Dungeons & Dragons 5th Ed

The following information details the various character mechanics and options for this edition of D&D. The source abbreviations are as follows:

• Core Books: Player's Handbook (this is the default; if an entry has no abbreviation, it is from the PHB), the Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG)
• D&D Supplements: Elemental Evil Player's Companion (EEPC), Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (MTF), Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (SCAG), Volo's Guide to Monsters (VGM), Xanathar's Guide to Everything (XGE)
• Unearthed Arcana: x
• DM's Guild: Additional Archetypes (AA), Blood Magic (BM), Elminster's Guide to Divination (EGD), Elminster's Guide to Magic (EGM), Heroes of the Mist (HotM), Ravenloft Archetypes: Nightmares of Barovia (NoB), Roadside Backgrounds (RB), Solve et Coagula (SeC), Steel & Steed (S&S)

Races

• Aarakocra (EEPC) - avian humanoids
• Aasimar (VGM) - humanoids with Celestial heritage in their blood and a connection to a "guardian angel"
• Bugbear (VGM)
• Changeling (UA-Eb) - limited range shapeshifters
• Dragonborn - draconic humanoids
• Dwarf
  • Hill Dwarf
  • Mountain Dwarf
  • Duergar (SCAG)
• Elf
  • High Elf
  • Wood Elf
  • Dark Elf
  • Eladrin (MTF)
  • Sea Elf (MTF)
  • Shadar-Kai (MTF)
• Firbolg (VGM) - woodland guardians of fey heritage
• Genasi (EEPC) - humanoids with Genie or Elemental heritage in their bloodline
  • Air Genasi (EEPC)
  • Earth Genasi (EEPC)
  • Fire Genasi (EEPC)
  • Water Genasi (EEPC)
• Gith (MTF)
  • Githyanki (MTF)
  • Githzerai (MTF)
• Gnome
  • Forest Gnome
  • Rock Gnome
  • Deep Gnome (EEPC, SCAG)
• Goblin (VGM)
• Goliath (VGM)
• Half-Elf
• Half-Orc
• Halfling
  • Lightfoot
  • Stout
  • Ghostwise (SCAG)
• Hobgoblin (VGM)
• Human
• Kenku (VGM)
• Kobold (VGM)
• Lizardfolk (VGM)
• Minotaur (UA-WA)
• Orc (VGM)
• Shifter (UA-Eb)
  • Beasthide (UA-Eb)
  • Cliffwalk (UA-Eb)
  • Longstride (UA-Eb)
  • Longtooth (UA-Eb)
  • Razorclaw (UA-Eb)
  • Wildhunt (UA-Eb)
• Tabaxi (VGM)
• Tiefling - humanoids with Infernal heritage in their bloodline
  • Infernal Tiefling (UA-TOBM)
  • Abyssal Tiefling (UA-TOBM)
  • Devilish Lineage (MTF): Asmodeus, Baalzebul, Dispater, Fierna, Glasya, Levistus, Mammon, Mephistopheles, Zariel
• Triton (VGM)
• Warforged (UA-Eb)
• Yuan-Ti Pureblood (VGM)

