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Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardTiefling

Tieflings are planar scions with fiendish blood. One of the most common types is pitborn, who bear a demonic corruption infesting their mortal bloodline. Some strive to live above their forebear’s fiendish reputation, but many, such as this tiefling adept, simply accept their label and delve fully into evil.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 18
Unspecific Lore: DC 16
Specific Lore: DC 13

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Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak Tiefling AdeptCreature 2

Legacy Content

CE Medium Human Humanoid Tiefling 
Source Bestiary pg. 262
Perception +6; darkvision
Languages Abyssal, Common
Skills Abyss Lore +7, Acrobatics +5, Arcana +7, Deception +7, Intimidation +5, Occultism +7, Religion +4, Society +7, Stealth +5
Str +0, Dex +2, Con +0, Int +4, Wis +1, Cha +2
Items dagger, explorer's clothing, spellbook, staff
AC 15; Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +6
HP 14
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] staff +4 [-1/-6] (two-handed 1d8), Damage 1d6-2 bludgeoningMelee [one-action] dagger +5 [+1/-3] (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2 piercingRanged [one-action] dagger +5 [+1/-3] (agile, thrown 10 feet, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2+1 piercingArcane Prepared Spells DC 19, attack +9 (-4 dmg); 2nd flaming sphere, invisibility; 1st charm, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement; Cantrips (2nd) chill touch, detect magic, mage hand, shield, tanglefoot
Divine Innate Spells DC 15 (-4 dmg); 2nd darkness
Drain Bonded Item [free-action] Frequency Once per day; Requirements The adept hasn’t acted yet on this turn. Effect The adept expends the power stored in its staff. This gives the adept the ability to cast one prepared spell it had already previously cast today (choosing a different spell level each time), without spending a spell slot. The adept must still Cast the Spell and meet the spell’s other requirements.

All Monsters in "Planar Scion"

NameLevel
Aasimar5
Aphorite4
Duskwalker4
Ganzi3
Lawbringer Warpriest5
Pitborn Adept3
Tiefling3

Planar Scion

Source Bestiary pg. 262
Many immortals dwell upon the other planes of the Great Beyond. Some are benevolent and kindly, like angels. Others are cruel and destructive, like demons. And some flt roles outside of morality, like psychopomps. It’s far from unheard of that mortals and immortals alike become entangled romantically, and the children of such engagements carry a supernatural element in their bloodlines for generations to follow. After the first generation, this otherworldly influence usually lies dormant, but now and then, the influence can manifest strongly in descendants many years later. These inheritors of extraplanar legacies are known collectively as planar scions.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Extraplanar Humanoids

An important distinction exists between planar scions and extraplanar humanoids, such as fetchlings. Fetchlings and other extraplanar humanoids represent true ancestral groups with their own physical and cultural identities and traditions. Planar scions are members of diverse ancestries who share a similar inheritance from extraplanar beings and, with exception of marids, typically integrate into other humanoid societies instead of building their own.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Planar Scions

As many types of planar scions exist as planes of existence, and even then there are significant differences between scions depending on the exact nature of their extraplanar forebears. Angelic scions are known as aasimars, fiendish scions are called tieflings, and monitor scions are urobians.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Planar Origins

Most planar scions are the distant descendants of some immortal progenitor far back in the family’s bloodline. Others, however, may be the result of powerful planar energies, magical curses, or even the intervention of a deity or demigod.