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According to the Monster Manual,

Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of them have innate magical abilities drawn from the
“ creature's alien mind rather than the mystical forces of the world. The quintessential aberrations are
aboleths, beholders, mind flayers, and slaadi.
”

5e Aberration Races without an improving, reviewing, or removing template present.

Name Summary Abilities Size Speed

Alloprax Oddities among Your Alloprax hold Your base
mortalkin, the Constitution roughly the same walking
alloprax stand as score size and build as speed is 30
a race infused increases by elves. Your size is feet.
with the touch of 2, and your Medium.
the far-realm. Wisdom
score
increases by
1.
Anamesa Humanoids Your Your size is the Your base
whose Charisma same as your walking
consciousness is score physical race speed is 30
divided between increases by which must be feet.
this realm and 2, and one either Small or
the next. other ability Medium.
score of
your choice
increases by
1.
Annablax Anneblaxes have Your Anneblaxes vary Your base
a number of Constitution widely in height, walking
traits that come score from barely 4 feet speed is 10
from their increases by to well over 7 feet feet, and you
strange lineage. 2, and your tall. Your size is have a flying
Intelligence Medium. speed of 20
increases by feet and can
1. As hover.
normal, you
can't
increase an
ability score
above 20
using this
feature.
Azure The blue stomach Your Azure grow in Your base
people Constitution relatively walking
score uniform sizes. speed is 30
increases by They average at feet.
2. around 6 feet tall.
Your size is
Medium.
Banette Cursed dolls who Your Banettes stand at Your base
seek revenge Dexterity, a little above 3 walking
against the ones Intelligence and a half feet speed is 30
who threw them and tall. Your size is feet.
away. Charisma Small.
scores each
increase by
1.
Beholderborn A race of Your Beholderborn Your base
humanoids Intelligence vary in weight walking
descended from score and height in the speed is 30
the cursed increases by same way feet.
Beholders. 2 and your
 Charisma humans do. Your
score size is Medium.
increases by
1.
Beholdertouched Humans spliced Your Beholdertouched Your base
with the genetics Intelligence vary in weight walking
of a beholder to score and height. Your speed is 30
grant them increases by size is Medium. feet.
superintelligence. 3. As usual,
you cannot
increase an
ability score
above 20
using this
trait.
Blaad' Os Humanoid squids Your They have the You have a
with three red Constitution same weight and base
eyes. (Kind of like score height as most walking
a miniature increases by humans. Your speed of 25
Cthulhu.) 2. Your size is Medium. feet and a
Intelligence swim speed
score of 40 feet.
increases by
1.
Bone Splinter Barbaric land- Your Bone Splinters You base
dwelling Constitution range from 6 to 8 walking
mollusks with score feet in height. speed is 30
origins in the Far increases by Your size is feet.
Realm. 2. Medium.
Bulbon Mutated humans Your Bulbons are Your base
with alien-like Strength usually 5 feet or walking
features. score taller, but never speed is 35
increases by over 7 feet. Your feet.
2, and your size is Medium.
Intelligence
score
increases by
1.
Claustronoctiling Beings from Your Claustronoctilings Your base
another world Wisdom usually stand walking
that judge the score around 10 feet speed is 30
good and punish increases by tall and vary feet.
the guilty. 2 and your widely with
Constitution weight, though
score they typically
increases by weigh 300
1. pounds. Your size
is Large.
Dark Aberration Tall beings like Your All dark Your base
darkness Dexterity aberrations are walking
materialized score known to speed is 30
increases by generally be feet.
2, and your between 4 and 7
Charisma feet tall. Your size
score is Medium.
increases by
1.
Dark One, Variant Homo Novus, the You gain a Dark ones have Your base
Dark Ones, are plus 2 to two long, slender and walking
Mystic masters ability tall limbs which speed is 35
born in a scores of leave then feet.
radioactive world your choice. around 6 feet tall,
that was left to However, to upwards of 8
rot. They decided you must and 1/2 feet. Your
to thrive. assign a size is Medium.
negative 2 to
one ability
score of
your choice.
Dark Ones Homo Novus, the Your Dark ones have Your base
Dark Ones, are Intelligence long, slender and walking
Mystic masters score tall limbs which speed is 30
born in a increases by leave then feet.
radioactive world 2 and your around 6 feet tall,
that was left to Constitution to upwards of 8
rot. They decided increases by feet. Your size is
to thrive. 1. Medium.
Deadlightkin I'm every Your Deadlightkin can Your base
nightmare you've Charisma shapeshift to a walking
ever had. I am score certain extent, to
 your worst increases by sizes of barely 4 speed is 30
dream come 2 and one feet to well over 7 feet.
true! I am score of feet tall. Your size
everything you your choice is Medium.
ever were afraid increases by
of! 1.
