Thread 96547223

Would you rather be a Tiefling or an Aasimar?

>>96547223 (OP)
Lets see, the people with cursed blood, a useless tail, horns that make sleeping difficult, and experience discrimination based on their appearance
OR
The blessed people who can even fly?

So difficult...

Aasimar. Being an Aasimar is basically a fast-track to becoming king, humans will beg you to rule over them.

>>96547223 (OP)
Post 3e tieflings are a fucking tragedy.
Of all the designs they could have gone with, they went with bootleg WoW shit for 4e, with the dumbest fucking brow horns. I'm glad they're walking back a bit on those ugly as fuck horns, but they're still not great and they still have the "the character creator lets me pick any color for skin" shit that looks ridiculous.

And now Aasimar are ugly as fuck too? Just multicolored losers with bad haircuts? Fuck.

>>96547245
Fuck off, frogspammer.

>>96547223 (OP)
How gay is my character in each case?

>>96547223 (OP)
Honestly I feel like there would be a lot of pressure on an Aasimar to be exemplary in all that they do. Almost abusively so.
As a tiefling you can succeed just by not being utterly terrible to everyone around you.

Depends on the setting. Is this some setting where Aasimar have some angel in their ear telling them how to act, or they fall? Some hyper autistic society that puts all the pressure on you for being born holy, so you need to live and behave the part? Or is this some Critical Role like place where being a Tiefling comes with literally no downsides, because discrimination there isnt a thing? Will i be a social outcast as a Tiefling, if i live in setting X? Will some weird fucks try to harvest my blood or sacrifice me on a altar or some shit if im Aasimar in setting Y? Provide more information, anon.

What does Tiefling oppression even look like?
You want to play a character who doesn't get to roleplay because all the NPCs don't want to be associated with literal devil spawn? Constantly getting insulted and chased out of every town? Be a drain on the party's resources as every merchant jacks up the price for everything when they're willing to sell your character something?

>>96547223 (OP)
That depends if I get to be female as well

Rolled 10, 79, 56, 92, 48, 85 = 370 (6d100)

For shits and giggles, you can roll up to 3 times for the first 2 charts. Your last 2 post numbers determine the side effect.

Rolled 82, 10 = 92 (2d100)

>>96547369
Guess i got 2 more rolls.

>>96547320
contrast is key, anon. If you make every single guard, every merchant and every tavernkeep a giant dick, you´re doing it wrong, because you essentially made the game all but unplayable. And even if it is still playable, you will make the constant harrassment the main focus all the time. Variety is key. Have SOME merchants and guards and tavernkeeps be assholes. But contrast them with people who show you a heart of gold. Or some mistrusting folk, who can convince and sway to your side. Or those who just dont give a fuck and treat you normal anyways.

>>96547223 (OP)
Depends on the setting and general theme I want for my character; I played a tiefling paladin back in the day and his thing was basically "Hellboy, but blue and armored".

>>96547223 (OP)
>part-subhuman
>or part-failed species in the process of active extermination
No thanks.

>>96547223 (OP)
Tiefling because I don't know how to pronounce aasimar and I am afraid of getting my own species name wrong, I keep saying it like a-si-mar but what if it is Ah-a-si-mar and everyone laughs at me?
I'd rather just get a slur yelled at me and not be allowed in the bar than dealing with that humiliation in the middle of a nice place.

>>96547223 (OP)
I think aasimar should have soft whispery voices

>>96547795
It's ass-mar, like in Lord of the Flies

>>96547795
As-ih-mar

>>96547248
>And now Aasimar are ugly as fuck too? Just multicolored losers with bad haircuts? Fuck.
There are some funky-looking celestials out there, so it makes sense for aasimar to sometimes inherit some of those traits. That said, I'd have preferred it if they had a trait table like the original tiefling one, because there should ALSO be room for aasimar that look nearly or fully human.

>>96547795
Ace-i-mar

Rolled 2, 16, 53 = 71 (3d100)

>>96547369

Lets'a'go

Rolled 8, 52, 49 = 109 (3d100)

>>96548005

>Blur once per day
>Detect Good/evil twice per day
>Infravision, 120ft

>Ashy odor

And now for the Appearance rolls

>>96548035
>Long, Thin face
>Goatlike hooves
>Goatlike legs

> Susceptible to spells such as spirit wrack and caofiend

I take it that last one is relation to all spells that work with knowing the true name? Or is it just meant to be exclusive to just those two specific spell?

