Races of the Realms: Tieflings - The Dungeoncast Ep.23

This Races of the Realms episode is all about the bold and brooding Tiefling. Will and Brian discuss the possibilities of creating one of the newer, more exotic, and even more controversial races. These infernal beings prove for an interesting role playing experience!
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[@Sylentmana]

The first character I ever played was a tiefling dragon sorceress who was in denial about her infernal heritage. She believed that her features were a manifestation of her draconic heritage instead.

[@Commie-Comrade]

What family tree spawned a tiefling dragon sorceress?

[@Sylentmana]

@@Commie-Comrade dunno but a bard was probably involved somewhere.

[@rickwrites2612]

I once played with someone whose character was a tiefling in denial. She was a bard.

[@ianhalawi6846]

I've never played d&d but if I did I would be a tiefling. Growing up mixed race and not really fitting in here or there growing up I kinda feel like I could relate to the character more. 🙂

[@rollingon5566]

Half elves are also really cool and they're also objectively better

[@davidcarter1965]

Nothing about dnd has resonated so much with me

[@Kizzy-qb9si]

Half orc and aasimar are also in the middle ground as well

[@rickwrites2612]

I can see what you mean.. They kinda remind me of being LGBT the way he describes them not being part of their places/communities of origin, and having to migrate to find ec other.

[@KalinTheZola]

@@rickwrites2612 Total agreement, I'm not surprised I see a ton of queer folk who like to play as Tieflings (including myself) and I'm also not surprised to hear that there are poc and people of mixed backgrounds who also like to play as them. I think it's very easy for me to identify with Tieflings and how they are viewed in society.

[@polywags]

I think the inspiration for the 4e and 5e tieflings is Hellboy.

[@Scortch-lo3xy]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes...

[@pandaking7919]

I don't get it

[@dukedevlan5457]

You could probably make hellboy in dnd pretty easily

[@ArReaper45]

@@dukedevlan5457 oath of redemption

[@tgyk4048]

I feel like I’m the only person that actually likes the amount of alliteration in the beginning of their videos

[@InquisitorThomas]

I think modern Teiflings can potentially make for really interesting storylines for campaign, if you’re playing in a setting where the majority of Teiflings originate from some ancient empire that made a pact with Asmodeus that collapsed and resulted in a Teifling diaspora then you could have a storyline revolving around Teifling “nationalists” (for lack of a better term) who want to unite all the Tieflings exodites and attempt to settle a new homeland or reclaim the territory of their old empire or at least the heartland of it. Another Idea could be a group of Teiflings who hate their fiendish appearance and influence and are trying to find a way to change all the Tieflings back to humans, and perhaps you can have the Tiefling Nationalist Plot And the Changing Teiflings back to humans occurring in the same game and there’s a conflict between the groups.

[@limano101]

Cheer bro stealen dis for my homebrew

[@TomatoFettuccini]

Oh, my god. The timing of (me watching) this is amazing. In my campaign I'm DMing I have a tiefling magus and a dwarf warpriest (using Pathfinder in a homebrew) who worships Asmodeus. Thank you, because I now have a whole bunch of things to link them together and lend depth to each of their backstories. Combined with the Dragons episodes, you have given me so much more to flesh out my world and hook my players. Grippli? I know it's a niche race, but I have one of those too.

[@bian789]

I believe tieflings(although having a weird and puny sounding name) are very underestimated race. Not only that, but they also bring a very interesting flavor to the table of perheps..generic races? I like to play something that stands out, in the way of their rich lore and apperance, aswell as the way they might be looked down on because of who they are.

[@sakisaotome6753]

I need to comment on the statement that MOST people are monolingual. Guys this is not true. There are a great number of people whose grow up speaking multiple languages in their country. Especially when races are closer to each other either because they are allies or they are enemies. it just makes sense. Not only that but the further speakers of a common language like say common live the more likely differences will develop between them. Just look at how the German and Latin families of languages have diverged quite differently.

[@sakisaotome6753]

@Tl2aV exceptions to every rule almost always exist.

[@hollysadler-evans5406]

I like a combination of old and new Tieflings. I like some of the more random stuff, but I love the backstory of both and the breeding true...hmmmm :3

[@Ghost-js5cg]

The change-over of tieflings from what was the norm in 3.5 to 4e, and now 5e was likely related to Asmodeus' ascension to godhood during the Time of Troubles. There are a number of novels that relate to that time period, and a series of books by Erin M. Evans (The Brimstone Angel series, I call it, after the title of the first book) does delve into the history and lore surrounding that point of time in the realms.

