Episode 9 - Tieflings, Paladins, Goblins and Hermits

Here’s a rundown of the episode:

• 00:42 + Heard Any Good Rumours Lately? News from the Planes.
• 01:39 + Off To The Races: This episode features Tieflings
• 07:27 + You So Classy! This episode, we’re looking at Paladins
• 20:51 + Background Check: The Hermit
• 23:42 + Monster Menagerie: Goblins
• 28:18 + Lore Academy/Announcements

Total runtime - 30:31

Sources & further reading: 

Tieflings:

PHB: 42-43

Paladins:

PHB: 82-88

SCAG: 131-133

XGTE: 36-39

Hermit:

PHB: 134-135

Goblins: 

Monster Manual: 165-166

Links

https://dnd.wizards.com/dndlive2020- WotC’s red Nose Day event: Roll With Advantage

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tiefling- FR Wiki on Tieflings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiefling- Wikipedia on Tieflings

https://syrinscape.com- Syrinscape tabletop audio.

I'm also including a full transcript of each show in the show notes from now on, so you can go over my scripts and see where I've flubbed bits, or just check over some of the stats I mentioned. I'll go back and put transcripts into all previous shows up to this point too, but that might take a little while, so check back later if you can't see them for a particular episode. Thanks.

Episode 9 - Tieflings, Paladins, Goblins, and Hermits.

Cold open

Welcome to I Cast Pod, a D&D podcast about creating characters, taking chances, rolling dice and having fun. I’m Mike, your DM and guide to all things dungeonesque and dragon-y. In this episode, we’re talking about Tieflings, Paladins, Goblins and Hermits - Red Nose Day and other podcasts too!

Heard Any Good Rumours Lately?

Between 18th-20th June, WotC are doing a series of live play D&D events called D&D live: Roll With Advantage, with various celebrities DM’ing and playing, including Deborah Ann Woll, Felicia Day, Brian Posehn, Amy Acker, Janina Gavankar, Matthew Lillard, David Harbour, Brandon Routh and more, to help Red Nose Day. WotC are also creating a special adventure, called Return to the Glory, available via the DM’s Guild, as well as event apparel, showing a Snowy Owlbear with a red nose AND a way to participate remotely through their live event portal - with proceeds going to Comic Relief US and the Red Nose Day fund - link in the show notes.

Off to the Races

Tiefling

Originally introduced to D&D in the Planescape setting, Tieflings were described as a mix of human and, “something else”… implying that they had heritage that originated in the lower planes, which were evil. Tieflings were said to be descended from Fiends, but because their ancestral evil was many generations ago, they are not classed as half-fiends. This was changed in 4th Ed. So that now their ancestors made a bargain with devils to increase their power. They get their name from the the German “Tief” meaning deep, or low and the suffix “ing’ as in offspring. German also has another connected word: “Teufel” meaning devil, which may also have contributed.

Tieflings are generally maligned in society, due to their infernal heritage. Descended from a pact that happened generations ago, where the essence of Asmodeus, overlord of the nine hells, was infused into their bloodline, in order to make him a racial god, and ensure he had enough followers to gain godly powers. They carry vestiges of this demonic ancestry in their physical appearance - with large, prehensile tails that curl around their legs when they get nervous, extended canine teeth, and pupil-less eyes of solid colour - usually black, red, white, silver or gold. The most noticeable of their anatomical differen