Editing Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races (section)

===2001 June - Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting===

The FRCS replaced the old "Level Equivalent" system with "Level Adjustment" and "Effective Character Level", wherein characters would level up at a rate that was appropriate for their character's overall power, rather than just their class levels. This prevented races with level adjustments from rapidly becoming too powerful as they gained experience. None of the playable races had racial hit dice, and none of the monsters had level adjustments for adapting them into playable races, so no creature had both racial hit dice and a level adjustment. The setting's Shield Dwarf and Moon Elf are functionally identical to the Hill Dwarf and High Elf from the core books.

{| class='wikitable sortable'
! Race
! Size/Type
! Automatic Languages
! Bonus Languages
! Favored Class
! LA
|-
| [[Aasimar]]
| Medium Outsider (Native)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Paladin
| +1
|- 
| Dwarf, Gold
| Medium Humanoid (Dwarf)
| Dwarven, Common, home region
| Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Shaaran, Terran, Untheric
| Fighter
| -
|-
| Dwarf, Gray<br>([[Duergar]])
| Medium Humanoid (Dwarf)
| Dwarven, Undercommom, home region
| Common, Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Terran
| Fighter
| +2
|-
| Dwarf, Shield
| Medium Humanoid (Dwarf)
| Dwarven, Common, home region
| Chondathan, Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Illuskan, Orc
| Fighter
| -
|-
| Elf, Dark<br>([[Drow]])
| Medium Humanoid (Elf)
| Elven, Undercommon, home region
| Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Drow<br>sign language, Goblin, Illuskan
| Wizard (male)<br>Cleric (female)
| +2
|-
| Elf, Moon
| Medium Humanoid (Elf)
| Elven, Common, home region
| Auran, Chondathan, Gnoll,<br>Gnome, Halfling, Illuskan, Sylvan
| Wizard
| -
|-
| Elf, Sun
| Medium Humanoid (Elf)
| Elven, Common, home region
| Auran, Celestial, Chondathan,<br>Gnome, Halfling, Illuskan, Sylvan
| Wizard
| -
|-
| Elf, Wild
| Medium Humanoid (Elf)
| Elven, Common, home region
| Gnoll, Illuskan, Orc, Sylvan, Tashalan
| Sorcerer
| -
|-
| [[Wood Elves|Elf, Wood]]
| Medium Humanoid (Elf)
| Elven, Common, home region
| Chondathan, Draconic, Gnome, Goblin, Gnoll, Sylvan
| Ranger
| -
|-
| [[Genasi|Genasi, Air]]
| Medium Outsider (Native)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Fighter
| +1 
|-
| [[Genasi|Genasi, Earth]]
| Medium Outsider (Native)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Fighter
| +1
|-
| [[Genasi|Genasi, Fire]]
| Medium Outsider (Native)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Fighter
| +1
|-
| [[Genasi|Genasi, Water]]
| Medium Outsider (Native)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Fighter
| +1
|-
| Gnome, Deep<br>([[Svirfneblin]])
| Small Humanoid (Gnome)
| Gnome, Undercommon, home region
| Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Illuskan, Terran
| Bard
| +3
|-
| [[Gnome]] (Rock)
| Small Humanoid (Gnome)
| Gnome, Common, home region
| Chondathan, Draconic, Dwarven,<br>Goblin, Illuskan, Sylvan, Terran
| Bard
| -
|-
| [[Half-Elf]]
| Medium Humanoid (Elf)
| Elven, Common, home region
| Any
| Any
| -
|-
| [[Half-Orc]]
| Medium Humanoid (Orc)
| Orc, Common, home region
| Damaran, Giant, Gnoll, Goblin, Illuskan, Undercommon
| Barbarian
| -
|-
| [[Halfling|Halfling, Ghostwise]]
| Small Humanoid (Halfling)
| Halfling, Common, home region
| Chondathan, Elven, Gnoll, Shaaran, Sylvan
| Barbarian
| -
|-
| [[Halfling|Halfling (Lightfoot)]]
| Small Humanoid (Halfling)
| Halfling, Common, home region
| Chessentan, Chondathan, Damaran,<br>Dwarven, Elven, Illuskan, Goblin
| Rogue
| -
|-
| [[Halfling|Halfling, Strongheart]]
| Small Humanoid (Halfling)
| Halfling, Common, home region
| Dwarven, Gnoll, Goblin, Halruaan, Shaaran
| Rogue
| -
|-
| [[Human]]
| Medium Humanoid (Human)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Any
| -
|-
| [[Tiefling]]
| Medium Outsider (Native)
| Common, home region
| Any
| Rogue
| +1
|}