Tiefling

Tieflings are humanoids with infernal heritage, bearing physical marks of their descent from fiendish bloodlines. They often face prejudice but possess unique supernatural gifts.

Ability Score Increase

• 2024: +2 to one ability score and +1 to another, or +1 to three different ability scores
• 2014: Charisma +2, Intelligence +1

Age

Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.

Size

Medium (same size range as humans)

Speed

30 feet

Key Features

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.

Hellish Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Infernal Legacy

You know the Thaumaturgy cantrip. At 3rd level, you can cast Hellish Rebuke once per long rest as a 2nd-level spell. At 5th level, you can cast Darkness once per long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

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

Variants

Various tiefling bloodlines exist, each with slightly different infernal legacies based on their archdevil progenitor (Asmodeus, Baalzebul, Dispater, Fierna, Glasya, Levistus, Mammon, Mephistopheles, Zariel).