[@houdinied8619]

Very accurate.

[@johnathondotson7877]

"I googled like, 2 things, then I moved on." Lol, relatable.

[@cruxofeverynadir]

Gandalf says that to Frodo normally. You were thinking of when Bilbo accused him of wanting the ring for himself. "Do not take me for some conjurer of cheap tricks!"

[@KingWoop72]

I don't know why, but a lot of Teiflings I've seen and one I've played just seem to be scary looking dorks. Their basically mostly harmless dorks who just kinda happen to be the person equivalent of a dumpster fire. A Huge freaking mess. Like my current one is a bit of a derp, book smart but basically has a sort of sheltered life growing up, so he's innocent and a dork, and accidentally mad a pact with the archfey of the summer court, so now he's just basically a prankster kid that's fully grown with weird ass magic powers.

[@Ghost-js5cg]

Answering the question you ask in the beginning. Personally I love em. Been playing tiefling characters since 3.5 when I found their 'As Characters' entry in the Monster Manual. They have so much potential for character development and as outcasts they called out to me as I (like many other gamers) spent much of my time growing up as something of an outcast. Two of my favorite tieflings [that I created] were my Tiefling Psion (Shaper) and my Tiefling Paladin. (Mind you, this is 3.5 we're talking about here).

[@bryanbridges2987]

I'm just getting into DnD, and my first charactef is a female, Tiefling warlock who was raised in a VERY remote system of villages that were all populated by Tieflings. These Tieflings allowed a system of Devil Cults to take the first born son and daughter of each couple when the children become 7 years old. The children were separated into one of nine cults based around the nine Archdevils. The patron they were given to was decided by examing the child's personality. My Tiefling is a reserved, cold hearted female named Abbyssina who knows no love except for a fanatical obsession over arcane knowledge/secrets. She is downright greedy for any such knowledge, and was dedicated to Methistopheles. The whole system was brought down by her brother, Bardon, who defected to Demagorgon. With no home and nowhere to go, Abbyssina wanders aimlessly with a ragtag band of adventurers who mistreat her because of her race. But they are right to not trust her, for Abbyssina will eventually remember the old stories of that ancient kingdom which was ruled by Tieflings. Suddenly, she realizes her purpose; she begins to work towards recreating it. To do so Abbyssina will commit acts of great charity and terrible evil, and assissinate or otherwise remove any who get in her way.

[@Coogman3]

Played as a Lawful Good Tiefling Cleric as my first D&D Character, love them to death!

[@Munchkin.Of.Pern09]

I really do like the idea of the Winged Tiefling, and do want to play one, so I think that a good idea as a trade-off to help ensure the Tiefling’s wings aren’t game-breaking is to restrict the ability to attack or cast spells and cantrips while flying until later levels. Say, they can’t attack or use non-concentration spells until they reach a level that another character could get a high enough spell slot to cast fly, and then restrict concentration spells until even later. That would help prevent the player from any potential abuse of their flight speed in combat encounters.

[@bleddynwolf8463]

that nerfs martials to nearly raceless until they can attack in flight, but barely effects casters, IMO, winged tieflings are as balenced as Aarockora, or even more so since their slower.

[@AnatoDragonshard]

First time I ever played a trifling was a bard named blain wilford. Had black skin, blond hair with goatee, the whites of his eyes where black and his iris was yellow. Came from a well off merchant family, mom was human and so is sister. Left home to see it and find out about his father. Loved playing him.

[@rfc1526]

Love Tieflings.

[@diemitri6855]

I’m currently DMing two tieflings. One of them was raised by Firbolgs and is on a mission to find their mom, the other was raised by pirates and is trying to find their missing best friend. It’s so much fun working their backstories into the plot. I think it’s funny that none of them “brood” both of them play as dorks. It’s adorable :)

[@lokirip2372]

The firbolg angle is very interesting. The firbolg need more notoriety.

[@DeedeeDirt]

YAY i can't wait to play a timid tinkerer teifling!

[@sagemcchesney4734]

I love tieflings

[@Thedungeoncast]

So do we!

