I've known about dnd for years, and I've done lots of research and made tons of characters, but there's still a lot of things that I wonder about; I'm starting this in the hopes that I'll finally get some answers.
Today's question: If a Tiefling will always have a baby Tiefling, and a Changeling will always have a baby Changeling, what happens when a Tiefling and a Changeling have a baby?
Your somewhat depending that a teifling will always birth another, but thats straight up not true, Teiflings are birthed from recessive devil genes most of the time, and thus are just as likely to birth a human as a teifling.
So if a tiefling and changeling have a child, the result is
A: A changeling
B: A changeling with a tail and horns when not shapeshifted.
You're somewhat depending that a Tiefling will always birth another, but that's straight up not true, Tieflings are birthed from recessive devil genes most of the time, and thus are just as likely to birth a human as a Tiefling.
So if a Tiefling and Changeling have a child, the result is
A: A changeling
B: A changeling with a tail and horns when not shapeshifted.
I'm not sure which book you're using, as I'm not very experienced when it comes to D&D, but in the research I've done it said that, "Prior to Asmodeus's ascension to godhood, the infernal blood could be diluted through intermarriage, but afterward, the union of a Tiefling with another race always produced a Tiefling child."
There are no rules for what races can have children with what other races, and as such, discussions to that effect belong in one of the following subforums:
There are no rules for what races can have children with what other races, and as such, discussions to that effect belong in one of the following subforums:
Other than Half-Elf, you mean. Their dual parentage is so established that it is baked right into even the rules text for the race.
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I'm probably laughing.
It is apparently so hard to program Aberrant Mind and Clockwork Soul spell-swapping into dndbeyond they had to remake the game without it rather than implement it.
There are no rules for what races can have children with what other races, and as such, discussions to that effect belong in one of the following subforums:
Whatever the DM decides. Honestly, that’s the answer to the vast majority of questions. And all non-rules questions.
*sigh* I know, but I was hoping that someone could give a more detailed opinion on what the answer could be.
I know that feels like a non-answer, but that's actually the beauty at the core of D&D. Any DM has every bit of authority that the sources of your online research have. That quote about the bloodline of Asmodeus? Ultimately it was just an idea someone had, and they wrote it down. Yours might be better.
If you have an idea and want to work with your DM to make it happen, you can overthrow any bit of established lore there is and make your own. You want a chiefling? Make yourself a chiefling.
I've known about dnd for years, and I've done lots of research and made tons of characters, but there's still a lot of things that I wonder about; I'm starting this in the hopes that I'll finally get some answers.
I do have one request though: please no swearing.
Thank you!
Today's question: If a Tiefling will always have a baby Tiefling, and a Changeling will always have a baby Changeling, what happens when a Tiefling and a Changeling have a baby?
Your somewhat depending that a teifling will always birth another, but thats straight up not true, Teiflings are birthed from recessive devil genes most of the time, and thus are just as likely to birth a human as a teifling.
So if a tiefling and changeling have a child, the result is
A: A changeling
B: A changeling with a tail and horns when not shapeshifted.
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Whatever the DM decides. Honestly, that’s the answer to the vast majority of questions. And all non-rules questions.
I'm not sure which book you're using, as I'm not very experienced when it comes to D&D, but in the research I've done it said that, "Prior to Asmodeus's ascension to godhood, the infernal blood could be diluted through intermarriage, but afterward, the union of a Tiefling with another race always produced a Tiefling child."
*sigh* I know, but I was hoping that someone could give a more detailed opinion on what the answer could be.
I recommend the Homebrew forum for questions like that. 5E has mostly stayed away from giving us the breeding rules 3.5E had.
Homebrew forum? Thanks, I'll check it out. :)
Assuming that race (a) only parents children of race (a) and race (b) only parents children of race (b), then the simplest solution is....
Race A and Race B are infertile together and will not produce children, anymore than an Elephant could breed with a Cow.
There are no rules for what races can have children with what other races, and as such, discussions to that effect belong in one of the following subforums:
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Other than Half-Elf, you mean. Their dual parentage is so established that it is baked right into even the rules text for the race.
I'm probably laughing.
It is apparently so hard to program Aberrant Mind and Clockwork Soul spell-swapping into dndbeyond they had to remake the game without it rather than implement it.
Somewhat ironic, considering the (most likely) source material. The most famous half-elven had two half-elf parents.
I know that feels like a non-answer, but that's actually the beauty at the core of D&D. Any DM has every bit of authority that the sources of your online research have. That quote about the bloodline of Asmodeus? Ultimately it was just an idea someone had, and they wrote it down. Yours might be better.
If you have an idea and want to work with your DM to make it happen, you can overthrow any bit of established lore there is and make your own. You want a chiefling? Make yourself a chiefling.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm