Species (5e24)

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2024FR, PHB5e24

Unofficial Summary: A species represents the kind of creature a character represents. Notably missing is half-species (Half-Elf, Half-Orc, etc.), for characters with mixed heritage, pick one species and use its traits.

Your character’s size and Speed are determined by the character’s species.

Character Species

10 species (official and unofficial)

Species	Type	Size	Speed	Traits	Notes	Sources
Aasimar	Humanoid	Medium, Small	30 feet	Celestial Resistance, Darkvision, Healing Hands, Light Bearer, Celestial Revelation	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Dragonborn	Humanoid	Medium	30 feet	Draconic Ancestry, Breath Weapon, Damage Resistance, Darkvision, Draconic Flight	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Dwarf	Humanoid	Medium	30	Darkvision, Dwarven Toughness, Stonecunning	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24
Elf	Humanoid	Medium	30	Darkvision, Elven Lineage, Fey Ancestry, Keen Senses, Trance	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24
Gnome	Humanoid	Small	30 feet	Darkvision, Gnomish Cunning, Gnomish Lineage	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Goliath	Humanoid	Medium	35 feet	Giant Ancestry, Large Form, Powerful Build	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Halfling	Humanoid	Small	30	Brave, Halfling Nimbleness, Luck, Naturally Stealthy	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24
Human	Humanoid	Medium, Small	30	Resourceful, Skillful, Versatile	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24
Orc	Overview, Humanoid	Medium	30 feet	Adrenaline Rush, Darkvision, Relentless Endurance	Canon, Pointer	MM5e24, PHB5e24
Tiefling	Humanoid	Small, Medium	30 feet	Darkvision, Fiendish Legacy, Otherworldly Presence	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)

Subspecies

8 subspecies (official and unofficial)

Subspecies	Species	Level 1	Level 3	Level 5	Notes	Sources
Abyssal Tiefling	Tiefling	You have Resistance to Poison damage. You also know the Poison Spray cantrip.	Ray of Sickness	Hold Person	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Chthonic Tiefling	Tiefling	You have Resistance to Necrotic damage. You also know the Chill Touch cantrip.	False Life	Ray of Enfeeblement	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Drow	Elf	Unofficial Summary: Darkvision (range 120 feet). Know Dancing Lights cantrip.	Faerie Fire	Darkness	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24
Forest Gnome	Gnome	Unofficial Summary: You know and can cast the Minor Illusion cantrip and Speak with Animals spell. A number of times per Long Rest you can cast Speak with Animals without using a Spell Slot.	n/a	n/a	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
High Elf	Elf	Unofficial Summary: Know and can cast the Prestidigitation cantrip. Each Long Rest can replace this cantrip with another Wizard cantrip.	Detect Magic	Misty Step	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24
Infernal Tiefling	Tiefling	You have Resistance to Fire damage. You also know the Fire Bolt cantrip.	Hellish Rebuke	Darkness	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Rock Gnome	Gnome	Unofficial Summary: You know the Mending and Prestidigitation cantrips. You can use Prestidigitation as a ritual to bind the magic to a small Object (AC 5, 1 HP). Then you can use a Bonus Action to cause the object to produce one effect of the Prestidigitation spell. The object breaks after 8 hours.	n/a	n/a	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e24)
Wood Elf	Elf	Unofficial Summary: Boosted Speed. Can cast the Druidcraft cantrip.	Detect Magic	Misty Step	Canon, Pointer	2024FR, PHB5e24

Sources and Notes

see individual entries for source

Homebrew

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