D&D 5E Companion thread to 5E Survivor: Species

[Undrave]

We're slowly chipping away at the list!

 

[RealAlHazred]

Welp, with the last truly good option that I approved of as both a player and a DM gone (Aarakocra) gone, I guess the only thing left to do is to downvote and throw my upvote away, since @CleverNickName informs me I can't just downvote twice (grumble, grumble). It's sad, too, I actually like Changeling, but what are you gonna do? Spite is as spite does!

 

[CleverNickName]

Welp, with the last truly good option that I approved of as both a player and a DM gone (Aarakocra) gone, I guess the only thing left to do is to downvote and throw my upvote away, since @CleverNickName informs me I can't just downvote twice (grumble, grumble). It's sad, too, I actually like Changeling, but what are you gonna do? Spite is as spite does!

Wanna help me squash some bugs?

 

[Undrave]

So what's the difference between all the Tieflings left?

 

[Corinnguard]

So what's the difference between all the Tieflings left?

They all know how to have hell of a good time?

 

[CleverNickName]

So what's the difference between all the Tieflings left?

There's tons of differences.

See, the Tiefling of Levistus is a human whose parents were somehow involved with a powerful creature from another plane....while the Tielfing of Mammon is a human whose parents were somehow involved with a different powerful creature from another plane. And both of those are dramatically different from the Aasimar, which is a human whose parents were somehow involved with a powerful creature from another plane. Note that while they are often confused, they are a fringe case--they are nothing at all like the Air Genasi, whose human parents were somehow involved with a powerful creature from another plane. Or the Variant Tiefling, which is a human whose parents were somehow involved with a powerful creature from another plane...

 

[Scribe]

So what's the difference between all the Tieflings left?

The 'Variant' is the actual one.

The rest are all the result of the 4e retcon on what a Tiefling actually is, and the resulting dissatisfaction from having been forced into being tied to Asmodeus.

 

[Corinnguard]

The 'Variant' is the actual one.

The rest are all the result of the 4e retcon on what a Tiefling actually is, and the resulting dissatisfaction from having been forced into being tied to Asmodeus.

It was more than that I think. Back in 2e Planescape, a Tiefling's appearance varied widely. So much so that those at WoTC felt at the time that streamlining their appearance sounded like a good idea by the time 4e came around.

 

[Scribe]

It was more than that I think. Back in 2e Planescape, a Tiefling's appearance varied widely. So much so that those at WoTC felt at the time that streamlining their appearance sounded like a good idea by the time 4e came around.

Thankfully the error of their ways was made clear.

 

[Corinnguard]

Thankfully the error of their ways was made clear.

It should be interesting to see what the Infernal, Abyssal and Daemonic Tieflings in One D&D are going to be like. Now if only One D&D could do the same with the Aasimar. Not everyone touched by the Celestial was touched by an angel.