
Traits which I felt were more impactful get higher scores, and traits which were less impactful get lower scores.
The point values of various traits were determined based on that core decision. I started from the idea that +1 to one ability score would by 1 point, and I based everything else around that number. I never actually explained that process in the book, so you didn't miss anything. Thanks to Rob Twohy and his team, Monstrous Races is now available for the Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletop!
Includes both the full version of Monstrous Races and the Monstrous Races Compact Edition, a slimmed-down version of the document with a lot of the clutter removed to make it a great reference option on the goĭoes that seem like a lot? It is! Are you still not sure? Take a look at the preview, which covers the first 20 pages of the document, including the rules for Tiny creatures and complete racial traits for 7 races.įeatured on Kotaku, Vice, and the D&D Character Lab Podcast, a front-page post on /r/DnD/, and thanks to all of you fine folks, an Adamantine Best Seller on DM's Guild in less than 48 hours!. Template Builder rules for building your own templates for player characters. Extensive Race Builder rules for building your own races, including 2 new races designed from the ground up to show you how it works (Mongrelfolk, and Animated Tomes). Analysis of all of the official published races with suggestions for ways to alter them. Rules for Tiny, Large, Huge, and Gargantuan player races. Design notes discussing how everything in the document was built and suggestions for changing everything to fit your game. 13 templates for Player Characters, including new rules for Lycanthropes and Vampires. 228 playable races (every creature in the Monster Manual, no exceptions!).
Currently DM's Guild only allows community submissions for 5th edition. This supplement is for 5th-edition Dungeons and Dragons. Whether you’re playing an all-monster party or just want to play a monstrous race in an otherwise normal party, this document presents rules for playing every creature in the Monster Manual, new feats and backgrounds for monstrous characters, analysis of officially published races, highly detailed rules for building your own races, new rules for tiny races, and rules for templates for player characters.