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A character class is a fundamental part of the identity and nature of characters in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.A character's capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses are largely defined by their class; choosing a class is one of the first steps a player takes to create a Dungeons & Dragons player character. [1]
The gnome appeared as a character race in the second edition Player's Handbook (1989). [13] The gnome also appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989). [14] Four gnomish races – forest, rock, tinker, and deep (svirfneblin) – were detailed as player character races in The Complete Book of Gnomes and Halflings (1993). [15]
The tiefling (/ ˈ t iː f l ɪ ŋ / TEEF-ling) [2] is a fictional humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game. Originally introduced in the Planescape campaign setting in the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as a player character race for the setting, they became one of the primary races available for ...
In the 2024 revision of the 5th edition rules, orcs are available in the Player's Handbook as a playable race, replacing the half-orc available in previous editions. This edition also replaces references to race with the word "species". [34]
A centaur has the upper body of a humanoid, and the lower body of a horse, [24] [25] leading to them being the heaviest player character race in the 5th edition of the game. [26] They are usually unclothed, except for a quiver of arrows and, on rare occasions, light armor. Centaur warriors are usually equipped with composite longbows and ...
This errata included changes such as removing stat penalties for playable monster races and makes the changes to playable monster races seen in campaign specific settings (Eberron: Rising From The Last War and Explorer's Guide to Wildemount) canon for all of Dungeons & Dragons. [7] [8]
Monsters of the Multiverse revises previously published aspects of 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). Both player races and monsters were rebalanced. [5] [6] Jeremy Crawford, principal rules designer for D&D, said the revised rules are backward compatible. [2]
The goblin is detailed as a playable character race in The Complete Book of Humanoids (1993). [18] The book notes that goblins cannot be wizards. [19] The goblin is later presented as a playable character race again in Player's Option: Skills & Powers (1995), [20] and in the module Reverse Dungeon (2000). [21]