Close
Close
Advanced Search

An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby: Parentage and Upbringing in D&DClick to magnify
Quick Preview
/gs_flipbook/flip.php?xml=/demo_xml/321845.xml&w=500&h=324
Full‑size Preview
https://watermark.dmsguild.com/pdf_previews/321845-sample.pdf

An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby: Parentage and Upbringing in D&D

ADD TO WISHLIST >
Selected Option:

Now you can play an elf-orc raised by dwarves! Or a gnome-halfling raised by kobolds! Even a grung-warforged raised in Avernus is a possibility!

“...this supplement is truly an informed, aware and inspired step forward in continuing discussion about who, how and what makes up a D&D character, and how to create them just how we envision them.” - Curse of Sebs

An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby: Parentage and Upbringing in D&D is a 112-page rules supplement that entirely replaces chapter 2 of the Player’s Handbook. Instead of D&D’s bioessentialist approach, this title separates biological traits and cultural traits into two categories: parentage and upbringing.

To create a new player character using this supplement, players choose two birth parents and an upbringing. (Then they go on to choose a background and class, as normal.) Players can feel free to create any combination to create a unique and vibrant character.


Inside this title, you’ll discover

  • 35 Parentages, from aarakocra to yuan-ti; 

  • 80+ Upbringings, from being raised by abjurers to water mages; 

  • an adaptation of all 12 dragonmarks for Eberron play; and

  • a robust system for making your own parentage and upbringing options.

FAQ

What Do I Need to Use This Product? You only need a copy of the Player's Handbook or the free Basic Rules.

Any of the 35 Parentages Work Together? That's entirely up to the people at your table. Whatever you all decide, this book contains rules to make it a viable in-world reality.

What If I Can't Afford $17.95 USD? Use this discount code to get $3 off: DISCOUNT
If you're interested in alternatives to race and want to see other options, check out these titles:
Ancestry & Culture Grazilaxx's Guide The Half-Race Handbook
FG

pixel_trans.gif
 
 More from this Title's Contributors
pixel_trans.gif
 
 Customers Who Bought this Title also Purchased
pixel_trans.gif
pixel_trans.gif
Reviews (9)
Discussions (48)
Customer avatar
Alex B November 27, 2023 11:18 pm UTC
PURCHASER
I really love this resource and the entire concept behind it! I plan on getting the rest of my party introduced to it as well. I do wonder though, will books 2 and 3 become available for hardcover print as well?
Customer avatar
John Henrik K July 23, 2023 7:36 pm UTC
I bought the roll 20 version last week and it's the best purchase I have done, both me and my players absolutely love it, and I can't wait till the next books comes out there too.

Is there any planned time for more of them to be released for roll 20, I need more of this!
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H November 29, 2023 2:17 pm UTC
CREATOR
We're watching the Roll20 conversion sales waiting for the time when it would make sense to do so.

Thanks for the question!
Customer avatar
Juliet F June 25, 2023 2:02 pm UTC
PURCHASER
hullo! i really love this series, they've been so helpful creating my custom celestial-fey unicorn inspired character! i was wondering, if i've got a character whose parents are both elves, am i allowed to take fleet of foot twice to get an extra 10 feet of movement?
Reply
Customer avatar
Juliet F June 25, 2023 3:28 pm UTC
PURCHASER
oops, nevermind! i found the rule under the traits section
Customer avatar
Kiki P June 04, 2023 2:24 pm UTC
PURCHASER
I was interested in this and pairing it with those who wander without realizing its some of the same authors so now im excited to look through this even more because thats a great book!
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H June 04, 2023 2:34 pm UTC
CREATOR
Thanks for saying so!
Customer avatar
David P May 12, 2023 5:57 pm UTC
PURCHASER
Do you have this for Foundry VTT?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H May 12, 2023 6:14 pm UTC
CREATOR
Foundry? No, I'm afraid not.

We do have Fantasy Grounds and Roll20 coming soon.
Reply
Customer avatar
David P May 13, 2023 4:30 am UTC
PURCHASER
too bad ok i would love to see it there.
Customer avatar
james D February 21, 2023 8:50 am UTC
PURCHASER
is there any plans to update the upbringings to a point system like in book 2?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H February 21, 2023 2:36 pm UTC
CREATOR
You can find exactly that in the appendices, starting on page 108.
Customer avatar
Jack D February 20, 2023 1:57 pm UTC
PURCHASER
Is there any chance of a roll20 conversion for this and its sequels?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H February 23, 2023 7:08 pm UTC
CREATOR
Currently looking into it. Thanks for the question.
Customer avatar
Andrew E October 26, 2022 6:26 pm UTC
PURCHASER
Are Upbringings different from the Official 5e Backgrounds (in which you can use them) or are they the same?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H October 26, 2022 7:45 pm UTC
CREATOR
Great question. Parentages and backgrounds are different, and a character made using this product will have both.

