Tieflings

Joos · Post by **Joos** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:36 pm

It would seem like, the Tieflings are in the new PHB 4.0 and guess what? Gnomes are out! How is that for a joke?

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/toon/20071219a

Awesome for those who are not playing in Alfa... since our DM's finds it perfectly acceptable to try to envisage the endless personalities of elves, the rock and stone of the dwarfs but find soooo strange and unfathomable to try to get into the mindset of someone with infernal or celestial ancestry.

Well done guys!

Misty · Post by **Misty** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:46 am

bah humbug.

couldn't the shit-stirring wait until the new year?

go surfing already.

Mulu · Post by **Mulu** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:07 am

Copy and paste, we don't all subscribe to D&D insider.

danielmn · Post by **danielmn** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:35 am

whatsa tiefling?

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:51 am

Oh noes, I didn't get my way! Do I

a) Accept the due process that made the decision?
b) bitch and whine at every opportunity?

Thangorn · Post by **Thangorn** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:52 am

Joos wrote:Awesome for those who are not playing in Alfa... since our DM's finds it perfectly acceptable to try to envisage the endless personalities of elves, the rock and stone of the dwarfs but find soooo strange and unfathomable to try to get into the mindset of someone with infernal or celestial ancestry.

You risk annoying DM's who have and continue to actively campaign for plane-touched player races..

FanaticusIncendi · Post by **FanaticusIncendi** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:23 am

Whutevar.

Inwintersshadow · Post by **Inwintersshadow** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:26 pm

Not to point out the obvious but gnomes are supposed to be a terrestrial (albeit uncommon) race. They've been a playable race since 2nd edition came out.

Tieflings are supposed to be even more uncommon unless we are going to start having villages, cities, and towns with even a portion populated by them.

Which just makes for a very strange scenario (personal opinion) to have in Faerun.

danielmn · Post by **danielmn** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:25 pm

whatsa tiefling?

Magonushi · Post by **Magonushi** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:25 pm

Tiefling is a product of demonic and human intercourse.

danielmn · Post by **danielmn** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:27 pm

Incorrect Mag...

The correct definition of Tiefling is....

A. An extremely rare occurance of race mixture that apparently 1/4th of ALFA wants to play, making the race not that rare of an occurance.

B. A race that determines weather Souvarine plays ALFA2.

C. A race that is causing major controversy, nevermind that the issue is such a minor one, whereby a select group of players constantly complains about not being able to play them in ONE of many PW's available on the platform.

Of coarse there are other definitions I am sure...but the absolute absurdity of the issue just boggles my mind... SO FU%*#$^ING WHAT if we don't allow tieflings? Amazing how it's always tieflings, and aasimirs are rarely mentioned...I guess everyone wants an excuse to be evul...if so, PLAY A DROW! Not that anyone will be able to play a Damn thing if we don't get our servers into beta...

So before you complain, work the toolset so at least we'll be able to play SOMETHING...and let's worry about the Tiefling issue that's been blown way out of proportion because the complainers have nothing else to complain about atm later.

Grand Fromage · Post by **Grand Fromage** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:08 pm

Inwintersshadow wrote:Not to point out the obvious but gnomes are supposed to be a terrestrial (albeit uncommon) race. They've been a playable race since 2nd edition came out.

Tieflings are supposed to be even more uncommon unless we are going to start having villages, cities, and towns with even a portion populated by them.

Which just makes for a very strange scenario (personal opinion) to have in Faerun.

He's just talking about the core books. Every setting has its own sourcebook; Faerun will still have gnomes and half-orcs, even though they're not in the core.

Vendrin · Post by **Vendrin** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:55 am

danielmn wrote:
Of coarse there are other definitions I am sure...but the absolute absurdity of the issue just boggles my mind... SO FU%*#$^ING WHAT if we don't allow tieflings? Amazing how it's always tieflings, and aasimirs are rarely mentioned...I guess everyone wants an excuse to be evul...

i was actually gonna play an evil aasimir.

Anyways, I've always believed planetouched should be a template not a race.

indio · Post by **indio** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:38 am

I blame Trent Oster for the gnome's demise.

Burt · Post by **Burt** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:11 pm

I want to play a drow aasimar.