Category Races

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2. Age. Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer. Alignment. Tieflings might not have an innate tendency toward evil, but many of them end up…

Your half-­orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1. Age. Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14.…

Your half‑elf character has some qualities in common with elves and some that are unique tohalf‑elves. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice each increase by 1. Age. Half-elves age…

Your gnome character has certain characteristics in common with all other gnomes. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2. Age. Gnomes mature at the same rate as humans, and most are expected to settle into adult life around…

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

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1. Age. Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching,…

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her second century. Alignment. Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule,…

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the elven understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims adulthood…

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2. Age. Dwarves mature at the same rate as humans, but they’re considered young until they reach the age of 50. On average, they live about 350 years. Alignment. Most dwarves are…