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We all know a thing or two about humans, at least in real life.
And inDungeons & Dragons, they’ve been a powerful part of the game’s Fifth Edition.
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Then pick the guide link my child and be enlightened.
Is it the right choice for you?
A human playing as a fantasy human?
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It certainly could be, especially with the traits they have access to.
What Are Humans?
The loredoesn’t give a very clear answerwhen it comes to the origins of the humans.
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However, it does providethe city of Sigilas a potential birthplacefor this species.
This is because it was also the birthplace of Common.
Common is themost widely used languagein D&D.
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Then, it’s explained that theycontinued to spread across theD&D multiverse.
Now,they can be found inevery corner of the many worlds and planes.
However, it does take a bit of a stab athow short human lives are.
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And it’s true when stacked up against the other species that can live as many as 750 years.
Human Traits
Humans havethree traits.
That may make them sound like you should pass them over when considering which species to play.
But don’t be fooled, even thoughtheir traits are few, they are mighty.
Trait Names
Descriptions
Resourceful
You get heroic inspiration after you finish a long rest.
Skillful
You gain a skill proficiency, which you get to choose.
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Versatile
You choose an origin feat.
Resourceful powers your human upafter every long restby giving youa heroic inspiration.
UnlikeBardic Inspiration,this doesn’t expireafter a certain set of minutes.
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So roll ‘em if you got ‘em.
Heroic inspiration allows you toreroll any d20 as soon as you roll it.
The catch is that youhave to keep the new roll, even if it’s lower than the first.
Skillful lets you pickany ofthe skillson your character sheettogive yourself proficiency in.
Doesn’t matter if they are innocent white lies or big ones.
With Skillful, you’re free to choose to also be proficient in Deception.
ThenVersatilelets youstart out withone of the origin featsof your choice.
The sourcebook suggests that you pick Skilled.
This lets you choosethree more skills to gain proficiency in.
Beyond that, you could pick this featmultiple times as you level up.
However, Skilled is very powerful.
Especially if your DM likes having youroll your skill checks often and with a great deal of variety.
What Class Should You Consider?
There really isno wrong or right choice.
This is specificallythanks to both Skillful and Versatile.
you might alsopick one of the skill options youwould have had to leave behind.
Now, you don’t have to pick.
Then, again, there is Versatile.
For abard, you’re able to pick upthe Musician featthat lets you awardheroic inspiration to allieswho listen.
Every class can pick a feat that eitherharmonizes with what they do alreadyorbolsters them in another way.
Not to mention again thatLucky and Tough just help out everyonein the same ways as described above.
Which, was strong, but bland.
In that regard, everything humans getin the 2024 ruleset is shiny and new, trait-wise.
Beyond that, the 2014 sourcebook listed a number ofname ideas and ethnicities to choose from.
However, the 2024 Player’s Handbook ditched that, and honestly, it makes the human sectionmuch shorter.
It also matches everyone else in the 2024 rules becausenone of the species havesections with name ideasanymore.
The little but adventurous halflings have undergone some changes in the D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook.
This guide will go over it all with nimbleness.
