine proxy.

Art Credit

Memory by NiNen Cat
sad Engle by swan

Art Credit

Maxwell Al'Sawt by Olieart
Fy'ra Rai by HeartofPack
Water Genasi by samanthajoanneart

Fire Genasi

Nearly all fire genasi are feverishly hot as if burning inside, an impression reinforced by flaming red, coalblack, or ash-gray skin tones. The more human-looking have fiery red hair that writhes under extreme emotion, while more exotic speci- mens sport actual flames dancing on their heads. Fire genasi voices might sound like crackling flames, and their eyes flare when angered. Some are accompanied by the faint scent of brimstone.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of red.
Fire Resistance. You have resistance to fire damage.
Illumination. You emit bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. At the start of your turn you can increase or decrease both of these radii by 5 feet, to a maximum of 30 feet each and a minimum of 0 feet each (emitting no light).
Magic of the Blaze. You know the produce flame cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you learn the burning hands spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. When you reach 5th level, you learn the pyrotechnics spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Kenku Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score and Intelligence score each increase by 1. You then increase any ability score of your choice by 1. You can't increase any ability score above 20 using this trait.
Age. Kenku reach maturity at 12 years old and can live to 60.
Size. Your size is Medium or Small (your choice).
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages. You know Common and one standard language of your choice.
Expert Duplication. When you copy writing or craftwork produced by yourself or someone else, you have advantage on any ability checks you make to produce an exact duplicate.
Kenku Recall. You can accurately recall anything you have seen or heard within the last 24 hours.
Mimicry. You can mimic sounds you have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell they are imitations with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check opposed by your Charisma (Deception) check.
Naturally Sly. You are have proficiency in your choice of two of the following skills: Acrobatics, Deception, Stealth, and Sleight of Hand.

Loxodon

Loxodons are humanoid elephants with a trunk and bluish-gray skin. Peaceful in nature, they are an isolationist race and have little contact with other sentient races. Loxodons are often an oasis of calm in the world. They hum or chant in sonorous tones and move slowly or sit in perfect stillness. They say, "There are three things all wise folk fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle soul."

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Merfolk

Merfolk are an amphibious race, born and at home in the water. While merfolk vary greatly in appearance and culture, all are adapted to the water, equipped with gills, fins, scaled skin, and a humanoid torso ending in a long swimming tail. Their hair and skin appear in many different textures and even more varied colors. While merfolk can exist on land, they are far more comfortable beneath the waves.

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Rakin Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. You then increase any other ability score of your choice by 1. You can't increase any ability score above 20 using this trait.
Age. Rakin reach maturity by age 14, and live up to 70 years.
Size. Your size is Small.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages. You know Common and one standard language of your choice.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it was bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Deft Climber. You have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
Subrace. Choose one of the following subraces: Tanukin or Urkin.

Tortle

What many tortles consider a simple life, others might call a life of adventure. Tortles are born near sandy coastlines, but as soon as they're able to walk on two legs, they become nomad survivalists eager to explore the wilderness, experience its many wonders, put their skills to the test, and make new acquaintances.

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Warforged

The warforged were built for war. The first warforged were mindless automatons, but engineers have devoted much time and research improving these steel soldiers. An unexpected breakthrough blended organic and inorganic materials to spark fully sentient soldiers. Warforged are made from iron and wood, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold-hearted killing machine, or a visionary in search of purpose and meaning.

Revised by u/NyteShark

Goblin

Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat.

Revised by u/NyteShark

Art Credit

Lizardfolk Druid by u/eamonn6251
Graver by 宋大能

Centaur

Roamers at heart, centaurs love open spaces and the freedom to travel. As much as they can, centaurs run. They race the wind, hooves thundering and tails streaming behind.

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Eladrin

Eladrin are fey native to the Feywild, a realm of beauty, unpredictable emotion, and boundless magic. An eladrin is associated with one of the four seasons and has coloration reminiscent of that season, which can also affect the eladrin's mood. Some eladrin remain associated with a particular season for their entire lives, whereas other eladrin transform, adopting the characteristics and personality of a new season.

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Fey'ri Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score and Charisma score each increase by 1. You then increase any ability score of your choice by 1. You can't increase any ability score above 20 using this trait.
Age. Fey'ri reach physical maturity in their late teens, but aren't typically considered adults until the age of 100. They can live to be 750 years old.
Creature Type. You are a humanoid (shapechanger).
Size. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages. You know Common, Elvish, and Abyssal.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it was bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws
against being charmed.
Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill as well as expertise in it, which means your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for all Wisdom (Perception) checks you make.
Trance. You don't need to sleep, and can instead meditate deeply in a semiconscious state for 4 hours a day. After resting in this way, you gain the benefits of a long rest. Magic cannot put you to sleep.
Dexterous Tail. Your tail is an appendage, which you can use to perform tasks. It cannot perform somatic components, wield shields or weapons without the light property, or hold weight greater than five times your Strength score (in lb.).
Elven Mask. As an action, you can transmute your appearance and hide your demonic features and tail, or revert back to your true form.

