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<blockquote data-quote="Lurker37" data-source="post: 4059639" data-attributes="member: 9522"><p>I have to agree that I find using even a variant of the 'old' tiefling origin to be - unsatisfying.</p><p></p><p>If I had to add tieflings to an existing campaign, I'd have the curse transforming them occur during gameplay.</p><p></p><p>Have a distant city suddenly vanish off the map. A few weeks later the PCs enter a tavern to overhear some locals discussing what happened:</p><p></p><p>"You hear about the city of Tieferrel?"</p><p></p><p>"I heard it got attacked by a Pit Lord?"</p><p></p><p>"Must've been something pretty big - the whole city's just gone, there's only smoldering rocks and ash where it used to be. And the survivors? They've <em>changed</em>"</p><p></p><p>"I heard they became half-demon"</p><p></p><p>"Sure look it. We almost stoned them when a family of them came through the other day, but they took refuge in the temple. Priest Eric starts praying for them. He was still at it two days later when the High priest from the Capital arrived to help. At the end of the week they came out and called a town gathering. Turns out these survivors got hit by some sorta nasty curse from the Pit Lord as it died. The curse alters their looks - makes them look demon-like. But it doesn't change how they think. So they've told us we shouldn't treat them different."</p><p></p><p>"Easy for them to say"</p><p></p><p>"Yeah, I know - have you <em>seen</em> those freaks?'</p><p></p><p>"Yeah - folks the next town over have a nickname for the survivors of Tieferrel now: call 'em Tieflings"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lurker37, post: 4059639, member: 9522"] I have to agree that I find using even a variant of the 'old' tiefling origin to be - unsatisfying. If I had to add tieflings to an existing campaign, I'd have the curse transforming them occur during gameplay. Have a distant city suddenly vanish off the map. A few weeks later the PCs enter a tavern to overhear some locals discussing what happened: "You hear about the city of Tieferrel?" "I heard it got attacked by a Pit Lord?" "Must've been something pretty big - the whole city's just gone, there's only smoldering rocks and ash where it used to be. And the survivors? They've [i]changed[/i]" "I heard they became half-demon" "Sure look it. We almost stoned them when a family of them came through the other day, but they took refuge in the temple. Priest Eric starts praying for them. He was still at it two days later when the High priest from the Capital arrived to help. At the end of the week they came out and called a town gathering. Turns out these survivors got hit by some sorta nasty curse from the Pit Lord as it died. The curse alters their looks - makes them look demon-like. But it doesn't change how they think. So they've told us we shouldn't treat them different." "Easy for them to say" "Yeah, I know - have you [i]seen[/i] those freaks?' "Yeah - folks the next town over have a nickname for the survivors of Tieferrel now: call 'em Tieflings" [/QUOTE]
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