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I retain lots of 3.0 spell-like abilities for fiends, so they're a little bit nastier than the stock 3.5 versions. Sobel's built using the elite array, fully advanced and then with 6 fighter levels slapped on top. I love the way that you can customize monsters in 3rd edition.
Sobel, Lieutenant of Furcas
Advanced erinyes fighter 6; CR 19; medium outsider (baatezu, evil, lawful, extraplanar); HD 18d8+108 plus 6d10+36; hp 254; Init +14; Spd 30ft., fly 50 ft. (good); AC 28, touch 20, flatfooted 18; Base Atk +22; Grp +26; Atk +27 melee (1d8+5/19-20, +1 cold iron longsword) or +39 ranged (1d8+11 +1d6 fire, +4 flaming burst composite longbow (+4 Str Bonus) or +32 ranged (rope); Full Atk: +27/+22/+17/+12 melee (1d8+5/19-20, +1 cold iron longsword) or +39/+34/+29/+24 ranged (1d8+11 +1d6 fire, +4 flaming burst composite longbow (+4 Str Bonus) or +32 ranged (rope); SA Entangle, Spell-like abilities, summon baatezu; SQ Damage reduction 5/good, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire and poison, resistance to acid 10 and cold 10, spell resistance 20, telepathy 100 ft., true seeing; SV Fort +22 Ref +23 Will +18; AL LE; Str 18 Dex 30 Con 23 Int 18 Wis 20 Cha 25. Skills and Feats: Concentration +26, Diplomacy +36, Escape Artist +27 (+29 rope bonds), Hide +30, Knowledge (the planes) +31, Knowledge (religion) +24, Listen +25, Move Silently +30, Ride +28, Search +24, Sense Motive +31, Spot +25, Survival +23 (+25 tracking, +25 on other planes), Use Rope +24 (+26 with bindings); Dodge (B), Far Shot, Improved Critical (longbow), Improved Initiative, Improved Precise Shot, Manyshot, Mobility (B), Mounted Archery, Mounted Combat, Quick Draw, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Shot on the Run, Weapon Focus (longbow), Weapon Specialization (longbow).
The erinyes Sobel is the lieutenant and aide-de-camp of Furcas, Count of Rhetoric. Appointed to the position by Dispater, she acts as a check on the schemes of her liege-lord, whilst nonetheless retaining both his respect and even to a degree his confidence. Her skill as an archer is without peer outside of Hell's aristocracy, and her consummate diplomatic savvy has enabled her to maintain the appearance of devotion to Furcas, Dispater, and the Hells in general, without seeming to draw any distinction between the three. Sobel has distinguished herself on the field of battle against celestials, demons and other devils alike.
Sobel's duties revolve primarily around the ordering of Furcas's legions, the vetting and appointment of potential candidates to positions of responsibility, and the communication of sensitive information to Dispater himself in the past Furcas has been less than entirely loyal to the First Lord of Dis. Her relations with other important magnates of Hell's second layer are cool and businesslike, although her patience with Titivilus is limited and her rivalry with Arioth the Lioness the chief of Dispater's bodyguards is well known. Respected for her martial prowess and straightforward, no-nonsense approach in battle, but admired for her competence in the political sphere, Sobel is recognized by Dis as one of the Iron City's greatest assets.
In her natural form, Sobel is tall and slender, appearing more slightly built than most erinyes devils. Her manner is calm and confident, and even in the heat of battle she retains her composure. Sobel is somewhat stoical in disposition. She regards the indulgences of many of Hell's middle-ranking aristocracy as effete, and the pursuit of transient pleasures as a waste of energy and resources. She is an excellent rider, and will generally be encountered mounted upon a nightmare of large size. Sobel tends to shun both her rope and melee combat, preferring to engage foes from a distance with her bow or spell-like abilities. Her natural attacks, as well as any weapon she wields are treated as evil-aligned and lawful aligned for the purposes of overcoming damage reduction,
Entangle (Ex): Sobel carries a stout rope, 50 feet long, that entangles opponents of any size as an animate rope spell (caster level 16th). Sobel can hurl her rope 30 feet with no range penalty.
Spell-like Abilities: At will animate dead, charm monster (DC21), desecrate, greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only), invisibility (self only), major image (DC 20), polymorph self, produce flame, unholy blight (DC21). Caster level 12th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Baatezu (Sp): Once per day, Sobel can attempt to summon 2d10 lemures or 1d4 bearded devils with a 50% chance of success. This ability is the equivalent of a 3rd-level spell.
True Seeing (Su): Sobel continuously uses true seeing, as the spell (caster level 14th).
