
Tiefling – Fiendish Legacies: Abyssal, Cthonic, and Infernal.Gnomes – Gnomish lineage: Forest Gnome, Rock Gnome.Dragonborn – Draconic Ancestor: (all the dragons).Elves – Elven Legacies: Drow, High Elf, Wood Elf.Ardlings – Heavenly Legacies: Exalted, Heavenly, Idyllic.With each of these races there are several that have different legacies, “ancestories”, or lineages to choose from that add more beneficial traits and spells: An ardling’s moral and ethical outlook is self-determined, however, not fixed by ancestry. An ardling gains a measure of magical power from their celestial legacy, as well as the ability to manifest spectral wings. The ardling’s celestial legacy determines the animal it resembles. Depending on the animal, the ardling might also have soft fur, downy feathers, or supple bare skin. An ardling has a head resembling that of an animal, typically one with virtuous associations. Their bright souls shine with the light of immortal beings who call the Upper Planes home. There is also a new race presented in the playtest Īrdlings are supernal beings who are either born on the Upper Planes or have one or more ancestors who originated there. Races of combined lineages will choose traits from either parent.įor the D&D races, we have Humans, Dragonborn, Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, Halflings, Orcs, and Tieflings. The race chosen will determine traits such as creature type, size, speed, average lifespan, and special racial traits.

Character OriginsĪfter a player picks a class, they’ll pick a race, background, and common language. The rule glossary shows many of the possible changes in core rules such as critical rolls, inspiration, and spell lists. We have rules for background creation and combining races for mixed ancestry. Character feats are given levels and prerequisites. This playtest sets a strong tone for simplifying character creation and a gives us rules glossary with rule changes.

Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins, and Ray Winninger lay the groundwork for the upcoming 2024 changes in the revised 5th edition.

And with that, the first playtest document for One D&D is now out. During the Wizards Presents 2022 we learned about One D&D.
