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: Classics Revisited (UA-CR), Cleric (UA-Clr), Druid (UA-Drd), Eberron (UA-Eb), The Faithful (UA-TF), Feats (UA-Feats), Giant Soul (UA-GS), Gothic Characters (UA-GC), Monk (UA-Mnk), Mystic (UA-Myst), Order Domain (UA-OD), Paladin (UA-Pal), Ranger Revised (UA-RR), Ranger & Rogue (UA-RngRog), Skill Feats (UA-SF)
• 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), Wayfinders Guide to Eberron (WGE)

Races

• Any Race: Revenant subrace (UA-GC)
• Aarakocra (EEPC) - avian humanoids
• Aasimar (VGM) - humanoids with Celestial heritage in their blood and a connection to a "guardian angel"
• Bugbear (VGM)
• Changeling (WGE) - 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
• Kalashtar (WGE)
• Kenku (VGM)
• Kobold (VGM)
• Lizardfolk (VGM)
• Minotaur (UA-WA)
• Orc (VGM)
• Shifter (WGE)
  • Beasthide (WGE)
  • Cliffwalk (UA-Eb)
  • Longstride (UA-Eb)
  • Longtooth (WGE)
  • Razorclaw (UA-Eb)
  • Swiftstride (WGE)
  • Wildhunt (WGE)
• 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 (WGE)
  • Envoy (WGE)
  • Juggernaut (WGE)
  • Skirmisher (WGE)
• Yuan-Ti Pureblood (VGM)

Classes

• Barbarian
  • Path of the Ancestral Guardian (XGE)
  • Path of the Battle-Scarred (AA)
  • Path of the Battlerager (SCAG)
  • Path of the Berserker
  • Path of the Sea-Reaver (NoB)
  • Path of the Storm Herald (XGE)
  • Path of the Totem Warrior (Totems: Bear, Eagle, Wolf)
    • New Totems: Elk Totem (SCAG), Horse Totem (S&S), Tiger Totem (SCAG)
  • Path of the Zealot (XGE)
• Bard
  • College of the Fates (EGD)
  • College of Glamour (XGE)
  • College of the Great Work (SeC)
  • College of Lore
  • College of Satire (UA-CR)
  • College of Secrets (EGM)
  • College of Swords (XGE)
  • College of Theatrics (HotM)
  • College of Threnody (HotM)
  • College of Valor
  • College of Whispers (XGE)
• Cleric
  • Arcana Domain (SCAG)
  • Death Domain (DMG)
  • Defier Domain (EGM)
  • Forge Domain (XGE)
  • Grave Domain (XGE)
  • Hunt Domain (AA)
  • Knowledge Domain
  • Life Domain
  • Light Domain
  • Nature Domain
  • Order Domain (UA-OD)
  • 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 (XGE)
  • Circle of the Fountain (Gui)
  • Circle of the Land
  • Circle of the Moon
  • Circle of the Shepherd (XGE)
  • Circle of the Solstice (EGM)
  • Circle of Spirits (EGD)
  • Circle of Twilight (UA-Drd)
• Fighter
  • Arcane Archer (XGE)
  • Blood Thrall (BM)
  • Cavalier (XGE)
  • Cavalry (S&S)
  • Champion
  • Battle Master
  • Eldritch Knight
  • Monster Hunter (UA-GC)
  • Purple Dragon Knight (SCAG)
  • Samurai (XGE)
  • Scout (UA-CR)
  • New Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Monk
  • Way of the Drunken Master (XGE)
  • Way of the Four Elements
  • Way of the Kensei (XGE)
  • Way of the Long Death (SCAG)
  • Way of the Open Hand
  • Way of Shadow
  • Way of the Sun Soul (XGE)
  • Way of Tranquility (UA-Mnk)
• Mystic (UA-Myst)
  • Order of the Avatar (UA-Myst)
  • Order of the Awakened (UA-Myst)
  • Order of the Immortal (UA-Myst)
  • Order of the Nomad (UA-Myst)
  • Order of the Soul Knife (UA-Myst)
  • Order of the Wu Jen (UA-Myst)
• Paladin
  • Oath of the Ancients
  • Oath of Conquest (XGE)
  • Oath of the Crown (SCAG)
  • Oath of Devotion
  • Oath of Redemption (XGE)
  • Oath of Treachery (UA-Pal)
  • Oath of Vengeance
  • Oath of the Weave (EGM)
  • Oathbreaker (DMG)
    • Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Ranger
  • Alley Stalker (HotM)
  • Beast Master
  • Gloom Stalker (XGE)
  • Horizon Walker (XGE)
  • Hunter
  • Monster Slayer)
  • Primeval Guardian (UA-RngRog)
  • Skirmisher (AA)
  • Stalker (EGM)
  • Strider (S&S)
  • Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Ranger, Revised (UA-RR)
  • Beast Conclave (UA-RR)
  • Hunter Conclave (UA-RR)
  • Deep Stalker Conclave (UA-RR)
  • Fighting Styles: Close Quarters Shooter, Tunnel Fighter (UA-UDC) • Mariner (UA-WA) • Mobility, Mounted (NoB)
• Rogue
  • Alchemist (AA)
  • Assassin
  • Arcane Trickster
  • Inquisitive (XGE)
  • Investigator (HotM)
  • Mastermind (XGE)
  • Mountebank (SeC)
  • Scout (XGE)
  • Swashbuckler (XGE)
  • Thief
• Sorcerer
  • Azoth-Infused (SeC)
  • Bloodline Sorcery (BM)
  • Divine Soul (XGE)
  • Draconic Bloodline
  • Earthshaped (AA)
  • Elemental Affinity (ElemPlaytest)
  • Fey Bloodline (HotM)
  • Giant Soul (UA-GS)
  • Shadow Magic (XGE)
  • Storm Sorcery (XGE)
  • Wild Magic
  • Additional Metamagic: Transmuted Spell (SeC), Widen Spell (SeC)
• Warlock
  • The Archfey
  • The Celestial (XGE)
  • The Faithful (UA-TF)
  • The Fiend
  • The Foretold (EGD)
  • The Great Old One
  • The Hexblade (XGE)
  • The Undying (SCAG)
  • The Undying Light (UA-UDC)
  • The Seeker (UA-TF)
  • The Shadow (AA)
  • The Mists (HotM)
  • New Pacts: Pact of the Ring (EGM)
  • New Invocations: Aspect of the Moon (XGE), Cloak of Flies (XGE), Eldritch Smite (XGE), Ghostly Gaze (XGE), Gift of the Depths (XGE), Gift of the Ever-Living Ones (XGE), Grasp of Hadar (XGE), Improved Pact Weapon (XGE), Ironfell Blade (EGM), Iron Sky Starfall (EGM), Lance of Lethargy (XGE), Maddening Hex (XGE), Relentless Hex (XGE), Shard Star Warrior (EGM), Shroud of Shadow (XGE), Starlight Hex (EGM), Tomb of Levistus (XGE), Trickster's Escape (XGE)
• Wizard
  • Abjuration
  • Artificer (UA-Eb)
  • Bladesinging (SCAG)
  • Blood Magic (BM)
  • Botany (AA)
  • Conjuration
  • Divination
  • Enchantment
  • Evocation
  • Guild Wizardry (EGM)
  • Illusion
  • Necromancy
  • Theurgy (UA-TF)
  • Transmutation
  • War Magic (XGE)

