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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 7998697" data-attributes="member: 14159">I don't like Dragonborn because they seemed cooked up for 4e just to underscore how different and &quot;edgy&quot; 4e was from everything that came before, and then existing settings tried to shoehorn them in because they were in the core rules. (Yes, very technically they showed up in 3.5. . .as an obscure sect of worshipers of Bahamut in one sourcebook that turned themselves into draconic humanoids to serve Bahamut. . .but that was as a tiny and obscure sect devoted to one deity, not a core rules race)Tieflings were already in D&amp;D as a PC race going back to the mid 1990's with Planescape, and in 3e Forgotten Realms they became a PC race along with Aasimar.Also, going by the original mythology, Merlin himself would be a tiefling.&nbsp; The classic Arthurian folklore (often overlooked in modern retelling) had Merlin's mother impregnated by a demon, and his fiendish bloodline was the reason for his magical talents. The concept has more roots in classic folklore and myths than halflings, and we accept those without a problem.On that ground alone I could allow Tieflings as a PC race, albeit a very rare one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 7998697, member: 14159"] I don't like Dragonborn because they seemed cooked up for 4e just to underscore how different and "edgy" 4e was from everything that came before, and then existing settings tried to shoehorn them in because they were in the core rules. (Yes, very technically they showed up in 3.5. . .as an obscure sect of worshipers of Bahamut in one sourcebook that turned themselves into draconic humanoids to serve Bahamut. . .but that was as a tiny and obscure sect devoted to one deity, not a core rules race) Tieflings were already in D&D as a PC race going back to the mid 1990's with Planescape, and in 3e Forgotten Realms they became a PC race along with Aasimar. Also, going by the original mythology, Merlin himself would be a tiefling. The classic Arthurian folklore (often overlooked in modern retelling) had Merlin's mother impregnated by a demon, and his fiendish bloodline was the reason for his magical talents. The concept has more roots in classic folklore and myths than halflings, and we accept those without a problem. On that ground alone I could allow Tieflings as a PC race, albeit a very rare one. [/QUOTE]

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