SRD5:Human

	This article is about Human
	For other uses of Human, see Human (disambiguation).

This material from the 5th edition (2014) SRD v5.1 is published under the OGL and CC-BY

Human is a playable race in 5th edition.

Human Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about humans, but your human character has these traits. '

Creature Type. Humanoid

Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each increase by +1. 

Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Alignment. Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base speed is 30 feet.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.

Subraces and Variants

This section exceeds the text of the SRD

Subrace	Abiltiy Mods	Features	Summary	Source
Human Variant	Two of choice by +1 (Replaces Human Ability Score Increase)	Skills, Feat	Variant human stats that trades ability score increase for a feat.	Player's Handbook (5e)
Revenant (5e)/Human	Two of choice (replaces parent Ability Score Incease), Con +1	Relentless Nature	Undead character sent back to fulfill a task.	UA Gothic Heroes

Sources

• SRD-OGL v5.1

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