[@okashiad6930]

My Tiefling was born from 2 human parents; just an unfortunate crop up in his genetic heritage. The same day he was born, his town was devastated by an earthquake, thus setting him on the path of being the "accursed" scapegoat to anything that went wrong. He grew up with a lot of shame and guilt, as his parents didn't want him and were disappointed in him by something he couldn't control. He was eventually given over (read: abandoned) to a church where he became a Paladin. Now he tries to right the wrongs in the world he feels his very existence created.

[@lam-ben-yam4015]

The more player-races the better, increase the variety! DMs can just disallow the ones which wouldn't fit the campaign they're running.

[@Disciple89ify]

I love the final monologue about role play therapy. Very encouraging for younger players and for parents who have young teens who have trouble expressing their emotions.

[@PilgrimofMatter]

Atavism is what I think of, although it may be a bit too scientific and not entirely correct. This is the wiki definition: "In biology, an atavism is a modification of a biological structure whereby an ancestral trait reappears after having been lost through evolutionary change in previous generations."

[@jarrodneuhaus6886]

I have been working on two races to compliment Aasimar and Tieflings, so there will be a races of half-men tied to the feawild and shadowfel. This podcast and the Aasimar one helped a lot to solidify the concepts. Also keep in mind that Draenei are basically holy Tieflings so just like there is corrupted Aasimar you can have purified Tieflings.

[@xHugoxN7]

I've never heard of these, now one of my favorites, great video!

[@Munchkin.Of.Pern09]

Funny thing is in my party there’s one character who can speak Common, Draconic, and Undercommon. My character can also speak all of those languages, but she can ALSO speak Elvish and Dawrven too. When it comes to languages, she’s basically him, but better. He’s also the only person who can’t speak Elvish so far.

[@stevengodfrey270]

Great show gents and content for us DM's

[@RaderizDorret]

It's funny. We got a Tiefling, a Minotaur, a Vedelkin, a human, and a half-elf (me). I'm the only one in our party that speaks Undercommon. I play this off as my character being in good with the followers of Eilistraee and they taught him the language as part of their friendship. There are drow in our campaign so my DM is planning on using that bit of backstory to screw with my character as best she can.

[@SteadiestRhyme]

I love Bardadeus. That is such an amazing Tiefling Bard back story of selling his soul for the power of Rock & Roll. Also seemed kind of fitting as a nod and wink to the time when Rock & Roll music and D & D was being accused of luring people to Satan. Well played.

[@thechadhuntress8061]

I'm playing a tiefling wizard in an online DnD game right now and I absolutely love her. She is literally the physical embodiment of not giving a fuck, like she gives zero fucks about most things because...that's how she's survived so long. Luckily for her, human dad and tiefling mom love her so there's that.

[@Xeldril]

I only played Neverwinter Nights before and just remember the Tiefling in the Underdark addon, that was a party member. I really liked that guy and would have no issues with Tieflings as player characters

[@user-qd8yy9lc4g]

Well, that's not a first. Baldur's Gate II also had a tiefling party member... albeit if you were only familiar with post-4e tieflings, Haer'Dalis would seem like just a half-elf. And, while his faction's belief is in spreading entropy, he is not a bad lad.

[@scatteredplanes6667]

My first character ever was a Tiefling who's goal was to build a home land for his people. I tend to play Tiefling when given the chance and, they are my favorite race by far.

[@star2playsstarcraft219]

When y'all said that name when a person makes you uncomfortable, like the aura they used to give off, you legit said my name and my brain said "what"

[@mcswaggerduff8946]

Once my party had to kidnap some bagpipers (long story) and to keep them from spilling the beans about our shady activities I muttered gibberish and used thaumaturgy to make them think they'd die if they talked about what happened. Performance spells are very underrated.

[@aurinsaint9058]

For the bloodline thing, for how it gets bred into a bloodline....? How awesome of a back story or "mission" would it be to find a way to add fiendish blood to a noble house? You could go to a rival, playing the long game, and magic some fiendish stuff into food or an open wound.

[@Killhunter1996]

Well, dnd actually still supports Demonic tieflings aka feral tieflings, and the Traits too choose (like wings) say that they still can diffferenciate much.

[@casimirlawnicki8990]

Man, I've been looking for a podcast like this for a long time. You guys are fuckin AWESOME to listen to! Earned yourself a sub.

[@Thedungeoncast]

Thank you! You are fuckin awesome as well!

[@TenchiBushi]

Tieflings are awesome! I played a Tiefling monkl!

