Character Race (Dungeons & Dragons)
In each edition, the core races are detailed in one of that edition's core rulebooks: Men & Monsters for "original" Dungeons & Dragons, the Basic Set and Rules Cyclopedia for "basic" Dungeons & Dragons and the Player's Handbook for all other editions.
| Race | Editions as a core race | Sourcebooks in other editions |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonborn | 4th | Draconomicon (3.5) |
| Dwarf | All | |
| Eladrin | 4th | Monster Manual(3.5) |
| Elf / High Elf | All | |
| Gnome / Rock Gnome | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3.5 | Monsters & Treasure(O, M), Monster Manual(4th), Player's Handbook II(4th) |
| Half-elf | All | |
| Half-orc | 1st, 3rd, 3.5 | Complete Book of Humanoids(2nd), Player's Handbook II(4th), Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms(4th) |
| Halfling | All | |
| Human | All | |
| Tiefling | 4th | Planewalker's Handbook(2nd), Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting(3rd), Monster Manual(3.5, M), Races of Destiny(3.5), Planar Handbook(3.5) |
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