Alternate Humans

In the reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of

the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and
short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons.
Perhaps it is because of their shorter lives that they strive to
achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or
maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder
races, and that's why thy build they mighty empires on the
foundations of conquest and trade. Whatever drives them,
humans are the innovators, the achievers, and the pioneers of
the worlds.
A Broad Spectrum
With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are
more physically diverse than other common races. There is
no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a
little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds.
Human skin shades rage from nearly black to very pale, and
hair colors from black to bond (curly, kinky, or straight);
males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of Human Traits
humans have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of The following options allows you to create a human based on
elf, orc or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their their environment, making him less generic than the human
late teens and rarely live even a single century. race of the Player's Handbook.
Ability Score Increase. Increase an ability score of your
Variety in all Things choice by 1. You cannot increase the same ability score given
Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people among by the subrace you choose.
the common races. They have widely varying tastes, morals, Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live
and customs in the many different lands where they have less than a century.
settled. When they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to Alignment. Humans do not tend towards any particular
last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long alignment as a group. The interplay of their ambition and
centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short empathy sees all alignments represented among them.
life span, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions Size. Humans vary wildly in size and shape from under five
with origins far beyond the reach of any single human's feet to well over six feet tall. Your size is Medium.
memory. They live fully in the present-making them well Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 ft.
suited to the adventuring life-but also plan for the future, Languages. You can speak, read and write Common and
striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, one other language of your choice.
humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to Subrace. Humans are divided by the environment where
changing political and social dynamics. they live: desertborn, forestborn, mountainborn, plainsborn,
seaborn and winterborn.

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 Desertborn Mountaineer. You ignore difficult terrain when moving
As a Desertborn, you come from a martial culture of nomadic through rocky terrain. Whenever you make a Strength
warriors. Most of the desertborns travels for days through the (Athletics) check to climb rocks, you are considered proficient
desert with light equipment to be fast and agile while moving, in the Athletics skill and add double your proficiency bonus to
scouting and fighting. Their skin can range from light brown the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.
to black and they are known for being well muscled. Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can
2. push, drag, or lift.
Agile and Strong. You have proficiency in the Acrobatics Strong as a Rock. Your hit point maximum increases by 1,
and Athletics skills. and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.
Born in the Desert. You have advantage on saving throws Mountainborn Names. (Male) Asmund, Erik, Gundulf,
against extreme heat. In addition, once per long rest you may Grimald, Herbert, Jakob, Sten; (female) Fride, Grete, Helen,
ignore the first level of exhaustion you gain. Kaja, Lena, Sonja, Vilde; (surnames) Buer, Haug, Jorstad,
Dune Warrior. You have proficiency with light armor, Karlstad, Monsen, Ohlsen, Strom
scimitars, whips and shortbows. When you score a critical hit
with any of this weapons, you can roll one of the weapon's Plainsborn
damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra As a Plainsborn, you come from an old culture of talented
damage of the critical hit. craftsmen and inventors. Most of the plainsborns are settled
Desertborn Names. (Male) Askari, Bakad, Caamir, Mahdi, and established in places to improve their agriculture, animal
Rushdi, Saabiq, Taqi; (female) Atifa, Iltani, Kema, Maisah, husbandry and architecture and share their knowledge with
Nameera, Qadira, Zahra; (surnames) Attali, Benzadi, Khadra, others. They are slender with tawny skin, with a hair tone
Madjer, Rahal, Safar, Tarik that goes from fair to black.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases
Forestborn by 2.
As a Forestborn, you come from a wild but wise culture. Versatile Culture. You gain proficiency in three skills and
Forestborns lives in small communities among the trees, one artisan's tools of your choice.
hunting and gathering food that nearby forests provides. Most Old Knowledge. Whenever you make an Intelligence
of them are tanned by living in the outdoor, with brown or (History) check related to ancient kingdoms and historical
black hair. events, you are considered proficient in the History skill and
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of
2. your normal proficiency bonus.
Children of the Wild. You have proficiency in the Nature Plainsborn Names. (Male) Ayden, Carel, Jerrit, Kale,
skill and you gain proficiency with the herbalism kit. Landen, Rick, Stenvel; (female) Arlette, Caitlin, Cherine, Ita,
Fleet of Foot. Your base walking speed increases to 35 June, Loriana, Marisa; (surnames) Bayne, Ferner, Hulett,
feet. Kern, Meister, Pernick, Reinsel
Natural Resistances. You have advantage on saving
throws against poisons and diseases.
Watchers of the Forests. While you are in or near (within
2 miles of you) a forest, you have advantage on all Wisdom
(Perception) checks.
Forestborn Names. (Male) Agnar, Eadwin, Guthred, Oslac,
Thordar, Turold, Volund; (female) Aedwen, Anne, Cerys, Efa,
Elise, Idina, Rowena; (surnames) Buggir, Gaster, Hrilk,
Resvonn, Thall, Troth, Varhig
Mountainborn
As a Mountainborn, you come from a culture of artisans and
warriors. Most of the mountainborns lives rugged terrain,
building their towns and cities as close as possible to a
mountain. Thanks to this, mountainborns have good relations
with dwarves, and they are called sometimes as "tall
dwarves". They are smaller than the average human, but very
muscular, with a hair tone that goes from dark brown to
black.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by
2.
Friend of Dwarves. You gain proficiency with the artisan's
tools of your choice: smith's tools or mason's tools. You have
proficiency with the light hammer and warhammer.

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Seaborn
As a Seaborn, you come from a mercantile culture. Seaborns Current Version: 3.0
live in the coast near the seas, they are excellent sailors and Created by /u/AeronDrake
they are known for their skills as shipbuilders and
tradesmans. They are lightly built, with dark hair and Art credits:
naturally light in skin tone. Oak's crossing by jonasdero
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by Cronicas Human Ranger by Caiomm
2. Cronicas Assassin by Caiomm
Appraiser. You can determine an item's approximate value
based on its appearance, and whenever you make an
Intelligence check on an item, you can also know if that item Special thanks to Emily for her amazing Fantasy Name
is magical. Generator page which I used as base for the names for every
Masters of the Seas. You gain proficiency with vehicles subrace.
(water). You have a swimming speed of 30 feet.
Natural Trader. You have proficiency in the Deception and
Persuasion skills. Whenever you make a Charisma check to
negotiate with others, you have advantage on that roll.
Seaborn Names. (Male) Audey, Buckley, Derwin, Knoll,
Norwell, Orson, Radford; (female) Addison, Atha, Eleanora,
Janie, Joyce, Lindsay, Zetta; (surnames) Antone, Brent, Drace,
Gresham, Hale, Reid, Wadhley
Winterborn
As a Winterborn, you come from a culture based on honor
and glory. Winterborns are light skinned and fair or red
haired, taller and more muscular than other humans thanks
to generations having endured the harsh, cold climates.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases
by 2.
Courageous. You have advantage on saving throws against
being frightened.
Glory over Death. When you are reduced to 0 hit points
but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You
can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
Snowfolk. You have proficiency in the Survival skill. You
have proficiency with battleaxes, great axes, longswords and
greatswords.
Winter Fortitude. You have advantage on saving throws
against extreme cold.
Winterborn Names. (Male) Arnvid, Brusi, Folkmar, Gorell,
Hrogvar, Norryn, Styrolf; (female) Agala, Astrid, Bera,
Regima, Sibbe, Svadis, Yri; (surnames) Askel-, Bodvar-, Kar-,
Mak-, Orn-, Torsten-, Ulfar- (-sson for males, -dottir for
females)

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