Elan Elans are Your Elans, like Your base
humans that Intelligence humans, vary walking
have been score widely in height speed is 30
remade into increases by and build, from feet.
stronger beings 2, and your barely 5 feet to
able to survive Constitution well over 6 feet
on nothing but score tall. Your size is
their mental increases by Medium.
energy. 1.
Eldrazi The Eldrazi are Your As a lesser spawn Your base
an abomination Constitution of the eldrazi walking
to all planes of modifier titans, you are speed is 30
existence. increases by about the size of feet.
1. a human or a
little taller. Your
size is Medium
Embodied Gibbering Your A embodied Your base
Mouther Mouthers taken Constitution mouther's height walking
humanoid form, score is anything 4 to 6 speed is 30
a race that battles increases by feet, and weigh a feet.
with monstrous 2, and one bit more than
and aberrant other ability humans. Your
origins. score of size is Medium.
your choice
increases by
1.
Enderman These mysterious Your Endermen tower Your base
beings hail from Wisdom over all but the walking
a plane devoid of score tallest of most speed is 35
life. increases by other humanoids, feet.
2, and your and range
Dexterity between 7 to 8
score feet tall. Your size
increases by is Medium.
1.
Enthraller Jet-black cobra- Your Enthrallers are You have a
like beings Charisma roughly the same base
score size as yuan-ti. walking
increases by Your size is speed of 30
2, and either Medium. feet.
your
Intelligence
or Dexterity
score
increases by
1.
Farspawn As a child of the Your Farspawn Your base
horrific and non- Aberrant generally range walking
Euclidean Ability Score from just over 5 speed is 30
denizens of the increases by feet to more than feet.
far realm, you 2, and one 7 feet in height
can put your other ability and weigh 80 to
aberrant features score of 260 pounds. Your
to good use. your choice size is Medium.
increases by
1.
Flumph The mysterious Your Typical flumphs Your base
flumphs drift Dexterity weigh 15 pounds walking
through the score and are 3 feet speed is 5
Underdark increases by across. Your size feet. You
propelled 2 and your is Small. have a flying
through the air Wisdom and speed of 30
by the jets whose Intelligence feet.
sound gives them scores
their name. increase by
1.
Froslass Female snow Your Froslass average You have a
spirits known for Dexterity a little over 4 feet normal
freezing men and increases by tall. Your size is walking
using their 1 and your Medium. speed of 10
corpses to Charisma feet. You
decorate their increases by have a fly
dens. 2. speed of 30
feet and you
 can hover if
you are no
more than
10 feet off
the ground,
if you are
more than
10 feet off
the ground
when you
end your
turn you will
fall until you
are of no
greater
altitude.
Gazer The gazer is an Your Gazers are Your base
unusual type of Intelligence usually a foot or walking
beholder-kin. and Wisdom two shorter than speed is 15
Rather than the score humans, with feet. You
typical spherical increase by their eyestalks have a flying
shape that most 1 making them speed of 30
beholders are appear larger feet.
known for, the than they actually
gazer resembles are, and weigh
a humanoid almost twice as
female with gray much as a human
skin and a large of the same
singular eye. The height. Your size
gazer's long, dark is Small.
hair ends in
large, tentacle-
like eye-stalks
from which it
fires its various
eye rays. The
gazer's multitude
of eyes and
excellent vision
in the dark allow
it to remain
constantly aware
of its
surroundings,
making sneaking
up on one a futile
prospect for all
but the
stealthiest of
creatures.
Gengar Large rotund Your Gengars stand Your base
phantoms with a Dexterity just shy of 5 feet walking
fondness for score tall. Your size is speed is 30
curses and an increases by Medium. feet.
appetite for 1, and your
souls. Charisma
score
increases by
2.
Gourgeist Ghastly gourds Your Gourgeist are Your base
known for their Charisma known to be walking
curse-bringing score anywhere speed is 25
songs and love of increases by between 2 - 5 feet feet.
terrorizing their 2, and your tall, but they are
prey. Constitution most commonly
score around 3 and a
increases by half feet tall. Your
1. size is Small.
Half-Satori Half- You're half- Your Half-satori half- Your base
Phantom undead, and a Constitution, phantoms are the walking
mind reader. Intelligence, same height and speed is 30
Though your and Wisdom build as typical feet.
mere existence scores each satori, ranging
generates a great increase by from 4 to 5 feet in
deal of mistrust 1. height. Your size
towards your is Medium.
kind, your mixed
heritage is still a
powerful thing.
