D&D 5E Dwieflings: A New PC Race for a New World

[Jimbro]

Just from a cannon perspective, I don't know if it really needs it's own race. I mean it's your own custom scenario, so you can do whatever you want, but typically a cambion is half-demon while a tiefling is simply anything less than half-demon.

Basically, when a demon has a kid with a mortal (making a half-demon child) it is called a cambion. However, if the demon blood is diluted further, such as a demons grandchild, or great×17 grandchild, it is called a tiefling.

Again, you can alter this depending on the specifics of your particular world. For example in 5th edition tiefling traits tend to be dominant, so the child of a tiefling would likely be a tiefling. However, I like playing in a world where tiefling traits can go dormant for generations, so a family could suddenly give birth to a tiefling because someone 8 generations ago was a demon.

I thought about this a lot given the history of the race, but in the 5e PHB it specifies a human bloodline. And I really wanted to make this race for my world as you say, so there it is!

 

[Shrapp Hamnier]

I thought about this a lot given the history of the race, but in the 5e PHB it specifies a human bloodline. And I really wanted to make this race for my world as you say, so there it is!

There it is.

I am a firm believer that people should be well informed when looking into details and making new variants. What you chose to accept, reject, or alter is purely up to you. At least when it comes to the lore, balancing is something different entirely.

Good luck and have fun.