While the traditional core races will always be available for play, CD offers a wide variety of options. These range from canonical variants on the standard races to more unusual concepts that require an application.
There are certain rules that may apply to these characters, or that govern certain special abilities such as scent, spell resistance, NPC reactions or telepathy.
No application is required for the following:
Dwarf
Elf
Gnome
Half-Elf
Half-Orc
Halfling
Human
Based upon your Character's race, the following guidelines should be followed as far as the age of majority:
- Dwarves: 40 years old
- Elves: 100 years old
- Avariel: 50 years old
- Drow: 80 years old
- Gnomes: 40 years old
- Half-elves: 20 years old
- Halflings: 20 years old
- Half-orcs: 16 years old
- Humans: 18 years old
Note that child and childlike characters are not permitted on CD.
Based upon your Character's race, the following minimum and maximum heights are allowed by talking to the Appearance/Body Changer illithid in both the starting area, and in the OOC room. (/afk)
Exceptions are allowed in limited cases, but are typically left to exotic races and unusual backgrounds, to an absolute maximum of 80% (min) and 130% (max), because animations start to break after those upper and lower limits.
- Human M: 60 to 78" ~ (152-198 cm)
- Human F: 55 to 73" ~ (139-185 cm)
- Drow: 55 to 67" ~ (139-170 cm)
- Elf, M Other: 60 to 78" ~ (152-198 cm)
- Elf, F Other: 55 to 73" ~ (139-185 cm)
- HalfOrc, M: 60 to 82" ~ (152-208 cm)
- HalfOrc, F: 55 to 77" ~ (139-195 cm)
- Dwarf, Shield M: 50 to 56" ~ (127-142 cm)
- Dwarf, Shield F: 48 to 54" ~ (122-137 cm)
- Dwarf, Other M: 47 to 53" ~ (119-135 cm)
- Dwarf, Other F: 45 to 51" ~ (114-130 cm)
- HalfElf, Drow, M: 55 to 71" ~ (139-180 cm)
- HalfElf, Drow, F: 53 to 73" ~ (135-185 cm)
- HalfElf, Other M: 60 to 78" ~ (152-198 cm)
- HalfElf, Other F: 55 to 73" ~ (139-185 cm)
- Gnome, M: 43 to 49" ~ (109-124 cm)
- Gnome, F: 41 to 48" ~ (104-122 cm)
- Halfling M: 41 to 48" ~ (104-122 cm)
- Halfling F: 36 to 43" ~ (91-109 cm)
The following races and racial templates as well as unusual character origins may not be played without an approved character application. Please read the rules on unusual character origins and NPC reactions before applying.
- Aasimar
- Angel bloodline
- Archon bloodline
- Asura bloodline
- Couatl bloodline
- Eladrin bloodline
- Guardinal bloodline
- Aranea
- Changeling
- Deep Imaskari
- Diabolus
- Draconic
- Dragonborn
- Duergar
- Elven (Exotic Subraces):
- Fey
- Feytouched
- Ghostwise Halfling
- Giant-Blooded
- Githyanki
- Githzerai
- Gloaming
- Half-Azer
- Half-Celestial
- Half-Doppelganger
- Half-Dragon
- Half-Efreet
- Half-Fey
- Half-Fiend
- Half-Giant
- Half-Ogre
- Half-Undead
- Hellbred
- Hengeyokai
- Illumian
- Karsite
- Lycanthropes
- Werewolf
- Werecat
- Werecrocodile
- Werebear
- Wererat
- Wereraven
- Wereshark
- Mephit
- Misc. Planetouched
- Axani
- Cansin
- Genasi: Air, Dust, Earth, Fire, Ice, Magma, Ooze, Smoke, Steam, Water
- Rakshasa
- Sahuagin, Malenti
- Shadowswyft
- Spellscale
- Spirit Folk
- Bamboo Spirit Folk
- Mountain Spirit Folk
- River Spirit Folk
- Sea Spirit Folk
- Svirfneblin (Deep Gnome)
- Sylph
- Volodni
- Tibbit
- Tiefling
- Baatezu (devil) bloodline
- Demodand bloodline
- Kyton (chain devil) bloodline
- Loumara bloodline
- Obyrith bloodline
- Oni bloodline
- Rakshasa bloodline
- Succubus bloodline
- Tanar'ri (demon) bloodline
- Yugoloth bloodline
- Triton
- Warforged
- Wolfwere
- Yuan-ti Pureblood