| Abilities | +2 Intelligence, and either +2 Strength or +2 Constitution |
| Skills | +2 Endurance +2 Nature |
| Size | Medium |
| Speed | Moderate |
| Vision | Normal |
| Languages | Common, Primordial |
| Traits | Elemental Origin Elemental Manifestation |
| Avg. height | 5'7"–6'2" 170–188 cm |
| Avg. weight | 130–225 lbs. 59–102 kg |
Genasi is one of the player character races in Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition introduced in the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide.[1][FRPG:10]
- Elemental Origin
- Your ancestors were native to the Elemental Chaos, so you are considered an elemental creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.[1][FRPG:10]
- Elemental Manifestation
- Choose one elemental manifestation: earthsoul, firesoul, stormsoul, watersoul, or windsoul.[1][FRPG:10]
Racial traits[]
Genasi receive the following racial traits.
- Elemental Origin
- Genasi ancestors were native to the Elemental Chaos, so they are considered an elemental creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.[1][FRPG:10]
- Elemental Manifestation
- Each genasi manifests one of the following elemental manifestation, which represents the elements they are imbued with: earthsoul, firesoul, stormsoul, watersoul, or windsoul. Each elemental manifestation offers particular benefits and provides an associated encounter power. Dragon #380 added corrupt manifestations to reflect those genasi who have succumb to the Abyss' corruption, and Dragon #396 also added Athas manifestations to reflect the genasi that are present in the Dark Sun campaign setting.[1][FRPG:10]
| Standard manifestations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manifestation | Racial power | Other benefits |
| Earthsoul | earthshock | You gain a minor racial bonus to Fortitude defense, and a minor racial bonus to saving throws.[FRPG:10] |
| Firesoul | firepulse | You gain a minor racial bonus to Reflex defense, and resist to fire per tier.[FRPG:10] |
| Stormsoul | promise of storm | You gain a minor racial bonus to Fortitude defense, and resist to lightning per tier.[FRPG:10] |
| Watersoul | swiftcurrent | You can breathe underwater. You also gain a minor racial bonus to saving throws against ongoing damage.[FRPG:10] |
| Windsoul | windwalker | You gain resist to cold per tier.[FRPG:10] |
| Corrupt manifestations | ||
| Causticsoul | acid surge | You can breathe underwater. You also gain resist to acid per tier.[Dr380:19] |
| Cindersoul | firedeath | You gain a minor racial bonus to Fortitude defense, and resist to fire per tier.[Dr380:19] |
| Plaguesoul | plaguebearer | You gain resist to poison per tier, and a moderate racial bonus to saving throws against disease.[Dr380:19] |
| Voidsoul | void assumption | You gain resist to psychic per tier, and a minor racial bonus to Will defense.[Dr380:19] |
| Athas manifestations[Dr396] | ||
| Embersoul | ashfall evasion | You gain a minor racial bonus to Reflex and moderate racial bonus to saving throws against ongoing fire damage. |
| Magmasoul | Flowing magma | You gain a minor racial bonus to Fortitude. Whenever you take fire damage, your melee attacks deal extra fire damage for a short duration. |
| Sandsoul | Sandslide | You gain a moderate racial bonus to Acrobatics and Athletics when taking the escape action. You gain a minor racial bonus to saving throws against effects that immobilize, restrain or slow. |
| Sunsoul | Sun flare | You gain a moderate racial bonus to saving throws against ongoing damage that includes fire or radiant. You and your equipment suffer no ill effect from ambient temperatures. Immune to sun sickness. |
Physical qualities[]
Genasi are planetouched humanoids that constantly manifests their related element. This elemental manifestion is related to the genasi's heritage, and they are roughly the same size and a shape of humans. Some genasi have their bodies etched with energy lines that glow in a color associated with the element those genasi manifests.[1][FRPG:10]
- Normal
- Earthsoul: Brownish-Tan skin; golden energy lines and eyes; bald with golden energy lines glowing on the head.[1][FRPG:10]
- Firesoul: Ruddy bronze skin; fiery orange energy lines and eyes; flickering flames coming out of the energy lines on the head.[1][FRPG:10]
- Stormsoul: Purple skin; silvery energy lines; glowing crystalline silver spikes on the head.[1][FRPG:10]
- Watersoul: Seafoam green skin; bright blue energy lines; bald with blue energy lines glowing on the head.[1][FRPG:10]
- Windsoul: Sliver skin; light blue energy lines; glowing blue and gray ice crystal spikes on the head.[1][FRPG:10]
- Abyssal
- Causticsoul: Green skin; green-black energy lines; bald with green-black energy lines glowing on the head.