>>96547847
Mar ass far me then

Weren't aasimar going to get replaced by some holy furry race in the update 5e? Ardlings or something? Whatever happened to those?

>>96547256
he is Slaad enjoyer, you dork!

>>96547223 (OP)
Aasimar
But to be honest I would rather be a water or wind genasi.

>>96547223 (OP)
Ardling

>>96548258
Well, 5E aasimar were already heavily retconned from what they were in older editions, so ardlings were only going to "replace" them in the sense that they'd be filling their old niche. It's possible WotC finally realized that literally no one liked their retcon, and just quietly went back to using old aasimar.

Or maybe they literally just forgot what they were doing. With WotC writing, that's as likely as anything else.

>>96547369
Sure, why not

dice+4d100

>>96548794
Fuck, I did the dice wrong

>>96547223 (OP)
The only way to play an Aasimar correctly is bigot angel. Anyone playing it otherwise is doing it wrong.

>>96547223 (OP)
Depends on system and edition.
D&D 5e? Neither, aasimar are boring humans with wings and a guardian angel, and tieflings are exclusively Hell tainted humans with connections to each archdevil. Bleh.
D&D 4e and earlier? Naw, same boring planar human shit.

Pathfinder? Tough choice. Oni tiefling with big ol tusks, giant body, and the ability to shape shift? Maybe. Or a Agathion Vulpinal aasimar with a tail, fur, and the ability to summon wolves, horses, and elementals? Pretty neat. Unfortunately, still only humans.

Or maybe go PF2e Nephilim and just be both. Have a halo and a fiendish tail. Smell of brimstone and lavender. Fiendish claws and skin like a precious stone or gem. Oh and I get to be a nonhuman too, like a "gnoll" or elf or yaoguai. No more human-only planar shit.

>>96547223 (OP)
Aasimar can also turn super saiyan for a minute

I'd rather be an Aasimar because they're basically the universe's nepo babies, but I'd rather fuck a Tiefling because they just seem hotter I don't even know why

>>96550898
I need to fuck the bitch that plays this character so bad

>>96547223 (OP)
If a Cambion is like a higher order Tiefling, what would the Aasimar version be?

>>96550898
Maybe its the allure of the forbidden. Idk why either

>>96551166
Nephilim

>>96551453
I forgot to type the text of my post.

The choice is obvious.

>>96551166
Super faggot

What does aasimar and tiefling breast milk taste like?

>>96551551
Aasimar breastmilk tastes like caramel and cinnamon depending upon the skin tone.

Tiefling breastmilk tastes like brown sugar.

>>96551387
I think it's that Tieflings are just drawn sexy.

>>96551579
Not in Forgotten Realms, anon.

>>96547261
yes

>>96547223 (OP)
I thought they were replacing Aasimar with angelic sparkledogs? Which honestly sounds way funnier.

>>96547904
Give me a kawaii dog girl descended from a hound archon and then I'll stop complaining about aasimar looking like starbucks baristas who're overdosing on pumpkin spice syrup.

>>96552090
Oh yeah, that was almost a thing wasn't it?

>>96547904
>There are some funky-looking celestials out there,
During the next downtime my character will summon a bunch of musteval guardinals (and some lantern archons) by casting Call Faithful Servants every 3 days.
Celestial Rat harem, here I come I guess.

>>96547223 (OP)
Tief if winged

Anyone else prefer these guys to the modern Aasimar?

>>96550898
I hate the content of those videos but the character designs are solid

>>96548870
>open spoiler
Never thought i'd get secondhand embarrassment from a 4chan post, but here we are.

>>96547223 (OP)
tiefling
I love tieflings, I WILL be a bastard and make it everyone's problem hell I'll be the reason the local village hates these hellish fuckers

>>96551166
Deva.

>>96553913
They needed the ornamental wings to not be a fashion choice, but otherwise deva are great.

>>96547223 (OP)
If you chose tiefling itt you are obligated to give tailjobs to all the aasimar anons for pennance

>>96555725
They generally don't have prehensile tails.

>>96547223 (OP)
Neither.
Though I will be responsible for the creation of many of them.

>>96547223 (OP)
Fey’ri

>>96547269
This. The setting and how each is treated in that setting determines which I'd want to be.

>>96547346
Also this.

Total Tiefling Death

>>96547223 (OP)
Lot more of the former in the image than the latter…

Earth Genasi

Tieflings but only if their horns are cute

>>96547223 (OP)
Aasimar are fundamentally more interesting, even before the glut of "muh misunderstood tiefling fighting against muh fantasy racism" characters made tieflings an intolerable shitheel race.