Firbolg Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score and Wisdom score each increase by 1. You then increase any ability score of your choice by 1. You can't increase any ability score above 20 using this trait.
Age. A firbolg reaches adulthood around 30, and the oldest of them can live for 500 years.

Harengon

Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. They share the keen senses and powerful legs of leporine creatures and are full of energy, like a wound-up spring. Harengons are blessed with a little fey luck, and they often find themselves a few fortunate feet away from dangers during adventures.

Revised by u/NyteShark

Shadar-kai

Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the Material Plane to forge their own destinies. Once shadar-kai were Fey like the rest of their elven kin; now they exist in a state between life and death, thanks to being transformed by the Shadowfell’s grim energy.

Shadar-kai have ashen skin and hair tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane.

Revised by u/NyteShark

Woad

Woads are often viewed as the guardians or protectors of many forests. They tend to have a much deeper connection to their surroundings than other sentient plants. This connection grants them very powerful abilities such as self-healing or colossal overgrowth.

Created by u/SonixverseLabs, revised by u/NyteShark

Acolyte

Artisan

Commoner

Proficiencies

Languages: two standard languages of your choice
Skills: Insight, Persuasion
Tools: one artisan's tools

Equipment

one set of artisan's tools you are proficient in, wares (worth 10 gp), a set of common clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 10 + 1d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Linguist, Observant, or Skilled

Proficiencies

Languages: one standard language of your choice
Skills: History, Persuasion
Tools: one artisan's tools, instrument, or vehicle
Weapons: one simple or martial weapon

Equipment

one set of artisan's tools or instrument you are proficient in, one weapon you are proficient in engraved with your family's symbol, a signet ring bearing your family symbol, a set of fine clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 15 + 2d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Actor, Inspiring Leader, or Skill Expert

Proficiencies

Languages: one standard language of your choice
Skills: Perception, Survival
Tools: any one tool
Weapons: simple weapons

Equipment

one set of tools you are proficient in, one weapon you are proficient in, a set of travelers clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 3d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Herbalist, Mobile, or Skilled

Proficiencies

Skills: Athletics, Perception
Tools: navigator's tools, vehicles (water)
Weapons: simple weapons, one martial weapon

Equipment

one set of navigator's tools, a dagger, a set of travelers clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 10 + 1d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Athlete, Chef, or Resilient

Proficiencies

Languages: one standard language of your choice, one exotic language of your choice
Skills: choose three from Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, Religion

Equipment

one tome with information on your studies, a set of fine clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 10 + 1d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Keen Mind, Linguist, or Skill Expert

Proficiencies

Skills: Athletics
Tools: one gaming set or vehicles (land)
Armor: light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: simple weapons, two martial weapons

Equipment

one weapon you are proficient in, a set of common clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 10 + 1d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Athlete, Resilient, or Tough

Proficiencies

Skills: Deception, Sleight of Hand, Stealth
Tools: thieves' tools
Weapons: daggers

Equipment

one set of thieves' tools, one dagger, a set of common clothes, one trinket of your choice, a pouch containing 3d6 gp (assorted coins)

Feat

Your character gains one of the following feats, following any prerequisites: Lucky, Mobile, or Skulker

Child of Nature

Prerequisite: elf, fey'ri, firbolg, gnome (forest), harengon, lizardfolk, owlin, shifter, or the Fey or Plant creature type

Member of the Clan

Prerequisite: dwarf, dragonborn, githyanki, githzerai, gnome (rock), orc, or the Goblinoid creature type

Elven Elite

Prerequisite: elf, fey'ri, half-blood (elf), or shadar-kai

Otherworldly Traveler

Prerequisite: aasimar, elf (avariel), fey'ri, genasi, githyanki, githzerai, shadar-kai, tiefling, or the Fey creature type

Underdark Denizen

Prerequisite: dhampir, dwarf (gray), elf (dark), gnome (deep), or minotaur

Artificer

Artificers use a variety of tools to channel their arcane power. To cast a spell, an artificer might use alchemist's supplies to create a potent elixir, calligrapher's supplies to inscribe a sigil of power, or tinker's tools to craft a temporary charm. The magic of artificers is tied to their tools and their talents, and few other characters can produce the right tool for a job as well as an artificer.

