Race Info
Please see the in-game help files on races, and the excellent data on [Rodpedia] for full information on Races.
This page just provides some basic info and quick-reference tables I like to have.
If you're new to the game, I'd point you towards my Newb Guide for help picking your first character race/class.
Race Class Restrictions
Not all races can be all class's. Here's a chart of which races can be each class:
| Dragonborn | Drow | Dwarf | Elf | Gith | Gnome | Half-Elf | Half-Ogre | Half-Orc | Half-Troll | Halfling | Human | Pixie | Sea-elf | Tiefling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleric | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Druid | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Mage | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Thief | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Warrior | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Vampire | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Lizardman is currently out-of-game. The help file hints that it might be a thing again in the future, but currently, nope.
Race Characteristics
Experience Modifiers Each race earns experience at a slightly different rate. Humans are the standard at a 1:1 whereas other races may earn slightly less or more experience per hit. The equation would be <experience> x <XP Rate> = XP.
- Bear in mind that these rates are really just adjusted to equalize xp earns. For example:
- The strength of your hit is a factor in xp earned. A hit that 'grazes' earns less than a hit that 'smites'.
- Each race has a "size", and "big" races seem to do more more damage per hit. So, those races then have a < 1.00 xp modifier to compensate.
- Small races that can't be big fighting types tend to have greater xp modifiers to compensate.
So, a giant half-troll may only earn xp at .90 compared to a human, but he's also hitting harder, so it probably equals out. A tiny pixie gets xp at 1.08, but they're 10 inches tall so, they probably need that. It all evens out.
Conversely, a sea-elf is a wimpy pale slime ball who probably can't hit for crap, so he gets a slight bonus at 1.20.
Native Abilities
Each race comes with a unique set of characteristic abilities, resistances, susceptibilities. The abilities do not need practices/adepted like regular skills.
Racial Skills
Each race also has a special "race skill" that requires you to go out into the realms to find and learn.
| Race | XP Rate | Ability | Resistance | Susceptibility | Racial Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonborn | .90 | Detect Hidden | Fire 20% | Cold 10% | Dragonscale Armor |
| Half-Troll | .90 | - | Poison 10% | - | Treat Battle Wounds |
| Lizardman | .91 | Aqua Breath | Slash | - | - |
| Half-Ogre | .92 | Infravision | Pierce 10% | - | Bloodlust |
| Half-Orc | .94 | Infravision | - | - | Brawl |
| Tiefling | .95 | Infravision, Scry | Fire 10% | Holy 7% | Infernal Wrath |
| Dwarf | .97 | Infravision | Fire 10% | - | Patch |
| Human | 1.00 (no gain, no bonus) | - | - | - | Blindfighting |
| Halfling | 1.02 | Detect Evil, Sneak | - | - | Distract |
| Half-Elf | 1.04 | Infravision | Cold 10% | - | Chance |
| Gith | 1.06 | Detect Invis | - | - | Psionic Shield |
| Pixie | 1.08 | Fly, Dodge | - | - | Aerial Mobility |
| Drow | 1.08 | Infravision, Scry | Poison 10% | - | Web of the Ilythiiri |
| Elf | 1.10 | Detect Magic | Cold 10% | - | Guardianship of Irrybis |
| Sea-Elf | 1.12 | Aqua Breath, Detect Magic | Cold 10% | - | Siphon |
| Gnome | 1.20 | Infravision, Detect Magic | - | - | Tinker |
You can find more information on each race, including the actual effects of the racial skills, on [Rodpedia]
Base Stats
Each race has different base stats, and a different number of stat points available to add to that base by the 'train' command.
| Race | Training Points | Str | Int | Wis | Dex | Con | Cha | Lck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dwarf | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Elf | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Halfling | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Pixie | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| Half-Elf | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Half-Ogre | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| Half-Orc | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Half-Troll | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Gith | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Sea-Elf | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Drow | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Gnome | 15 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Dragonborn | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Tiefling | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Hometowns
Each race its own home town, which is a little area only that race can enter. Very much like a guild house, they offer some typical items, donations chests, note boards, and sometimes fun puzzles, quests, or special crap.
You can again find directions to these on [Rodpedia]
| Race | Hometown |
|---|---|
| Human | Keep of Lomar |
| Dwarf | Qetag's Reach |
| Elf | The Island of Irrybis |
| Halfling | The Burrows |
| Pixie | Reomyr Village |
| Half-Elf | City of Eldestra |
| Half-Orc | Mount Krozloy |
| Half-Ogre | Opallinoc |
| Half-Troll | The Ruins of T'man |
| Sea-Elf | Mathlaan Lagoon |
| Gith | The Sands of Teracchei |
| Drow | The City of Iniquity |
| Lizardman | Tribal Swamplands |
| Gnome | Vale of Nidaros |
| Dragonborn | None |
| Tiefling | None |
That's about it. If you're reading this page, you might also be interesting the Class Info page