Tiefling
Ability Score Increase
Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.
Character Building Tips
Charisma-focused Tiefling shines as a face character or spontaneous caster. Bards and Warlocks maximize spell power. Paladins gain better auras and saves.
With darkvision, this species excels in dungeon delving and night missions. Consider classes that benefit from scouting ahead: Rogue, Ranger, or Druid.
Basic Statistics
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Size
Tieflings are about the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.
Age
Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.
Alignment
Tieflings might not have an innate tendency toward evil, but many of them end up there. Evil or not, an independent nature inclines many tieflings toward a chaotic alignment.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Infernal.
Racial Features
Darkvision
Darkvision
Thanks to your infernal heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Hellish Resistance
Hellish Resistance
You have resistance to fire damage.
Infernal Legacy
Infernal Legacy
You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
About Tiefling
The Tiefling is a species with 9 racial traits.
Tieflings share certain racial traits as a result of their infernal descent.
Character Building Tips
Character Building Tips
Charisma-focused Tiefling shines as a face character or spontaneous caster. Bards and Warlocks maximize spell power. Paladins gain better auras and saves.
With darkvision, this species excels in dungeon delving and night missions. Consider classes that benefit from scouting ahead: Rogue, Ranger, or Druid.