Editing Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races (section)

=== 2003 October ===

The next time someone asks you about Third Edition's release cycle, just remember that WotC once published three books in a single month.

====[[Book of Exalted Deeds]]====

BoED only had one fully playable race, but it gave us a bunch of [[Archon]]s and [[Guardinal]]s and Eladrins and shit as NPCs with level adjustments who are just too cool to leave out. The Bariaur here is referred to as simply "Bariaur" in BoED, but the Planar Handbook clarifies that this version of the Bariaur is more properly referred to as the "Exalted Bariaur", and that simply "Bariaur" should be reserved for the Bariaur in the Planar Handbook and Manual of the Planes. No advice was offered on the Dragonlance Minotaur situation.

{| class='wikitable sortable'
! Race
! Size/Type
! RHD
! Languages
! Favored Class
! LA
|-
| [[Archon]], Owl
| Large Outsider (Archon, Extraplanar, Good, Lawful)
| 10 d8
| Celestial, Draconic, Infernal, and Sylvan
| 
| +8
|-
| Archon, Sword
| Large Outsider (Archon, Extraplanar, Good, Lawful)
| 11 d8
| Celestial, Infernal
| 
| +9
|-
| Archon, Throne
| Large Outsider (Archon, Extraplanar, Good, Lawful)
| 14 d8
| Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal
| 
| +10
|-
| Archon, Warden
| Large Outsider (Archon, Extraplanar, Good, Lawful)
| 8 d8
| Celestial, Infernal, Draconic
| 
| +7
|-
| [[Asura]]
| Medium Outsider (Chaotic, Extraplanar, Good)
| 8 d8
| Celestial
| 
| +6
|-
| [[Bariaur]], Exalted
| Large Outsider
| 3 d8
| Automatic: Celestial, Common<br>Bonus: None
| Ranger
| +2
|-
| [[Eladrin]] - Coure
| Tiny Outsider (Chaotic, Eladrin, Extraplanar, Good)
| 2 d8
| Celestial, Common
| 
| +5
|-
| Eladrin - Firre
| Medium Outsider (Chaotic, Eladrin, Extraplanar, Good)
| 8 d8
| Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal
| 
| +10
|-
| Eladrin - Shiradi
| Large Outsider (Chaotic, Eladrin, Extraplanar, Good)
| 12 d8
| Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal.
| 
| +12
|-
| Eladrin - Tulani
| Medium Outsider (Chaotic, Eladrin, Extraplanar, Good)
| 18 d8
| Auran, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven, Infernal, Sylvan
| 
| +10
|-
| [[Guardinal]] - Equinal
| Large Outsider (Extraplanar, Good, Guardinal)
| 6 d8
| Celestial, Common
| 
| +7
|-
| Guardinal - Musteval
| Tiny Outsider (Extraplanar, Good, Guardinal)
| 2 d8
| Celestial
| 
| +5
|-
| Guardinal - Ursinal
| Large Outsider (Extraplanar, Good, Guardinal)
| 10 d8
| Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal
| 
| +8
|-
| [[Hollyphant]]
| Small Outsider (Extraplanar, Good)
| 6 d8
| ''(telepathy)''
| 
| +9
|-
| [[Leskylor]]
| Large Magical Beast
| 6 d10
| ''(Leskylor noises)'', Celestial, Draconic
| 
| +6
|-
| [[Moon Dog]]
| Medium Outsider (Extraplanar, Good)
| 9 d8
| Celestial, Common, Infernal
| 
| +8
|-
| [[Quesar]]
| Medium Construct (Extraplanar)
| 8 d10
| Celestial
| 
| +9
|-
| [[Rhek]]
| Medium Monstrous Humanoid (Extraplanar)
| 5 d8
| Common, ''(rhino noises)''
| 
| +3
|}

==== Forgotten Realms - Underdark ====

{| class='wikitable sortable'
! Race
! Size/Type
! RHD
! Languages
! Favored Class
! LA
|-
| [[Chitine]]
| Small Monstrous Humanoid
| 2 d8
| Auto: Undercommon<br>Bonus: by region
| Rogue
| +2
|-
| [[Deep Imaskari]]
| Medium
| -
| Auto: Common, Roushoum<br>Bonus: Aquan, Dwarven, Elven, Terran, Undercommon
| Wizard
| -
|-
| Dwarf, Gray<br>([[Duergar]])
| Medium
| -
| Auto: Common, Dwarven, Undercommon<br>Bonus: Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Terran
| Fighter
| +1
|-
| Elf, Dark<br>([[Drow]])
| Medium
| -
| Auto: Common, Elven, Undercommon<br>Bonus: Abyssal, Aquan, Draconic, Drow Sign language, Gnome, Goblin, Kuo-toan
| Wizard (male)<br>Cleric (female)
| +2
|-
| [[Gloaming]]
| Small Outsider (Native)
| -
| Auto: Undercommon<br>Bonus: by region
| Sorcerer
| +2
|-
| Gnome, Deep<br>([[Svirfneblin]])
| Small
| -
| Auto: Common, Gnome, Undercommon<br>Bonus: Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Terran
| Rogue
| +3
|-
| [[Grimlock]]
| Medium Monstrous Humanoid
| 2 d8
| Auto: Common, Undercommon<br>Bonus: by region
| Barbarian
| +2
|-
| [[Kuo-Toa]]
| Medium Monstrous Humanoid
| 2 d8
| Auto: Kuo-toan, Undercommon, Aquan<br>Bonus: Common, Dwarven, Elven, Serusan (or by region)
| Rogue
| +3
|-
| [[Slyth]]
| Medium
| -
| Auto: Common, Undercommon<br>Bonus: Aquan, Elven, Gnome, Terran (or by region)
| Druid
| +2
|}

==== Miniatures Handbook ====

This book also includes a bunch of NPC monsters with level adjustments for "[[you can certainly try|easy]]" kitbashing into playable races. Feel free to add them.

{| class='wikitable sortable'
! Race
! Size/Type
! RHD
! Languages
! Favored Class
! LA
|-
| [[Catfolk]]
| Medium Humanoid (Catfolk)
| -
| Auto: Common, Feline<br>Bonus: Draconic, Gnoll, Halfling, Sylvan
| Ranger
| +1
|}