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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8746266" data-attributes="member: 10148">Out of curiosity, I tried directly applying the SCAG variant tiefling traits to the One D&D tiefling.Appearance: No problem here.Feral: Technically One D&D tieflings don't have a trait called "Ability Score Increase". But as long as you choose/create a One D&D background with +2 Dex and +1 Int, you get the same benefits.Devil's Tongue: Replaces the 5E Infernal Legacy trait. A really strict DM could argue that the One D&D tiefling only has an Infernal subtype of the "Fiendish Legacy" trait, and say that they're technically not the same trait and you can't substitute. (And they wouldn't be 100% wrong that the traits are different, but I'll get to that later.) However, I think it's pretty damned reasonable to say that "Infernal Legacy" = "Fiendish Legacy, Infernal". The intent is plain (RAI) and to argue otherwise would be quibbling.Of note, however, is that the One D&D Chthonic and Abyssal legacies are definitely not the same as the 5E Infernal Legacy. So a DM could argue that One D&D tieflings of those subtypes can't pick up Devil's Tongue. (And I think I'd agree - it is Devil's Tongue.)Hellfire: Replaces the Hellish Rebuke spell within the 5E Infernal Legacy trait. Going by the above argument, this is fine (but again, only for Infernal tieflings - and again, thematically that makes perfect sense).Winged: Replaces the 5E Infernal Legacy trait. Once again, under all but the strictest interpretation this should be fine for One D&D Infernal tieflings. But you'd have to argue against both RAW and RAI to apply this to Abyssal or Chthonic tieflings.Also, as I hinted earlier, there is a key difference between 5E and One D&D tieflings related to Fiendish Legacy. 5E tieflings have fire resistance as a standalone trait, Hellish Resistance. But One D&D Infernal tieflings incorporate that into Fiendish Legacy (and the other two lineages have different resistances in its place). So RAW or RAI, One D&D Infernal tieflings lose their fire resistance if they choose the Devil's Tongue or Winged options.Of course, you can also just use a 2014 tiefling with the SCAG rules in a One D&D game, and it should work fine. The only SCAG variant that misses out from this option is Hellfire, since you won't get the One D&D Infernal tiefling's extra Fire Bolt cantrip.</blockquote>

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