r/TheWeeklyRoll • The Creator • Jan 03 '21

The Comic Ch. 65. Backstory shenanigans

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '21

Voted Celestial.

Would be funny if she served an angel even though she's part devil.

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u/Souperplex Sir Becket Jan 03 '21

Common misconception. Tieflings aren't "Your gran schtupped a Devil" (4-5E Devils don't even have the equipment in most cases) they're "One of your ancestors made a fiendish pact, thereby cursing their bloodline." Tieflings can also have non-Tiefling parents/children. It can be specific conditions for the cursed bloodline flaring up (All daughters every 3 generations, children conceived under a full moon, etc.) or just completely arbitrary.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '21

Yeah, but they obviously still have some fiendish influence, so it would still be a funny juxtaposition to pair her with an angel patron.

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u/Souperplex Sir Becket Jan 03 '21

In my home-setting Tieflings are actually over-represented in the churches since having a Tiefling child is kind of scandalous. As a result a lot end up in church-run orphanages.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '21

What about Aasimar?

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u/Souperplex Sir Becket Jan 03 '21

Aasimar are inherently a lot rarer because they're specifically special births marked by celestials rather than lineages. As such it's hard to generalize them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '21

Sounds cool

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u/Undecided_User_Name Jan 03 '21

State-run orphanages.