Illithid Alien, frightening Your Most illithids are Your base
beings of great Intelligence at least as tall as walking
 mental prowess score tall humans, speed is 30
and forceful increases by standing at least a feet.
personalities. 2, and either few inches shy of
your six feet, but their
Wisdom or bodies very
Charisma slender and
score emaciated,
increases by weighing much
1. less than an
average being of
their stature.
Your size is
Medium.
Im'ten Oddities formed Your Strangely, all Your base
of alien influence Intelligence im'ten share walking
on fey score roughly the same speed is 30
increases by weight despite feet.
1. whatever form
they mimic. Your
size is Medium.
Jadian Green-eyed Your Jadians are about Your base
humanoids of Dexterity 7 feet tall on walking
mystery score average. They speed is 30
increases by usually have lean feet.
2 and your builds. Your size
Charisma is Medium.
score
increases by
1.
Kha'Zath Frightful Your Kha'zath are a bit Your base
insectoid fungus Constitution shorter on walking
creatures from score average than speed is 30
the Far Plane increases by humans. Your feet.
2. size is Medium.
Kin Moon Presence Monsters from Your Kin of the Great Your base
another plane Intelligence, Ones take the walking
have given Wisdom, or general speed is 30
spawn to hybrid Charisma appearance of feet.
aberrations score their birth
through virgin increases by mother's race. As
mothers. 2, and one such, they take
other ability their size. Your
score of size is Medium.
your choice
increases by
1.
Leuco Humanoids born Your Leuco have a lot Your base
of a parasitic Dexterity of human walking
plague score dimensions speed is 30
increases by normally. Your feet.
2, and your size is Medium.
Intelligence
score
increases by
1.
Lithune, Variant Lithune are Your Lithune vary Your base
charming but Charisma widely in height walking
dangerous, luring increases by and build, from speed is 30
adventurers into 2. barely 5 feet to feet.
their traps with well over 6 feet
their tall. Your size is
otherworldly Medium.
allure.
Miak-Koyok Kind of like if Your Most miak-koyok Your base
beehives were Dexterity are somewhat walking
human shaped score top-heavy and speed is 30
and moved. increases by rarely break over feet.
1, and one 6 feet tall. Your
other score size is Medium.
of your
choice
increases by
2.
Mimikyu A small, Your Mimikyus usually Your base
mysterious Wisdom stand at 8 inches walking
creature both score tall, but some speed is 25
loved for its short increases by have been found feet.
stature and 1 and your to be as big as 2
childishly crafted Charisma feet. Your size is
disguise and score Tiny.
 feared because increases by
no one knows 2.
what's actually
underneath said
disguise.
Moove Aberrations from Your Moove are You have a
illithid Strength thought to base
experiments score originally have walking
increases by been something speed of 30
2. humanoid. Your feet. You
size is Medium. also have a
swim speed
of 30 feet.
Mr. Saturn Odd, beach ball Your Mr. Saturn’s tend Your base
sized creatures Intelligence to all look the walking
that tend to end score same, you are speed is 25
their sentences increases by roughly 1 foot feet.
with 2 and your and a half tall
onomatopoeia, Charisma and weigh
such as ding, score around 15 Lbs.
boing, and zoom increases by Your size is Small.
1.
Navarada The navarada are Your Navarada are Your base
ancient Dexterity actually quite tall walking
supernatural score when lain head to speed is 30
beings that live in increases by toe. Your size is feet.
shadows. 2 and your Medium.
Intelligence
score
increases by
1.
Nobody (Kingdom Your Nobody vary Your base
Hearts Setting) Intelligence widely in height walking
score and build. Your speed is 30
increases by size is whatever feet.
2 and your size you were
Wisdom before becoming
score a Nobody.
increases by
1.
Paleblood Palebloods are Your Palebloods size Your base
humans born of Intelligence, differ little, if at walking
the Moon, with Wisdom, or all, from normal speed is 30
their true nature Charisma humans. Your feet.
latent, with score size is Medium.
connections to increases by
the cosmos and 2, and one
the horrifying other ability
Eldritch Truth. score of
your choice
increases by
1.
Primal Zerg Creatures of Three Primal zerg sizes Your base
widely different different are known to walking
shapes and sizes ability vary speed is 30
who take on the scores of considerably. feet.
features of any your choice Your size is
life form that can increase by Medium.
be eaten. 1.
Psyche Swallower A horrific being Your Usually, psyche You have a
hiding in human Charisma swallowers range base
skin that score from 5 to 6 feet walking
consumes sanity increases by tall. Your size is speed of 30
2 and your Medium. feet.
