D&D (2024) Class Iconic Art in the 2024 Player's Handbook

[Parmandur]

Looking to accoutnt for the representation of different Species in the 60 iconic art pieces for the various classes and subclasses in the 2024 Player's Handbook, and some note on gender presentation where I noted it. Hat tip to @GarrettKP for getting this list started:

 Bard:

• Main: Tieifling man
  
• Lore: Dwarf woman
  
• Valor: Dragonborn
  
• Dance: Human man
  
• Glamour: Elf woman
  

Barbarian:

• Main: Goliath woman
  
• Beserker: Human man
  
• Wild Heart: Halfling woman (possibly Dwarf, but the proportional are Halfling like and she seems to be Small rather than Medium)
  
• Zealot: White Dragonborn
  
• World Tree: Drow Elf woman
  

Cleric:

• Main: Dwarf woman
  
• Life: Hill Goliath man
  
• Light: Elf woman, elderly
  
• War: Tiefling woman
  
• Trickery: Halfling woman
  

Druid:

• Manin: Human man
  
• Sea: Goliath man
  
• Land: Gnome woman
  
• Moon: Orc man
  
  
• Stars: Elf woman
  

Fighter:

• Main: Dwarf man
  
• Champion: Human woman
  
• Psi Warrior: Indeterminate man
  
• Eldritch Knight: Elf man
  
• Battlemaster: Silver Dragonborn
  

Monk:

• Main: Gold Dragonborn
  
• Mercy: Indeterminate
  
• Elements: Goliath woman
  
• Shadow: Gnome man
  
• Open Hand: Indeterminate

Paladin:

• Main, Orc woman
  
• Heroism: Tiefling man
  
• Devotion: Human woman
  
• Vengence: Dragonborn
  
• Ancients: Elf man
  

Ranger:

• Main: Elf man
  
• Hunter: Human man
  
• Beastmaster: Aasimar woman
  
• Horizon Walker: Orc Man
  
• Gloomstalker: Dwarf woman
  

Rogue:

• Main, Halfing woman
  
• Assasin: Green Dragonborn
  
• Thief: Human woman
  
• Arcane Trickster: Gnome man
  
• Soul Knife: Aasimar man
  

Sorcerer:

• Main: Elf woman
  
• Aberrant: Blue Dragonborn
  
• Clockwork: Dwarf man
  
• Draconic: Human man
  
• Wild: Halfing woman
  

Warlock:

• Main: Gnome
  
• Infernal: Tiefling
  
• Celestial: Aasimar man
  
• Fey: Elf woman
  
• Great Old One: Indeterminate woman (possibly Human, possibly Goliath)
  

Wizard:

• Main: Aasimar woman
  
• Illusionist: Gnome woman
  
• Diviner: Tiefling woman
  
• Evoker: Elf man
  
• Abjurer: Dwarf man
  

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Now we just need pictures from the screen grabs.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Wild Heart: Halfling oman (possibly Dwarf, but the proportional are Halfling like and she seems to be Small rather than Medium)

That's what I thought, plus Halfling Barbarian is a tropey anti-trope.

Looking at the Mains, looks like we are due a Tiefling.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

That's what I thought, plus Halfling Barbarian is a tropey anti-trope.

Looking at the Mains, looks like we are due a Tiefling.

It's the Tiefling Bard, that was shown in a picture with the Elf Sorcerer talking to a Hag.

 

[Parmandur]

Now we just need pictures from the screen grabs.

Alright, updated the OP with some of them, will work more on that latter.

 

[Tonguez]

• Celestial: Aasimar manView attachment 371751

I honestly thought this was a beardless Dwarf, maybe a halfling? is Aasimar due to the golden eyes?

Also how are Goliaths identified?

 

[Parmandur]

I honestly thought this was a beardless Dwarf, maybe a halfling? is Aasimar due to the golden eyes?

Also how are Goliaths identified?

OK, first, updated the OP with all known Class/Subclass art I can find.

The Aasimar are identified by the solid shiny eyes: I can definitely see why they wanted to make the visually distinct Ardlings A Thing now, as this ia...somewhat confusing.

The Goliaths are identifiable by size, tatoo patters, or other Giantiah features. The main Barbarian, Sea Druid, and Elements Monk are quite clear in that respect, the Psi Warrior Fighter has some weird taroos that are off screen and huge muscles, ao I am leaning Giliath.

That GOO Warlock juat looks too...off for Human, and being a Cloud Goliath would make sense to me.

 

[Parmandur]

@LaTia J if you guys are going to formally lay out the art style parameters for stuff like "how do I differentiate a Halfling from a Gnome?" or "what dod different Goliaths look like?" that would be awesome.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

With Cloud Giants white hair seems to be common, but they've been depicted with different skin colours at times. So Cloud Goliaths might be harder to pick out, unlike the examples of the Stone Goliath, Storm Goliath and Fire Goliath we've seen in those pictures.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Gnomes have very angular faces and pointed ears

Halflings have rounded faces and human-like ears.