Tieflings

Tieflings

Tieflings are among the most successful of Eashavar's blood-tainted races. Despite facing social distrust and a tumultuous history, Tieflings have carved out their own nation in Trinea and revised religious lore in the form of the Tawi Mythos to better represent their own odd positions within the world. Technically the children of Xalgumath, Tieflings have long abhorred and abandoned his influence, and his powers fail to continue in their influence now that he is imprisoned in chains.

General Information

Rarity: Common. (You may play this race without consulting the DM.)
Physical Description: Tieflings have clear devil-like features, including varied horns, sharp incisors, tails, and claws. Their skin is typically red in color, but can also range to purple, blue, and pink, and their eyes are typically solid black, red, white, silver, or gold. They have no visible pupils. Their hair varies in color from natural ones like dark, black, or brown, but also includes such colors as red, blue, purple and silver. Tieflings of either gender may or may not grow facial and body hair, though most prefer to keep themselves clear of both.
Family Structure: Tieflings live with their immediate family, and sometimes their siblings and grandparents, though rarely with many more people than this. They are a self-reliant people, and they prefer independence away from the pressures and expectations of a large family. A Tiefling's surname is earned as they pass into adulthood, and has no correlation with family, though some Tieflings take on an important ancestor's middle name as a matter of respect. First names are given at birth, but often change as Tieflings pass into adulthood, taking twists on favored ideals, personality traits, or objects.
Attitude Toward Society: Tieflings were once abhorred by mortal societies as aberrations, corrupted by the influence of Xalgumath. Tieflings carved out their homeland of Trinea from the Vestali in the Age of Enlightenment, however, and have gradually been gaining acceptance abroad since. Trinea is still a bastion for Tiefling-kind, but they may be functioning and tolerated members of societies all around the world. They stem from humans, and can be quite adaptive at integration wherever they go, so long as their physical appearance does not prevent them.
Attitude Toward Gender: Tieflings are remarkably open-minded when it comes to concepts like gender. The constitution of Trinea declares equality for all, regardless of such facts, and thus the primary example of a Tiefling society does not adhere to any norms of gender, or any predispositions towards how it should be categorized, at all. Tieflings in other societies tend to adopt the local gender norms, and merge into those they feel a greater connection with, but they are always intrigued and made curious by the norms of other species, and can be quite exploratory when it comes to their own identities.
Attitude Toward Relationships: Tieflings are largely monogamous, finding life-partners early in their adulthood and living with them throughout their lives. These life-partners may be of any gender, though some Tieflings have preferences. If a life-partner dies, a Tiefling may remarry, though it is typically with another who has lost their life-partner. A second partnership is often viewed as less serious, and can be more open than the first, which is almost always strictly exclusive.

Race (5e)

Tieflings (5e)

ability score increase: +1 Intelligence

age: Tieflings mature around the age of 15, and live to be up to around 100 years old.

Size: Medium

speed: 30ft

Languages:

race features:
Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Tiefling Inheritance: You have resistance to Acid, Cold, Fire, and Lightning damage.
Unending Advance: Your critical hits are also critical wounds. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead; you cannot use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Versatile Heritage (PF2e)

Tieflings

Versatile Heritage

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Your ancestors were influenced by the cult of Xalgumath, resulting in obvious physical features that indicate your corruption. You gain the Tiefling trait, ina ddition to the traits from your ancestry. You also gain low-light vision, or you gain darkvision if your ancestry already has low-light vision. You can choose from Tiefling feats and feats from your ancestry whenever you gain an ancestry feat.

