#HOMEBREW RACES 5E SKIN#

Homebrew Half-Orc (who’s father was a brave Dwarf) For comparison, let’s build a Half-Orc who’s other half isn’t completely overshadowed by Orcish DNA fathered specifically by a Dwarf and compare the two side by side. Half-Orcs were basically made with this method. Some require certain races and some have minimum ability score thresholds, but their overall objective is to provide specific talents to help a player character stand out compared to the other players and NPCs.

Languages: Common and one other language that the DM agrees makes senseįeats are an optional rule found in the Player’s Handbook that allows the players a greater degree of customization with unique abilities that can be taken instead of an ability score improvement.

Feat: gain one feat this race is qualified for (IE does not require proficiency, ability, etc.

Ability Score Increase: one ability score by two points.

#HOMEBREW RACES 5E SKIN#

Creature Type: Humanoid that may or may not resemble a cousin race (for example, Half-Orc that is half Orc and half Dwarf probably has both green skin and a full beard).

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything boiled down homebrewing races to one basic process: Custom Lineage.Ĭustom Lineage outlines the basic traits a race should have at 1st level and provides some insight on how the Wizards of the Coast have built other races.

Homebrew races 5e