Intelligence
score
increases by
1.
Sableye Tiny, goblin-like, Your On average, Your base
gem-eating Dexterity Sableyes usually walking
Pokemon who increases by reach 1-2 feet tall. speed is 25
reside in deep, 2 and Your size is Tiny. feet.
dark caves. Charisma
scores
increases by
1.
Salori Salori are black, Your Salori are Your base
faceless, sentient Dexterity typically 6 feet, walking
apes with score sometimes taller. speed is 35
leathery skin and increases by feet.
 long, pronged 2, and your Your size is
tentacles. Wisdom Medium.
score
increases by
1.
Satori Thoughts, Your Satori are shorter Your base
memories; the Wisdom than humans on walking
mind cannot score average, ranging speed is 30
escape your third increases by from 4 to 5 feet in feet.
eye. 2, and your height. Your size
Intelligence is Medium.
score
increases by
1.
Scion of the Old Creatures of Your Scions of Ged are Your base
Ones twisted, alien Charisma usually well over walking
magic with score 6 feet tall and speed is 30
horrifying forms increases by average 250 feet.
and reality- 1. pounds. Scions of
bending abilities. M'shukk and Nul
are both roughly
human size,
being about five
to six feet.
Whatever the
case, your size is
Medium.
Scopoling Beings from Your Scopolings Your base
another world Charisma usually stand walking
that mingle score around 6 feet tall speed is 30
unseen among increases by and vary widely feet.
civilization. 2. with weight and
length, though
they typically
weigh 190 pounds
and are 15 feet
long. Your size is
Large.
Scorpionem A race of Your Scorpionem are Your base
humanoid- Strength about 5 to 6 feet walking
scorpion hybrids. increases by tall and very thin. speed is 35
1, and your Your size is feet.
Dexterity Medium.
score
increases by
2.
Shadow-Serf Unnatural Your Shadow-serfs are Shadow-
doppelgangers Dexterity the same size as serfs move
created by score their masters, with
powerful wizards increases by meaning they supernatural
to be unfailingly 2. vary a lot in quickness.
faithful servants. proportions, from Your base
barely 5 feet to walking
well over 6 feet speed is 35
tall. Your size is feet.
Medium.
Shub Spawn of the An ability Your size is You have a
Outer God, Shub score of Medium. base
Niggurath. your choice walking
increases by speed of 25
2. feet.
Shulk Tough box Your Shulk vary in Your base
people. Constitution size, though are walking
score found to be speed is 30
increases by anywhere from 4- feet.
2 and your 6 feet tall. Your
Strength size is medium.
score
increases by
1.
Sombra Escura Shadow- Your Sombras are You have a
wreathed beings Dexterity around the taller base
from the darkest score range of height walking
corners of space increases by compared to speed of 30.
2, and your humans. Your
Intelligence size is Medium.
score
increases by
1.
Soulrippers As a soulripper Your Soulrippers are Your
you can drain the Charisma about 6-7 feet tall walking
life out of a score in normal form speed is 40
creature with increases by and weigh about feet (check
your deathstare. 2 and your 200-250lbs. Your humanoid's
Dexterity by size is Medium. stats for its
1. speed when
in other
forms).
Swordwing Humanoid Your Swordwings are You have a
insects of the Strength lighter than base
Underdark and humans with a walking
Dexterity taller height speed of 30
scores each spectrum. Your feet and a
increase by size is Medium. flying speed
1. of 30 feet.
You cannot
fly higher
than 30 feet
with this
speed.
Talto Taltos are Your Taltos usually are Your base
aberrations in Charisma taller than the walking
human form who score average human, speed is 30
attach increases by save the feet.
themselves to 2, and your anomalies who
those with magic Wisdom were never fed
powers score breast milk and
increases by become stunted
1. dwarves. Your
size is Medium.
Tentacle Mass Aberrant Your Often changing Your base
creatures of Dexterity is their own size but walking
unknown origin. increased by regularly speed is 30
2 and your between 5 and 7 feet, and you
Constitution feet. Your size is have a
is increased Medium. swimming
by 1. speed of 30
feet.
Tortithid Amalgamation Your Your size is Your base
between alien Intelligence Medium. walking
aberration and score speed is 30
turtle, gives these increases by feet.
creatures varying 2, and your
traits from both Constitution
races score
increases by
1.
Tsukumogami A spirit formed Your Your vessel's size Your base
by an inanimate Constitution is Tiny; your walking
object after 100 score spirit body's size speed is 30
years of neglect. increases by is probably Small ft, whether
1. or Medium, using your
depending on spirit body
what race your or by
last user was. moving your
vessel along
the ground.