Monk (RAW)

Four Elements Spellcasting

Feature Replacement: Way of the Sun Soul - Radiant Bolt

Replaces Radiant Sun Bolt; revised by u/LaserLlama
You have trained to focus your ki into bolts of searing light. Starting at 3rd level, whenever you would be able to make an unarmed strike, you can replace the unarmed strike attack with a Radiant Bolt.

Radiant Bolts are ranged (30/90) monk weapon attacks that you are proficient in. On a hit, they deal radiant damage equal to your Martial Arts die + your Dexterity modifier.

Finally, you know the light cantrip, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it.

Sorcerer (created by u/LaserLlama)

Weavebender (created by u/NyteShark)

General Feats

Light Armor Training

You have trained to master the use of light armor, gaining the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You gain proficiency in light armor and simple weapons.

Medium Armor Training

Prerequisite: proficiency in light armor
You have trained to master the use of medium armor and shields, gaining the following benefit:

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You gain proficiency in medium armor and shields.

Heavy Armor Training

Prerequisite: proficiency in medium armor
You have trained to master the use of heavy armor, gaining the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You gain proficiency in heavy armor.

Light Armor Master

Prerequisite: proficiency in light armor
You are agile and hard to pin down in your light armor and gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Dexterity or Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You can take the Dash or Dodge action as a bonus action while wearing light armor.

Charger

If you move at least 10 feet in a straight line on your turn, you can use your bonus action in one of the following ways of your choice:

You can make a weapon attack. When you do so, you can add a bonus to the attack and damage roll equal to the distance you traveled divided by 10 (rounded down).

You can shove a creature. When you do so, you gain a bonus to the ability check equal to the distance you traveled divided by 10 (rounded down), and on a success, the creature is pushed 10 feet and knocked prone.

Crossbow Expert

Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 or higher
Thanks to extensive practice with the crossbow, you gain the following benefits:

• You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient.
• Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls.
• When you use the Attack action and attack with a one handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack and reload a hand crossbow you are holding.

Crusher

You are practiced in the art of crushing your enemies, granting you the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack that deals bludgeoning damage, you can move it 5 feet to an unoccupied space, provided the target is no more than one size larger than you.
• When you score a critical hit that deals bludgeoning damage to a creature, attack rolls against that creature are made with advantage until the start of your next turn.

Dagger Master

Prerequisite: Strength or Dexterity 13 or higher
You have mastered techniques with the dagger, and you gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• When you use a dagger, its damage die changes from a d4 to a d6. You can draw a dagger as part of making an attack with one, and the range at which you can throw daggers increases to 30/90 feet.
• You have advantage on Dexterity checks made to conceal or hide daggers.

Defensive Duelist

Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 or higher
When you are wielding a melee weapon in which you are proficient and another creature hits you with a melee weapon attack, you can use your reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss.

Dual Wielder

You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate weapon in each hand.
• You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed melee weapons you are wielding aren't light.

Grappler

Prerequisite: Strength 13 or higher
You've developed the skills necessary to hold your own in close-quarters grappling. You gain the following benefits:

• When you are grappling a creature you can attempt to shove it prone as a bonus action.
• You have advantage on attack rolls against creatures you are grappling.
• When a creature you are grappling attempts to break your grapple and fails, you can use your reaction to make a melee attack against them.
• You can grapple creatures one size larger than normal.

Eldritch Adept

Prerequisite: Sorcery, Spellcasting, or Pact Magic feature
Studying occult lore, you have unlocked eldritch power within yourself: you learn one Eldritch Invocation option of your choice from the warlock class. If the invocation has a prerequisite, you can choose that invocation only if you’re a warlock and only if you meet the prerequisite.

Whenever you gain a level, you can replace the invocation with another one from the warlock class.

Elemental Adept

Prerequisite: Sorcery, Spellcasting, or Pact Magic feature
When you gain this feat, choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.

• Spells you cast ignore resistance to damage of the chosen type.
• When you cast a spell that deals damage and roll a 1 on a damage die of the chosen type, you can reroll the dice and must use the new roll.

You can select this feat multiple times. Each time you do so, you must choose a different damage type.

Magic Adept

Prerequisite: Magic Apprentice feat
You gain the following benefits:

• Choose one 2nd-level spell of your choice from the class's spell list. You learn that spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot.
• Choose one 3rd-level spell of your choice from the class's spell list. You learn that spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot.
  
  You regain the ability to cast both of these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Your spell list and spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the class you chose with the Magic Apprentice feat.

You can select this feat multiple times.