Ancestry Feats

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Name	Traits	Level	Prerequisites	Benefits	Details
Dominator's Sight	Tiefling	1	low-light vision	You can see in the darkness as easily as your corrupted ancestors.	Show spoiler You can see in the darkness as easily as your corrupted ancestors. You gain darkvision. Special You can select this feat only at 1st level, and you can't retrain into or out of this feat.
Tiefling Lore	Tiefling	1	-	You were raised firmly ingrained in Tiefling society, perhaps in Trinea, and the values of Tieflings have been firmly ingrained into you.	Show spoiler You were raised firmly ingrained in Tiefling society, perhaps in Trinea, and the values of Tieflings have been firmly ingrained into you. You gain the trained proficiency rank in Intimidation and Society. If you would automatically become trained in one of those skills (from your background or class, for example), you instead become trained in a skill of your choice. You also become trained in Tiefling Lore.
Greater Corruption	Tiefling	1	-	Part of your body has an obvious, fiendish appearance.	Show spoiler Part of your body has an obvious, fiendish appearance. Your hands end in razor-sharp claws, you have hooves instead of feet, sharp teeth fill your mouth, or a whipping tail extends from your spine. You gain your choice of one of the following unarmed attacks. The attack is in the brawling group and has the listed damage die and traits: Claw: 1d4 slashing (agile, finesse, unarmed, versatile piercing) Hoof: 1d6 bludgeoning (finesse, unarmed) Horns: 1d6 piercing (finesse, unarmed) Scaled Tail: 1d4 bludgeoning (agile, finesse, unarmed) Special You can select this feat only at 1st level, and you can't retrain into or out of this feat, nor can you change the type of attack you gained.
Enduring Force	Tiefling	1	-	Your people have long endured hardship and stood up against oppression, and you draw from their honor to inspire you.	Show spoiler Your people have long endured hardship and stood up against oppression, and you draw from their honor to inspire you. As a result, you cling tenaciously to the last shreds of your own life force. You gain the Diehard feat.
Nimble Hooves	Tiefling	1	-	Your legs end in hooves rather than feet, with joints and tendons that allow you to move with great haste.	Show spoiler Your legs end in hooves rather than feet, with joints and tendons that allow you to move with great haste. Your Speed increases by 5 feet. Special: The Speed increase from this feat isn't cumulative with any Speed increase from your ancestry feats (such as Nimble Elf).
Tiefling Occultism	Tiefling	1	-	Tieflings have long appealed to occultism and alternate religious interpretations to find their place within the world.	Show spoiler Tieflings have long appealed to occultism and alternate religious interpretations to find their place within the world. You're trained in Occultism. If you're already trained in Occultism (from your background or class, for example), you instead become trained in a skill of your choice. You also gain the Oddity Identification skill feat.
Tiefling Resistance	Tiefling	5	-	Your connection to your forebears has granted you one of their resistances as well.	Show spoiler Your connection to your forebears has granted you one of their resistances as well. Choose one of the following energy damage types: acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic. You gain resistance 5 to that damage type.
Malicious Bane	Tiefling	5	-	Whether your heart is pure or corrupt, you can call forth a malediction upon your foes.	Show spoiler Whether your heart is pure or corrupt, you can call forth a malediction upon your foes. You can cast bane once per day as a 1st-level divine innate spell.
Skillful Tail	Tiefling	5	-	You've always had a tail, but with practice, you've learned to use it for more than signaling your mood.	Show spoiler You've always had a tail, but with practice, you've learned to use it for more than signaling your mood. You can perform simple Interact actions with your tail such as opening an unlocked door. Your tail can't perform actions that require fingers or significant manual dexterity, including any action that would require a check to accomplish, and you can't use it to hold items.
Fiendish Wings	Divine, Morph, Tiefling, Transmutation	9	-	You can strain to call forth bat-like or otherwise fiendish wings from your back, similar in appearance to those of Xalgumath's followers.	Show spoiler Once per day, you can strain to call forth bat-like or otherwise fiendish wings from your back, similar in appearance to those of Xalgumath's followers. Once manifested, these wings remain for 10 minutes. You gain a fly Speed equal to your land Speed while you've manifested your wings.
Light from Darkness	Tiefling	9	-	The oppression you've faced because of your heritage has given you an independent attitude. Whatever you decide to do with your life, for good or evil, will be your choice and your choice alone.	Show spoiler The oppression you've faced because of your heritage has given you an independent attitude. Whatever you decide to do with your life, for good or evil, will be your choice and your choice alone. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to all saving throws against divine effects.
Secrets of the Occult	Tiefling	9	Tiefling Occultism	You've deeply studied the secrets of occultism and can use your powers to manipulate others mystically.	Show spoiler You've deeply studied the secrets of occultism and can use your powers to manipulate others mystically. You can cast blur and silence once per day each as 2nd-level divine innate spells.
Relentless Wings	Tiefling	17	Fiendish Wings	Your wings are now a permanent part of your physiology.	Show spoiler Your wings are now a permanent part of your physiology. You gain the effects of Fiendish Wings at all times, rather than just once per day for 10 minutes.

You Might...

• Have a strong sense of self-confidence born from a history of your people having to rely on themself.
• Feel a kinship with society’s underprivileged or criminal elements.
• Place incredible value on hard-won friendships and hold these companions as close as blood family.

Others Probably...

• Assume you’ve faced numerous challenges due to your heritage.
• Mistake you for an evil agent of a sinister cult, a demon worshipper, or even a demon yourself.
• Treat you with distrust or suspicion and anticipate betrayal from you.

by PGT Creative

by PGT Creative