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<blockquote data-quote="Mephista" data-source="post: 7726409" data-attributes="member: 6786252">While its true that tieflings aren't assumed to be evil, it is also true that the official details of the race have always included &quot;distrusted by many.&quot;&nbsp; Tieflings are, and always have been, the target of fantasy racism. They're forced to the fringes of society, where they have to pick up favored occupation Rogue and learn to lie really well (bluff bonus), which in turn increases distrust...&nbsp; its a vicious cycle, but one humans have engendered throughout real world history.&nbsp; Half-orcs tend to face a similar prejudice from humans, though ironically not from the orc tribes.&nbsp; That said, its pretty nice that tieflings favor warlocks in 5e, because you can just pick up the Disguise Self Invocation.&nbsp; Want to avoid trouble?&nbsp; Snap, I look like an elf.&nbsp;&nbsp; Oh, look, Friends cantrip.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now you like me for a minute, and when I walk away, snap, I'm now human that looks nothing alike to the elf.&nbsp; So, its not like hiding from people isn't easy to manage to facilitate rp either, even in the most prejudiced setting.Side Note - aasimar were said to face a similar prejudice, but I always found that a bit strained outside Planescape.&nbsp; In Planescape, I always assume Paladins to be part of the Mercy killers, so the association of aasimar to fanatic kill-them-all types is pretty strong, and that kind of bias is reasonable.&nbsp; But in other worlds, paladins tend to be highly regarded, so having them suffer prejudice from humans feels... odd.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mephista, post: 7726409, member: 6786252"] While its true that tieflings aren't assumed to be evil, it is also true that the official details of the race have always included "distrusted by many." Tieflings are, and always have been, the target of fantasy racism. They're forced to the fringes of society, where they have to pick up favored occupation Rogue and learn to lie really well (bluff bonus), which in turn increases distrust... its a vicious cycle, but one humans have engendered throughout real world history. Half-orcs tend to face a similar prejudice from humans, though ironically not from the orc tribes. That said, its pretty nice that tieflings favor warlocks in 5e, because you can just pick up the Disguise Self Invocation. Want to avoid trouble? Snap, I look like an elf. Oh, look, [I]Friends[/I] cantrip. Now you like me for a minute, and when I walk away, snap, I'm now human that looks nothing alike to the elf. So, its not like hiding from people isn't easy to manage to facilitate rp either, even in the most prejudiced setting. Side Note - aasimar were said to face a similar prejudice, but I always found that a bit strained outside Planescape. In Planescape, I always assume Paladins to be part of the Mercy killers, so the association of aasimar to fanatic kill-them-all types is pretty strong, and that kind of bias is reasonable. But in other worlds, paladins tend to be highly regarded, so having them suffer prejudice from humans feels... odd. [/QUOTE]

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