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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PsyzhranV2" data-source="post: 7937243" data-attributes="member: 7015332">No, there is in fact a section in the DMG on adding racial traits to NPCs. There's a whole table of it even. Here's that section.NPC Stat BlocksThe Monster Manual contains stat blocks for common NPC archetypes such as bandits and guards, as well as tips for customizing them. Those tips include adding racial traits from the Player’s Handbook, equipping NPCs with magic items, and swapping armor, weapons, and spells.If you want to take an NPC stat block and adapt it for a specific monster race, apply the ability modifiers and add the features listed in the NPC Features table. If the NPC’s AC, hit points, attack bonus, or damage changes, recalculate its challenge rating.NPC Features<table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Race</th><th>Ability Modifiers</th><th>Features</th></tr><tr><td>Aarakocra</td><td>+2 Dex, +2 Wis</td><td>Dive Attack; talon attack action; speed 20 ft., fly 50 ft.; speaks Auran</td></tr><tr><td>Bullywug</td><td>−2 Int, −2 Cha</td><td>Amphibious, Speak with Frogs and Toads, Swamp Camouflage, Standing Leap; speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft.; speaks Bullywug</td></tr><tr><td>Dragonborn*</td><td>+2 Str, +1 Cha</td><td>Breath Weapon (use challenge rating instead of level to determine damage), Damage Resistance, Draconic Ancestry; speaks Common and Draconic</td></tr><tr><td>Drow*</td><td>+2 Dex, +1 Cha</td><td>Fey Ancestry, Innate Spellcasting feature of the drow, Sunlight Sensitivity; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 120 ft.; speaks Elvish and Undercommon</td></tr><tr><td>Dwarf*</td><td>+2 Str or Wis, +2 Con</td><td>Dwarven Resilience, Stonecunning; speed 25 ft.; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Dwarvish</td></tr><tr><td>Elf*</td><td>+2 Dex, +1 Int or Wis</td><td>Fey Ancestry, Trance; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; proficiency in the <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Perception" target="_blank">Perception</a> skill; speaks Common and Elvish</td></tr><tr><td>Gnoll</td><td>+2 Str, −2 Int</td><td>Rampage; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.</td></tr><tr><td>Gnome*</td><td>+2 Int, +2 Dex or Con</td><td>Gnome Cunning; Small size; speed 25 ft.; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Gnomish</td></tr><tr><td>Gnome, deep</td><td>+1 Str, +2 Dex</td><td>Gnome Cunning, Innate Spellcasting, Stone Camouflage; Small size; speed 20 ft.; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 120 ft.; speaks Gnomish, Terran, and Undercommon</td></tr><tr><td>Goblin</td><td>−2 Str, +2 Dex</td><td>Nimble Escape; Small size; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Goblin</td></tr><tr><td>Grimlock</td><td>+2 Str, −2 Cha</td><td>Blind Senses, Keen Hearing and Smell, Stone Camouflage; can’t be <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/appendix-a-conditions#Blinded" target="_blank">blinded</a>; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Blindsight" target="_blank">blindsight</a> 30 ft., or 10 ft. while <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/appendix-a-conditions#Deafened" target="_blank">deafened</a> (blind beyond this radius); speaks Undercommon</td></tr><tr><td>Half-elf*</td><td>+1 Dex, +1 Int, +2 Cha</td><td>Fey Ancestry; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; proficiency in two skills; speaks Common and Elvish</td></tr><tr><td>Half-orc*</td><td>+2 Str, +1 Con</td><td>Relentless Endurance; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; proficiency in the <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Intimidation" target="_blank">Intimidation</a> skill; speaks Common and Orc</td></tr><tr><td>Halfling*</td><td>+2 Dex, +1 Con or Cha</td><td>Brave, Halfling Nimbleness, Lucky; Small size; speed 25 ft.; speaks Common and Halfling</td></tr><tr><td>Hobgoblin</td><td>None</td><td>Martial Advantage; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Goblin</td></tr><tr><td>Kenku</td><td>+2 Dex</td><td>Ambusher, Mimicry; understands Auran and Common but speaks only through the use of its Mimicry trait</td></tr><tr><td>Kobold</td><td>−4 Str, +2 Dex</td><td>Pack Tactics, Sunlight Sensitivity; Small size; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Draconic</td></tr><tr><td>Kuo-toa</td><td>None</td><td>Amphibious, Otherworldly <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Perception" target="_blank">Perception</a>, Slippery, Sunlight Sensitivity; speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 120 ft.; speaks Undercommon</td></tr><tr><td>Lizardfolk</td><td>+2 Str, −2 Int</td><td>Hold Breath (15 min.); +3 natural armor bonus to AC; speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.; speaks Draconic</td></tr><tr><td>Merfolk</td><td>None</td><td>Amphibious; speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.; speaks Aquan and Common</td></tr><tr><td>Orc</td><td>+2 Str, −2 Int</td><td>Aggressive; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Orc</td></tr><tr><td>Skeleton</td><td>+2 Dex, −4 Int, −4 Cha</td><td>Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage; immune to poison damage and <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/appendix-a-conditions#Exhaustion" target="_blank">exhaustion</a>; can’t be <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/appendix-a-conditions#Poisoned" target="_blank">poisoned</a>; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; can’t speak but understands the languages it knew in life</td></tr><tr><td>Tiefling*</td><td>+1 Int, +2 Cha</td><td>Infernal Legacy (use challenge rating instead of level to determine spells), resistance to fire damage; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Common and Infernal</td></tr><tr><td>Troglodyte</td><td>+2 Str, +2 Con, −4 Int, −4 Cha</td><td>Chameleon Skin, Stench, Sunlight Sensitivity; +1 natural armor bonus to AC; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; speaks Troglodyte</td></tr><tr><td>Zombie</td><td>+1 Str, +2 Con, −6 Int, −4 Wis, −4 Cha</td><td>Undead Fortitude; immune to poison damage; can’t be <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/appendix-a-conditions#Poisoned" target="_blank">poisoned</a>; <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision" target="_blank">darkvision</a> 60 ft.; can’t speak but understands the languages it knew in life</td></tr></table>Yes; consult the above table.</blockquote>

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