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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 2110269" data-attributes="member: 4134">No, by the RAW, they're a distinct race, not a template, so you can't take an elf and add the tiefling template, because there is none, at least not in the core rules.No tieflling/drow in the FR, though there is a special kind of half-fiend, the Draegloth.All that said, I think it would be appropriate to extrapolate a tiefling template (as well as aasimar and genasi) from the respective write-ups. Which would be like this:Tiefling (Inherited Template for humanoids)Type: Change to Outsider (Native, augmented humanoid)+2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma.Add Darkvision 60, or increase by 60 ft.+2 racial bonus on Bluff and Hide checks.Special Attacks (see above): Darkness.Special Qualities (see above): Resistance to cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5.Level adjustment +1.That said, there are several types of variant tieflings out there, which are the result of coupling between a certain kind of humanoid and a fiend (often, the kind of fiend is specified, but not always).There are Durzagon (Duargar/Devil as far as I can remember)Tanarukk (Demon and Orc)Fey'ri (Demon - strongly suggested Succubus - and Sun Elf)And probably several others I cannot remember at the time.Those types of tieflings aren't just a combination of the racial package and the tiefling stats. Fey'ri, for example, get to choose demonic abilities out of a list (all of which are lessened versions of Succubus powers) and can change their shape at will, into any humanoid shape.This, of course, is maybe an even better method: Instead of taking a drow and slapping the adjustments extrapolated from the tiefling entry on it, you create a distinct drow-tiefling.Maybe something like thisPlanetouched: Tiefling - Drilith. These special kind of tiefling is the result of a ritual coupling of Drow and Marilith, a ritual that has recently been invented and used by the followers of Selvetarm. They get the usual drow stuff, and in addition (or instead of the normal stuff, they get +2 Int, +4 Dex, +2 Cha, 4 Arms, +4 listen and spot, 1/day see invisible, alter self, dimension door, mage hand and protection from good. Maybe give them some racial hit dice, perhaps as much as 4, and an appropriate level adjustment.</blockquote>

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