Tiefling
Tieflings are either born in the Lower Plane or have a fiendish ancestors who originated there. A tiefling (pronounced TEE-fling) is linked by blood to a devil, a demon, or some other Fiend. This connection to the Lower Planes is the tiefling's fiendish legacy, which comes with the promis of power yet has no effect on the tiefling's moral outlook.
A tiefling chooses whether to emprace or lament their fiendish legacy. The three legacis are described below
Tiefling Traits
PHB'24 Species
Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 4-7 feet tall) or Small (about -4 feet tall)
Speed: Standard (30 feet)
As a Tiefling, you have the following special traits.
Darkvision
You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
Fiendish Legacy
You are the recipient of a legacy that grants you supernatural abilities. Choose a legacy from the Fiendish Legacies table. You gain the level 1 benefit of the chosen legacy.
When you reach characyer levels 3 and 5, you learn a higher-level spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without expending a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the apporpriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait (choose the ability when you select the legacy)
Fiendish Legacy
| Legacy | Level 1 | Level 3 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssal | You have
Resistance to
Poison Damage. You also know the Poison Spray Cantrip |
Ray of Sickness | Hold Person |
| Chthonic | You have
Resistance to
Necrotic Damage. You also know the Chill Touch Cantrip |
False Life | Ray of Enfeeblement |
| Infernal | You have
Resistance to
Fire Damage. You also know the Fire Bolt Cantrip |
Hellish Rebuke | Darkness |
| EldritchCM | You have
Resistance to
Psychic Damage. You also know the Vicious Mockery Cantrip |
Dissonant Whispers | Mirror Image |
| StygianCM | You have
Resistance to
Cold Damage. You also know the Ray of Frost Cantrip |
Cause Fear | Phantasmal Force |