Savage Species is a sourcebook for use as a supplement in the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

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game, detailing the use of monstrous races as PC

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 races.

Contents

Savage Species introduces several new classes and outlines rules for playing monstrous races as PCs, but its most notable feature is the introduction of taking racial levels - levels in the player character's race instead of in a given class.

Publication history

Savage Species was written by David Eckelbarry, Rich Redman, and Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and was published in 2003.