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Simple question, simply what it says on the title but do keep in mind that I'm more curious about Tabletop Role-playing games than anything and why you like to play those races, be it the mechanics they have in the game, the aesthetics or the lore, there's always a reason and it might be interesting to hear some people's opinions.
I, personally love playing Tieflings [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiefling], Halflings [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfling_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)] and Samsaran [http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advancedRaceGuide/uncommonRaces/samsarans.html].
Tieflings I like because I honestly enjoy it a great deal to have the whole world act racist against me, it's just great fun to have the Paladin check my alignment every time I say anything remotely morally questionable not to mention that they have the perfect connection to be Warlocks with being able to read and speak demonic, besides that they feel amazing to play as cunning masters of deceit but also as paragons of everything that is good, and a Tiefling paladin is pretty much the best paladin, they feel great, like you are not only doing it for your God you are doing it to prove that your people can be good, I don't know I just love their lore quite a bit and it's a pretty great bonus my DM allows Tieflings to automatically pass a lot of will saves due to their demonic connections, then again I like playing Warlocks.
Halflings, on the other hand, have pretty shitty and lame lore, really they probably have the least interesting lore out of all the main races of D&D and Pathfinder, however mechanically speaking I love playing them in game, you can do lots of wacky stuff like still having your mount inside the dungeon or sliding between the legs of the enemy to jam a dagger straight into the back of their knees, besides it's always hilarious when you do a successful intimidation roll against an Ork or an Ogre, in any case, they are just fun and perfect for both Rogues and Bards.
And then there's the Samsaran which are exclusive to Pathfinder and very mysterious because they have very interesting lore but it's pretty ill-defined and unclear because there's just not much material on them, however mechanically speaking they are fantastic, absolutely perfect for Wizards, Witches, Oracles and Healing Clerics, and their ability to have spells of a different class[footnote]The class has to be related, for example, a Witch can have Wizard spells but not Druid or Paladin spells.[/footnote] is just fucking beautiful, besides that the whole reincarnation thing they have going on can make for some pretty interesting role-playing since each re-incarnation has a different personality but possesses some memories of their other lives, which depending on how you want to play it can make for a character with some cool quirks like telling stories of how things were in x region a few hundred years ago or having some strange sexual preferences due to having been a man and a woman several times in their past, in any case they are fun to play and having the ability to play the same character from level one in the next campaign if it takes place enough time after is a pretty cool bonus.
Tieflings I like because I honestly enjoy it a great deal to have the whole world act racist against me, it's just great fun to have the Paladin check my alignment every time I say anything remotely morally questionable not to mention that they have the perfect connection to be Warlocks with being able to read and speak demonic, besides that they feel amazing to play as cunning masters of deceit but also as paragons of everything that is good, and a Tiefling paladin is pretty much the best paladin, they feel great, like you are not only doing it for your God you are doing it to prove that your people can be good, I don't know I just love their lore quite a bit and it's a pretty great bonus my DM allows Tieflings to automatically pass a lot of will saves due to their demonic connections, then again I like playing Warlocks.
Halflings, on the other hand, have pretty shitty and lame lore, really they probably have the least interesting lore out of all the main races of D&D and Pathfinder, however mechanically speaking I love playing them in game, you can do lots of wacky stuff like still having your mount inside the dungeon or sliding between the legs of the enemy to jam a dagger straight into the back of their knees, besides it's always hilarious when you do a successful intimidation roll against an Ork or an Ogre, in any case, they are just fun and perfect for both Rogues and Bards.
And then there's the Samsaran which are exclusive to Pathfinder and very mysterious because they have very interesting lore but it's pretty ill-defined and unclear because there's just not much material on them, however mechanically speaking they are fantastic, absolutely perfect for Wizards, Witches, Oracles and Healing Clerics, and their ability to have spells of a different class[footnote]The class has to be related, for example, a Witch can have Wizard spells but not Druid or Paladin spells.[/footnote] is just fucking beautiful, besides that the whole reincarnation thing they have going on can make for some pretty interesting role-playing since each re-incarnation has a different personality but possesses some memories of their other lives, which depending on how you want to play it can make for a character with some cool quirks like telling stories of how things were in x region a few hundred years ago or having some strange sexual preferences due to having been a man and a woman several times in their past, in any case they are fun to play and having the ability to play the same character from level one in the next campaign if it takes place enough time after is a pretty cool bonus.