[@verdragon5591]

On the topic of Tiefling names, I made a Tiefling character and I sort of combined the Infernal and Virtue names, where the character’s first name is Therai, but his last name is Courage, and he goes out of his way to be really nice and heroic to try and get folks to see that he’s not so bad a guy after all

[@paulcoy9060]

YES!!! Pronouncing it the correct way, "teef lings"!!

[@heyllo1337]

What do people say instead? Tie flings?

[@oielvert]

Its mandatory to yell 'How dare you?!' before casting Hellish Rebuke.

[@tarantulavenom]

That bard tiefling sounds like the plot to Bill and Ted

[@screamingob1in_546]

man honeslty I fucking love tieflings, I made one of my tieflings good becuase he was raised by halflings. and they are literally the most tolerant and chill race so the tiefling was actually raised with love and respect so it was a fun dynamic for him to leave his halfling community into the rest of the world that hates him sooo.

[@k.c.vermillion8930]

Currently playing a Tiefling Tempest cleric... Orphaned at 7 (tiefling village slaughtered by Drau) Taken in by two Cleric Dwarf sisters One a Tempest and the other Grave domain. Seems to be working out so far. Only one campaign in with this one

[@Kizzy-qb9si]

I see it both ways. Theres the direct way and the indirect way, Either fiend+human or someone signed an infernal contract. I cant see why both cant exist side by side

[@stripe1000]

"kind of between the two.....but that is neither here nor there" I cackled at that one. And it was even better that neither of you caught it. The Tiefling bard: AKA the introduction of thrasher metal to D&D.....LOL

[@johnathanmartin1504]

From what I have read in the various books, it seems to me that in 5e both kinds of tiefling exist. One is the main Player's Handbook type and the other is the variant in the Sword Coast Player's Guide. Which I think is great because I like both kinds (the ritual one and the descended from fiends one). I prefer the version from the Sword Coast Player's Guide because of the additional options for their appearance (more options are always good from a player's perspective).

[@samuelreese1816]

I like the fact that teaflings can both breed true, or skip generations. Very much a roll of the dice🎲

[@thecastleredfox978]

Great Episode as always guys! I have a player who really enjoys playing Tieflings, she's come up with some very cool ideas for them. I was curious if you were ever gonna do another video talking to other DMs, I liked that one you have. And I would love to possibly be one of the DMs on that list one day! Although I am a nobody in the community lol.

[@Thedungeoncast]

Thanks man! As for more DM guests we do plan to SOMEDAY do more DM Talks. The last one we did had some serious technical difficulties so we are abstaining from them for a bit though until we have a better handle on the tech we need. We just recently moved locations as well and are not even so much as doing guests again for a while. As for adding you to the list of people for DM talk in the future Direct message me on Twitter and I will tell you what we can do :)

[@claduke]

I had this joke character idea in my head of a Tiefling Bard/Fiendlock multi-class named Johnny. Whenever he does songs, it’s the lyrics of The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

[@thomasalegredelasoujeole9998]

Dude, planescape ROCKS !

[@ShinKyuubi]

OH...this is gonna come in handy..especially the bit about the Thaumaturgy cantrip..I'm just learning how to play D&D 5e at a fairly local game store and we're all level 1 with no chance to level up since it's a month long teaching campaign that happens on Wednesdays. The DM let people choose their role..rogue, fighter, etc. and I was early so I got one of the first picks and chose rogue..turns out my rogue is a tiefling so I've been doing some research on what exactly I can work with..I saw the cantrip but didn't know what it did ..this helps a lot and I think I can find a way to use it at some point during the campaign.

[@Ieatpaste23]

How to play a Tiefling 1: Name him Lucifer 2. Be an edge lord

[@user-qd8yy9lc4g]

Well, I should note that in Planescape idea for tieflings quickly moved from "your ancestor was a fiend" to "you had Lower Planar influence" in general. A tiefling could be born as such due to being concepted on a Lower Plane, or indeed from some fiendish curse or pact. New tiefling style does not go against traditional one in pretty much any way - it is just that sadly possibilities other than "devilish noble in exile" aren't really presented or explored. Aasimar come off much closer to traditional depiction in 5e, though they are just literal polar opposites of tieflings, and similar in many ways.

[@RibbonTears]

I've been playing a tiefling monk for my first (and only) campaign and I love it so much. Anyone who has a problem with you, monk it up and knock them tf out 👌🏼

[@thezinogre9197]

I play a Tiefling in one of my campaigns and I don't play a dark brooding person, I'll say he almost was but he was picked up by his ranger master, he's the feral varient because it's great for archery but also because he grew up alone on the streets, but I play him as a nice guy who tries to be friendly however he has a 7 in charisma so he is very awkward but a genuinely nice guy who just tries to do good.

