


After choosing a class, picking a race is the most important decision you’ll make during character creation, and shouldn’t be hurried.

All, however, bring distinct attributes, abilities, and roleplaying touchstones that are essential to creating a character.Īside from their appearances, each race boasts different Ability Score improvements and traits that will greatly influence the skills, capabilities, and general competencies of your character. Others are more unique, with few comparisons outside the pages of D&D’s sourcebooks. Some conform to familiar tropes, seen far and wide across the realms of fantasy literature. The Dungeons and Dragons universe spans an impressive array of fantasy races.
