Homebrew Forest Tiefling Species Details

Forest Tieflings are pretty rare and, usually, keep to themselves. However, they are quite welcoming to travellers and outsiders, their tribes and clans are a nice refuge if you find yourself traveling through their forest. Sometimes they live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect than most of other tieflings.

Lacking a homeland, tieflings know that they have to make their own way in the world and that they have to be strong to survive. They are not quick to trust anyone who claims to be a friend, but when a tiefling’s companions demonstrate that they trust him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life.

It is said that these tieflings blood is influenced by dryads and magic forests, hence their green, brown or yellowish skin and stag like horns. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are solid colors—black, green, purple, orange, or gold—with no visible sclera or pupil. With pointy ears and curly hair, in shades of green, brown, blond, orange or purple. And in the broadest possible sense, they still look human since they are derived from human bloodlines.

Forest Tiefling Names

They follow the same structure as other tieflings regarding their names, and they usually choose a name more related to nature as a virtue name.

 

Forest Tiefling Traits

Tieflings share certain racial traits with other tieflings and with dryads.

Alignment

Forest Tieflings tend to be chaotic good and very rarely tend to evil.

Size

Tieflings are about the same size and build as humans. With an average height of 4′11″ - 6′ (150 - 180 cm), and an average weight of 114 - 238 lb (51.7 - 108 kg). Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Also, you don't have penalty for difficult terrain in forests and woodland areas.

Darkvision

Thanks to your 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.

Poison Resistance

Your heritage has make you immune to being poisoned and resistant to poison damage,  you gain advantage on saves against poison. 

Dryad Legacy

You know the druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the earthbind 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 pass without trace spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan and Infernal.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Forest Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer, between 90 and 150 years.