D&D 5E (2024) Aasimar is a really strong species in 2024

[ECMO3]

Edit - and back to the OP's point: Aasimar are also resistant to Necrotic so they'd do just fine in your Pits of Deadly Death.

Where it really paid off was with a pack of Shadows, activated Inner Radiance, putting them in bright light and giving them disadvantage, while taking half damage and doing Radiant damage they were vulnerable to (and she is a Bladelock, so she can swing her sword with Radiant).

I've used the Radiant resistance, but I used the Necrotic resistance more so far. She also has Dragonscarred feat so she is resistant to Fire too.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

We were level 5 when I posted that, level 7 now. It was pretty noticeable at level 3, being able to fly and just killing Zombies and Shadows at lower levels by really nerfing their strengths.

Yeah, I ran an undead focused, low level game and the zombie’s ability to stay up after dropping to zero is completely bypassed. One character had an androsphynx(or whatever it’s called) cleric had true strike etc… it really makes undead less dangerous.

 

[bedir than]

Let's say your created world doesn't have the planes as per normal D&D. How would you use the aasimar and tieflings?
I haven't figure it out yet

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Where it really paid off was with a pack of Shadows, activated Inner Radiance, putting them in bright light and giving them disadvantage, while taking half damage and doing Radiant damage they were vulnerable to (and she is a Bladelock, so she can swing her sword with Radiant).

I've used the Radiant resistance, but I used the Necrotic resistance more so far. She also has Dragonscarred feat so she is resistant to Fire too.

I would be curious to know what the most common energy type is now with the new update. (Edit: not spells but creatures)

 

[Distracted DM]

Let's say your created world doesn't have the planes as per normal D&D. How would you use the aasimar and tieflings?
I haven't figure it out yet

Can you elaborate on the question?

Because just not having the Great Wheel planes wouldn't discount aasimar and tieflings. My setting doesn't use the great wheel, but it does have Saints and Harrows, servants of the two primary gods. People worship those saints n harrows; aasimar come about because a Saint witnessed their birth and gave them a special destiny (whether they end up wanting to fulfill it or not). Tieflings are a bit more varied; they can come about from witchy pacts, someone seeking a Harrow's blessing, cavorting with fiends, etc.

Do you mean "if the setting doesn't have any fiends or celestials, how do aasimar and tieflings come about?" You'd just have to come up with your own reasoning for why they're around, that's going to be very setting-specific.

 

[Zardnaar]

Let's say your created world doesn't have the planes as per normal D&D. How would you use the aasimar and tieflings?
I haven't figure it out yet

Plane of light or equivalent.

Truncated planes light, dark, elemental, astral.