Thematically, a parentage is who your parents were and your biology, upbringing is your childhood and early adolescence, background is what you did pre-adventurer, and class is your career as an adventurer.

Mechanically, parentage and upbringing replace "race." Then you go on to choose a background and class, as normal.
Customer avatar
Davon H September 27, 2022 1:10 am UTC
PURCHASER
Are Parentage points separate from upbringing?
Reply
Customer avatar
Davon H September 27, 2022 1:37 am UTC
PURCHASER
That was my bad I didn't get to that part fully yet
Customer avatar
Gillian M August 09, 2022 8:32 am UTC
Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.

Is this compatible with character sheets in DnDBeyond?

What’s the usage policy for streamed or recorded games?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H August 09, 2022 1:13 pm UTC
CREATOR
I've used "Elf and an Orc" with D&D Beyond, but you have to input your parentage and upgrading traits as a custom race to do so.

You're welcome to stream or record games playing characters made with this product.
Customer avatar
Carter S July 27, 2022 10:59 pm UTC
Is there a physical book?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H July 27, 2022 11:29 pm UTC
CREATOR
There's about to be! Look for it in about a month.
Customer avatar
Caris W July 15, 2022 9:30 pm UTC
I'm looking to build a half naiad.
Is there a naiad or wavekin or water nymph in either of these books?
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H July 16, 2022 1:06 am UTC
CREATOR
Not a naiad, no.

We do have options for sea elves, mermaids, tritons, and marids.
Customer avatar
Doug C July 05, 2022 1:53 pm UTC
PURCHASER
AWESOME book! Quick note for the next update: On page 68, a bunch of the text is on top of the image of Vutunn. Looks like an anchor point got away from you.
Customer avatar
Kaylea S June 08, 2022 12:04 am UTC
PURCHASER
I seem to be having issues actually opening the PDF and idk what to do. When I download it in my phone, it for some reason opens ibis paint. When I put it in drop box, it won't open at all. Is there anything I'm doing wrong?
Reply
Customer avatar
Kaylea S June 08, 2022 12:08 am UTC
PURCHASER
Nevermind. I'm just dumb and wasn't actually opening it lmao
Customer avatar
Chris L May 19, 2022 2:58 am UTC
Is there any chance this becomes a physical book? I saw this on a video from Ginny Di, but was kinda bummed to find that I couldn't add it to my collection of physical D&D books.
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H December 06, 2022 3:54 pm UTC
CREATOR
It's a physical book now!
Customer avatar
DJ H May 16, 2022 6:01 pm UTC
PURCHASER
Will this or it's sequel get updated for new official races that are released? for example Draconic parentage could have quite a few more options now that there are 5 subraces of dragonborn (3 from Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, 2 from Explorer's Guide to Wildemount). Also curious about plans since there are will be several new races coming out when the Spelljammer setting drops in a couple months.
Reply
Customer avatar
Adam H May 17, 2022 7:33 pm UTC
CREATOR
V.J. and I have been discussing a new installment. Good to know people are interested in one!
Reply
Customer avatar
Jan Carlo O May 18, 2022 6:44 pm UTC
I'd be interested in that too.
See 16 more
Browse Categories
$ to $
 Follow Your Favorites!
NotificationsSign in to get custom notifications of new products!















Product Information
Adamantine seller
Community Content
Rules Edition(s)
Pages
112
Format
Original electronic Click for more information
Scanned image
These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher.

For PDF download editions, each page has been run through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to attempt to decipher the printed text. The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching. However, any text in a given book set on a graphical background or in handwritten fonts would most likely not be picked up by the OCR software, and is therefore not searchable. Also, a few larger books may be resampled to fit into the system, and may not have this searchable text background.

For printed books, we have performed high-resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. We essentially digitally re-master the book. Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy. The text is fine for reading, but illustration work starts to run dark, pixellating and/or losing shades of grey. Moiré patterns may develop in photos. We mark clearly which print titles come from scanned image books so that you can make an informed purchase decision about the quality of what you will receive.
pixel_trans.gif
Original electronic format
These ebooks were created from the original electronic layout files, and therefore are fully text searchable. Also, their file size tends to be smaller than scanned image books. Most newer books are in the original electronic format. Both download and print editions of such books should be high quality.
File Last Updated:
February 08, 2023
This title was added to our catalog on July 27, 2020.