[@Kizzy-qb9si]

Confession, I've never played a tiefling warlock, most people picked a fiend patron which i found redundant and warlock spells limited. I'm been taking time off 5e and been 3.5. If i were to a tiefling warlock with any other patrons.

[@Kizzy-qb9si]

For the record, the first character i had was a tiefling fighter that was raised by wood elves. She was left to die in the woods and for better or worse they took her in.

[@exodortch]

I am playing a tiefling paladin that worships the god of carnal knowledge. Part of an adventure group (the pumpkin spice girls) with a druid and a high elf...tons of fun.

[@malikevans634]

I think that tieflings do belong as a player race, and that they do belong in the player handbook. Granted, I imagine the reason for a lot of newcomers to RP a tiefling would be eye candy, but I can think of no better race to serve as a player's first step into something exotic. My main reason for that, other than the aforementioned; unlike other exotic half-races, like Half-dragons, Aasimar, etc. tieflings are relatively very far-removed from their exotic heritage, orrather, the need to incorporate it. You don't need to dive as deep into DnD lore to get a complete story out of them. As such, it's easier to create a tiefling character and not need to give them a lore-heavy backstory. More than Half-dragons or Aasimar, they could just have mundane backstories.

[@sentryward8744]

a bard make deal with the devil to gain the power of rock n roll that sound legit :))

[@jackiejenkins5849]

I agree I wish I had it when I was younger too. I think there is a TED talk about the therapy of DD I saw somewhere .

[@PilgrimofMatter]

A polyglott is someone who speaks two or more languages. In other parts of the world (other than the USA, for example), polyglotts are not uncommon. They are also common on borders. As a GM/DM, I wouldn't have problems with characters knowing several languages to start out with. Only rather rustic or remote characters should be monoglotts.

[@elladanelvenblade4670]

But i prefer the interbreeding of feinds backstory.

[@KuLaydMahn]

Tiefling bard would be pretty metal.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

My favorite character ever is a tiefling dragon sorcerer. I think they're awesome.

[@Fuzzypizzas]

I think teiflings are great in dnd because there's a little devil in us all

[@richardorta8960]

first time player getting ready for a game my tiefling wizard is written as struggling with a poor background and how the poor were treated. the racial tension/hatred that they were treated with. this compounds that feeling of wanting to be neutral. top that with how the baddies hurt them and the goodies' laws kept them down. DMs in this game accepted my char having green skin. a bit orcy in looks. i am excited to see how this works 😆

[@sarvidecharade9091]

Tieflings are the best! :D quick questions though. how would you think of a Female Tiefling Warlock/The Fiend who is Chaotic Neutral and what kind of 'Deity' would she have? I wanted to know what your thoughts are on this. hope I didn't take to much of your time, Will & Brian, thank you. :)

[@brnreederogers9324]

I enjoy playing a tiefling the lore was a nobleman a human made a deal with Asmodeus to kill his rivals threatening his kingdom and forced other nobles to do the same or die

[@ArmorNox]

Dudes! What is this business about flying being too powerful...? its not...

[@brysonorosa632]

Just gotta voice disagreement with the complaint of many languages PCs know. We're Americans, so it's easy to think of multilingualism to be rare, but if you look at Europe that is not the case. Europe has so many neighboring cultures clustered adjacent to each other that many people know two, three or even four languages. As far as I can tell, the usual D&D setting is just like that, so it makes perfect sense that a PC (already someone above average in most respects) should know multiple languages.

[@lorenzo4637]

I would make some minor lore adjustments, but other than that, Tieflings are dope

[@icywinterof88]

I like following the idea that its in the bloodline by having fiendish blood down the line. I just like that its random and you will never know who will become one.

[@claduke]

High key want to roll up a Tiefling Gunslinger and play Hellboy.

[@kjoberk]

Im currently playing a winged tiefing in my campaign and they arent as useful as youd thing lol my dm has me roll checks almost any time i do things, and sometimes that goes very poorly.

[@ancientreddragon5617]

Tieflings get Hellish Rebuke at level 3 and Darkness at level 5 Not the other way around

[@erikwilliams1562]

man in a short 4 years they become arguably the most popular race....

