D&D 5E The "tiefling" poll.

[The Black Ranger]

I'm not a fan of the 4th edition tiefling. I would like it if it were just one of the many off-shoots of devil kin with the whole "made the pact" background, but I would have preferred the old tiefling. The old tiefling allowed players to come up with their own origins instead of being shoehorned into the one background.

 

[Zardnaar]

Not that worried, Tieflings are banned ion my games along with Warforged, Kender, Drow, Dragonborn and the Monk.

 

[pemerton]

To the best of my knowledge there are no 1st ed AD&D tieflings.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

To the best of my knowledge there are no 1st ed AD&D tieflings.

Indeed, he probably means 2nd/3rd, but frankly, there's no such thing as "2E/3E Tieflings", because they have severe differences (not sure 3E even has the appearance table!). I don't think anyone actually wants 3.XE Tieflings, though (if they like those they probably prefer 2E ones).

 

[Phoenix8008]

I didn't play Planescape in 2E, so I can't say that I miss the tieflings from then. But they sound more diverse than the current selection, so I'd welcome having the choice available in the PHB.

 

[Rune]

I never had a problem with the 4e teifling fluff.

I just always hated how they look.

I would much rather see (as in, art) both kinds in the PH.

 

[Ravenheart87]

I just always hated how they look.

Since 4e tiefling girls are even more horny than before!

 

[gyor]

There a chance with the MM getting 32 new pages, that the Planetouched race, which likely include the old tiefling, will ned up in the MM, not a certainty, but a possiblity.

 

[Umbran]

Just to add another option not listed in the poll - I honestly don't care what kind of them is presented where. Once they're beyond the standard Human, elf, half-elf, dwarf, gnome halfling, half-orc, I find the rest to just be gravy. Tieflings? Dragonborn? Warforged? All about the same.

 

[ThirdWizard]

Am I the only one who parses races in different settings as mostly separate entities? Statistically tieflings in 2e/4e/5e are very similar. The only real dis-similarities are origin story and physical description. I suppose the real problem is if some pre-existing setting information was changed. I mean, if they published a new version of Planescape and used the 4e origin story along with that, I'd be pretty upset. But, if I'm playing in a Nentir Vale setting, I'd use the 4e origin story. So, its all about context.

So, I have no preference for default assumptions, even though I'm a huge Planescape lover. Options are good. Setting retcons are bad.