Return to life with complications with this skillful lineage. Some beings have their very nature transformed by some magic or event. It transforms them into something not quite like their original race. These are known as lineages and are a special subset of races found in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. One of these lineagesContinue reading “Reborn Lineage: D&D 5e (2014) Race Optimisation Guide”
Category Archives: Races in Dungeons Dragons
Hexblood Lineage: D&D 5e (2014) Race Optimisation Guide
Transform into a hag-like being with this fey lineage that likes to trick and curse. Some beings have their very nature transformed by some magic or event. It transforms them into something not quite like their original race. These are known as lineages and are a special subset of races found in Van Richten’s GuideContinue reading “Hexblood Lineage: D&D 5e (2014) Race Optimisation Guide”
How to Homebrew a Balanced Race/Species in D&D 5e
Guidelines for creating a race/species for both D&D 2014 and 2024. You’ve gone through the Player’s Handbook, Monsters of the Multiverse and every other book and their dozens of playable species and none of them quite cut it. Perhaps you have a great idea for a completely new species, maybe you want to make anContinue reading “How to Homebrew a Balanced Race/Species in D&D 5e”
Khoravar D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Embrace your dual heritage with this Half Elven species for the Eberron setting, updated for D&D 2024. The Khoravar are the Half-Elves of the Eberron setting. As they dislike the term “Half-Elves”, they instead refer to themselves as the Khoravar which means “children of Khorvaire” in Elvish. Ironically, Wizards of the Coast have shifted awayContinue reading “Khoravar D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Kalashtar D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Embrace your dual minded nature with this refreshed species for D&D 2024. The Kalashtar are dual minded beings. Primarily, they are humanoids with a similar appearance to Humans other than slightly more angular features and eyes that sometimes glow. However, they share their mind with renegade spirits from the plane of dreams known as theContinue reading “Kalashtar D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Shifter D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Take on the heritage of lycanthropy with this animalistic species, refreshed for D&D 2024. Born with lycanthropic ancestry, rather than being infected later in life, Shifters don’t possess the full transformations that werewolves and other lycanthropes have. Instead, they have certain animalistic attributes like fur and sharp teeth and can transform to enhance certain featuresContinue reading “Shifter D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Warforged D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Play as a robotic construct with the refreshed Warforged species for D&D 2024. Warforged were created as constructs from organic matter and metal to serve as warriors in Eberron’s last war. While they are constructs, they are not just autonomous robots. They have thoughts, feelings and opinions and are capable of feeling pain like otherContinue reading “Warforged D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Changeling D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Use transformations to disguise and deceive with the updated Changeling species for D&D 2024. Changelings originated from the Feywild, but like many species, have spread to the mortal plane. Eberron, along with other settings, are inhabited by Changelings, though they are difficult to identify as they are shapeshifters, possessing the ability to look like anyContinue reading “Changeling D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Rimekin D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Discover the cold cousins of the flamekin and see if they fit into your next party A Rimekin is a cold-forged cousin of the flamekin, born when fiery elementals embraced chilling logic during the Phyrexian invasion, their inner blaze turning blue and frosty. Their magic crackles with icy flame, sheathing their bodies and gear inContinue reading “Rimekin D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Lorwyn Changeling D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species optimisation guide
Find out more about these changable fae folk and how they can fit into your adventure A Lorwyn Changeling is a whimsical, blue-green shapeshifter whose transformations are more charming than convincing, producing bug eyed beasts, lumpy fake trees, and other endearingly obvious imitations. They roam the land looking for belonging and sating their curiosity throughContinue reading “Lorwyn Changeling D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species optimisation guide”
Dhampir D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide
Deep dive on this vampiric species, including tactics and build advice. Dhampirs are a form of minor vampire. They are not fully undead and not fully a vampire, but they have made a partial transformation towards both. They thirst for blood and similar nourishment while taking on the speed, fangs and climbing capabilities that vampiresContinue reading “Dhampir D&D 2024 (5.5e): Species Optimisation Guide”
Analysing the Heritages From Grim Hollow – D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Play as one of the creatures of the Grim Hollow setting with their unique and flexible heritage system. Ghostfire Gaming recently released Grim Hollow Transformed, an updated version of their Grim Hollow Player’s Handbook with loads of 3rd party character options to play with, all updated for D&D 2024. Within this is their new heritageContinue reading “Analysing the Heritages From Grim Hollow – D&D 2024 (5.5e)”