Detect Balance: a 5e Homebrew Race Guide

	B	C	D	E
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2	Feature	Integer Point Value	Explanation	Commentary

3
4	Generic Scale
5	A ribbon, not likely to make much difference	1
6	A sometimes useful feature	2
7	A frequently useful, or powerful feature	4
8	An unusually powerful feature.	8
9	Of course a feature could be worth any other values
10
11	Synergy
12	Some features don't work effectively together. When two features won't be beneficial to the same build, deduct half the score from the cheaper feature. The Mountain Dwarf is a good example. Builds that want +2 STR already have armor proficiencies. Builds that want armor training won't get much out of more STR.
13
14	-
15	Ability Score Increases
16	ASI -2	-4		Negative ASIs are not in the PHB and should be avoided.
17	ASI -1	-2
18	ASI +1	4
19	Choice of ASI +1	5		The ability score you want is always likely to be better, because of optimization.
20	ASI +2	8
21	ASI +3	12	+2/+1 or +1/+1/+1	You shouldn't get a +3 or higher to a single stat.
22	ASI +4	16	+2/+2 or +2/+1/+1	Four separate +1's is less valuable (13), few builds use more than 3 stats.
23	All ASI +1	16		Bonuses to your dump stats aren't as useful as bonuses to your core abilities.
24
25	Language
26	Common & 1 languages	0
27	Common & 2 or 3 languages	1		Languages in most games do not matter. You or someone in your party speaks a relevant language, or (intentionally via DM) no one does.
28	Choice of Language	1
29	Speak with small beasts	2		gives you access to a lot of common creatures. Any other language either gives you communication with rare creatures, or creatures that likely know Common.
30	30 foot Telepathy with language barrier	6	Can communicate without speaking.	Quite a potentially impactful ability.
31
32	Skills
33	Tool (or choice thereof) proficiency	1
34	Skill proficiency	2
35	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3
36	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies	5		Can vary if it is from a limited list depending on how limited it is.
37	Expertise on rare subset of a skill	1
38	Expertise on subset of a skill	2
39	Skill Proficiency and Expertise	6	This gives the skill and doubles the proficiency bonus
40
41	Magic
42	Cantrip	2
43	Choice of Cantrip	3
44	L1 spell at 3rd, 1/day	2
45	L2 spell at 3rd, 1/day	3
46	L2 spell at 5th, 1/day	2
47	L3 spell at 5th, 1/day	3
48	L1 spell 1/day	3
49	L2 spell 1/day	4
50	One of three spells 1/day	4
51	Standard Delayed Magic	6	A cantrip, level 1 spell at 3rd level, and a level 2 spell at 5th level. Can vary a point based on the spells.
52
53	Resistances
54	One Rare Resistance	2	Radiant, Force, Psychic or Thunder
55	One Medium Resistance	3	Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, or Acid
56	One Common Resistance	4	Fire or Poison	Monsters that do Fire or Poison damage are about twice as common as those that do any other type of non-physical damage.
57	One Nonmagical Physical Resistance	10	Slashing or Piercing. Bludgeoning is 12.	Bludgeoning includes fall damage. Overall resistance (including magical) can add 6.
58
59	Vulnerabilities			Vulnerabilities that aren't to the rarest of types should not be in play - any semicompetent enemy will abuse it to no end.
60	One Rare Vulnerability	-8	Radiant, Force, Psychic or Thunder
61	One Medium Vulnerability	-16	Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, or Acid
62	One Common Vulnerability	-20	Fire or Poison
63	One Physical Vulnerability	-40	Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing	Don't. Just don't.
64
65	Movement
66	20 ft speed	-3
67	25 ft speed	-2
68	30 ft speed	0
69	35 ft speed	2
70	40 ft speed	5
71	30 ft climb speed	2
72	Spider Climb	4
73	30 ft swim speed	2
74	Feline Agility	4		this allows you to double your speed for a turn, without using an action. You then have to spend a turn not moving to refresh the ability.
75	Aggressive	3	Bonus action move your speed toward enemy
76	Not Slowed by Armor	2		a character with heavy armor is unlikely to not have the minimum strength-- unless they have the dwarf armor training
77	Ignore Rare type of Rough Terrain	1
78	Ignore Common type of Rough Terrain	2
79	Ignore non-magical Rough Terrain	3
80
81	Flight			Basically flight should really not be on a race, or have minimal additions to it, as in non-enclosed spaces (which there are many), you have immunity to melee attacks.
82	Standard Fly 30	16	no med or heavy armor, no hover
83	Hover	18	doesn't fall when knocked prone or speed reduced
84	Plus 5 ft fly speed	3
85	Plus 10 ft fly speed	6
86	Always On Feather Fall	3
87	Must land at End of Turn	-12
88	Unrestricted Fly 30	24	Flight even with medium armor.
89
90	Senses
91	Sunlight Sensitivity	-3
92	Darkvision 30	2		Darkvision means that races looking into the dark with darkvision see it as dim light, having disadvantage on perception checks, and thus -5 to their passive perception. Sight that ignores this is about twice as strong
93	Darkvision +60	1		Race has 60 darkvision, subrace upgrades to 120 (drow, duergar).
94	Darkvision 60	3
95	Darkvision 120	4
96	Blindsight to 30ft	8		Allows sight through darkness, grants benefits of darkvision without the penalty of dark to dim light, and can see invisible enemies. Not inherently broken, but can sometimes be story breaking. Use with caution.
97	Blindsight to 30ft, blind beyond	4
98
99	Advantage
100	Advantage on a rare roll	1
101	Advantage on a situational roll	2
102	Advantage on a common roll	4
103	Advantage on a very common roll or set of rolls	8
104
105	Weapons
106	Weapon Training	2	for 3 or 4 weapons
107	2 Simple Weapons of Choice	2
108	2 Martial Weapons of Choice	3
109
110	Unarmed Strikes
111	1d4 unarmed strike	1		Unarmed Strikes greater than 1d6 notably increase the power of monks at lower levels.
112	1d6 unarmed strike	2
113	1d8 unarmed strike	6
114
115	Natural Weapons
116	1d4 natural weapon	1
117	1d6 natural weapon	2
118	1d8 natural weapon	3
119	1d10 natural weapon	4
120	A natural weapon better than 1d4, that doesn't require a free hand, or that is classified as "Finesse" can add +1
121	A natural weapon that does something besides poison, physical, fire or cold would be worth slightly more, on the +1 territory
122
123	Breathing
124	Hold Breath 15 mins	1
125	Amphibious	2	can breath air and water
126	Unending Breath	3	can breath in even in vacuum and poison, etc. while not incapacitated
127	Doesn't breath	4
128
129	Natural Armor
130	11+Dex armor	0		Only the most obscure builds don't have some form of base AC above 11.
131	12+Dex armor	1
132	13+Dex armor	3		Does not make a difference normally for classes with higher than light armor, and is equivalent to mage armor.
133	AC+1	8		A static bonus which is generally (and should be) avoided in 5e.
134
135	Size
136	Small	0	Disadvantage with Heavy Weapons	Slower move speeds also have a cost. Disadvantage with heavy weapons is balanced by medium mount opportunities, and ability to fit in small spaces
137	Powerful Build	2	1 size larger for carry, lift, push, drag	This is somewhat often interpreted as also giving the ability to grapple+shove Huge sized creatures. In that case, it is a 3.
