Unfortunately, I don't think that any of these are the case. If I am correct about which rules you are referring to (don't have the specific book, just using the srd, so forgive me if I get the source wrong)
In game terms, the difference between non-human tieflings and human tieflings is purely a matter of size. Unless they have specific tiefling-related size modifiers, the tieflings of each of these races are the same size as their non-fiendish ancestors. They gain any of the bonuses or penalties related to that size, but gain no racial bonuses except those of the tiefling; beyond size, their humanoid ancestry is purely cosmetic.
So your stats would be +2 STR, +2 WIS, -2 CHA, just like any other onispawn. You would recieve a -1 to hit, but get +1 cmb/cmd, and you would have 10 foot reach. So still a rather good plus overall. It might seem odd, but this is all in the favor of game balance. Some might suspect munchining with the stats you were presenting
Now you just have to convince your GM to let you play a demonic ogre in his game. Goodie. But the rules are.... enough to make some case for just RAW stuff. I know for a fact that this wouldn't fly in PFS since I am pretty sure they don't let you change sizes like this (even to small)
I agree with lemeres. Look up in the Advanced Race Guide what the cost to boost a creature from Medium size to Large size is and simply apply that to the oni-spawn tiefling. No other modifications are required, especially if you are keeping him a 0-HD race. Remember that actual ogres advance by Hit Dice, not class level.
That said, I believe there's an ogrekin template or something you could use if you're feeling lazy or wanting more of a stat boost.
Thats up to your GM.
At best I'd allow you to be Large per the Enlarge person ability, that's it. You get enough benefit from that.
Those advanced and large monstrous upgrades come at a significant resource cost normally (+1CR or a pile of advancement points) so if you want a 'free' upscale you'd be paying for it. By way of example, an Ogre (as in a plain vanilla one) is about a 40 point build - a standard race is 10, you'd notionally have to be three levels behind your party for 'parity'.
It makes THAT much difference.
Typically an increase in size also grants an increase to the Str stat and a negative to Dex.
The rules for size, space, and reach can be found: Here
Edit: missed a table further down.But I would imagine that one's innate size would be "racial modifiers", and the language I quoted is against that. Also, since the table is about "adjustments from size changes", one could argue that it only applies to when you are changing into a size you are unfamiliar with.
And shadowcatx, being large is not a huge advantage. You would need to be a size category bigger for that *preemptively ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes*
There are no 'official rules' for a Tiefling Oni-Spawn as a Large 'ogre' type. This is why you have rules in the ARG for DIY your own race.
What you are doing is making a customised race.
Your options for bringing this into play are:
Simply apply size Large in line with Enlarge person.
OR, (for a level adjustment by your GM)
Apply the Fiendish template to an Ogre and play as a monstrous creature.
Apply the Giant template to a Tiefling. (will be level adjusted
Create the custom race via the ARG (though you will hit significant level penatlies doing so)
Bear in mind that Tieflings already start out as a higher race cost than usual to begin with, so stacking more stuff on top will get pretty hefty.
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Yep, RAW you simply can't do it. So if you want to essentially it's a GM call and plays out however he or she feels works best (or not at all if they feel inclined). If they feel it's fine and allow it great, though they may well throw some down side on you to balance out the quite big advantage the size increase brings in most cases, perhaps by adding in some extra penalties or simply giving other characters a boost in stats to make them equivalent, etc.
That is correct.
There is no 'RAW' open option for a player to elect to do what you are asking, all there is is a set of different rules which may apply subject to GM discretion based upon their preferences and permission.
However as Suthainn points out, the GM will (regardless of option) need to do some serious balancing, and the stronger the choice applied (pretty much the order I listed them in) the heavier the balancing is going to be. Just being an Ogre is about 3 levels, so as an Ogre Tief you might be looking at a 4 level penalty.
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Something to consider ... The stats of an Ogre is the same as a human advanced to large size using the size increase table in the bestiary.
The reason Enlarge Person doesn't grant these bonuses is because it is too powerful for a 1st level spell. In 3rd ed., a Wu Jen could cast Giant Size. This spell granted the bestiary size increase bonuses, but it was a 7th level spell and only affected the caster.
Another comparison - the spell Animal growth grants bestiary size increase bonuses to the animal it is cast on.
Although if you are just a tiefling that happens to be large, that might be only one level, since the large option in "Race Builder" lists being large as worth 7 points
We can do comparisons between races if we use the points. Tieflings are originally worth 13, dwarves are worth 11, humans are 9, the elemental native outsiders are 6; just a strait ogre is a 23.
Wait...23, but officially they have a cost of 3 levels. Oh dear. Well, I guess is bad new on this front then.
Edit to horselord's comment: looking at their racial modifiers, they are doing a lot more than simply being enlarged commoners. They have a +4 to strength and +2 to con and natural armor, and that appears to come in before the lowest modifiers for being a size larger according to that space and reach link I posted in the previous post (I can tell it isn't added since I didn't see the dex penalty associated with being large in their entry in the Race Builder). They also have both dark and low light vision.
And even if you ignored that, the simple fact is that they can get a 'decent' to 'great' strength score without spending any points. They can completely overturn a point buy. And that is before you factor in the effect of being constantly large would have at low levels.
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If you are willing to eat 4 racial levels (ogre has 4HD), then use the bestiary size advancement rules for a tiefling and add 4 outsider HD (as tieflings are outsiders). Throw on low-light vision just because an ogre gets it.
This will mean you take your first class level at 5th character level. This method gives you everything that the character should have, but the cost is high. A generous DM may see this as too much and reduce the racial HD to 3, but lower than that and you will overpower the party for many levels.
A 3.5 rule allowed buying off level adjustments at certain level milestones. There may be food for thought in that at higher levels, such as permitting racial HD to be retrained as class levels, at roughly levels 7 and 13 (if starting with 4 racial HD),
if you are playing below level 4, you will have to collaborate with your GM on breaking up the racial benefits/penalties across the racial HD levels. I strongly recommend a -2 Dex at the level you grow large.