In 5E If a NPC casts Protection from Evil and Good, would it help against a PC elf or half-elf due to Fey Ancestry or a PC tiefling due to Infernal Ancestry.
No, it wouldn't... although Elves and Tiefling's have ancestry tied to fey and infernals, they're still simply considered Humanoid for the purposes of the spell.
The spell Protection from Evil and Good specifically states "Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is protected against certain types of creatures: aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead."
I can see where the confusion could come in, however neither Tieflings, nor Elves/Half-Elves are any of those creature types. All of them have the creature type "Humanoid" and are not subject to the protection granted from the aforementioned spell.
Edit: Interesting to note though, the Centaur race would be subject to the effects of the spell due to it being a Fey creature rather than Humanoid.
In 5E If a NPC casts Protection from Evil and Good, would it help against a PC elf or half-elf due to Fey Ancestry or a PC tiefling due to Infernal Ancestry.
No, it wouldn't... although Elves and Tiefling's have ancestry tied to fey and infernals, they're still simply considered Humanoid for the purposes of the spell.
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The spell Protection from Evil and Good specifically states "Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is protected against certain types of creatures: aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead."
I can see where the confusion could come in, however neither Tieflings, nor Elves/Half-Elves are any of those creature types. All of them have the creature type "Humanoid" and are not subject to the protection granted from the aforementioned spell.
Edit: Interesting to note though, the Centaur race would be subject to the effects of the spell due to it being a Fey creature rather than Humanoid.
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