138
139	Assorted Racial Features
140	A Type other than Humanoid	2	does not include “Fey Ancestry bonus” or other	Takes away humanoid-targetting effects, and at later levels allows to be the target of certain others (hold monster, paladin finding fiends and celestials).
141	Doesn't need to Eat	1
142	Tinker	1
143	Acclimatized	1	Ignores penalties from a certain type of harsh environment
144	Healing Hands	2	Cure hitpoints equal to level 1/day as an action
145	Fey Ancestry	2	Adv vs charm, can't sleep
146	Nimbleness	2	move through space of larger
147	Trance	2	reduces norm sleep time in LR from 6 hr to 4
148	Mimicry	2
149	Fury of the Small	3	Add lvl to damage 1/short on bigger creature.	Enough damage not to be a ribbon, and on a short rest.
150	Humanoid + Type	-1		Follows UA centaur - much more negative if includes undead or construct.
151	Mask of the Wild	3
152	Savage Attacks	3	Extra Crit Damage Die
153	Reach	6	Extra 5 ft of reach	A feature that is normally not too powerful, but can become so with the right combination of feats.
154	Armor Training (Light)	1
155	Armor Training (Light and Medium)	4
156	Poison Resistance and Advantage	5
157	Naturally Stealthy	4	hide behind larger
158	Relentless Endurance	4	drop to 0, drop to 1 instead 1/long rest
159	Lucky	5		Nearly everything you do involves a d20 roll. Mathematically it adds +0.475 to a d20 roll.
160	Toughness	5	One more HP per Level	Much of the value of a +2 to CON, but not all.
161	Stone's Endurance	7	1 per rest, reduce damage by 1d12+Con
162	Breath Weapon	6
163	Nimble Escape	8	Disengage or Hide as Bonus Action
164	Gnome Cunning	7	Adv vs Int, Wis, Cha saves vs magic
165	Aasimar Transformation	8
166	Pack Tactics	8
167	Choice of Feat	20	Because the choice of feat is so powerful at 1st level, I'm valuing it at higher than 2 ASIs
168	Advantage against diseases.	1		Diseases are about as common as rainbows. A pure ribbon ability.
169	Magic Resistance	19	Gnome Cunning + Con, Str, and Dex, all decently common saving throws.
170	Fills rests with light activity instead of sleep.	3	Instead of sleeping 6 hours in LR, can watch.	A notable but more flavorfully impactful than power impact.
171	Yuan-ti Standard Delayed Magic	6		Nearly standard, and effectively very similar.
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173
174	Still Needed
175	Bonus Actions
176	Extra limbs
177	Shapeshifting
178	Large size

	A	B
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2		Detect Balance: a 5e Homebrew Race Guide
3		by Eleazzaar
4		maintained by
5		SwordMeow and Zagorath
6
7		The purpose of this guide is twofold:
8		1) To help you make your own custom balanced races.
9		2) To help you evaluate the power of races made by someone else.
10
11		James Musicus has a scale to try to measure the power of 5e races.
12		http://zappyman2.wixsite.com/musicushomebrew
13		It has been immensely helpful to the community, but I believe it can be improved. The main problem is that it is not more granular than 1/2 an ASI. Circumstantial ribbons, like an extra language, or tool proficiency are rated equally with extremely useful abilities like Darkvision. Additionally I've provided guidelines for evaluating new features.
14		Balancing races is still a combination of art and science-- no system of numbers will tell the whole story. But a better system can be devised.
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16		The average score for PHB and EE races by this scale is about 25.
17		The recommended score for new homebrew races is 24 to 27. Races should generally not eclipse 30 or fall below 20.
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19		Values are approximate. If a race is few points higher than another that's not statistically significant. It doesn't mean it is better. Depending on circumstances it may not perform as well. Every campaign is different, what turns out to be useful will vary a lot.
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21		The scoring unit is in quarters of ASIs, or Ability Score Increases. In other words a feature worth 4 is approximately equal in value as being able to raise an attribute by 1.
22		I'm using this scale instead of Musicus's 1 point = 1 ASI, 1) To differentiate it from Musicus's scale, because his medium balance point is 5, and this scales is 6 (if converted to his scale), 2) Because I think it is easier for most people to add whole numbers rather than decimal fractions.
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	B	C	D	E	F	H	I
1
2	Integer Value	Decimal Value	Feature		Commentary

3			These are the Official races released by WotC	This column is for the chart
4
5	21	5.25	Dragonborn	21		Dragonborn	5.25
6	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
7	6	1.5	Breath Weapon	6	The breath weapon and resistance are nicely balanced-- If you pick rarely resisted damage for your breath weapon, you likely have a resistance to an uncommon damage type.	Breath Weapon	1.5
8	3	0.75	Damage Resistance	3		Damage Resistance	0.75
9							0
10							0
11	20	5	Dwarf	20		Dwarf	5
12	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
13	-2	-0.5	25 ft Speed	-2		25 ft Speed	-0.5
14	2	0.5	Not Slowed by Armor	2		Not Slowed by Armor	0.5
15	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
16	5	1.25	Poison Resistance and Advantage	5		Poison Resistance and Advantage	1.25
17	2	0.5	Weapon Training	2		Weapon Training	0.5
18	1	0.25	Tool (or choice thereof) Proficiency	1		Tool (or choice thereof) Proficiency	0.25
19	1	0.25	Expertise on rare subset of a skill	1		Expertise on rare subset of a skill	0.25
20	20	5	base total	20		base total	5
21							0
22	29	7.25	Hill Dwarf	29		Hill Dwarf	7.25
23	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
24	5	1.25	Toughness	5		Toughness	1.25
25							0
26	30	7.5	Mountain Dwarf	30		Mountain Dwarf	7.5
27	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
28	4	1	Armor Training (Light and Medium)	4		Armor Training (Light and Medium)	1
29	-2	-0.5	Redundancy of Options	-2	Few builds that want STR don't already have that armor training.	Redundancy of Options	-0.5
30
31							0
32	30		Duergar	30
33	4	1	ASI +1
34	1	0.25	Darkvision +60
35	-3	-0.75	Sunlight Sensitivity
36	4		Duergar Magic		Standard delayed magic, except has no cantrip or 1st level.
