Races

Table of Contents

Humans
Dwarves
Elves
Gnomes
Half-Elves
Half-Orcs
Halflings

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Favored Class

A character's favored class doesn't count against him or her when determining experience point penalties for multiclassing.

Race and Languages

All characters know how to speak Common. A dwarf, elf, gnome, half-elf, half-orc, or halfling also speaks a racial language, as appropriate. A character who has an Intelligence bonus at 1st level speaks other languages as well, one extra language per point of Intelligence bonus as a starting character.

Literacy: Any character except a barbarian can read and write all the languages he or she speaks.

Class-Related Languages: Clerics, druids, and wizards can choose certain languages as bonus languages even if they're not on the lists found in the race descriptions. These class-related languages are as follows:

Cleric: Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal.

Druid: Sylvan.

Wizard: Draconic.

Small Characters

A Small character gets a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks. A Small character's carrying capacity is three-quarters of that of a Medium character.

A Small character generally moves about two-thirds as fast as a Medium character.

A Small character must use smaller weapons than a Medium character.

Humans

  • Medium: As Medium creatures, humans have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.

  • Human base land speed is 30 feet.

  • 1 extra feat at 1st level.

  • 4 extra skill points at 1st level and 1 extra skill point at each additional level.

  • Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Speak Language skill.

  • Favored Class: Any. When determining whether a multiclass human takes an experience point penalty, his or her highest-level class does not count.