Magic Apprentice

Prerequisite: Magic Initiate feat
You gain the following benefits:

• Choose one 1st-level spell of your choice from the class's spell list. You learn that spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot.
• Choose one 2nd-level spell of your choice from the class's spell list. You learn that spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot.
  
  You regain the ability to cast both of these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Your spell list and spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the class you chose with the Magic Initiate feat.

You can select this feat multiple times.

Magic Initiate

Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.

• You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class’s spell list.
• In addition, choose one 1st-level spell from that same list. You learn that spell and can cast it once without expending a spell slot and regain the ability to cast it in this way when you finish a long rest. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells (Intelligence for wizard; Wisdom for cleric/druid; Charisma for bard/sorcerer/warlock).

You can select this feat multiple times.

Mana Reserve

Prerequisite: Spellcasting feature
You can efficiently refresh the magical energy you expend.

When you finish a short rest, you can regain expended spell slots of up to a combined level equal to your Proficiency Bonus, but none of 6th-level or higher. Once you do so, you cannot use this feat again until you finish a long rest.

Metamagic Adept

Prerequisite: Sorcery, Spellcasting, or Pact Magic feature
You've learned how to exert your will on your spells to alter how they function:

• You learn two Metamagic options of your choice from the sorcerer class. You can use only one Metamagic option on a spell at a time, unless the option says otherwise. When you gain a level, you can replace one of these Metamagic options with another one from the sorcerer class.
• You have a number of Sorcery Points is equal to your Proficiency Bonus which can only be spent on Metamagic. You regain these spent Sorcery Points when you finish a long rest.

Ritual Caster

Prerequisite: Intelligence 13 or higher and proficiency in the Arcana skill
You have learned a number of spells that you can cast as rituals. These spells are written in a ritual book, which you must have in hand while casting one of them.

When you choose this feat, you acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. The class you choose determines the spell list you can choose your ritual spells from and your spellcasting ability for these spells (Intelligence for wizard; Wisdom for cleric/druid; Charisma for bard/sorcerer/warlock).

If you find a spell in written form, you can add it to your ritual book if it in on the spell list for the class you chose, its spell level is no higher than half your level (rounded up), and it has the ritual tag. The process of copying the spell into your ritual book takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp for each level of the spell. The cost represents material components you expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to record it.

Abyssal Corruption

Prerequisite: fey'ri, gnoll, lizardfolk, minotaur, or orc
Exposure to the energy of the Abyss has granted you the following benefits:

• Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You learn Abyssal.
• Choose one of the following damage types: cold, fire, or poison. You have resistance to that damage type.
• You gain the Bite racial trait if you don't already have it.
• Your bite attack deals an additional 1d6 damage of the damage type you chose whenever you hit with it, and it counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Advanced Gith Psionics

Prerequisite: githyanki or githzerai
You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You learn the feather fall spell and can cast it once without components and without expending a spell slot.

Additionally, you learn the nondetection and shield spells (if you are a githyanki) or the blur and jump spells (if you are a githzerai) and can cast them both once targeting only yourself without components and without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast these spells in this way when you finish a long rest. Intelligence or Wisdom (your choice) is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Aerial Maneuvers

Prerequisite: racial flying speed
You have mastered flying in the air. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You learn AESL.
• You don’t provoke opportunity attacks while flying.
• If you fly at least 30 feet toward a target immediately before hitting it with a melee weapon attack, you deal additional damage to it equal to one roll of the weapon's damage dice.

Blessing of the Raven Queen

Prerequisite: shadar-kai
When you step through shadows, they cling to you for a time, providing you with a bit of protection.

Your Shadow Step now also causes you to appear ghostly and translucent, which lasts until the end of your next turn. During this time, you have resistance to all damage and advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. Additionally, you can now use your Shadow Step a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Bonecarver

Prerequisite: lizardfolk
You gain the following benefits:

• You gain proficiency in both leatherworker's tools and woodcarver's tools. If you already have proficiency in either of these tools, you gain expertise in that tool, which means your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for all checks you make with the tool.
• When you craft any items, you can replace the fabric or leather requirement with hide. Crafting with hide requires leatherworker's tools. You craft with hide twice as fast.
• When you craft any items, you can replace the wood requirement with bone. Crafting with bone requires woodcarver's tools. You craft with bone twice as fast.
• You can craft armor and weapons you aren't proficient in if you have seen the item up close for at least 10 minutes.
• You have proficiency in any armor and weapons you craft from hide or bone.

Bountiful Luck

Prerequisite: halfling, half-blood (halfling), harengon, kender, or tabaxi
You have extraordinary luck, which you have learned to mystically lend to your companions when you see them falter. You’re not sure how you do it, you just wish it, and it happens.