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A Master Races List For D&D

Master Player Race List: composed by Wolfen Fenrison
This is a master list of races available to player for first level characters as described in Chapter 2 in the Players Handbook. As such all the races presented here have a level adjustment of +0 and hit die based on character level. The races will be presented by Name, Ability score adjustments, size, base land speed, and notes on what supernatural or spell-like abilities they may have, favored class(es), type and subtype if any, and lastly book and page number for reference. I compiled this list from my personal collection of books, I don't play dragonlance or forgotten realms so any races from thoese settings arn't included, besides all the races here is not campaign specific, even the eberrron and oriental adventures races are now open to all of D&D. As a side note for outsiders I removed their alignment subtypes because any intelligent creature can have any alignment, and I removed the extraplanar subtype because realistically an outsider that is a player character is from the prime.

Asherati: none, medium, 30 ft., sandswim (su) body lamp (su), rogue, humanoid (asherati), sanstorm pg.37

Buomman: +2 Wis -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., monk, humanoid (buomman, extraplanar), planar handbook pg.08

Changeling: none, medium, 30 ft., minor change shape (su), rogue, humanoid (changling, shapechanger), races of eberron pg.40

Darfellan: +2 Str -2 Dex, medium, 20 ft. (swim 40 ft.), barbarian, humanoid (darfellan), stormwrack pg. 37

Duskling: +2 Con -2 Int, medium, 30 ft., totemist, fey (incarnum), magic of incarnum pg.10

Elan: -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., resistance (su) resilience (su) replation (su), psion, aberration (psionic), expanded psionics handbook pg.09

Faun: +2 Dex -2 Wis -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., bard, fey, deities and demigods pg.133

Goblin: -2 Str +2 Dex -2 Cha, small, 30 ft., rogue, humanoid (goblinoid), monster manual pg.133
Bhuka: -2 Str +2 Dex, medium, 30 ft., druid, humanoid (goblinoid), sandstorm pg.39

Hadozee: +2 Dex -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft, rouge, humanoid (hadozee), stormwrack pg. 41

Hengeyokai: -2 Wis, medium, 30ft., alternate form (su), wu jen, humanoid (hengeyokai, shapechanger), oriental adventures pg.10

Hill Dwarf: +2 Con -2 Cha, medium, 20 ft., fighter, humanoid (dwarf), players handbook pg.14
Badlands Dwarf: +2 Con -2 Cha, medium, 20 ft. fighter, humanoid (dwarf), sandstorm pg.42
Deep Dwarf: +2 Con -2 Cha, medium, 20 ft., Fighter, humanoid (dwarf), monster manual pg.92
Dream Dwarf: -2 Dex +2 Con, medium, 20 ft., Dream sight (su), druid, humanoid (dwarf), races of stone pg.88
Glacier Dwarf: +2 Con -2 Cha, medium, 20 ft., fighter, humanoid (dwarf), frostburn pg.34
Gold Dwarf: +2 Con -2 Dex, medium, 20 ft., fighter, humanoid (dwarf), dungeon master's guide pg.171
Korobokuru: +2 Con -2 Int, small, 20 ft., barbarian, humanoid (dwarf), oriental adventures pg.12
Seacliff Dwarf: +2 Con -2 Cha, medium, 20 ft., fighter, humanoid (dwarf), stromwrack pg. 44