37	4	1	Duergar Resilience
38							0
39			Elf			Elf	0
40	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
41	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
42	2	0.5	Skill Proficiency	2		Skill Proficiency	0.5
43	2	0.5	Fey Ancestry	2		Fey Ancestry	0.5
44	2	0.5	Trance	2		Trance	0.5
45	17	4.25	base total	17		base total	4.25
46							0
47	27	6.75	High Elf	27		High Elf	6.75
48	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
49	2	0.5	Weapon Training	2		Weapon Training	0.5
50	3	0.75	Choice of Cantrip	3		Choice of Cantrip	0.75
51	1	0.25	Choice of Language	1		Choice of Language	0.25
52							0
53	28	7	Wood Elf	28		Wood Elf	7
54	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
55	2	0.5	Weapon Training	2		Weapon Training	0.5
56	2	0.5	35 ft speed	2		35 ft speed	0.5
57	3	0.75	Mask of the Wild	3		Mask of the Wild	0.75
58							0
59	27	6.75	Drow	27		Drow	6.75
60	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
61	1	0.25	Darkvision +60	1		Upgrade to Superior Darkvision 120	0.25
62	-3	-0.75	Sunlight Sensitivity	-3		Sunlight Sensitivity	-0.75
63	6	1.5	Standard Delayed Magic	6		Standard Delayed Magic	1.5
64	2	0.5	Weapon Training	2		Weapon Training	0.5
65							0
66							0
67			Gnome			Gnome	0
68	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
69	-2	-0.5	25 ft Speed	-2		25 ft Speed	-0.5
70	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
71	7	1.75	Gnome Cunning	7		Gnome Cunning	1.75
72	16	4	base total	16		base total	4
73							0
74	23	5.75	Rock Gnome	23		Rock Gnome	5.75
75	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
76	2	0.5	Expertise on subset of a skill	2		Expertise on subset of a skill	0.5
77	1	0.25	Tinker	1		Tinker	0.25
78							0
79	24	6	Forest Gnome	24		Forest Gnome	6
80	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
81	2	0.5	Cantrip	2		Cantrip	0.5
82	2	0.5	Speak with Small Beasts	2		Speak with Small Beasts	0.5
83							0
84	24	6	Deep Gnome	24	EE	Deep Gnome	6
85	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
86	1	0.25	Darkvision upgraded to 120	1		Darkvision upgraded to 120	0.25
87	2	0.5	Advantage on a Situational Roll	2		Advantage on a Situational Roll	0.5
88	1	0.25	Choice of Language	1		Choice of Language	0.25
89							0
90							0
91	29	7.25	Half Elf	29		Half Elf	7.25
92	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
93	5	1.25	Choice of ASI +1	5		Choice of ASI +1	1.25
94	5	1.25	Choice of ASI +1	5		Choice of ASI +1	1.25
95	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
96	2	0.5	Fey Ancestry	2		Fey Ancestry	0.5
97	3	0.75	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3		Choice of Skill Proficiency	0.75
98	2	0.5	Choice of Skill Proficiency	2	2 skills of choice isn't twice as good as one-- only so many useful choice for any build	Choice of Skill Proficiency	0.5
99	1	0.25	Choice of language	1		Choice of language	0.25
100							0
101							0
102	24	6	Half-Orc	24		Half-Orc	6
103	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
104	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
105	2	0.5	Skill Proficiency	2		Skill Proficiency	0.5
106	4	1	Relentless Endurance	4		Relentless Endurance	1
107	3	0.75	Savage Attacks	3		Savage Attacks	0.75
108							0
109							0
110			Halfling			Halfling	0
111	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
112	-2	-0.5	25 ft Speed	-2		25 ft Speed	-0.5
113	5	1.25	Lucky	5		Lucky	1.25
114	2	0.5	Advantage on a situational roll	2		Advantage on a situational roll	0.5
115	2	0.5	Nimbleness	2		Nimbleness	0.5
116	15	3.75	base total	15		base total	3.75
117							0
118	23	5.75	Lightfoot	23		Lightfoot	5.75
119	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
120	4	1	Naturally Stealthy	4		Naturally Stealthy	1
121							0
122	24	6	Stout	24		Stout	6
123	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
124	5	1.25	Poison Resistance and Advantage	5		Poison Resistance and Advantage	1.25
125							0
126							0
127	17	4.25	Human	17		Human	4.25
128	16	4	All ASI +1	16		All ASI +1	4
129	1	0.25	Choice of language	1		Choice of language	0.25
130							0
131	33	8.25	Human, Variant	33		Human, Variant	8.25
132	5	1.25	Choice of ASI +1	5		Choice of ASI +1	1.25
133	5	1.25	Choice of ASI +1	5		Choice of ASI +1	1.25
134	3	0.75	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3		Choice of Skill Proficiency	0.75
135	20	5	Choice of Feat	20	Because the choice of feat is so powerful at 1st level, I'm valuing higher, YMMV, but most agree this is the strongest racial choice. This becomes more balanced if you disallow certain feats: pam, gwm, ss, sentinel, the like.	Choice of Feat	5
136							0
137							0
138	23	5.75	Tiefling	23		Tiefling	5.75
139	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
140	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
141	4	1	One Common Resistance	4		One Common Resistance	1
142	6	1.5	Standard Delayed Magic	6		Standard Delayed Magic	1.5
143	-2	-0.5	Poor Synergy: Unhelpful stat combo	-2	Few builds need high INT and CHA	Poor Synergy: Unhelpful stat combo	-0.5
144							0
145							0
146	41	10.25	Aarakocra	41	EE	Aarakocra	10.25
147	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
148	-1	-0.25	25 ft speed	-1	(half value because they will rarely need to walk)	25 ft speed	-0.25
149	16	4	Standard Fly 30	16	Again, commonly disallowed because the combat applications of flight like this are insanely good, and the exploration aspect can be disruptive at a table due to 1 player focus.	Standard Fly 30	4
150	6	1.5	Plus 10 ft fly speed	6		Plus 10 ft fly speed	1.5
151	6	1.5	Plus 10 ft fly speed	6		Plus 10 ft fly speed	1.5
152	1	0.25	1d4 Unarmed Strike	1		1d4 Unarmed Strike	0.25
153	1	0.25	Common + 2 language	1		Common + 2 language	0.25
154							0
155							0
156			Genasi (EE)		EE	Genasi (EE)	0
157	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
158	1	0.25	Common + language (primordial works for all 4)	1		Common + language (primordial works for all 4)	0.25
159	9	2.25	base total	9		base total	2.25
160							0
161	20	5	Air	20	EE	Air	5
162	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
163	3	0.75	Unending Breath	3		Unending Breath	0.75
164	4	1	L2 spell 1/day	4		L2 spell 1/day	1
165							0
166	19	4.75	Earth	19	EE	Earth	4.75
167	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
168	2	0.5	Ignore Common type of Rough Terrain	2		Ignore Common type of Rough Terrain	0.5
169	4	1	L2 spell 1/day	4		L2 spell 1/day	1
170							0
171	24	6	Fire	24	EE	Fire	6
172	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
173	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
174	4	1	One Common Resistance	4		One Common Resistance	1
175	2	0.5	Cantrip	2		Cantrip	0.5
176	2	0.5	L1 spell at 3rd, 1/day	2		L1 spell at 3rd, 1/day	0.5
177							0
178	25	6.25	Water	25	EE	Water	6.25
179	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
180	3	0.75	One Medium Resistance	3		One Medium Resistance	0.75
181	2	0.5	Amphibious	2		Amphibious	0.5
182	2	0.5	30 ft swim speed	2		30 ft swim speed	0.5
183	2	0.5	Cantrip	2		Cantrip	0.5
184	3	0.75	L2 spell at 3rd, 1/day	3		L2 spell at 3rd, 1/day	0.75
185							0
186							0
187	24	6	Goliath	24	EE	Goliath	6
188	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
189	2	0.5	Skill Proficiency	2		Skill Proficiency	0.5
190	7	1.75	Stone's Endurance	7		Stone's Endurance	1.75
191	2	0.5	Powerful Build	2		Powerful Build	0.5
192	1	0.25	Acclimatized	1	Mountain Born	Acclimatized	0.25
193							0
194							0
195	28	7	Tortle	30	Tortle Suppliment	Tortle	7.5
196	12		ASI +3
197	1		1d4 natural weapon
198	2		Hold Breath
199	9		Natural Armor		Certainly respectable guaranteed AC.