>>96547223 (OP)
Normally neither, but Tieflings have my support if only because the Aasimar have broccoli hair.

>>96565333
Should have voted for ardlings, anon.

>>96552090
They gave up on the idea because Ardlings are redundant and WotC doesn't know how to make a redundant race work. There's also no reason to replace Aasimar's role as the angelic equivalent of tieflings

>>96547223 (OP)
Nobody ever wants to be Genasi.

Aasimar. Tieflings have the +2 dex +2 int that I'd love to have, as those are my best stats irl, BUT I dont need even worse charisma. +2 wis +2 cha would really help my life and I'm a moralfag anyway. Creating light is more helpful that creating darkness. The looks don't matter; the books say they might have one or two minor traits, but the traits aren't all visible/physical, so you can be either and look fully human.

>>96563917
>Aasimar are fundamentally more interesting
They're incredibly boring. Visually and flavor-wise.

>>96547223 (OP)
Tieflijg, but only if I get to roll on the 2ed random appearance chart.

>>96569874
>They're incredibly boring. Visually and flavor-wise.
only if they're not evil

>>96547223 (OP)
Tieflings are a core race, so I fail to see how this is even a question

>>96547245
>Still living in the AD&D 1e world
Grandpa, it's 2025, not 1982

>>96569987
>I want to end up on wheelchair thanks to a bad roll
Is this a stealth combat wheelchair shitpost or what?
Half of that table makes you unable to fucking walk.

>>96570032
So are aasimar as of last year.

>>96570093
No they aren't. And probably won't be for at least one more edition, if at all.
Remember how people were expecting drow to be core by 4e?

>>96570264
They are as of 5.5

>>96570026
Thats even more boring.

>>96570310
Then I guess I make a coin toss. Only thing that matters if it's core or not. If both are now, then it doesn't make a difference

>>96547223 (OP)
IRL? Aasimar
In a game? Tiefling
But honestly, both are races that simply do not exist in any setting I make myself

>>96559509
The Fey'ri backstory is funny because the elven families who created them are treated as a uniquely evil aberration in elven society, but realistically every noble family in the Realms would do the exact same thing if it was really that easy to breed an army of superpowered children. It's one of those things that I don't think the writers thought through.

>>96571214
You have to remember, these are high elf families. The thought that they would dare sully their pissers with anything other than high elven flesh is far more repugnant to elven society than attempting to breed an army of psychotic demon hybrids to slaughter all who opposed them.

>>96547248
>the character creator lets me pick any color for skin
this has never been the case for tieflings and absolutely no one (neither tiefling fans nor tiefling detractors) gives a shit, they'll play purple tieflings if they want and they'll bitch about blue tieflings if they want
such is life

>>96547223 (OP)
Aasimar because they’re a fully fledged Mary Sue race so they’d be nicer to be but they’re the absolute worst to have in settings/games. The only worse player than tiefling is Aasimar, and maybe Dragonborn, at least tieflings have their own niche in concept: demonspawn but Dragonborn are lizard men for people who can’t help but play Mary sues and aasimar are for people who want to be even more above humans than elves.

>>96547223 (OP)
Aasimar because I can fly and people will less likely call me cursed and if im lucky im treated more as a first class citizen than the usual

Aasimar, obviously.
Even if you want to be an edgelord, a fallen “angel” is a million times more edgy and kewl than a random “demon” guy.

>>96548870
ERMMMMMMMMM ACK---SHUALLY ADAM IS NOT AN ANGEL, HE IS A HUMAN

>>96570026
So... exactly what you were whining about with "muh misunderstood tiefling fighting against muh fantasy racism" except somehow even lazier because "muh misunderstood aasimar fighting against muh fantasy gods" to prove that it's totally not a phase, mom?

>>96571214
I like to think half of the Tiefling population are just royalty and elites that High Society keeps a secret from the rest of society because the peons knowing their Societal Masters made some deals with Demons and Devils that resulted in some devil children would be a PR disaster

>>96547223 (OP)
I thought it was amusing that not-aasimar and not-tieflings are both core races in Daggerheart along with shit like not-dragonborn and firbolgs, and of course fantasy staples like dwarves and elves and halflings are all in as well, but gnomes are left out. Because it's never a choice anyone makes. Nobody wants to be a gnome.

>>96573624
>mfw the character I am planning to make the second I get to not be the DM is a gnome wizard

>>96547223 (OP)
Aasimar, but I have an obsession with angels that goes beyond mortal ken.

