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Here's some humanoid races I found in the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual that I believe have potential for being playable races. Here's my take on them.
Yuan-Ti
The original soldiers for the Serpentfolk during their reign, the Yuan-Ti (said to be translated as "the Warrior") are a race of humanoid snakes that have some similar attributes to their previous masters. However, there are a few differences; one is that the Yuan-Ti have shorter necks, and all possess a hood, similar to a cobra's. They also have much more muscle than serpentfolk, and they rarely use magic. It is unknown how the Yuan-Ti came to be, but now they live in small pockets of the world, trying to discover their place in a world where their masters are on the verge of extinction.
Racial Traits (Yuan-Ti)
+2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma: Yuan-Ti are mobile and have sharp instincts, but can be easily agitated.
Size: Medium
Base Speed: 30 ft
Languages: Start with Common and Draconic. Yuan-Ti with high Intelligence scores can select the following as bonus languages: Abyssal, Giant, Goblin, Ignan, and Undercommon.
Yuan-Ti are Humanoids with the Reptilian subtype.
Low-Light Vision
Intimidating (+2 on Intimidate checks)
Ancient Foe (+2 dodge bonus to AC & +2 on Combat Maneuver checks to grapple when battling creatures of the Humanoid (dwarf) type)
Weapon Familiarity (all Yuan-Ti are proficient with scimitars and shortbows (including composite shortbows))
Dragonspawn
Now considered to be extinct by many scholars, the vaguely humanoid beings known as dragonspawn came to be of existence thanks to the Rune Lords. Knowing that many of the giants that were enslaved to them were too stupid and too big to do some tasks, so they took in humans (both willingly and unwillingly) and used certain spells-in addition to the flesh of dragons-to change the humans' soft skin into rigid scales, their flat faces into dragon-like mouths, and increased strength. Thus the dragonspawn was born-foot soldiers to the Rune Lords who were forced to do their bidding. When the Rune Lords disappeared, the dragonspawn quickly retreated to parts unknown, knowing that they would never fit into their home. Now they are a rare race, and prefer to stay that way-until their masters return and take their homes back...
[b]Racial Traits{/b}
+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, -4 Intelligence, +2 Charisma: Dragonspawn are mighty and persuasive, but are slow and dim-witted.
Size: Medium
Base Speed: 30 ft
Languages: Start with Draconic only. Dragonspawn with high Intelligence can select the following languages: Celestial, Common, Giant, and Undercommon.
Dragonspawn are Humanoids with the dragonspawn subtype.
Darkvision 60ft
Illusion Resistance (+2 on save throws against illusion spells/effects)
Dragon-Scaled (pick one type of dragon from the following; once chosen it cannot be changed. Player gains a resistance of 5 when selecting the following dragons; Black or Green-Acid resistance 5; Blue-Electicity resistance 5; Red-Fire resistance 5; White-Cold resistance 5)
Natural Armor (+1 natural to AC)
Hatred (+1 on attack rolls against humanoids of the dwarf and human subtypes)
Critic is highly recommended.