200	2		Shell Defense		Only rarely is better to use than the Dodge action.
201	2		Skill Proficiency		Survival.		0
202							0
203			Volo's			Volo's	0
204							0
205	20	5	Aasimar	20	Volo	Aasimar	5
206	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
207	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
208	2	0.5	One Rare Resistance	2		One Rare Resistance	0.5
209	3	0.75	One Medium Resistance	3		One Medium Resistance	0.75
210	2	0.5	Healing Hands	2		Healing Hands	0.5
211	2	0.5	Cantrip	2		Cantrip	0.5
212							0
213	31	7.75	Aasimar Protector	31	Volo	Aasimar Protector	7.75
214	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
215	-1	-0.25	Poor Synergy: Unhelpful stat combo	-1	Few builds need high WIS and CHA	Poor Synergy: Unhelpful stat combo	-0.25
216	8	2	Aasimar Transformation	8		Aasimar Transformation	2
217							0
218	32	8	Aasimar Scourge	32	Volo	Aasimar Scourge	8
219	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
220	8	2	Aasimar Transformation	8		Aasimar Transformation	2
221							0
222	32	8	Aasimar Fallen	32	Volo	Aasimar Fallen	8
223	4	1	ASI +1	4		ASI +1	1
224	8	2	Aasimar Transformation	8		Aasimar Transformation	2
225							0
226							0
227	26	6.5	Firbolg	26	Volo	Firbolg	6.5
228	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
229	4	1	Firbolg magic	4	2 L1 spells one casting per short rest	Firbolg magic	1
230	6	1.5	Hidden Step	6	Turn invisible as a bonus action 1/rest	Hidden Step	1.5
231	2	0.5	Powerful Build	2		Powerful Build	0.5
232	2	0.5	Advantage on a situational roll	2	Speech of Beast and Leaf	Advantage on a situational roll	0.5
233							0
234							0
235	21	5.25	Kenku	21	Volo	Kenku	5.25
236	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
237	2	0.5	Advantage on a situational roll	2	Expert Forgery	Advantage on a situational roll	0.5
238	5	1.25	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies	5		Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies	1.25
239	2	0.5	Mimicry	2		Mimicry	0.5
240							0
241							0
242	29	7.25	Lizardfolk	29	Volo	Lizardfolk	7.25
243	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
244	2	0.5	30 ft swim speed	2		30 ft swim speed	0.5
245	2	0.5	1d6 unarmed strike	2		1d6 unarmed strike	0.5
246	1	0.25	Cunning artisan	1		Cunning artisan	0.25
247	1	0.25	Hold Breath 15 mins	1		Hold Breath 15 mins	0.25
248	5	1.25	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies	5	Yes you get to choose 2 skills, but from a limited list, I think halving the choice bonus is appropriate here.	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies	1.25
249	3	0.75	13+Dex armor	3		13+Dex armor	0.75
250	3	0.75	Hungry Jaws	3	Bite as a bonus get CON mod temp HP 1/short rest.	Hungry Jaws	0.75
251							0
252							0
253	25	6.25	Tabaxi	25	Volo	Tabaxi	6.25
254	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
255	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
256	4	1	Feline Agility	4		Feline Agility	1
257	1	0.25	Climbing Speed 20ft	1		Climbing Speed 20ft	0.25
258	1	0.25	1d4 unarmed strike	1		1d4 unarmed strike	0.25
259	2	0.5	Skill proficiency	2	Perception	Skill proficiency	0.5
260	2	0.5	Skill proficiency	2	Stealth	Skill proficiency	0.5
261							0
262							0
263	28	7	Triton	28	Volo	Triton	7
264	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
265	2	0.5	30 ft swim speed	2		30 ft swim speed	0.5
266	2	0.5	Amphibious	2		Amphibious	0.5
267	6	1.5	Three spells 1/day each	6		One of three spells 1/day	1.5
268	2	0.5	Speak with small beasts	2	Emissary of the Sea	Speak with small beasts	0.5
269	3	0.75	One Medium Resistance	3	Cold Resistance	One Medium Resistance	0.75
270	1	0.25	Acclimatized	1		Acclimatized	0.25
271							0
272							0
273			Monstrous Races			Monstrous Races	0
274			May be more or less powerful than normal PC races			May be more or less powerful than normal PC races	0
275							0
276	30	7.5	Bugbears	30	Volo	Bugbears	7.5
277	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
278	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
279	6	1.5	Reach	6	It isn't actual reach, since it only applies to attacks on your turn - thus not working with polearm master / sentinel combo for opportunity attacks.	Reach	1.5
280	2	0.5	Powerful Build	2		Powerful Build	0.5
281	2	0.5	Skill Proficiency	2		Skill Proficiency	0.5
282	5	1.25	Surprise Attack	5	Adds an average of 7 damage on some fights. Equivalent to a single crit with a greatsword every other fight or so.	Suprise Attack	1.25
283							0
284							0
285							0
286	26	6.5	Goblin	26	Volo	Goblin	6.5
287	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
288	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
289	3	0.75	Fury of the Small	3		Fury of the Small	0.75
290	8	2	Nimble Escape	8		Nimble Escape	2
291							0
292							0
293							0
294							0
295							0
296	25	6.25	Hobgoblin	25	Volo	Hobgoblin	6.25
297	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
298	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
299	3	0.75	2 Martial Weapons of Choice	3		2 Martial Weapons of Choice	0.75
300	2	0.5	Armor Training (Light)	2		Armor Training (Light)	0.5
301	5	1.25	Saving Face	5	Can be saved for critical moments, about as mathematically powerful as advantage (4 person party, +3).	Saving Face	1.25
302							0
303							0
304							0
305	16	4	Kobold	16	Volo	Kobold	4
306	8	2	ASI +2	8		ASI +2	2
307	-4	-1	ASI -2	-4		ASI -2	-1
308	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
309	4	1	Grovel, Cower and Beg	4		Grovel, Cower and Beg	1
310	8	2	Pack Tactics	8		Pack Tactics	2
311	-3	-0.75	Sunlight Sensitivity	-3		Sunlight Sensitivity	-0.75
312							0
313							0
314	18	4.5	Orc	18	Volo	Orc	4.5
315	12	3	ASI +3	12		ASI +3	3
316	-4	-1	ASI -2	-4		ASI -2	-1
317	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
318	3	0.75	Aggressive	3		Aggressive	0.75
319	2	0.5	Skill Proficiency	2		Skill Proficiency	0.5
320	2	0.5	Powerful Build	2		Powerful Build	0.5
321							0
322							0
323	47	11.75	Yuan-ti Pureblood	47		Yuan-ti Pureblood	11.75
324	11	2.75	ASI +3, antisynergy.	11		ASI +3, antisynergy.	2.75
325	3	0.75	Darkvision 60	3		Darkvision 60	0.75
326	6	1.5	Yuan-ti Standard Delayed Magic	6	It isn't really standard, but is equivalent enough in value.	Yuan-ti Standard Delayed Magic	1.5
327	19	4.75	Magic Resistance	19	Magic Resistance. Easily the most common Yuan-Ti houserule is simply removing this, bringing the score to 27.	Magic Resistance	4.75
