[RPG] Does an Oni-Blooded variant heritage Tiefling potentially get +4 Wisdom

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The Tiefling variant heritage Oni-Blooded gains a +2 Racial Bonus to Wisdom.
The tiefling variant ability, traded for the spell-like ability racial trait, entry no 90 grants:

You gain an additional +2 racial bonus to your Wisdom score. (emphasis mine)

Does this mean an Oni-Blooded Tiefling that takes this variant ability gain a +4 Wisdom bonus, as the use of the word "additional" might imply, or is this intended for those tiefling who do not gain a Wisdom bonus from their standard racial modifiers?


Info for the tiefling heritages can be more easily accessed here, but should be available by scrolling down past the racial traits on the main tiefling page.

Best Answer

Yes. It does.

However, keep in mind that the variant traits are presented as a random d100 roll on a table presented on the Blood of Fiends book, and that requires GM permission in the first place. Aasimars also have a similar table on the Blood of Angels book.

The tables have many abilities that are really strong, but there are some that you might consider as useless to your character. The objective of that roll is to represent inheritages that show different fiendish traits.

Those variant abilities are not accepted on Society game due to their nature, you cant tell which value was rolled when you created your character.