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5e Races
(50 homebrew races)
| Name | Ability Modifiers | Features | Summary | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.D.A.M. Unit | Con +2 Wis +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Artificial Weapon Of War Solid Metal Integration Reclaimed Soul Optional: Immortal Body Languages | Weapons of war refined in towers until they can claim a soul of their own. | Max7238 |
| Aasimar-Gr7mm | Wis +2 Cha +1 | Darkvision 60 Celestial Resistance Angelic Legacy Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | Here's our missing planetouched, tieflings can't have all the fun can they? | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Azal | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Arcane Legacy Planar Emissary Old Wisdom Ram Languages | The Azal are tall goat people with a perchance for dealing with extraplanar beings. | Eiji-kun |
| Carib | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Bite Feed the Hunger Iron Stomach Terrifying Smile Languages | Man-eating humans with sharp shark-like teeth and a craving for flesh. | Eiji-kun |
| Chinchi | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Blueprints Nimble Hands Thick Fur Tool Training Stroke of Genius Languages | A species of giant chinchilla-like creatures with nimble hands, sharp minds, and an in-built desire to build. | Eiji-kun |
| Djin | Dex +2 Con +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Low Light Vision Home is Where the Heart is | Non traditional Djin that have colorful magic and the ability to live inside objects. They are tall and furry with a strong sense of community. | Dingobabee |
| Dragonborn - Rewrite | Con +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Scaly Hide Natural Weapons Breath Weapon Draconic Wings Elemental Resistance Languages | The Dragonborn are underpowered and clunky; Here's a good rewrite of them. | Zhenra-Khal |
| Drider | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Sunlight Sensitivity Web Walker Languages Darkvision 120 Monstrosity Arachnid Build Curse of Lolth Fey Ancestry | Drow warped by the curse of Lolth into monstrous spider-taurs. | Eiji-kun |
| Dromani | Dex +1 Int +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 100 Lesser Sunlight Sensitivity Fey Ancestry Poison Resistance Languages | Race of Mixed elf, and Mul descent. | ErasmusUzarond |
| Dulachan | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Decapitated Haunted Head Frightful Appearance Necrotic Resistance Terrifying Presence Undead Nature Languages | Don't lose your head, but you're dead. Not that that has stopped you. | Eiji-kun |
| Dullahan | Str +1 Con +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Fey Mounted Lifestyle Outcast Languages Mounted Lifestyle / Outcast | You've got a disembodied, floating head! | |
| Durlanaar | Str +1 Con +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Blood Curse Antithetical Ichor Hexborne Blessing Sanguine Affinity Languages Grim Psychometry | A race suffering a blood curse for their past abuse of Hemocraft. | Zhenra-Khal |
| Duskken | Dex +1 Con +1 | Darkvision 60 Shadewalk Shadow Stealth Undead Heritage Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | Undead shadows from the Shadowfell turned humanoid | Rlyehable |
| Dvati | The strength of a Dvati's mind is legendary, and as such, they gain their choice of: Int +1 Wis +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 30ft Identical Twins Sibling Bond Dual Action Soul of One Languages Twin Magic No, I'm Tommy! | An update of 3.5e Dragon Magazine's Dvati race. | Zhenra-Khal |
| Eijilund Plushie | Dex +1 Cha +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Construct Traits Explosion Ignition Plushie Resistance Soggy When Wet Languages | Explosive animated dolls born from the power of the chaotic sun god, Sol Eiji. | Eiji-kun |
| Emas | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Light Sensing Body Natural Armor Salt Weakness Shell Defense Slugfoot Languages Creature Type | Snailfolk who are slow but steady, with their own body armor and homes on their back. | Eiji-kun |
| Fateborn | Cha +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Fickle Hands of Fate | Alien beings from the astral plane who embody emotions. | Chowsdown |
| Garuja | Str +2 Cha +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Courage Dive Bomb Flight Training Lightweight Languages | Once a gift by the divine, these winged people now exist as their own species. | Eiji-kun |
| Giff | Str +2 Con +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Firearms Knowledge Militant Gunpowder Knowledge Headlong Charge Languages | Militant Hippo-people with guns. | Rlyehable |
| Gnoll | Str +1 Dex +2 | Darkvision 60 Rampage Bite Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | Unofficial conversion of the 5th edition monster to a playable race. | Rlyehable |
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| Kheper | Con +2 Wis +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Carapace Buzzwing Desert Acclimated Divine Gift Sandwalker Languages | Giant scarab-people born of the desert, and protected by their ancient sun god. | Eiji-kun |
| Kuo-toa | Str +1 Con +1 Int +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 120 ft. Amphibious Nature Otherworldly Percepetion Slippery Sunlight Sensitivity Martial Training Madness Languages | Unofficial conversion of Kuo-toa as a playable race. | Rlyehable |