328	8	2	Poison Immunity	8		Poison Immunity	2
329
330
331			Tome of Foes Races
332					The tiefling subraces are all the same point value as phb.
333
334	30		Eladrin	30
335	4		ASI +1	4
336	9		Fey Step	9
337
338
339	30		Sea Elf	30
340	4		ASI +1	4
341	2		Weapon Training
342	4		Child of the Sea	4
343	2		Friend of the Sea	2
344	1		Aquan	1
345
346
347	30		Shadar-Kai	30
348	4		ASI +1	4
349	3		Necrotic Resistance	3
350	6		Blessing of the Raven Queen	6
351
352
353	4		Gith	4
354	4		ASI +1	4	The base race is so empty.
355
356	27		Githyanki	27
357	8		ASI +2	8
358	4		Decadent Mastery	4
359	7		Martial Prodigy	7	Light + Medium armor 4 (see dwarf), then very optimal weapons (4).
360	-2		Antisynergous Combo		STR asi with medium armor is less good
361	6		Githyanki Psionics	6
362
363	21		Githzerai	21
364	8		ASI +2	8
365	-1		Antisynergous Combo		Few builds use Wisdom and Intelligence.
366	4		Mental Discipline	4	Advantage against charm and frighten.
367	6		Githzerai Psionics	6
368
369
370			Ebberon
371
372
373	39	9.75	Warforged
374	8	2	ASI +2
375	5	1.25	Choice of ASI +1
376	8	2	AC+1
377	4	1	One Common Resistance
378	1	0.25	Doesn't need to Eat
379	4	1	Doesn't breath
380	2	0.5	Immunity to disease
381	2	0.5	Fills rests by remaining still instead of sleep.
382	1	0.25	Can't be put to sleep
383	3	0.75	Choice of Skill Proficiency
384	1	0.25	Tool (or choice thereof) proficiency
385
386
387	28	7	Changeling
388	8	2	ASI +2
389	5	1.25	Choice of ASI +1
390	5	1.25	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies
391	9	2.25	Shapechange (Lasting Disguise Self into humanoid)
392	1	0.25	Choice of 2 languages
393
394
395	28	7	Kalashtar
396	12	3	ASI +3
397	5	1.25	Advantage on Wisdom saving throws
398	2	0.5	One Rare Resistance
399	7	1.75	30 foot Telepathy w/o language barrier
400	1	0.25	Rare immunity
401	1	0.25	Choice of 1 languages

	B	D	E	F
1
2	Point Value	Feature		Commentary

3		These are not Official, just me messing around	This column is for the chart
4
5		rules
6		Multiple sources of darkvision add together
7		If small & medium choose. Small includes disadvantage with heavy weapons, but doesn't change speed.
8
9	24	Dragonborn	24
10	12	ASI +3	12	STR 2 CHA 1
11	3	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3
12	6	Breath Weapon	6	The breath weapon and resistance are nicely balanced-- If you pick rarely resisted damage for your breath weapon, you likely have a resistance to an uncommon damage type.
13	3	Damage Resistance	3
14
15	13	Half-Dragonborn (or half Dragon)
16	4	ASI +1		STR +1
17	6	Breath Weapon
18	3	Damage Resistance	3
19
20
21		Dwarf
22	8	ASI +2	8
23	-2	25 ft Speed	-2
24	2	Not Slowed by Armor	2
25	3	Darkvision 60	3
26		(Dwarven Resiliance Removed)
27	2	Weapon Training	2
28	#N/A	Tool Proficiency	#N/A
29	1	Expertise on rare subset of a skill	1
30	#N/A	base total	#N/A
31
32	#N/A	Hill Dwarf	#N/A
33	4	ASI +1	4
34	5	Toughness	5
35
36	#N/A	Mountain Dwarf	#N/A
37	4	ASI +1	4
38	4	Armor Training (Light and Medium)	4
39	-1	Redundancy of Options	-1	Few builds that want STR don't already have that armor training.
40
41	13	Half-Dwarf	13
42	4	ASI +1	4	CON
43	2	Darkvision 30	2
44	2	Not Slowed by Armor	2
45	5	Choice of ASI +1	5	STR or WIS
46
47
48	17	Elf	17
49	8	ASI +2	8
50	3	Darkvision 60	3
51	2	Skill Proficiency	2
52	2	Fey Ancestry	2
53	2	Trance	2
54
55	27	High Elf	27
56	4	ASI +1	4
57	2	Weapon Training	2
58	3	Choice of Cantrip	3
59	1	Choice of Language	1
60
61	28	Wood Elf	28
62	4	ASI +1	4
63	2	Weapon Training	2
64	2	35 ft speed	2
65	3	Mask of the Wild	3
66
67	27	Drow	27
68	4	ASI +1	4
69	1	Upgrade to Superior Darkvision 120	1
70	-3	Sunlight Sensitivity	-3
71	6	Standard Delayed Magic	6
72	2	Weapon Training	2
73
74	8	Half-Elf	8
75	4	ASI +1	4	Dex
76	2	Darkvision 30	2
77	2	Fey Ancestry	2
78
79	12	Half-High Elf	12
80	3	Choice of Cantrip	3
81	1	Choice of Language	1
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90		Gnome
91	8	ASI +2	8
92	-2	25 ft Speed	-2
93	3	Darkvision 60	3
94	7	Gnome Cunning	7
95	16	base total	16
96
97	23	Rock Gnome	23
98	4	ASI +1	4
99	2	Expertise on subset of a skill	2
100	1	Tinker	1
101
102	24	Forest Gnome	24
103	4	ASI +1	4
104	2	Cantrip	2
105	2	Speak with Small Beasts	2
106
107	24	Deep Gnome	24	EE
108	4	ASI +1	4
109	1	Darkvision upgraded to 120	1
110	2	Advantage on a Situational Roll	2
111	1	Choice of Language	1
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125	25	Orc	25
126	12	ASI +3	12	STR 2 CON 1
127	-2	ASI -1	-2	INT -1
128	3	Darkvision 60	3
129	2	Skill Proficiency	2
130	3	Aggressive	3
131	3	Savage Attacks	3
132	4	Relentless Endurance	4
133
134	13	Half-Orc	13
135	4	ASI +1	4
136	2	Darkvision 30	3
137	3	Savage Attacks	3
138	4	Relentless Endurance	4
139
140
141
142
143		Halfling
144	8	ASI +2	8
145	-2	25 ft Speed	-2
146	5	Lucky	5
147	2	Advantage on a situational roll	2
148	2	Nimbleness	2
149	15	base total	15
150
151	23	Lightfoot	23
152	4	ASI +1	4
153	4	Naturally Stealthy	4
154
155	24	Stout	24
156	4	ASI +1	4
157	5	Poison Resistance and Advantage	5
158
159	13	Half-Lightfoot	13
160	4	ASI +1	4
161	-2	25 ft Speed	-2
162	5	Lucky	5
163	4	Naturally Stealthy	4
164	2	Nimbleness	2
165
166	14	Half-Stout	14
167	4	ASI +1	4
168	-2	25 ft Speed	-2
169	5	Lucky	5
170	5	Poison Resistance and Advantage	5
171	2	Nimbleness	2
172
173
174	20	Human	20
175	16	All ASI +1	16
176	3	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3
177	1	1 tool, vehicles or languges	1
178
179	13	Half-Human	13
180	4	ASI +1	4
181	5	Choice of ASI +1	5
182	1	1 tool, vehicles or languges	1
183	3	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3
184
185
186	28	Changeling
187	8	ASI +2
188	5	Choice of ASI +1
189	5	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies
190	9	Shapechange (Disguise Self into any humanoid)
191	1	Choice of language
192	1	Choice of language
193
194
195
196
197
198
199	35	Aarakocra	35	EE
200	12	ASI +3	12
201	-1	25 ft speed	-1	(half value because they will rarely need to walk)
202	16	Standard Fly 30	16	40 ft fly speed total no med or heavy armor
203	6	Plus 10 ft fly speed	6
204	1	1d4 Unarmed Strike	1
205	1	Common + 2 language
206
207
208
209
210	39	Warforged
211	8	ASI +2
212	5	Choice of ASI +1
213	8	AC+1
214	4	One Common Resistance
215	1	Doesn't need to Eat
216	4	Doesn't breath
217	2	Immunity to disease
218	2	Fills rests by remaining still instead of sleep.
