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Character race is a descriptor used to describe the various sapient species and beings that make up the setting in modern fantasy and science fiction.In many tabletop role-playing games and video games, players may choose to be one of these creatures when creating their player character (PC) or encounter them as a non-player character (NPC).
Creatures not sapient enough to make decisions based on moral choices, but operating purely on instinct, are described as "unaligned". [32] Sharks are savage predators, for example, but they are not evil: they have no alignment. [32] The use of "unaligned" for creatures was introduced in the 4th edition, and retained in 5th edition. [20]
The Monster Manual was the first hardcover D&D book and includes monsters derived from mythology and folklore, as well as creatures created specifically for D&D. Creature descriptions include game-specific statistics (such as the monster's level or number of hit dice), a brief description of its habits and habitats, and typically an image of ...
Introduced ten creatures from the Dragonlance campaign setting to the 5th Edition. [11] Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Creatures: Christopher Perkins March 28, 2023: Introduced five creatures from the Minecraft video game to the 5th Edition to promote the Dungeons & Dragons DLC for Minecraft. [12] [13] Monstrous Compendium Vol 4 ...
The Fiend Folio: Tome of Creatures Malevolent and Benign was the second monster book for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1981. The Fiend Folio consisted mostly of monsters submitted to White Dwarf ' s "Fiend Factory" column.
The elf was included as a player race in the 5th edition Player's Handbook (2014). [23] Three subraces were introduced with it: the high elf, the wood elf, and the drow (dark elf). [ 24 ] The Player's Handbook connects the high elves to the gray elves and valley elves of the Greyhawk setting, the Silvanesti and Qualinesti of the Dragonlance ...
The orc appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977), where it is described as a fiercely competitive bully, a tribal creature often living underground. [6]The mythology and attitudes of the orcs are described in detail in Dragon #62 (June 1982), in Roger E. Moore's article, "The Half-Orc Point of View".
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space is a boxed set for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.The boxed set includes three sourcebooks: the Astral Adventurer's Guide (a Spelljammer campaign setting guide), the Light of Xaryxis (an adventure module), and Boo's Astral Menagerie (a bestiary of Wildspace and Astral Sea creatures).