| Lizardfolk - Gr7mm | Con +2 | Darkvision 60 Hold Breath Sturdy Tail Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Natural Weapons - Claws Scaly Hide Histskin Swampborn Resilience Survival Instinct Speeds Primal Stance Natural Weapon - Bite Natural Weapon - Tail Slap Powerful Build Natural Athlete Personal Venom Natural Chameleon Ambush Predator Jungle Blooded | The MM race, now a PC race with subraces! | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Lucipol | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Bioluminescence Counter Illumination Dazzling Display Sunlight Sensitivity Languages | Semi-transparent humanoids which glow in the dark. | Eiji-kun |
| Mazohk | Con +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Sharp Senses Sustained by Mana Languages Subrace | A hardy race of aberrated humans, strong in magic and tribal in culture. | Max7238 |
| Nagara | Increase one ability score by 2 and another one by 1, or increase three different ability scores by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Cobra Strike Constrict Crawling Serpent Powerful Build Languages | Once a gift by the divine, these human torsoed snake people now exist as their own species. | Eiji-kun |
| Namekian | Con +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Acute Hearing Sonic Sensitivity Thick Hide Limb Regeneration Limited Sustenance Languages Adaptable Discerning Dragon's Knowledge Divine Power Demonic Trait Demonic Presence Stretching Arms Hardened Plates | A stalwart and strong alien race of slug people, known for their ability to produce capable fighters and magical artifacts. | Iskerbabble |
| Outsider | Arcane Upbringing Claws Low Light Vision Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | Creatures born from the rock that hide amongst the crowds and feast on gemstones. | DragoRune123 | |
| Panthris | Str +2 Dex +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Advanced Darkvision Underground Stalker Cave Lungs Claws Languages | An underground race that looks like a cross between a tiger and a human. They specialize in digging. | Dingobabee |
| Phanaton | Dex +2 Wis +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Glide Stealthy Skilled Languages | Phanaton as a player character race | Rlyehable |
| Rakasta | One other of choice increased by +1 and Dex +2 | Darkvision 60 Pounce Claws Rakasta Weapon Training Skills and Tools Feline Empathy Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | Conversion from the D&D Next monster into a 5e playable race | Rlyehable |
| Ratfolk | Dex +2 Con +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Biter Survivor Languages Slip Underfoot Disease and Poison Resilience | Small, craven, and numerous are they. They are the rats, and they get everywhere. | Eiji-kun |
| Rojobuzzian | Dex +2 Wis +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | The Rojobuzzians, are cursed humanoids from space. | |
| Safir | Int +1 | Awakened Mind Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Naturally Psionic Mindsight Four-Armed Mental Map Méraki | A race of blue-blooded, naturally psionic, four-armed elflike beings. | Halian |
| Saiyan | 1 to either Dex, Con, or Wis Str 2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Tail Tail Weakness Languages Zenkai Bonus Lycanthropic Empathy | An extraterrestrial race of primates. Saiyans are a naturally ruthless and aggressive warrior race who strive to be the strongest in the universe, and who have a lycanthropic-like transformation. | Iskerbabble The-Marksman |
| Satyr Variant | Dex +1 Cha +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Fey Cliff Climber Dancing Stride Mirthful Leaps Ram Reveler Languages | Goat-legged feyfolk known for their riotous merriment and lasciviousness. | Eiji-kun |
| Scalethis | Con +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Poison Resilience Bite Languages Venomous Fangs Constrict Clever Cobade | Scalethis are a reptilian species, very snake-like with notable features like snake-like tails and scales covering most of their bodies. | Dingobabee |
| Shardmind-Gr7mm | Int +2 Wis +1 | Construct Rest Crystalline Mind Resonance Frequency Living Construct Shard Swarm Telepathy Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | The Speaking sparkle golems now for 5e. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Terrados Unicorns | Wis +1 Cha +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Natural Form Languages Horn Natural Healing | Carnivorous unicorns who can transform into humanoids. | Dingobabee |
| Thrombulan | Con +2 Wis +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Aberrant Biology Amorphous Form Languages Drink Ichor Progenitor's Gift | A vampiric ooze-like race of sentient blood, often hiding within other creatures. | Zhenra-Khal |
| Treefolk | Con +2 | Barkskin Take Root Thick as a Plank Non-Humanoid Immunities Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Thick Bark Heavy Paper Bark Spellcasting Swirling Blossoms Flammable | Sentient Trees capable of locomotion | Spanambula |
| Ukroneian | Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | The ukroneians are a territorial race that value intellect over phisical prowess but can get quite strong. They are made of a type of crystals. | ||
| Uloren | Your ability scores each increase by 1. | Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Darkvision 60' Mysterious Misting Expertise | A mysterious race, with a mysterious origin and a quite misunderstood appearance. | Ghostie |