219	1	Can't be put to sleep
220	3	Choice of Skill Proficiency
221	1	Tool (or choice thereof) proficiency
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234	24	Goliath	24	EE
235	12	ASI +3	12
236	2	Skill Proficiency	2
237	7	Stone's Endurance	7
238	2	Powerful Build	2
239	1	Acclimatized	1	Mountain Born
240
241	15	Half-Goliath	15
242	4	ASI +1	4	+1 STR
243	2	Skill Proficiency	2
244	7	Stone's Endurance	7
245	2	Powerful Build	2
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258	26	Firbolg	26	Volo
259	12	ASI +3	12
260	4	Firbolg magic	4	2 L1 spells each cast 1/day
261	6	HIdden Step	6	Turn invisible as a bonus action 1/rest
262	2	Powerful Build	2
263	2	Advantage on a situational roll	2	Speech of Beast and Leaf
264
265	12	Half-Firbolg	12
266	4	ASI +1	4
267	4	Firbolg magic	4	(a choice of two L1 spells only able to cast one per day)
268	2	Powerful Build	2
269	2	Advantage on a situational roll	2	Speech of Beast and Leaf
270
271
272
273
274	21	Kenku	21	Volo
275	12	ASI +3	12
276	2	Advantage on a situational roll	2	Expert Forgery
277	3	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3	Yes you get to choose 2 skills, but from a limited list, I think halving the choice bonus is appropriate here.
278	2	Skill proficiency	2
279	2	Mimicry	2
280
281
282	25	Lizardfolk	25	Volo
283	12	ASI +3	12
284	2	30 ft swim speed	2
285	2	1d6 unarmed strike	2
286	1	Cunning artisan	1
287	1	Hold Breath 15 mins	1
288	3	Choice of Skill Proficiency	3	Yes you get to choose 2 skills, but from a limited list, I think halving the choice bonus is appropriate here.
289	2	Skill proficiency	2
290	3	13+Dex armor	3
291	2	Hungry Jaws	2	Bite as a bonus get CON mod temp HP 1/short rest
292	-3	Lack of Synergy	-3
293
294
295	26	Tabaxi	26	Volo
296	12	ASI +3	12
297	3	Darkvision 60	3
298	4	Feline Agility	4
299	2	Climbing Speed 20ft	2
300	1	1d4 unarmed strike	1
301	2	Skill proficiency	2	Perception
302	2	Skill proficiency	2	Stealth
303
304
305	26	Triton	26	Volo
306	12	ASI +3	12
307	2	30 ft swim speed	2
308	2	Amphibious	2
309	2	Cantrip	2
310	2	L2 spell at 5th, 1/day	2
311	2	Speak with small beasts	2	Emissary of the Sea
312	3	One Medium Resistance	3	Cold Resistance
313	1	Acclimatized	1
314
315
316		Monsterous Races
317		May be more or less powerful than normal PC races
318		UNDER CONSTRUCTION
319	29	Bugbears	29	Volo
320	12	ASI +3	12
321	3	Darkvision 60	3
322	6	Reach	6
323	2	Powerful Build	2
324	2	Skill Proficiency	2
325	4	Suprise Attack?	4
326
327
328
329	26	Goblin	26	Volo
330	12	ASI +3	12
331	3	Darkvision 60	3
332	3	Fury of the Small	3
333	8	Nimble Escape	8
334
335
336
337
338
339	21	Hobgoblin	21	Volo
340	12	ASI +3	12
341	3	Darkvision 60	3
342	3	2 Martial Weapons of Choice	3
343	1	Armor Training (Light)	1
344	2	Saving Face?	2
345
346
347
348	16	Kobold	16	Volo
349	8	ASI +2	8
350	-4	ASI -2	-4
351	3	Darkvision 60	3
352	4	Grovel, Cower and Beg	4
353	8	Pack Tactics	8
354	-3	Sunlight Sensitivity	-3
355
356
357				Volo
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366	0	Yuan-ti Pureblood	0
367	12	ASI +3	12
368	3	Darkvision 60	3
369	6	Standard Delayed Magic	6	It isn't really standard, but is probably equivalent in value
370	8	Advantage on a very common roll or set of rolls	8	Magic Resistance
371	8	Poison Immunity	8
372
373
374
375	12	Half-Infernal, Fireproof	12
376	4	ASI +1	4
377	2	Darkvision 30	2
378	4	One Common Resistance	4
379	2	Cantrip	2	Thaumaturgy
380
381	12	Half-Infernal, Sorcerous	12
382	4	ASI +1	4
383	2	Darkvision 30	2
384	6	Standard Delayed Magic	6
385
386
387	15	Half-Celestial	15	Volo
388	4	ASI +1	4
389	2	Darkvision 30	2
390	2	One Rare Resistance	2
391	3	One Medium Resistance	3
392	2	Healing Hands	2
393	2	Cantrip	2	Instead of an ASI, an Assimar may gain one of the abilities in Volo's p 105: Radiant Soul, Radiant Consumption, or Necrotic Shroud. May not spend another ASI for a second ability.
