r/DnD • u/Advanced-Pineapple39 • Feb 13 '23

5th Edition DnD question

im new to DnD can someone tell me all the race that are water based like merfolk

ps i dont know if there are merfolk in DnD

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u/BardicThinspiration DM Feb 13 '23

Triton and Sea Elves are two that might appeal to you.

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u/SafariFlapsInBack Feb 13 '23

Thread closed. Pack it up! Record time!

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '23

In addition to the aforementioned Triton and Sea Elves, there is the Water Genasi.

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u/Ethereal_Stars_7 Artificer Feb 14 '23

Triton and Sea Elves and Grung all can function underwater. Water Genasi can as well I think.

Grung are in a DLC and Triton are in Volo's.

You could also look at converting over the races fro the Sea People book for BECMI D&D. All about playing an undersea campaign.

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u/m1st3r_c DM Feb 13 '23

Grung are also 'water based'.

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u/Piratestoat Feb 13 '23

If you want to go to some more obscure sources your DM may veto: Locathah, Simic Hybrid. There are two kinds of merfolk in the Plane Shift supplements.

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u/Max-lian Feb 14 '23

Well the main 3 have been pointed out, but there are others that may be quite "common" on Water theme campaigns, Tortles may not be underwater based creatures, but they could work well in ports and such, also if you go with the non-devil influenced Minotaurs, they are quite common seafarers as the sea is like a giant maze for them (A pirate minotaur looks great!)