| Warforged-Gr7mm | Con +1 | Living Construct Rest of the Sleepless Body of War Artificial Anatomy Age Alignment Size Speed Languages Composite Plating The Right Nudge Battlefield Engineer Of Mind and Body Heavy Plating Solid Construction Leadfoot Stability Light Plating Quick Footed Small stature | Everyones favorite magically powered robot's now for 5e. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Wolfen | Dex +1 Wis +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Dual Minded Claws Broken Bond Languages Companion | A race of people who soul bind to animal companions and take on appearances similar to them. | Dingobabee |
| Xolotl | Wis +1 Cha +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 ft Amphibious Damp Skin Force Recovery Regeneration Languages | Humanoid axolotls, both adorable and damp. | Eiji-kun |
| Half-Yugoloth | Dex +1 | Age Alignment Size Speed Languages | ||
| Yuan-Ti Pureblood Variant | Int +1 Cha +2 | Age Alignment Size Speed Darkvision 60 Coldblooded Dull Emotions Innate Spellcasting Pass for Human Poison Immunity Languages | Ancient humans who were changed by serpent gods of old to become cold blooded secret cultists. | Eiji-kun |
5e Subraces
(19 homebrew subraces)
| Name | Race | Ability Modifiers | Features | Summary | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonian | Lizardfolk - Gr7mm | Wis +1 | Size, Speed, Natural Weapons - Claws, Scaly Hide, Histskin, Swampborn Resilience, Survival Instinct | The Elder Scrolls variant of Lizardfolk | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Avenger | Aasimar-Gr7mm | Cha +2 | Celestial Resistance, Languages, Flames of Vengeance, Torch of Radiance | Mazz | |
| Blackscale | Lizardfolk - Gr7mm | Str +1 | Size, Speeds, Primal Stance, Natural Weapon - Bite, Natural Weapon - Tail Slap, Scaly Hide, Powerful Build, Natural Athlete | The primal physically evolved dark scaled lizardfolk. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Epperi | Duskken | Int +1 | Innate Spellcaster, Knowledgeable | Epperi tend to be the wizards, scribes, and scholars of the duskken. | Rlyehable |
| Lizardfolk - Gr7mm | Lizardfolk - Gr7mm | Wis +1, Str +1, Dex +1 | Size, Speed, Natural Weapons - Claws, Scaly Hide, Histskin, Swampborn Resilience, Survival Instinct, Speeds, Primal Stance, Natural Weapon - Bite, Natural Weapon - Tail Slap, Powerful Build, Natural Athlete, Personal Venom, Natural Chameleon, Ambush Predator, Jungle Blooded | The MM race, now a PC race with subraces! | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Longshanks | Halfling | Str +1, Wis +1, Choice of one: | Stealthy, Longstride, Less Nimble, Racial Weapons Training | Tropical subrace of tall Halflings | Rlyehable |
| Mubrai | Duskken | Cha +1 | Persuasive, Charismatic | Mubrai tend to be the politicians, salesmen, and scoundrels of the duskken. | Rlyehable |
| Namekian | +1 to any Ability Score of your choice, Strength +1 or Dexterity +1, Intelligence +1 or Wisdom +1, Strength +1 or Charisma +1 | Adaptable, Discerning, Dragon's Knowledge, Divine Power, Demonic Trait, Demonic Presence, Stretching Arms, Hardened Plates | A stalwart and strong alien race of slug people, known for their ability to produce capable fighters and magical artifacts. | Iskerbabble | |
| Poisondusk | Lizardfolk - Gr7mm | Dex +1 | Size, Speed, Natural Weapon - Bite, Personal Venom, Natural Chameleon, Ambush Predator, Jungle Blooded | The small venomous and cunning variant of the lizardfolk. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Sand Dwarf | Dwarf | Dex +1 | Sunblasted, Survivors, Quick | Dwarves from desert climbs. | Rlyehable |
| Sandbru | Duskken | Wis +1 | Skillful, Strong Willed | Sandru tend to be the priests, philosophers, healers, and police of the duskken. | Rlyehable |
| Scalethis | Scalethis (5e Race) | Str +1, Int +1, Cha +1 | Venomous Fangs, Constrict, Clever Cobade | Scalethis are a reptilian species, very snake-like with notable features like snake-like tails and scales covering most of their bodies. | Dingobabee |
| Spectral Genasi | Genasi | Dex +1 | Night Light | Spectral Genasi are the rarest, and are beings of light half-personified. | GooseyLuuc |
| Treefolk | Treefolk | Str +1, Dex +1, Cha +1 | Speed, Thick Bark, Heavy, Paper Bark, Spellcasting, Swirling Blossoms | Sentient Trees capable of locomotion | Spanambula |
| Warforged Juggernaut | Warforged-Gr7mm | Str +1 | Heavy Plating, Solid Construction, Leadfoot Stability | An endurance based Warforged. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Warforged Scout | Warforged-Gr7mm | Dex +1 | Light Plating, Quick Footed, Small stature | Built for speed and perception, the scouts are the lightweight models of warforged. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Warforged Tactician | Warforged-Gr7mm | Int +1 | Composite Plating, The Right Nudge, Battlefield Engineer, Of Mind and Body | A tactically focused warforged. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Warforged-Gr7mm | Warforged-Gr7mm | Int +1, Str +1, Dex +1 | Composite Plating, The Right Nudge, Battlefield Engineer, Of Mind and Body, Heavy Plating, Solid Construction, Leadfoot Stability, Light Plating, Quick Footed, Small stature | Everyones favorite magically powered robot's now for 5e. | Gr7mm Bobb |
| Yellow Dragonborn | Dragonborn | Draconic Heritage | Dragonborn with a Yellow Dragon ancestry | Rlyehable |