High Elf: +2 Dex -2 Con, medium, 30 ft., wizard, humanoid (elf), players handbook pg.15
Aquatic Elf: +2 Dex -2 Int, medium, 30 ft. swim 40 ft., fighter, humanoid (elf, aquatic), monster manual pg.103
Aquatic Half-Elf: none, medium, 30 ft.(swim 50 ft.), any, humanoid (elf, human), stormwrack pg. 45
Gray Elf: -2 Str +2 Dex -2 Con +2 Int, medium, 30 ft., wizard, humanoid (elf), monster manual pg.104
Half-Elf: none, medium, 30 ft., any, humanoid (elf, human), players handbook pg.18
Painted Elf: +2 Dex -2 Int, medium, 30 ft., druid, humanoid (elf), sandstorm pg.42
Snow Elf: +2 Dex -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., wizard, humanoid (elf), frostburn pg.34
Wild Elf: +2 Dex -2 Int, medium, 30 ft., sorcerer, humanoid (elf), monster manual pg.104
Wood Elf: +2 Str +2 Dex -2 Con -2 Int, meduim, 30 ft., ranger, humanoid (elf), monster manual pg.104

Human: none, medium, 30 ft., any, humanoid (human), players handbook pg. 12
Aventi: none, medium, 30 ft.(swim 30ft.), any, humanoid (human, aquatic), stromwrack pg. 34
Azurin: none, medium, 30 ft., soulborn, humanoid (human, incarnum), magic of incarnum pg.7
Illumian: none, medium, 30 ft., luminous sigils (su) power sigils (su) illumian words (su), any, humnaoid (human), races of destiny pg.53
Mongrelfolk: +4 Con -2 Int -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., rogue, humanoid (human), races of destiny pg.98
Neanderthal: +2 Str -2 Dex +2 Con -2 Int, medium, 30 ft., barbarian, humanoid (human), frostburn pg.36
Sea Kin: none, medium, 30 ft. (swim 30 ft.), druid, humanoid (human), races of destiny pg.100
Underfolk: none, medium, 30 ft., any, humanoid (human), races of destiny pg.108
Varsharan: none, medium, 30 ft., any, humanoid (human), book of vile darkness pg.12

Jermlaine: -6 Str +6 Dex -2 Con -2 Int +6 Wis -6 Cha, tiny, 40 ft., rogue, fey, monster manual 2 pg.131

Kalashtar: none, medium, 30 ft., mindlink 1/day, psion, humanoid (kalashtar, psionic), races of erberron pg.55

Killoren: none, medium, 30 ft., manifest nature's might (su), druid, fey, races of the wild pg.102

Kenku: -2 Str +2 Dex, medium, 30 ft., rogue, humanoid (kenku), monster manual 3 pg.86

Kobold: -4 Str +2 Dex -2 Con, small, 30 ft., sorcerer, humanoid (kobold, reptilian), monter manual pg.161

Lightfoot Halfling: -2 Str +2 Dex, small, 20 ft., rogue, humanoid (halfling), players handbook pg.20
Deep Halfling: -2 Str +2 Dex, small, 20 ft., rogue, humanoid, (halfling), monster manual pg.150
Jerren: +2 Dex -2 Str, small, 20 ft., rogue, humanoid (halfling) book of vile darkness pg.13
Shoal Halfling: -2 Str +2 Dex, small, 20 ft.(swim 20 ft.), rogue, humanoid (halfling, aquatic),stormwrack pg. 45
Tallfellow Halfling: -2 Str +2 Dex, small, 20 ft., rogue, humanoid (halfling), monster manual pg.149
Tundra Halfling: -2 Str +2 Dex, Small, 20 ft., ranger, humanoid (halfling), frostburn pg.36

Maenad: none, medium, 30 ft., energy ray 1/day, wilder, humanoid (maenad, psion), expanded psionics handbook pg.13

Neraphim: none, medium, 30 ft., ranger, outsider, planar handbook pg.12

Nezumi: +2 Con -2 Cha, medium, 40 ft., rogue, humanoid (nezumi), oriental adventures pg.13

Orc: +4 Str -2 Int -2 Wis -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft. barbarian, humanoid (orc), monster manual pg.203
Half-Orc: +2 Str -2 Int -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., barbarian, humanoid (human, orc), players handbook pg.18
Scablands Half-Orc: +2 Str -2 Int -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., barbarian, humanoid (human, orc), sanstorm pg.43