394
395
396	11	Air	11	EE
397	4	ASI +1	4
398	3	Unending Breath	3
399	4	L2 spell 1/day	4
400
401	10	Earth	10	EE
402	4	ASI +1	4
403	2	Ignore Common type of Rough Terrain	2
404	4	L2 spell 1/day	4
405
406	14	Fire	14	EE
407	4	ASI +1	4
408	2	Darkvision 30	2
409	4	One Common Resistance	4
410	2	Cantrip	2
411	2	L1 spell at 3rd, 1/day	2
412
413	15	Water	15	EE
414	4	ASI +1	4
415	3	One Medium Resistance	3
416	2	Amphibious	2
417	2	30 ft swim speed	2
418	2	Cantrip	2
419	2	L1 spell at 3rd, 1/day	2
420
421
422	28	Kalashtar
423	12	ASI +3
424	5	Advantage on Wisdom saving throws
425	2	One Rare Resistance
426	7	30 foot Telepathy w/o language barrier
427	1	Rare immunity
428	1	Choice of 1 languages
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436	14	Simic Hybrid
437	12	ASI +3
438	2	Darkvision 30
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
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2	Integer Point Value	Decimal Point Value	Feature	Commentary

3			These races are produced by WotC, but not presented as finished or polished content.
4	40		Grung	One Grung Above
5	12		ASI +3
6	2		Climb 25
7	-2		Speed 25
8	2		Skill Proficiency
9	2		Amphibious
10	8		Poison Immunity
11	18		Poisonous Skin	Good defensive ability + con save DC12 or +7avg damage per attack. This is not balanced.
12	2		Standing Leap
13	-3		Water Dependency	You won't be picking or playing this race when you can't get to water.
14	-1		No common language.
15
16			Eladrin (DMG)
17	17	4.25	Elf Base race
18	4	1	Int +1
19	2	0.5	Elf Weapon Training (4 weapons)
20	6	1.5	Fey Step (misty step 2ndL 1/short rest)
21	29	7.25	Total
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24	27		Centaur (UA)	https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/UA-Centaur.pdf
25	12		ASI +3
26	4		40 foot speed
27	6		Charge
28	2		Hooves
29	2		Equine Build	Powerful Build, -1 for climbing penality, +1 for riding.
30	2		Skill Proficiency
31	-1		Hybrid Nature	Will not usually come up - more often triggered by player characters, for obvious reasons.
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33
34	20		Minotaur (UA)	Same as centaur.
35	12		ASI +3
36	2		Horns
37	2		Goring Rush
38	3		Hammering Horns	This ability and Goring Rush don't synergize. Hammering Horns requires the attack action, and Gorish Rush's BA attack is not that.
39	2		Skill Proficiency
40	-1		Hybrid Nature
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42
43
44			Abyssal Tiefling (UA Black Magic)
45			ASI +2 CHA +1 CON
46			Abyssal Arcana (Same as Infernal Legacy)
47			Abyssal Fortitude (HP increase by half of level)
48
49			Changeling (UA Eberron)
50			ASI +1 Dex +1 CHA
51			Duplicity (Prof. Deception)
52			Shapechange (Polymorph into any humanoid)
53
54			Beasthide Shifter (UA Eberron)
55			ASI +1 Dex +1 CON
56			Darkvision
57			Shifting (1/rest bonus to shift 1 min, temp HP equal to level + CON)	1 bonus to AC when shifted
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59
60			Cliffwalk Shifter (UA Eberron)
61			ASI +2 Dex
62			Darkvision
63			Shifting (bonus to shift 1 min, temp HP equal to level + CON)	30ft climb when shifted
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65
66			Longstride Shifter (UA Eberron)
67			ASI +2 Dex
68			Darkvision
69			Shifting (bonus to shift 1 min, temp HP equal to level + CON)
70			Dash as bonus when shifted
71
72			Longtooth Shifter (UA Eberron)
73			ASI +1 Dex +1 STR
74			Darkvision
75			Shifting (bonus to shift 1 min, temp HP equal to level + CON)
76			1d6 bite action (grapple creature smaller than you) when shifted
77
78			Razorclaw Shifter (UA Eberron)
79			ASI +2 Dex
80			Darkvision
81			Shifting (bonus to shift 1 min, temp HP equal to level + CON)
82			Unarmed strike as bonus when shifted
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84			Wildhunt Shifter (UA Eberron)
85			ASI +1 Dex +1 WIS
86			Darkvision
87			Shifting (bonus to shift 1 min, temp HP equal to level + CON)
88			Advantage on Wisdom based checks and saves when shifted
89
90			Warforged (UA Eberron)
91			ASI +1 STR +1 CON
92			Composite Plating +1 AC
93	6		Living Construct (Disease Immunity, no food or air required, 4h long rest, cannot be surprised during rest)

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3	Decimal Scale			The decimal point value is scaled such than a simple ASI of +1 is worth, on the scale, +1. This system is used because it is more similar to the Musicus scale, grant ease of use to certain people.
4	A ribbon, not likely to make much difference	0.25
5	A sometimes useful feature	0.5
6	A frequently useful, or powerful feature	1
7	An unusually powerful feature.	2
8	Of course a feature could be worth any other values
9
10	Synergy
11	Some features don't work effectively together. When two features won't be beneficial to the same build, deduct half the score from the cheaper feature. The Mountain Dwarf is a good example. Builds that want +2 STR already have armor proficiencies. Builds that want armor training won't get much out of more STR.
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13
14	Ability Score Increases			Negative ASIs are not in the PHB and should generally be avoided.
15	ASI -2	-1
16	ASI -1	-0.5
17	ASI +1	1		The ability score you want is always likely to be better, besides choice feels good.
18	Choice of ASI +1	1.25
19	ASI +2	2		You shouldn't get a +3 or higher to a single stat.
20	ASI +3	3	+2/+1 or +1/+1/+1	Four separate +1's is less valuable (13), few builds use more than 3 stats.
21	ASI +4	4	+2/+2 or +2/+1/+1	Bonuses to your dump stats aren't as useful as bonuses to your core abilities.
22	All ASI +1	4
23
24	Language	#VALUE!
25	Common & 1 languages	0		Languages in most games do not matter. You or someone in your party speaks a relevant language, or (intentionally via DM) no one does.
26	Common & 2 or 3 languages	0.25
27	Choice of Language	0.25		gives you access to a lot of common creatures. Any other language either gives you communication with rare creatures, or creatures that likely know Common.
28	Speak with small beasts	0.5		Quite a potentially impactful ability.
29	30 foot Telepathy with language barrier	1.5	Can communicate without speaking.
30
31	Skills	#VALUE!
32	Tool (or choice thereof) proficiency	0.25
33	Skill proficiency	0.5
34	Choice of Skill Proficiency	0.75		Can vary if it is from a limited list depending on how limited it is.
35	Choice of Two Skill Proficiencies	1.25
36	Expertise on rare subset of a skill	0.25
37	Expertise on subset of a skill	0.5
38	Skill Proficiency and Expertise	1.5	This gives the skill and doubles the proficiency bonus
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40	Magic	#VALUE!
41	Cantrip	0.5
42	Choice of Cantrip	0.75
43	L1 spell at 3rd, 1/day	0.5
44	L2 spell at 3rd, 1/day	0.75
45	L2 spell at 5th, 1/day	0.5
46	L3 spell at 5th, 1/day	0.75
47	L1 spell 1/day	0.75
48	L2 spell 1/day	1
49	One of three spells 1/day	1
50	Standard Delayed Magic	1.5	A cantrip, level 1 spell at 3rd level, and a level 2 spell at 5th level. Can vary a point based on the spells.
