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
aasimar
speaks celestial
are limited to only one celestial revelation
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 chaotic and are all are female
metallic dragonborn
metallic dragonborn cannot do anything that would make their alignment change from lawful and all are male
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 or store things
drow
also may speak undercommon
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
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
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 abyssal
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