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My gaming group had a big ole Planescape campaign in 1995/1996, and the DM, myself and my then-girlfriend, now wife, went to Gencon. We met the creators, and di
by gilbetron 3y ago
My gaming group had a big ole Planescape campaign in 1995/1996, and the DM, myself and my then-girlfriend, now wife, went to Gencon. We met the creators, and did some fun little Planescape sessions they had set up. In our campaign, my wife was playing a red-headed tiefling with a devil's tail named Lilah. Being nerds, we of course told the Planescape devs all about our campaign. My wife even has a sketch of Lilah from Tony D in the (then, just released) Planewalker's Handbook.
In 1997, Planescape Torment came out, and we loved it. However, it was a bit shocking to find they had an NPC named Annah, that was a red-headed tiefling with a devil's tail. We still think Annah was heavily drawn from Lilah!
- Waterluvian 3y agoWhile the redhead devil tiefling” motif is very common due to the horns and core concept behind the race, that’s a really warming story nevertheless.
- gilbetron 3y agoThis was actually before the 3rd edition take on tieflings with the horns, although we agree it isn't an uncommon motif, except almost no one knew much about Planescape in 1996 - the events were really sparse because it was considered a really "weird" setting by the core attendees of Gencon. It was literally the three of us, one or two other people, and most of the Planescape devs. Which was fun hanging out with them, including Tony D, Monte Cook, Colin and several others. The next year, in 1997, the three of us went again, and there was a trivia contest for Planescape lore. They had to stop letting us answer questions because we were ringers :)