51
52	Resistances	#VALUE!
53	One Rare Resistance	0.5	Radiant, Force, Psychic or Thunder
54	One Medium Resistance	0.75	Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, or Acid	Monsters that do Fire or Poison damage are about twice as common as those that do any other type of non-physical damage.
55	One Common Resistance	1	Fire or Poison	Bludgeoning includes fall damage. Overall resistance (including magical) can add 6.
56	One Nonmagical Physical Resistance	2.5	Slashing or Piercing. Bludgeoning is 12.
57				Vulnerabilities that aren't to the rarest of types should not be in play - any semicompetent enemy will abuse it to no end.
58	Vulnerabilities	#VALUE!
59	One Rare Vulnerability	-2	Radiant, Force, Psychic or Thunder
60	One Medium Vulnerability	-4	Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, or Acid
61	One Common Vulnerability	-5	Fire or Poison	Don't. Just don't.
62	One Physical Vulnerability	-10	Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing
63
64	Movement	#VALUE!
65	20 ft speed	-1
66	25 ft speed	-0.5
67	30 ft speed	0
68	35 ft speed	0.5
69	40 ft speed	1
70	30 ft climb speed	0.5
71	30 ft swim speed	0.5
72	Feline Agility	0.75
73	Aggressive	0.75	Bonus action move your speed toward enemy	a character with heavy armor is unlikely to not have the minimum strength-- unless they have the dwarf armor training
74	Not Slowed by Armor	0.5
75	Ignore Rare type of Rough Terrain	0.25
76	Ignore Common type of Rough Terrain	0.5
77	Ignore non-magical Rough Terrain	0.75
78				Here's an attempt to break things down
79	Flight	#VALUE!
80	Standard Fly 30	2	no med or heavy armor, no hover
81	Hover	2	doesn't fall when knocked prone or speed reduced
82	Plus 5 ft fly speed	0.75
83	Plus 10 ft fly speed	1.5
84	Always On Feather Fall	0.75
85	Must land at End of Turn	-0.75		This puts the variant wings tieflings of SCAG at 31.
86	Unrestricted Fly 30	3.5	Flight even with armor.
87
88	Senses	#VALUE!
89	Sunlight Sensitivity	-0.75		Darkvision means that races looking into the dark with darkvision see it as dim light, having disadvantage on perception checks, and thus -5 to their passive perception. Sight that ignores this is about 50% stronger.
90	Darkvision 30	0.5
91	Darkvision 60	0.75
92	Darkvision 120	1		Allows sight through darkness, grants benefits of darkvision without the penalty of dark to dim light, and can see invisible enemies. Not inherently broken, but can sometimes be story breaking. Use with caution.
93	Blindsight to 30ft	2
94
95	Advantage	#VALUE!
96	Advantage on a rare roll	0.25
97	Advantage on a situational roll	0.5
98	Advantage on a common roll	1
99	Advantage on a very common roll or set of rolls	2
100
101	Weapons	#VALUE!
102	Weapon Training	0.5	for 3 or 4 weapons
103	2 Martial Weapons of Choice	0.75
104
105	Unarmed Strikes	#VALUE!		Unarmed Strikes greater than 1d6 notably increase the power of monks at lower levels.
106	1d4 unarmed strike	0.25
107	1d6 unarmed strike	0.5
108	1d8 unarmed strike	1.5
109
110	Natural Weapons	#VALUE!
111	1d4 natural weapon	0.25
112	1d6 natural weapon	0.5
113	1d8 natural weapon	1
114	1d10 natural weapon	1.5
115	A natural weapon better than 1d4, that doesn't require a free hand, or that is classified as "Finesse" is likely more valuable,	#VALUE!
116	A natural weapon that does something besides poison, physical, fire or cold is also probably worth more	#VALUE!
117
118	Breathing	#VALUE!
119	Hold Breath 15 mins	0.25
120	Amphibious	0.5	can breath air and water
121	Unending Breath	0.75	can breath in even in vacuum and poison, etc. while not incapacitated
122	Doesn't breath	1
123
124	Natural Armor	#VALUE!		Only the most obscure builds don't have some form of base AC above 11.
125	11+Dex armor	0
126	12+Dex armor	0.25		Does not make a difference normally for classes with higher than light armor, and is equivalent to mage armor.
127	13+Dex armor	0.75		A static bonus which is generally avoided in 5e.
128	AC+1	2
129
130	Size	#VALUE!		Slower move speeds also have a cost. Disadvantage with heavy weapons is balanced by medium mount opportunities, and ability to fit in small spaces
131	Small	0	Disadvantage with Heavy Weapons	This is somewhat often interpreted as also giving the ability to grapple+shove Huge sized creatures. In that case, it is a 4.
132	Powerful Build	0.75	1 size larger for carry, lift, push, drag
133
134	Assorted Racial Features	#VALUE!		Takes away humanoid-targetting effects, and at later levels allows to be the target of certain others (hold monster, paladin finding fiends and celestials).
135	A Type other than Humanoid	0.5	does not include “Fey Ancestry bonus” or other
136	Doesn't need to Eat	0.25
137	Tinker	0.25
138	Acclimatized	0.25	Ignores penalties from a certain type of harsh environment
139	Healing Hands	0.5	Cure hitpoints equal to level 1/day as an action
140	Fey Ancestry	0.5	Adv vs charm, can't sleep
141	Nimbleness	0.5	move through space of larger
142	Trance	0.5
143	Mimicry	0.5		Enough damage not to be a ribbon, and on a short rest.
144	Fury of the Small	0.75	Add lvl to damage 1/short on bigger creature.
145
146	Mask of the Wild	0.75
147	Savage Attacks	0.75	Extra Crit Damage Die	A feature that is normally not too powerful, but can become so with the right combination of feats.
148	Reach	2	Extra 5 ft of reach
149	Armor Training (Light)	0.5
150	Armor Training (Light and Medium)	1
151	Poison Resistance and Advantage	1.25
152	Naturally Stealthy	1	hide behind larger
153	Relentless Endurance	1	drop to 0, drop to 1 instead 1/long rest	Nearly everything you do involves a d20 roll.
154	Lucky	1		Much of the value of a +8 to CON, but not all.
155	Toughness	1.25	One more HP per Level
156	Stone's Endurance	1.5	1 per rest, reduce damage by 1d12+Con
157	Breath Weapon	1.5
158	Nimble Escape	1.5	Disengage or Hide as Bonus Action
159	Gnome Cunning	1.75	Adv vs Int, Wis, Cha saves vs magic
160	Aasimar Transformation	2
161	Pack Tactics	2
162	Choice of Feat	5	Because the choice of feat is so powerful at 1st level, I'm valuing it at higher than 2 ASIs	Diseases are about as common as rainbows. A pure ribbon ability.
163	Advantage against diseases.	0.25
164	Magic Resistance	4.75	Gnome Cunning + Con, Str, and Dex, all decently common saving throws.	A notable but more flavorfully impactful than power impact.
165	Fills rests with light activity instead of sleep.	0.75	Instead of sleeping 6 hours in LR, can watch.	Nearly standard, and effectively very similar.
166	Yuan-ti Standard Delayed Magic	1.5
167
168	Still Needed
169	Bonus Actions
170	Extra limbs
171	Shapeshifting
172	Large size

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