Questions tagged [human]
For questions primarily about human characters or the human "race" as depicted in RPGs. Humans are the "default" race in many settings. Humans are frequently characterized as the most generic of species in those settings, though they sometimes are depicted as more versatile or learning/adapting more quickly than other races. They typically resemble real-life humans.
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Is it possible for me to play as a half-dragon and if so what would my stats be?
I love dragons but I don't want to be a full dragon or a full human all the time so I want to play as a 1/2 dragon, 1/2 human but to clarify what I mean by 1/2 Dragon is human form but just add Dragon ...
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Do humans start off with 1/3rd the languages of Other Races?
A character begins play speaking and reading Common, her racial tongue
(if any), and the language of her home planet (if any).
Common
Racial language: the human racial language is Common
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Is there a list anywhere of humanoid undead? [closed]
I'm trying to build an undead sea witch. She is the main bad guy for my current campaign. She was a pirate captain who's entire set of islands were destroyed by an leviathan (it's complicated) ...
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When replacing the Variant Human race with a lineage, do you keep the skill proficiency gained through the Prodigy feat?
Each of the lineages from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft has a feature called Ancestral Legacy, which states:
If you replace a race with this lineage, you can keep the following elements of that ...
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Do the new lineages in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft work with Variant Human?
The lineages in Van Richten's Guide (Dhampir, Hexblood and Reborn) all can now carry over certain aspects of their race (Swimming and Climbing speeds as well as any proficiencies). What I am curious ...
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Is this Human Rebuild balanced?
I feel like the Human Race in the PHB is full of flaws. The original race does not give space for choice or specialization, and the Variant Human is too easy to optimize or abuse. I feel like the ...
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Mixed race from half-elf and half-dwarf
I'm creating a character and looking for help on how to go about applying racial traits. My character's father is half human, half dwarf and her mother is half-elf.
I've only been playing for maybe ...
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D&D 5e Variant Human +1 Skill [duplicate]
In D&D 5e, variant humans receive an additional skill upon creation. Does this skill have to belong to the same class as the character or can it be from any class? For example, if I made a ...
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What skill proficiencies can a Variant Human choose from at character creation?
When creating a variant human you get an extra skill to be proficient in. Does that skill have to be from your class skill list, or can it be any skill available to any class? For instance, if I'm ...
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Can a Human use the Disguise Self spell to appear like a Grung?
Can a Human use the Disguise Self spell to appear like a Grung?
I want to pretend I'm the grung goddess Nangnang, and I thought of using Disguise Self to make that illusion. My party will support me ...
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How can I be effective as a low level human magic-user in a boss battle against a more powerful magic-user?
First of all I'm a human magic-user level 2:
Except for the spell sleep and charm person and some other spells that were useful for X situation out of combat, (Enlarge person, Mount etc.)
I could ...
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Do we know what skin tones humans can have in D&D lore?
This question is inspired by What different skin colour can a tiefling officially have?
From the 5e Tiefling player race description, Infernal Bloodline section (PHB, p. 42):
Their skin tones cover ...
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Are Humans from Reikland all Doomed?
In the Character Chapter, in Species Skills and Talents, Humans (Reiklander) (p36), the list of talents suggests that you have to choose between some talents.
Here is the way it is written:
Talents:...
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Were the gith originally human before the illithids enslaved them?
Firstly, I will point out that I am only really familiar with D&D 5e and the video game Neverwinter Nights 2 (which is based on D&D 3.5e and set in the Forgotten Realms; incidentally, if the ...
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Do I have to decide to use the Variant Human traits before rolling stats?
The Players Handbook has the following optional traits for humans:
Variant Human Traits
If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from chapter 7, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant ...
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Can a Tiefling be born from two human parents?
Background of my Tiefling
So I made a pretty in-depth background for my warlock that intertwines deeply with the bard in the party. Their family has a long-running pact with Graz'zt and due to this, ...
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What happens to a Bladesinger reincarnated as a Human?
The Bladesinging subclass (Sword Coast Adventurer Guide, p. 141) of the Wizard class is restricted to Elves.
If a High-Elf with 4 levels in the Wizard (Bladesinging) class dies and is reincarnated in ...
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How can a human get a tail?
I would like to make a human who is able to use kobold tail attachments.
Because kobolds are humanoid, I could begin with the feat Racial Heritage choosing kobold, which qualifies me to use their ...
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Can a human variant take proficiency in initiative?
I was making a human (variant) character, and I didn't knew what skill proficiency I could give them. I was wondering if I could give them proficiency in initiative.
Since the Jack Of All Trades bard ...
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How do Human Traits Work?
I'm a relatively new player to the D&D scene. I'm creating a human ranger and was puzzled at the logistics of human traits, and I can't seem to find the answer anywhere, although I might just be ...
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How do I apply the Mark of Making dragonmark to a variant human in Eberron?
I am confused on how to apply the dragonmark variant on a human in Eberron, specifically the Mark of Making from the Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron.
Do the dragonmark features (from p. 101) completely ...
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Is there a way for me to use souls to expand my life? [closed]
I have an idea for a wacky D&D 3.5 character. She is a human wizard, but, she is over 1500 years old. Is there any way that she can expand her own life span or make her eternally young?
I was ...
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When are prerequisites checked for the Variant Human's feat?
The steps to generate a character are:
Choose a Race
Choose a Class
Determine Ability Scores
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A player choosing Variant Human as race gets a feat in step 1. However many feats have prerequisites ...
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What human ethnicities exist in other settings besides the Forgotten Realms?
There are 9 human ethnicities mentioned in the PHB (pages 30-31): Calishite, Chondathan, Damaran, Illuskan, Mulan, Rashemi, Shou, Tethyrian, Turami.
The Player's Handbook says under "Human Names ...
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In AL can humans choose an exotic language as starting language?
In AL can humans choose an exotic language as starting language? We know that it is possible to obtain exotic languages through the background and that it is allowed learn them, but can you already ...
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Can a human assist on darkness perception checks?
Let's say an elf is making a perception check at night. A human decides to try and assist the elf. The elf has dark vision, while the human does not. Can the human even help the elf? Because if the ...
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Can a Human Variant start with stacked proficiencies?
So the Human Variant in 5E D&D gets two different ability points, proficiency in one skill and a feat.
Let's say that human is a cleric with acolyte background. He takes a double dose of religion ...
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Does any way to negate humans' need for sleep exist?
While staying human (so no altering the character into undead or constructs, or polymorphing into an elf) and keeping the ability to take Rests, is there any way to completely negate a human's need ...
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How can a human be viable in an Underdark-focused game?
A group of friends and I started playing a campaign that's entirely spent in the Underdark. My character is a level 3 variant human Battle Master fighter, and is the only one who doesn't have ...
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