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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).
Wyatt acknowledged that "The Complete Book of Humanoids broke a long-standing barrier in the AD&D game by allowing players to make characters of nearly any humanoid race," and noted that the book carefully balanced the advantages a race might have such as great physical strength against significant disadvantages, particularly prejudice and ...
Elves are a humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, one of the primary races available for player characters, and play a central role in the narratives of many setting worlds of the game. [11] Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic [11] [12]: 58 and weapons such as the bow [12]: 15, 58 and sword.
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 ...
The Vistani are a nomadic ethnic group in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.They are based on depictions of the Romani people, and over time this depiction has been criticized as overly stereotyped and pejorative, and subject to some revisions in the D&D canon.
A race of very powerful, mysterious, and sadistic fish-people (something between eels and viperfish). Capable of survival in salt and fresh water, as well as in the air, they can communicate telepathically with a variety of aquatic species including whales and Cray. Their name comes from a creature of English nursery stories.
The winged people of Normnbdsgrsutt in Robert Paltock's utopian fantasy Peter Wilkins (1750), including Youwarkee, whom Peter marries. [40] The Flock from James Patterson's Maximum Ride novel series, who are artificial human-avian hybrids and have wings. The bird people of Brontitall, led by The Wise Old Bird, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the ...
Kenku are commonly depicted in Dungeons & Dragons lore as short, dextrous hawk-, raven- or crow-like humanoids.In earlier editions, they possessed wings capable of flight, which were described as folding against their backs and "[could] be mistaken at a distance for a large backpack". [4]