Homebrew Origins

A NeoOrigins addon for NeoForge 1.21.1 adding 20 playable races built directly from real D&D 5.5e (2024) species and monster material. They aren't just reskins, but powers translated as faithfully as Minecraft allows from actual traits, verified against D&D Beyond and the Monster Manual.

Every race gets a full kit: a base identity, a real drawback, and a three-tier progression that unlocks as you level. Choose your race family first, then your race within it.

Races

Elves

• Wood Elf - a friend of nature, at home in the forest canopy
• High Elf - arcane-touched, quick with a blink and a spell
• Drow - Underdark-born stealth and shadow magic, masters of concealment

Dwarves

• Mountain Dwarf - hardy, stone-tough, unshakeable in a fight
• Duergar - gray-skinned Underdark exiles, hardened against poison and magic alike
• Hill Dwarf - cast out to the surface, endurance drawn from land and kinship

Wildfolk

• Orc - raw fury and goblin-blooded hunger, stronger the harder they're pushed
• Goblin - small, cunning, and obsessed with gold
• Nalfeshnee - a gluttonous demon bound to the Nether, teleporting and shrugging off magic

Beasts

• Triton - guardians of the ocean depths, commanding fog and wind
• Arachnae - spider-kin who climb any surface and weave webs to trap prey
• Harpy - cliff-dwelling bird-women who dive from open sky and lure with song

Humans

• Human - no single grand gift, just grit and the will to keep going

Dragonborn

• Fire Dragonborn - red, gold, and brass wyrm blood; fire answers their call
• Lightning Dragonborn - blue and bronze dragon heirs, storms embolden them
• Frost Dragonborn - white and silver dragon heirs, glacial cold runs in their veins
• Acid Dragonborn - black wyrm-blooded, breath that dissolves flesh and metal alike

Undead

• Revenant - cursed to undeath, regenerating wounds and hunting one target across any distance
• Dhampir - mortal and vampire born, speed and strength bought at sunlight's cost
• Reborn - died and came back regardless, no longer needing sleep or fearing plague

Features

• 20 fully realized races across 7 families, each with a base kit and a 3-tier progression
• Real trait sourcing - powers checked directly against D&D Beyond and the Monster Manual
• Meaningful drawbacks - every race gives something up in exchange for its strengths

Requirements

Required:

• NeoOrigins
• Pehkui

Optional (enables additional race powers if present):

• Iron's Spellbooks - required for most races' active spell abilities
• Legendary Survival Overhaul - enables heat/cold resistance tie-ins for elemental races

Credits

Created by Xmat5.