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Human
HumanPHB
Abilities One ability score of your choice
Skills Training in one extra skill
Size Medium
Speed Average
Vision Normal
Languages Common + 1
Traits Bonus Feat
Bonus Skill
Human Defense Bonus
Choice of;

Bonus At-Will Power
Heroic Effort

Avg. height 5'6"–6'2"
167–188 cm
Avg. weight 135–220 lbs.
61–100 kg

Human is a player character race in Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition as one of the core races in the Player's Handbook.[PH:46][HotFL:272][HotFK:264]

Racial traits[]

Statistics[]

Special[]

  • Bonus Feat: You gain a bonus feat at 1st level. You still must meet the feat’s prerequisites.
  • Bonus Skill: You gain training in one additional skill (any skill, not just from your class skill list).
  • Human Defense Bonuses: Minor bonus to Fortitude, Reflex, and Will defenses.
  • Your choice of:
    • Bonus At-Will Power: You know one extra 1st-level at-will attack power from your class.[U :6/2008]
    • Heroic Effort: You have the heroic effort racial utility power.

Favored classes[]

A human is very versatile, and therefore, can easily be of any class (translated from the moderate bonus to the ability score of your choice).

Human feats[]

These feats have the human race as a prerequisite. Half-elves with the Dual Heritage racial trait and muls who select the human race for their Born of Two Races racial trait can also take these feats. Additional prerequisites are noted.

Heroic tier (any level) Paragon tier (level 11 or higher)
Epic tier (level 21 or higher)

Human paragon paths[]

Refer to the Human section on the paragon paths page.

Human epic destinies[]

Refer to the Human section on the epic destinies page.

Human racial utility[]

Humans can obtain the following racial utility powers in place of the class utility powers:

  • Extra effort (2)
  • Rapid move (6)
  • Flush with success (10)
  • Courageous determination (16)
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