Demihumans of the Realms

Demihumans of the Realms is a 2^nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for the Forgotten Realms.

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Is your FORGOTTEN REALMS character an elf? A dwarf? Maybe a gnome? Perhaps, yet that doesn't really say much does it? One might just as easily say there's no difference between a Calishite and a Thayan because they're both humans! No one is just a demihuman in the Realms - there are acrobats, barbarians, giant killers, manhunters, pestkillers, prospectors, and even tunnelrats, but they're all demihumans and they all walk the face of Faerûn. Within these pages are dozens of kits designed to help players in a FORGOTTEN REALMS campaign enrich their characters and make them truly native to the Realms. Special benefits and disadvantages for each kit enhance the roleplaying experience while allowing characters to reflect their social roots and racial heritages. This companion to Wizards and Rogues of the Realms and Warriors and Priests of the Realms completes the series of kit-based sourcebooks for the FORGOTTEN REALMS campaign.

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Description[]

Demihumans of the Realms explores the demihuman races found within the Realms, including elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings. It provides extensive information about each race, their subraces, cultures, and unique characteristics. It provides detailed descriptions of various subraces for each demihuman race. It has information on where each demihuman race resides within the Realms and the geographical regions they call home. This includes elven forests, dwarven strongholds, gnome burrows, and halfling communities. It also provides insights into the cultural practices, traditions, and beliefs of each demihuman race.

Demihumans of the Realms contains details about the magical abilities, spellcasting traditions, and religious beliefs of demihumans. The sourcebook covers the pantheons of deities worshiped by these races.

For Dungeon Masters, Demihumans of the Realms provides rules for creating demihuman player characters, including character generation options, racial abilities, and role-playing tips. It also contains adventure ideas, plot hooks, and scenarios that involve demihuman races and their unique cultures. These can be used to create quests and storylines centered around these races.

Contents[]

Introduction
Acrobat, Festival
Advisor, Imperial Fleet
Artificer, Gnome
Barbarian, Arctic Dwarf
Barbarian, Jungle Dwarf
Barbarian, Lythari
Barbarian, Wild Elf
Beggar, Professional
Cat Burglar
Explorer, Winged Elf
Exile, Gray Dwarf
Forester
Giant Killer
Gladiator, Fugitive Hillsfar
Hound Master
Ironsmith, Wandering
Lorefinder
Manhunter
Mariner of Evermeet
Marshal, Halfling
Merchant, Sea Elf
Merchant, Underdark
Mountebank
Orcslayer
Peasant Hero
Pestkiller
Prospector
Runaway, Dambraii
Scholar
Scout
Slave, Fugitive
Smuggler
Thug, Waterdeep
Tunnelrat
Zurchin

Gallery[]

Credits[]

Design: Roger E. Moore
Research Assistance: Jim Butler, Dale Donovan, Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Thomas Reid, Steven E. Schend, and those on America Online who gave me their opinions. Also, thanks to Kim Eastland for that scout article!
Editing: Michelle Vuckovich
Interior Art: Carol Lyon
Brand Management: David Wise
Art Direction: Paul Hanchette
Graphic Design and Production: Dee Barnett
Typesetting: Eric Haddock

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External links[]

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.

Dungeon Masters Guild product page

References[]

↑ Shannon Appelcline. FOR12 Demihumans of the Realms (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-12-17.

[1] Shannon Appelcline. FOR12 Demihumans of the Realms (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-12-17.

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