[@mirzyiringan4972]

I'm new to DnD and have been watching youtube vids about creatures in DnD. Other races have memorable characters but I don't hear about any tiefling remarkable hero or villain. Can anyone point me to the right direction to popular tiefling (either good or bad)?

[@josephjones9275]

Modern tieflings are way better not just opinion wise but also a fact cause it expands to great rp choices as well as classes and I hate it when ppl get stupid and say toxic stuff saying oh I hate them now I can’t stand that however play your tiefling how you want to

[@Kalyahna]

The only tiefling I've played was with old-school Planescape rules. She had wings and a tail but was also only two generations removed (grandpa was the source of the bloodline). As a player race, I think it really depends on the campaign setting and GM consistency. Establish how common or rare the "monstrous" type PC races are. NPCs should react appropriately (which may include not particularly reacting at all if they're quite common, but if they're talked about in whispers and are used to get kids to behave, and then precisely nobody reacts when one turns up in the local tavern, that's an inconsistent world and poor story-telling).

[@The42n8s1]

Good video.

[@Thedungeoncast]

Thanks!

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Question from me to the chat: How come tieflings know infernal? Are they just born knowing it? I played it like he heard devilish voices all the time, telling him to do bad things

[@bobbobby475]

Wait do Tieflings go to the nine hells after they die?

[@Thedungeoncast]

I do not think this is cannon lore, but would be an interesting premise to homebrew this as the default soul destination for a Tiefling soul.

[@scatteredplanes6667]

Bob Bobby not by default I read a forgotten realms novel where a Tiefling fiend pack warlock who died and was pulled toward the upper planes. Though the night hell (pun intended) did try to temp the hell out of them.

[@heyllo1337]

Most likely, no, especially if they are an abyssal teifling or a hades/gehena tiefling.

[@ShineDark]

I have both origins for Tieflings being viable in the settings I run.

[@ChrisGalford]

Tieflings, where all of us bisexuals end up one day.

[@brnreederogers9324]

And due to this curse their weapons are also twisted and cursed

[@SpidermanandhisAmazingFriends]

Dragonball charging = Thaumaturgy

[@powerarmorpatriot2068]

Can you be a winged Tiefling and be a magic user?

[@timgreen6384]

I have a problem with giving Tieflings a +2 charisma but take it away at the same time ie. all NPC's treat them as suspect to start out if not always! Should they not have wisdom +2 instead. To live their lives they need to feel how others feel and no other race has a +2 wisdom to wisdom. (+1 but no +2).

[@Thedungeoncast]

Tim Green Well the way I see it, Cha is defined as your force of personality and willpower. Someone with high charisma isnt necessarily well liked. Look at Darth Vader or The Emporer for example. They have Charisma (Personality, gravitas and willpower) in spades and they are mistrusted and disliked pretty universally by others. I figure its the same with Tieflings. Their Fiendish blood gives them a great force of will and personality much like most powerful fiends. And its that force of will and refusal to give up that drives tieflings to survive in a world they are hated by.

[@sakisaotome6753]

The Dungeoncast i really like the way you explained this though I the use of will/willpower when speaking of cha are disconcerting to me for old DND reasons despite it being an accurate word

[@selkiedraws]

I'm starting dnd and I'm playing as a female tiefling fighter who dual wields. I'm trying to figure out a good backstory for her. I have to figure out how she got her combat training, while being a tiefling. She's not the brightest, so I wanted to say she was in some sort of soldier/fighting academy and got kicked out for being too dumb. Buuut why would they let in a tiefling anyways? So idek.

[@Candid1ify]

My area is majority AL very little role playing, so people tend to not pay attention to races.

[@brnreederogers9324]

3d10 hellish rebuke

[@Ragnarok6664]

Tiefling ❤️🤘🏻

[@plotholedetective4166]

I used to be an aasimar druid, my family defeated a great evil of nature and was cursed and I was killed. lucky my father a powerful druid and was able to reincarnate me, unfortunately however the curse of the evil was strong and when I returned i had the same golden blonde hair and golden eyes but now had rams horns, cloven hooves a tail and green skin

[@elladanelvenblade4670]

I love the new teiflings, they are more humanlike.

[@na.meless]

Cool cool but what if each race that have children with tieflings have different type of tieflling? Like i know about all the "breeds true" but what if a goliath descended tiefling were to be different than an elven one and each of this is like different to represent what the culture or the race considers to be demonic My world has that

[@alienjoe6610]

Magical std