Raptoran: none, medium, 30 ft., cleric, humanoid (raptoran), races of the wild pg.66

Rilkan: +2 Dex -2 Str, medium, 30 ft., incarnate, humanoid (reptilian), magic of incarnum pg.12

Rock Gnome: -2 Str +2 Con, small, 20 ft., speak with animals 1/day (Cha 10 or better dancing lights, ghost sound, prestidigitation 1/day), bard, humanoid (gnome), players handbook pg.16
Forest Gnome: -2 Str +2 Con, Small, 20 ft., pass without trace (su) speak with animals 1/day (Cha 10 or better dancing lights, ghost sound, prestidigitation 1/day), bard, humanoid (gnome), monster manual pg.132
Ice Gnome: -2 Str +2 Con, small, 20 ft., speak with animals 1/day (Cha 10 or better dancing lights, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1/day), bard, humanoid (gnome), frostburn pg.35
Wavecrest Gnome: -2 Str +2 Con, small, 20 ft, speak w/animals 1/day (Cha 10 or better, dancing lights, know direction, prestidigitation), bard, humanoid(gnome), stormwrack pg. 44
Whisper Gnome: -2 Str +2 Dex +2 Con -2 Cha, small, 30 ft., silence 1/day (Cha 10 or better ghost sound, mage hand, message 1/day), rogue, humanoid (gnome), races of stone pg.96

Shifter: +2 Dex -2 Int -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft., shifting (su), ranger, humanoid (shifter, shapechanger), races of eberrron pg.25

Skarns: +2 Str -2 Dex, medium, 30 ft., incarnate, humanoid (reptilian), magic of incarnum pg.15

Spiker: none, medium, 30ft., fighter, humanoid (spiker), planar handbook pg.14

Spirit Folk: none, medium, 30 ft. (river/sea swim 30 ft.), (bamboo/river) speak with animals 1/day, any, humanoid (spirit), oriental adventures pg.14

Vanara: -2 Str +2 Int +2 Wis, medium, 30 ft. climb 20 ft., spirit shaman, humanoid (vanara), oriental adventures pg.15

Warforged: +2 Con -2 Wis -2 Cha, medium, 30 ft. fighter, construct (living construct), races of eberron pg.07
Warforged Scout: -2 Str +2 Dex -2 Wis -2 Cha, small, 20 ft., rogue, construct (living construct), monster manual 3 pg.193

Xeph: -2 Str +2 Dex, medium, 30 ft., burst (su), soulknife, humanoid (xeph, psionic), expanded psionic handbook pg.15
 
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dagger

Adventurer
Seems like he is just posting a helpful list, for reference.


You should unbold it, or at least reduce the font size though. ;)
 





Dog Moon

Adventurer
Hmmm, interesting.

2 quick questions:

1) are you only sticking to WOTC stuff? [Or do you plan on branching out later to other non-WOTC books]

and

2) what other subjects do you plan on doing [Besides those currently in your sig]?

If you take suggestions, a 'master list' of Domains would be useful for me. I'd do it myself, but I don't own many books and I'm too lazy.
 

A good question deserves a good answer

RE: #1, these are LA +0 races with hit die based on class levels otherwize known as 1st level player races. I compiled the list form all non-campain specific offical WotC books, dragon/dungeon or web-enhancements don't count but offical errata does (like the hengeyokai fix). The reason for this list is wizards has been adding new player races in every other book or so recently and with some realy neet new races and sub-races out now players should have a free source to find something that fits thier character idea, and DMs need proof that its ok to allow it, lets face it a DM (speeking as one) is more likely to allow a races that comes from a book that wizards spent money to print rather than something off-line, in a 3rd party book, or in a maginze that has been known to print unbalanced stuff in the past.

RE: #2, possible options for future projects; master d20 modern race list, master d20 modern class list, master D&D skill list, master D&D domain list (thanks for the idea)

I will keep updating the current lists as I get new books and will continue making more in my free time.
 


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