Typhlosion Bulky badgers Your Typhlosions Your base
with a fiery fury Constitution stand a little walking
that burns like an score above 5 and a speed is 30
erupting volcano. increases by half feet tall. Your feet.
2. size is Medium.
Typhon Alien creatures Your Your size is Your base
Anthrophantasmus created to serve Intelligence Medium. walking
the Apex, but score speed is 30
wait... increases by feet.
2, and your
Dexterity
score
increases by
1.
Tyranid Hive minded Your Your size is Your base
creatures leaving Strength Medium unless walking
destruction in score otherwise speed is 30
their wake increases by specified by your feet. You
2. subrace. gain
additional
modes of
movement
 based on
your
subrace.
Verdichco Horrific Your Verdichco are Your base
aberrations made Dexterity slightly taller walking
of former score than the average speed is 30
humans increases by human. Your size feet.
2, and your is Medium.
Strength
score
increases by
1.
Vitae Aberrations that Your Vitae are usually Your base
were illithid Constitution taller than walking
beasts of burden score humans when speed is 30
increases by walking feet.
2, and either bipedally. Your
your size is Medium.
Dexterity or
Strength
score
increases by
1.
Voidling A secretive race Your Varies depending Your base
literally born of Wisdom on the race they walking
the void. score appear as. Your speed is 30
increases by size is Small or feet.
2 and your Medium.
Dexterity
score
increases by
1
Voidling, Variant Born from the Your You are the same Your base
void through Intelligence size as your walking
mortal mothers, score mother's race. speed is 30
their traits increases by feet.
mostly mimic 2, and your
those of their Dexterity
mothers. increases by
1.
Vologovoi Alien worms sent Your Vologovoi are the Your base
in human form Dexterity same size as walking
score humans in their speed is 30
increases by human form and feet.
2, and your weigh just as
Constitution much in their
score true form. Your
increases by size is Medium.
1.
Vortigaunt A hiveminded Your Vorts don't vary Your base
race of Wisdom much in terms of walking
telepathics that score body shape, speed is 25
have been increases by staying around feet.
recently freed 2, and your the 6'0" range.
from slavery, Intelligence Your size is
bearing innate score Medium.
electrical powers. increases by
1.
Waddle Dee Waddle Dee and Your Waddle Dees Your base A rare Your
its cousins will Strength, stand at about 2 walking cousin to Intelligenc
try to gang up on Dexterity, feet tall and speed is 25 the Wisdom,
creatures when and weigh about 40 feet. Waddle Charisma
attacking. Their Constitution Lbs. Your size is Dee, increases
downfall is their each Small. Waddle by 1.
intelligence. increase by Doos have
They're not too 1. a darker,
smart. more
reddish
color, and
their face
is entirely
taken up
by a single
enormous
eyeball,
which has
the ability
to spray
bolts of
lightning.
 The Doos
seem to be
leaders
among
Waddles,
and are
often used
as
lieutenants
in Waddle
Dee
armies.
Wandering Eye People with a Your Wandering eyes Your base
growing eyeball Intelligence are essentially walking
in their torso score human-sized, speed is 30
increases by reaching to 5 feet feet.
2 and one to well over 6 feet
other ability tall. Your size is
score of Medium.
your choice
increases by
1.
Wormhearted The result of an Your Humans and Your base
Ones eldritch union Intelligence other races of walking
between score their general size speed is 30
aberrant worms increases by and proportions feet. You
and humanoid 2, and one serve as the best have a
flesh. other ability hosts for a swimming
score of wormhearted speed of 30
your choice one. Your size is feet.
increases by Medium.
1.
Yith The great Your Yith are Your base
researchers of Intelligence described as walking
times, places and score being about 10 speed is 25
realities, whose increases by feet tall, though feet.
minds are far, far 2, and your their conic
older than their Wisdom physiology makes
bodies. score them relatively
increases by skinny, at about 5
1. feet wide. Your
size is Large.
Zaa' Hraa Offspring of the Your The average zaa' Your base
Ultra-Mind with Intelligence hraa height is walking
psychic power score about 5'10, and speed is 30
that is increases by some taller ones feet.
unmatched. 2, and your can be up to 7
Constitution and a half feet
score tall. Your size is
increases by Medium.
1.
Zardak A warrior race Your Zardaks can get Your base
with an ugly face Strength very big but the walking
score largest ones are speed is 30
increases by typically culled feet.
1 and your off due to their
Constitution unwieldiness in
score battle. Your size is
increases by Medium.
2

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