>>96551628
Do any Teiflings look like this anymore? All you see these days are the Demon/'Draenei' horns and colours.

>>96570038
He's literally assuming D&D 5e you fucking mongoloid.

>>96547245
>assuming 5e traits and only 5e traits and nothing else
Fucking retard.

>>96547223 (OP)
I'll take my gamble with aasimar. Sure, I might still end up with some extra fingers or eyes or feathers and shit, but if I end up being smelly at least I'll smell of dew and sunlight and shit instead of literal sulphur and farts. Also, I'd rather have a predisposition towards being "too nice" than having anger issues/ADHD-tarding or being a literal psychopath.

>>96551551
>>96551579
>>96552069
What about Cansin and Axani?

>>96571214
The problem is that half-planars and planetouched (not the same thing) are very obvious. Sure one noble could claim that their offspring was blessed by this or that or that they picked some influence up while plane-hopping in some adventure that nobles make up all the time, but it would be incredibly eyebrow-raising if they started popping up all over the place. In righteous circumstances, spawning a tiefling would be a source of massive shame, implying that your bloodline is tainted.

>>96547795
O-simar.
>>96554392
Secondhand embarrassment is just called cringe.
>>96573713
Nobody remembers Planescape Tieflings and who they were. I swear they make up 20% of the playerbase now and are just another race like elves or dwarfs. Tieflings are just excuses to play as an asshole.

>>96573636
Found the Tee-Hee Macaroni DM.

>>96547223 (OP)
I can't imagine myself holy and being a demonic hellspawn with a nice attitude suits my inner self just fine.

Tiefling is a physical upgrate from a Human, if nothing else. Could luck out to be Cambion or some higher Tief at least.

Aasimars... are kinda meh.

>>96575243
>Tiefling is a physical upgrate from a Human
Enjoy your seven fingers on each hand, hoofs, and persistent smell of sulpher oxide.

>>96547223 (OP)
Neither with that fag art....

>>96575222
I'm actually a grimderp DM

>>96576675
>look mum, i posted it again
how does it feel to be a npc without any independent thought?

>>96576291
Nah, I'm blue-scaled, black-eyed, anime nose fiend with fanged teef.
Also I can read your thoughts and know your alignment, among other things.
Watch your thoughts around me, asshole.

>>96547223 (OP)
2e Tiefling. 5e Tieflings looks faggoty.

>>96566352
I mean it’s literally just being an inferior tiefling, why would anyone want to be one?

>>96579259
Maybe you like the idea of having a genie dad.

>>96576810
I can't believe some people like yourself getting offended that other people have different tastes. Grow up...

>>96570026
Shit take confirmed, go back to tumblr.

>>96580500
Ironypost.

Rolled 13, 93, 85, 33, 19 = 243 (5d100)

>>96547369
What are my tiefling abilities today?

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>96580967
>Darkness
>Detect Magic
>Mirror Image
>+2 save vs poison
>+2 save vs acid
Nice as it is.

Rolled 12, 98, 57, 35 = 202 (4d100)

>>96580973
How charming do I look now?

Rolled 40, 15, 94 = 149 (3d100)

>>96580978
>Forked Tongue
>Three-Finger Hand
>Horse Tail
And more?

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>96580983
>Fanlike Ears
>Fingers 1 inch longer than normal

>>96580991
>Long, thin face
I'll pick this post as the last, so this abomination is sterile. Be thankful.

>>96547223 (OP)
>boring shit nobody but the occasional sorcadin player cares about vs the TTRPG equivalent of the potato blight

>>96547223 (OP)
>be tiefling
>might hit it off with the blue qt on the right
>be ASSimar
>get faggot groomed and raped by some creepy nerd with wings
Gee it’s a hard choice

>>96547223 (OP)
Genasi. Honestly, I don’t know why they aren’t more popular.

>>96583621
I guess because they're viewed as diet tieflings.

>>96583621
>fat
>fat
>fat
>fat
FAT

>>96572673
Adam is an angel in Hazbin Hotel...somehow. also he's obsessed with his dick, Satan is basically Prometheus, the demons actually desire repentance but literally nobody in heaven remembered how repentance actually works (wouldn't it be convenient if four niggas wrote a book about that?).

It's cringe and gay - literally.

>>96583822
>FAT
DOG

>>96583621
I don't know, maybe look at the image you posted.

>>96547904
Imagine the poor aasimar who was born with golden elephant ears and a trunk because of hollyphant heritage

>>96551166
Saints/half-celestials?