- Cindersoul: Ashen gray skin; dim fiery-orange energy lines; faint trails of ash or wisps of smoke emanate from the head.
- Plaguesoul: Dried blood-colored skin; black energy lines; ruddy shreds on the head as of rust.
- Voidsoul: Black skin; energy lines of the deepest lack of color; bald with utter darkness rising from the head.
Genasi feats[]
The following feats have the genasi race as a prerequisite. Other prerequisites are noted.
- Double Manifestation[FRPG:139] (Extra Manifestation feat)
- Extra Manifestation [FRPG:133]
- Extra Corrupt Manifestation (Merged in online compendium with Extra Manifestation)
- Elemental Assault[FRPG:133] (Swordmage with aegis of assault)
- Elemental Blade Attunement[AP:125] (Swordmage)
- Elemental Blessing[DP:134] (any divine class)
- Elemental Challenge[DP:134] (paladin)
- Elemental Companions (11th level, Warlord)
- Elemental Echo[AP:125] (any arcane class)
- Elemental Empowerment[AP:125] (Wizard)
- Elemental Guardian (11th level, con 15, Fighter)
- Elemental Infusion[Dr387:33] (Artificer
- Elemental Might[Dr379:45] (Warden)
- Elemental Rebuke[DP:134]
- Elemental Recovery[Dr389] (any psionic class)
- Elemental Warrior (21st level, any martial class)
- Fast Manifestation[Dr367:14]
- Genasi Fire Affinity
- Genasi Frost Affinity
- Manifest Healing[PrP:140] (any primal class)
- Manifest Resistance
- Primordial Surge
- Versatile Resistance
Feats that require one of the manifestations:
- Acid Wash[Dr391] (Acid wash)
- Buffeting Winds[Dr383:61] (Windwalker)
- Collapse into Nothing[Dr391] (Earthshock)
- Dwindling Strength (firedeath)
- Earth Cage[Dr383:61] (Earthshock)
- Earthshock Master (Earthsoul)
- Elemental Barbarian[PrP:136] (Firesoul or promise of storm (power specific)
- Empty Mind[Dr380:20] (Voidsoul)
- Explosive Leader[MP2:133] (Warlord; earthshock or firepulse)
- Eyes of Dying Light[Dr380:21] (Cindersoul)
- Firepulse Master (with firesoul manifestation)
- Firepulse Transformation (Firepulse)
- Flow Like Sand (Sandsoul)
- Forceful Shock[Dr391] (Earthshock)
- Foul Torrent[Dr380:21] (11th level, causticsoul, and acid surge power)
- Freeing Current (swiftcurrent)
- Go with the Flow[Dr383:62] (Warden; swiftcurrent)
- Hidden Pulse[MP2:136] (firesoul, Rogue)
- Hunter of Wind and Wave (Ranger)
- Keeper of Storm (Fighter, stormsoul)
- Lingering Ashes (embersoul)
- Magma Eruptions[Dr396] (magmasoul)
- Master of Rumbling Earth (Fighter; earthshock)
- Rumbling Earthshock (earthsoul, martial class)
- Sense of the Corrupted[Dr380:21] (with any corrupt manifestation)
- Shocking Flame[FRPG:139] (firesoul or stormsoul)
- Sickening Plague (plagebearer)
- Speed of Sea and Sky[MP2:139] (Warlord; Swiftcurrent or windwalker)
- Stare at the Sun (sunsoul)
- Stoneguard (11th level; earthsoul)
- Storm Manifested (warden; promise of storm)
- Stormrider (11th level; windsoul or watersoul)
- Storm Step (promise of storm)
- Swift Winds (windwalker)
- Untamed Fire (warden; firepulse)
- Wielder of Piercing Flame (rogue, firepulse)
Genasi paragon paths[]
Refer to the Genasi pargaon paths on the Paragon Path page or the Genasi paragon paths category.
See Also[]
- Dragon 367, "Ecology of the Genasi", page 11.
- Dragon 380, "Abyssal Genasi", page 18
- Dragon 396, "Winning Races: Genasi of Athas"
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, Robert J. Schwalb (2008, September). Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 10-12. ISBN 978-0-7869-4929-8. Retrieved on 2019-06-14.