Summary

• There are several ways you can utilize the Loxodon, in and out of combat, during a D&D campaign.
• One of these ways is to tap into the Loxodon's size advantage to interact with large objects and beings; don't waste their powerful build feature.
• You should also create a resilient spellcaster by leveraging the Loxodon's physical and mental stat boosts to explore various class options.

The Loxodon is one of the more recent additions to the playable species of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dungeons & Dragons. They arrived in 2018 with The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica, and these serene and humble elephant people are an interesting addition to the game. They were imported as part of a new adventuring module from the card game Magic: The Gathering.

For those who are taking on the Loxodon as player characters, there are some interesting facts about the species that help w൲ith features like role-play, moral alignment, class choices, and gear. Here are a few helpful tips on creating, building, and playing a Loxodon in a typical D&D TTRPG.

Updated on March 30, 2024 by William Quick: The Loxodons have been around for a few years now, but they're still considered a relatively new race when compared to their colleagues. They may not be the most appealing, because being large elephant people may limit their versatility. However, just like with the other races, Loxodons are only limited by your creativity. Sure, there are classes and elements that they naturally synergize with, but here are some things to keep in mind no matter how you decide to play a Loxodon.

10 ✃ Using Your Trunk

More Or Less, A Third Arm

An overlooked thing about the Loxodons is that, since they're a race of Elephant people, they come with all the perks of an elephant, including a long and strong trunk. Not only does this give them a highly developed sense of smell, but it essentially gives them a whole other limb to use in and out of combat.

It's stronger than it looks, being able to lift things that weigh pounds that equal five times your Strength score. It's worth it to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:sit down with your DM and determine the extent to which the trunk can be used in t﷽erms of unarmed combat, wielding weapons, additional armor, and even spellcasting.

9 𓃲 Taking ♏Advantage Of Size

You're Big, Deal With It

Despite their intellectual attributes, Loxodons would easily be the bouncers and sentries of the world if DnD races were assigned real-world professions. They're certainly wise and smart creatures, but they're also giant bipedal elephants that are far more dangerous than their regular animal counterparts.

Even if you choose a class where Strength isn't your main concern, you'll be letting your size go to waste. Although they're officially 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:classified as 'Medium', they have a 'Powerful Build' which gives you an advantage when interacting with large objects and beings. Make sure you have enough Strength otherwise, this may as well be a dead stat.

8 Create A Resilient But St﷽ill Effective Spellcaster

Elephants Have Arcane Minds And Tough Bodies

Loxodons are unique in that they get a sizable boost to both 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:physical and mental stats, being two points to Constitution and one point to Wisdom. This with the other physical perks makes them ideal for fighting and warrior classes, but they also provide a solution for those who want to make a Spellcaster that won't crumple at the first goblin.

Thanks to this race, you can finally build a Wizard that doesn't have to hide behind everything just to last long enough to fling one spell. Due to the Wisdom boost, you can work that in smoothly to the Cleric, Ranger, and Druid classes for the most benefits. Of course, with creative point placement, they can serve as a tough basis for any kind of spellcaster.

7 🍌 🍸 Research The Realms Of Ravnica

Learn More About The Elephant Brethren

Ravnica is a location that won't appear on a map of the Forgotten Realms, the region where most of the D&D adventure modules take place. The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica is a D&D campaign book based on Magic: The Gathering, a card game that also has a fantasy aesthetic. This is also the resource that introduced the classes of the Artificer and Smiter, along with a whole book full of new gear, quests, and species.

Most of the Loxodon in Ravnica can be found in the Selesnya Conclave, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a peaceful group of Druids, Rangers, and other nature-loving folks. There are also a🌜 few working with the Orzhov Syndicate, a network of cartels focused on making gold by any means necessary.

6 Make Cre❀ative Class Choices 🤡

Use The Elephant Qualities To Your Advantage

Some of the extra bonuses and enhanced abilities of the Loxodon are obvious, starting with their Constitution. This species gets a +2 bonus to their Constitution, and their armor class is 12 plus their Constitution modifier, so a Loxodon as a class that doesn't wear armor is ideal. Monks, Barbarians, and Rangers are some examples, and, of course, there's always the option of the classic melee fighter.

Another innate bonus that Loxodons enjoy is a +1 to their Wisdom, which is nice for Druids and Clerics. For 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:any melee class, the Loxodon can carry a s𓆏word and shield, but they also make great dual-wielders and the trunk can be used as an extra appendage.

5 The S𝓀erenity Ability ♋

Elephants Are At Peace

The Loxodon is famous in D&D for this unique ability 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:that gives the species a bonus against any kind of charm spell or being frightened. Anyone who has some experience in a D&D campaign will understand that these might seem simple or even situational, but they're indispensable skills.

Serenity is a skill connected to other inherent Loxodon traits, like their Wisdom skill bonus and improved Perception. It's a great feature for any class, but extra great for Defenders and Healers, which is another reason the Loxodon is a fun class to play.

4 The Keen Smel🌸l Perk ಞ

That Trunk Isn't Just For Show

The keen sense of smell gives every Loxodon a bonus when it cꦏomes to rolling against that most essential of skills, Perception. This is connected to Wisdom, in which the Loxodon has a bonus, the Survival skill, and Intelligenജce as it pertains to Investigation.

​​​​​The Rogue or Mage of the party is usually the one everyone 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:depends on for Perception, and the Loxodon is unlikely to be either of those. How🌼ever, should they fail their Perception rolls, the Loxodon could save the day with Keen Smell.

3 🐽 The Modest Truth Background

Helps Build A Lawful Elephant

The dignity and nobility inherent to the Loxodon have prompted a set of simple, blunt rules regarding social conduct. The Loxodon lore, which includes their history, culture, and 🅺religion, can be summed up in what they call the Modest Truth and is passed on faithfully from generation t🥃o generation.

For those role-playing a Loxodon, this presents several compelling choices. It gives those who want to play a conventional Loxodon some backstory to explain their Lawful ways, or perhaps imagine a Loxodon who was more of Chaotic Good alignment and broke a rule in their strict community, resulting ✨in punishme⛎nt or perhaps exile.

2 🍌 Play With Moral Alignment

Lawful Offers A Lot Of Creative Loopholes

The majority of Loxodons are Lawful and Good, but this isn't a rule as much as a guideline. It would be more accurate to say that the Loxodon is more dedicated to the Lawful part than the lawful part because they can occasionally be found working for military governments or mercenary guilds that don't have good intentions.

Ravnica is a vast city under the control of ten rival guilds, and they cover the whole spectrum of moral alignments and political motives. Loxodons are often drawn to any group that has a simple and strict code of conduct and a hierarchy, so there's room to be creative. A Lawful Evil Loxodon who, for example, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:heartlessly evicts tenants is a distinct possibility.

1 ꦯ Using Pain And Atonement ꦍ

Elephants Are Committed And This Shapes Character

The Loxodon have a strict set of beliefs when it comes to crime and punishment, and this is part of their unwavering rules that make up the Modest Truth. When a Loxodon commits a crime, they are first subject to some form of corporal punishment, usually administered 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:by a Cleric or high-ranking soldier, which is followed by a confession ♛of thei✨r guilt.

Juxtaposed against the peaceful and otherwise quiet demeanor of the Loxodon, this practice might seem contradictory or even cruel. However, the physical nature of the Loxodon species seems to suggest that any kind of punishment would have to involve physical force, since confining one isn't a realistic alternative. It would be easier to move a Loxodon Druid to the Sword Coast on a skateboard than change any part of the Modest Truth, even the bit about corporal punishment.