Variant Heritages

[Nawtyit]

In order for a Tiefling to take a variant heritage, they have to take the fiendish heritage feat at first level.
In order for an Aasimar to take a variant heritage, they just pick one?
Is this correct? Did I miss something? It seems unbalanced.

[MrSin]

Don't have to take fiendish heritage to take variants in PFS nor in most groups I've been in. Its a pretty old book, and taking a feat to swap out what you have for something of the exact same value isn't really feat worthy.

But yes, your correct that there isn't an angelic heritage but there is a fiendish heritage. I think fiendish heritage is from Bastards of Erebus, but Blood of Fiends also has variants and doesn't have fiendish heritage. I don't have either book on me to check though.

[Nefreet]

Nawtyit, if this is for a home game, talk to your GM.

If this is for Pathfinder Society, you don't need the feat to pick a heritage.

[Horselord]

Fiendish Heritage is a dated campaign trait that addresses the perceived power increase a tiefling represents. Note aasimar weren't a playable race at the time. The trait is campaign specific so should be ignored outside of Council of Thieves.

[Nawtyit]

Thanks everybody. That is pretty much what I thought.