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

• Acrobat (UA-SF)
• Alchemist (UA-Feats)
• Alert
• Animal Handler (UA-SF)
• Arcanist (UA-SF)
• Athlete
• Actor
• Blade Mastery (UA-Feats)
• Bountiful Luck (XGE)
• Brawny (UA-SF)
• Burglar (UA-Feats)
• Charger
• Crossbow Expert
• Defensive Duelist
• Diplomat (UA-SF)
• Dragon Fear (XGE)
• Dragon Hide (XGE)
• Drow High Magic (XGE)
• Dual Wielder
• Duelist (RB)
• Dungeon Delver
• Durable
• Dwarven Fortitude (XGE)
• Elemental Adept
• Elven Accuracy (XGE)
• Empathic (UA-SF)
• Fade Away (XGE)
• Fell Handed (UA-Feats)
• Fey Teleportation (XGE)
• Flail Mastery (UA-Feats)
• Flames of Phlegethos (XGE)
• Fortune Teller (RB)
• Gourmand (UA-Feats)
• Grappler
• Great Weapon Master
• Healer
• Heavily Armored
• Heavy Armor Master
• Historian (UA-SF)
• Infernal Constitution (XGE)
• Inspiring Leader
• Investigator (UA-SF)
• Keen Mind
• Lightly Armored
• Linguist
• Lucky
• Mage Slayer
• Magic Initiate
• Martial Adept
• Master of Disguise (UA-Feats)
• Medic (UA-SF)
• Medium Armor Master
• Menacing (UA-SF)
• Mobile
• Moderately Armored
• Mounted Adept (S&S)
• Mounted Combatant
• Mounted Mage (S&S)
• Naturalist (UA-SF)
• Observant
• Orcish Fury (XGE)
• Perceptive (UA-SF)
• Performer (UA-SF)
• Pilgrim (RB)
• Polearm Master
• Prodigy (XGE)
• Quick-Fingered (UA-SF)
• Resilient
• Ritual Caster
• Savage Attacker
• Second Chance (XGE)
• Sentinel
• Sharpshooter
• Shield Master
• Silver-Tongued (UA-SF)
• Skilled
• Skulker
• Spear Mastery (UA-Feats)
• Squat Nimbleness (XGE)
• Stealthy (UA-SF)
• Survivalist (UA-SF)
• Svirfneblin Magic (MTF)
• Spell Sniper
• Tavern Brawler
• Theologian (UA-SF)
• Trail Blazer (RB)
• Treasure Hunter (RB)
• Tough
• War Caster
• Weapon Master
• Wood Elf Magic (XGE)