species

no species not in the 2024 phb is allowed

deviation from the following requires dm approval

remember the characters do not speak common and do not get a different language instead

core rules

aasimar

speaks celestial

heavenly wings aasimar

have have unbreakable ties to the mount celestia and its lawful good nature

find it impossible to do anything that would change their alignment from lawful good

inner radiance aasimar

have have unbreakable ties to the acheron and its true lawful nature

find it impossible to do anything that would change their alignment from lawful neutral

necrotic shroud aasimar

have have unbreakable ties to the gehenna and its lawful evil nature

find it impossible to do anything that would change their alignment from lawful evil

dragonborn

speaks draconic

chromatic dragonborn

chromatic dragonborn cannot do anything that would make their alignment change from good and are all are female

metallic dragonborn

metallic dragonborn cannot do anything that would make their alignment change from neutral and all are male

dwarf

speaks dwarvish

dwarves are never chaotic

elf

speak elvish

elves, because of their feywild origins are always one of the chaotic alignments

the elf’s trance ability can reduce its lifestyle costs by 1/3 having no place to live

drow

also speaks undercommon if savage or marquesian if civilized

the drow that speak undercommon are assumed to be from the underdark that have is a standing bounty out for them in the great cities

drow elves do not participate in the standard high elf and wood elf society

high elves

high elves live together with the wood elves and are usually royal, noble, or wealthy

wood elves

weed elves live together with the high elves and are usually comfortable, modest, or poor

there are no squalid or wretched elves

gnome

speak gnomish

the two lineages of gnomes can't technically be told apart but the do tend to dress differently enough to guess their probable lineage

gnome, forest

as natural casters minor illusions, forest gnomes are rarely anything but chaotic

gnome, rock

with mending and prestidigitation rock gnomes are welcome in any community of common folk

goliath

speak giant

a goliaths ancestry is uniquely individual and is not tied to its parents ancestry

cloud giants has a definite true good connection and so is always true good

fire giants has a definite lawful neutral connection and so is always lawful neutral

frost giants has a definite chaotic good connection and so is always chaotic good

hill giants has a definite true evil connection and so is always true evil

stone giants has a definite true neutral connection and so is always true neutral

storm giants has a definite chaotic neutral connection and so is always chaotic neutral

halfling

speaks halfling

their innate tendency to hide often keeps them from being lawful

halfling are always either one of the good or neutral alignments but never an evil alignment

human

a civilized and a savage human can only be told apart by their language and their clothing and/or armor

civilized clothing and armor will not pass for savage clothing and armor and visa-versa

civilized human speak marquesian

if you can't speak marquesian you will only be allowed into a great city unless as a prisoner or a servant

savage humans speak riedran

if you can't speak riedran you are considered to be from the great cities and the encounter attitude becomes hostile

orc

speaks orc

orcs are always either one of the neutral or evil alignments but never a good alignment

tiefling

abyssal tiefling

speak abyssal

have have unbreakable ties to the abys and its chaotic neutral nature

find it impossible to do anything that would change their alignment from true neutral

chthonic tiefling

speak chthonic

have have unbreakable ties to the nine hells and its true neutral nature

find it impossible to do anything that would change their alignment from lawful neutral

no one knows why they can cast chill touch and still be neutral buy they can

infernal tiefling

speak infernal

have have unbreakable ties to the acheron and its lawful neutral nature

find it impossible to do anything that would change their alignment from chaotic neutral

expanded rules

changeling

speak sylvan

the shape-shifter ability and the fey creature type clearly marks changelings as chaotic with no ability to change it

kalashtar

speaks deep speech

the aberration creature type limits to the good alignment and the creature cannot take any action that would change that

khoravar

speaks marquesian

shifter

civilized shifters speak marquesian

savage speak speak riedran or leonin

warforged

civilized warforged speak marquesian

savage warforged can speak anything

warforged start as indentured servants with a debt equal to a major artifact

sentry's rest allows the warforged to save 1/3rd on lifestyle because it doesn't need housing as long as it has a place to store things it isn't carrying

2014 expanded rules

ignore the ability score increases, languages, and alignment section

aarakocra

air genasi

astral elf

autognome

bugbear

centaur

custom lineage

deep gnome

gem dragonborn

duergar

earth genasi

eladrin

fairy

firbolg

fire genasi

gif

githyanki

githzerai

goblin

hadozee

harengon

hobgoblin

kender

kenku

kobold

leonin

lizardfolk

loxodon

minotaur

owlin

plasmoid

satyr

sea elf

shadar-kai

tabaxi

thri-keen

tortle

triton

water genasi

yuan-ti