D&D General Words which replaced "race" in fantasy games

Morrus

Well, that was fun
Staff member
I'm mainly referring to games which removed the word 'race' rather than those descended from systems which never used that word in the first place.

Pathfinder 2E - Ancestry (2019)
Level Up (A5E) - Heritage (2021)
Shadowdark - Ancestry (2023)
Black Flag/ToV - Lineage (2024)
D&D - Species (2024)
13th Age 2E - Kin (2024)

Any others I'm missing?
 
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Aldarc

Legend
ICRPG - Bioform

Edit: @Morrus, are you looking for all the D&D-based games that replaced "race" or are you more interested in the full list of alternate terms used?
 





Cordwainer Fish

Imp. Int. Scout Svc. (Dishon. Ret.)
Mongoose has been using 'species', at least for nonhumans. There's not really a good term for humans, as most (not all!) of them are the same species but you really would prefer not to use the R-word.
 


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