Classes

• Barbarian
  • Path of the Ancestral Guardian (UA-Brb)
  • Path of the Berserker
  • Path of the Totem Warrior (Totems: Bear, Eagle, Wolf)
    • New Totems: Elk Totem (SCAG), Horse Totem (S&S), Tiger Totem (SCAG)
  • Path of the Battlrager (SCAG)
  • Path of the Battle-Scarred (AA)
  • Path of the Sea-Reaver (NoB)
  • Path of the Storm Herald (UA-Brb)
  • Path of the Zealot (UA-Brb)
• Bard
  • College of the Fates (EGD)
  • College of Glamour (UA-Bard)
  • College of the Great Work (SeC)
  • College of Lore
  • College of Valor
  • College of Satire (UA-CR)
  • College of Secrets (EGM)
  • College of Swords (UA-CR)
  • College of Theatrics (HotM)
  • College of Threnody (HotM)
  • College of Whispers (UA-Bard)
• Cleric
  • Arcana Domain (SCAG)
  • Death Domain (DMG)
  • Defier Domain (EGM)
  • Forge Domain (UA-Clr)
  • Grave Domain (UA-Clr)
  • Hunt Domain (AA)
  • Knowledge Domain
  • Life Domain
  • Light Domain
  • Nature Domain
  • Prophecy Domain (EGD)
  • Protection Domain (UA-Clr)
  • Tempest Domain
  • Trickery Domain
  • War Domain
• Druid
  • Circle of the Beast (Gui)
  • Circle of the Deathbloom (Gui)
  • Circle of Dreams (UA-Drd)
  • Circle of the Fountain (Gui)
  • Circle of the Land
  • Circle of the Moon
  • Circle of the Shepherd (UA-Drd)
  • Circle of the Solstice (EGM)
  • Circle of Spirits (EGD)
  • Circle of Twilight (UA-Drd)
• Fighter
  • Champion
  • Battle Master
  • Eldritch Knight
  • Purple Dragon Knight (SCAG)
  • Cavalier (UA-CR)
  • Scout (UA-CR)
  • Blood Thrall (BM)
  • Cavalry (S&S)
    • Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Monk
  • Way of the Open Hand
  • Way of Shadow
  • Way of the Four Elements
  • Way of the Long Death (SCAG)
  • Way of the Sun Soul (SCAG)
• Paladin
  • Oath of Devotion
  • Oath of the Ancients
  • Oath of Vengeance
  • Oathbreaker (DMG)
  • Oath of the Crown (SCAG)
  • Oath of the Weave (EGM)
    • Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Ranger
  • Hunter
  • Beast Master
  • Deep Stalker (UA-UDC)
  • Skirmisher (AA)
  • Alley Stalker (HotM)
  • Stalker (EGM)
  • Strider (S&S)
    • Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Rogue
  • Thief
  • Assassin
  • Arcane Trickster
  • Mastermind (SCAG)
  • Swashbuckler (SCAG)
  • Alchemist (AA)
  • Investigator (HotM)
  • Mountebank (SeC)
• Sorcerer
  • Draconic Bloodline
  • Wild Magic
  • Elemental Affinity (ElemPlaytest)
  • Storm Sorcerer (SCAG)
  • Shadow (UA-UDC)
  • Earthshaped (AA)
  • Bloodline Sorcery (BM)
  • Fey Bloodline (HotM)
  • Azoth-Infused (SeC)
• Warlock
  • The Archfey
  • The Faithful (UA-TF)
  • The Fiend
  • The Foretold (EGD)
  • The Great Old One
  • The Undying (SCAG)
  • The Undying Light (UA-UDC)
  • The Shadow (AA)
  • The Mists (HotM)
  • New Pacts: Pact of the Ring (EGM)
  • New Invocations: Ironfell Blade (EGM), Shard Star Warrior (EGM), Starlight Hex (EGM), Iron Sky Starfall (EGM)
• Wizard
  • School of Abjuration
  • School of Conjuration
  • School of Divination
  • School of Enchantment
  • School of Evocation
  • School of Illusion
  • School of Necromancy
  • School of Transmutation
  • Artificer (UA-Eb)
  • Bladesinging (SCAG)
  • Blood Magic (BM)
  • Guild Wizardry (EGM)
  • School of Botany (AA)
  • Theurgy (UA-TF)

Backgrounds

• Acolyte
• Charlatan
• City Watch (SCAG)
  • Investigator
• Clan Crafter (SCAG)
• Cloistered Scholar (SCAG)
• Courtier (SCAG)
• Criminal
  • Spy
  • Poisoner (HotM)
• Entertainer
  • Gladiator
  • Stage Magician (HotM)
• Faction Agent (SCAG)
• Far Traveler (SCAG)
• Folk Hero
  • Common Folk (HotM)
• Guild Artisan
  • Guild Merchant
• Hermit
  • Prophet (HotM)
• Inheritor (SCAG)
• Inquisitor (HotM)
• Knight of the Order (SCAG)
• Mercenary Veteran (SCAG)
• Noble
  • Knight
• Outlander
• Sage
  • Physician (HotM)
• Sailor
  • Pirate
• Soldier
• Sole Survivor (HotM)
• Urban Bounty Hunter (SCAG)
• Urchin
• Uthgardt Tribe Member (SCAG)
• Waterdhavian Noble (SCAG)

Feats

• Alert
• Athlete
• Actor
• Charger
• Crossbow Expert
• Defensive Duelist
• Dragonmark (UA-Eb)
• Dual Wielder
• Duelist (RB)
• Dungeon Delver
• Durable
• Elemental Adept
• Fortune Teller (RB)
• Grappler
• Great Weapon Master
• Healer
• Heavily Armored
• Heavy Armor Master
• Inspiring Leader
• Keen Mind
• Lightly Armored
• Linguist
• Lucky
• Mage Slayer
• Magic Initiate
• Martial Adept
• Medium Armor Master
• Mobile
• Moderately Armored
• Mounted Adept (S&S)
• Mounted Combatant
• Mounted Mage (S&S)
• Observant
• Pilgrim (RB)
• Polearm Master
• Resilient
• Ritual Caster
• Savage Attacker
• Sentinel
• Sharpshooter
• Shield Master
• Skilled
• Skulker
• Svirfneblin Magic (MTF)
• Spell Sniper
• Tavern Brawler
• Trail Blazer (RB)
• Treasure Hunter (RB)
• Tough
• War Caster
• Weapon Master