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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8186845" data-attributes="member: 6915329">If might be useful to just have a list of abilities (each with an evocative name that indicates the heritage) and allow people to pick at will, rather than have Tiefling abilities, Aasimar abilities, etc. I would also have pre-made packages of spells--cantrip and either or both of a 1st and 2nd level spell--because it would be too easy to minmax what spells you want.For simplicity's sake, say each type of Planetouched has one resistanceone package of spells or one spell and one additional resistance and or extra abilityOne extra ability, which is wings, horns, healing hands, not having to breathe, etc. For spells, it's pretty easy:Fiery damagePoison and acid damageCold damageFear, confusion, or charm, or detect thoughts.Dimension door, teleportation, or levitationShapechanging or disguise spells.Bless, cure wounds, or lesser restoration.Phantasmal force or invisibilityOf which there are many low-level options. This covers fiends and slaadi, although I'd add chaos bolt and calm emotions as Limbo and Mechanus spells.  Unfortunately, celestial spells tend to be high-level wrath o' god type stuff, but guidance and resistance might be good options to grant, if you wanted to move away from light.</blockquote>