The race you pick has a significant impact on your experience on ADBZ. Races are treated differently across the universe and some character builds are a lot more efficient if done with certain races. It is possible to change your genetic makeup after character creation, but it can be a difficult process with serious in-character consequences.

Each race gets access to their own set of mechanical benefits and drawbacks. One of these is one or more racial skill points, which allows access to a specific skill & associated abilities even if they do not meet other requirements. For example, if your racial skill grants you access to Gifted Fighter, you DO NOT need to have the required stats to take it. Likewise, if your racial skill has prerequisite skills, you can ignore those.

If you wish to develop a new race that makes sense for the dragonball universe, contact an admin.

A brutish race characterized by their monkey tails and transformations. They are feared almost universally by those who know what kind of power they can wield. They operate in a monarchy system and are expected to obey the orders of their King, which may clash with other goals they are trying to achieve. Insubordination and treason are often punished harshly.

Racial Skill(s):

• Super Forms
• Organization (Recruit), if part of the Saiyan Empire

Advantage:

• Extra powerful benefits to be gained from being in the Saiyan Empire

Disadvantage:

• Saiyans cannot obtain skills from the Magic Skill Tree if they are in the Saiyan Empire. The first magic skill they take costs two skill points.

Mostly or entirely synthetic creations. They are especially well suited for combat due to their lack of fatigue and the wealth of energy at their disposal. Being an Android is a commitment – you cannot be part android and part something else. Someone who is only partly robotic is classified as their original race with cybernetic augmentations.

Racial Skill(s):

• Awakened Ki
• Technologist

Advantage:

• Can install Cybernetics without experiencing any drawbacks

Disadvantage:

• Androids cannot obtain skills from the Magic Skill Tree

A diverse and technological people that are treated well within the Avalonian Sector. They are good at assembling and working towards a goal, especially when that goal is economic. They are known throughout the universe as being associated with Earth and its dragonballs but are otherwise just as ordinary as any other alien. It is rare to find a human outside of Earth.

Racial Skill (Pick one of the following):

• Gifted Fighter
• Alliance
• Capitalist
• Technologist
• Crafter

Advantage:

• If on Earth, Humans can waive all Zeni costs associated with acquiring Business Tree skills. They also make more money than other races.

Disadvantage:

• Magic is a bit too arcane for Humans to grasp. For this reason, the first Magic Tree skill they take costs two Skill Points.

Green skinned with antennae and a strange connection to the demonic realm. They are most well known for being the creators of the dragonballs and being a generally peaceful people. They come in two varieties, sages and warriors.

Racial Skills:

• Namekian Heritage
• Either Gifted Fighter or Magic Generalist

Disadvantage:

• Namekian Heritage is removed if you hybridize

Universally hated and feared for their culture of enslaving, selling, and or blowing up planets. They are characterized by their many super forms and their overwhelming business acumen.

Racial Skill(s):

• Super Forms
• Organization (Recruit) if part of the Planet Trade Organization (PTO)

Advantage:

• Extra benefits if in the Planet Trade Organization
• Can survive and function in outer space
• Can skip Business License in the Income Tree if they are pursuing Capitalist

Disadvantage:

• Changelings cannot obtain skills from the Magic Skill Tree if part of the Planet Trade Organization. The first magic skill they take costs two skill points.

You’re a generic humanoid with questionable skin tone, eye color, or whatever else sets you apart from humans. You’re a dime a dozen and could be good at anything that your people are known for.

Racial Skills (choose two):

• Business License
• Magic Generalist
• Gifted Fighter

Advantage:

• Easier racial hybridization.

Disadvantage:

• The racial skill that wasn't chosen will cost 2 skill points if you choose to ever take it.

Any kind of creature or being that is from another dimension. This covers celestials, demons, people from entirely different realities, what have you. There’s something strange and magical about you despite your apparent lack of combat prowess.

Racial Skills:

• Magic Generalist
• Another Magic skill that they qualify for

Advantage:

• Being a badass demon or angel isn't enough for you?

Disadvantage:

• Gifted Fighter takes two skill points to learn.

A mix of races obtained through one of the site mechanics that allows for racial traits to be altered. You may not start as a hybrid - you will always have to choose a race from the above options, even if your character is canonically mixed, such as Goten or Trunks. Hybridization is still a WIP system and is currently inaccessible.