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Two Aasimar in the Forgotten Realms campaingn setting.
Two Aasimar in the Forgotten Realms campaingn setting.

An aasimar is a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Aasimar are "planetouched"; that is, they are mortal creatures that have in their blood some otherworldly characteristics. Aasimar are descended from devas, angels and other creatures of pure good alignment; although their celestial ancestor may be many generations removed, their presence still lingers. Aasimar are predisposed to Good alignments, but they are by no means always good. Image File history File links Aasimar. ... Image File history File links Aasimar. ... The Forgotten Realms second edition logo. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... // For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, games and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the planetouched are mortal creatures whose ancestors were extraplanar creatures such as angels, fiends, or elementals. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, celestials are are of wholly good alignment and hail from the Upper Planes. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, angels are a type of celestial of any good alignment and hail from the any of the Upper Planes. ... In Dungeons & Dragons and some similar role-playing games, alignment refers to the moral and ethical perspective of the player characters, non-player characters, monsters, and societies in the game. ...


The evil-alignment-derived counterparts to aasimar are called tieflings. A tiefling is a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. ...


Aasimar in Forgotten Realms

In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting aasimar are most common in the eastern lands of Unther and Mulhorand, where they are the descendents of the good deities who walked among the mortals there. The Forgotten Realms second edition logo. ... A campaign setting is a fictional fantasy world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame. ... Faerûn is a fictional continent in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting world of Forgotten Realms. ... Long-standing ennemy of Mulhorand, the Mesopotamiam civilisation of Unther seems to be definitely on decline. ... Mulhorand is a country in the fictional fantasy setting Forgotten Realms, modeled after Ancient Egypt. ...


Aasimar in Planescape

In the Planescape campaign setting, aasimar are a race available to player characters, though they are often viewed with contempt or fear by creatures not of good alignment. Planescape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Many fantasy stories and worlds call their main sapient humanoid species races rather than species. ... A player character or playable character (PC for short) is a fictional character in a game, that is controlled by the player. ...


References

  • Baker, Rich. Planescape Monstrous Compendium II.
  • Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
  • Warriors of Heaven.
  • The Planewalker's Handbook.

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Aasimar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (191 words)
Aasimar are "planetouched"; that is, they are mortal creatures that have in their blood some otherworldly characteristics.
Aasimar are descended from devas, angels and other creatures of pure good alignment; although their celestial ancestor may be many generations removed, their presence still lingers.
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting aasimar are most common in the eastern lands of Unther and Mulhorand, where they are the descendents of the good deities who walked among the mortals there.
::Planescape Character Race Descriptions:: (1931 words)
Aasimar are the offspring of a human and an Upper Planar celestial of some sort, whether it be a aasimon, guardinal, or something else.
Aasimar are not discriminated against by their celestial parents, but they suffer from always being compared to them.
Aasimar often tend towards good alignments and are typically have contact with their celestial parent.
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