Possessions: +1 cold iron longsword, +4 flaming burst composite longbow (+4 Str Bonus), gloves of dexterity +6, greater bracers of archery.
I had never before noticed that they lost spell like abilities in 3.5. I guess that's to keep the CR the same while uping HD to make them more likely to survive... Hmm. Maybe a greater version of each class, with the extra Sp and the new HD?
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My interpretation of Kostchtchie, one of my favourite 1e demon lords.
Kostchtchie, Lord of the Ice Waste
Demon Lord; CR 27; medium outsider (chaotic, evil, extraplanar, tanar'ri); HD 30d8+390; hp 525; Init +9; Spd 30ft; AC 35, touch 15, flatfooted 30; Base Atk +30; Grp +45; Atk +50 melee (2d6+27/19-20x3, large +5 cold iron marrowcrushing warhammer); Full Atk: +50/+45/+40/+35 melee (2d6+27/19-20x3, large +5 cold iron marrowcrushing warhammer); SA Oversized weapon, rage, spell-like abilities, summon demon, summon giants; SQ Damage reduction 15/cold iron and good, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, electricity and poison, resistance to acid 10 and fire 10, spell resistance 35, telepathy 100 ft., true seeing; SV Fort +30 Ref +22 Will +24; AL CE; Str 41 Dex 20 Con 36 Int 22 Wis 24 Cha 21. Skills and Feats: Bluff +38, Concentration +46, Hide +38, Intimidate +40, Knowledge (local, abyss) +39, Knowledge (planes) +39, Jump +48, Listen +48, Move Silently +38, Ride +38, Search +39, Sense Motive +40, Spot +48; Cleave, Great Cleave, Devastating Critical (large warhammer), Improved Critical (large warhammer), Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Overwhelming Critical (large warhammer), Power Attack, Ruinous Rage, Terrifying Rage, Weapon Focus (large warhammer).
Kostchtchie, Lord of the Ice Waste, is a brutal, hulking monster, renowned for his uncontrollable outbursts of cruelty and violence, and loathed even by other demons. He appears as a bald-headed, grotesquely muscled humanoid with bushy eyebrows and lame, bandy legs which seem incapable of supporting his weight. His skin is a sickly yellow colour, and his eyes are black slits. Kostchtchie dresses in filthy untanned hides and furs won from various nameless Abyssal beasts.
In the complex arena of demonic politics, Kostchtchie is held in low esteem by many subtler Abyssal magnates, who regard him as vulgar and stupid. Graz'zt, however, has carefully cultivated an alliance with Kostchtchie which closely resembles a master-servant relationship. The Prince of Azzagrat has long recognized Kostchtchie's use as a tool to be exploited, and has lavished gifts upon the Lord of the Ice Waste in order to secure the use of Kostchtchie's giant servitors in various campaigns.
The Ice Waste, where Kostchtchie makes his abode is a bleak, frigid wilderness of mountains, crags and ravines, sparsely inhabited by monsters over whom Kostchtchie exercises precarious control. Most lair in subterranean complexes carved from rock and ice, although Kostchtchie himself dwells within a citadel carved from the living ice between two great peaks. He is served by frost giant sorcerers and numerous lesser demons notably bar-lgura who somehow identify with their crippled lord. Kostchtchie is always attended by two fiendish leucrotta of the largest size, and an Abyssal white wyrm serves as his steed in battle. On the fringes of his domain, terrible cold-born entities sometimes allies, more often enemies slumber uneasily, held at bay by Kostchtchie's brute power, or the sorceries of those who serve him.
Combat
Kostchtchie is a straightforward opponent, preferring to engage his foes directly with physical force rather than using guile or his spell-like powers. If opponents seem warded, he will first target them with greater dispel magic before raging and setting about them with his warhammer. Despite his ferocity, Kostchtchie is a coward and will not hesitate to flee if an encounter is going against him, covering his escape with summoned demons or giants.
Oversized Weapon (Ex): Kostchtchie wields a great, two-handed warhammer (big enough for large creatures) without penalty.
Devastating Critical (Ex): If Kostchtchie scores a critical hit on an opponent with his hammer they must make a Fortitude save (DC 40) or die instantly.
Rage: Six times per day, Kostchtchie can fly into a rage for up to 18 rounds. The following changes are in effect for as long as Kostchtchie rages: AC 33; hp 645; Grp +49 melee; Atk +54 melee; Full Atk +54/+49/+44/+39 melee; SV Fort +34, Will +28; Str 49, Con 44; Jump +52. The saving throw DC against his devastating critical increases to 44. Whilst raging, any enemy viewing Kostchtchie must make a Will saving throw opposed by Kostchtchie's Intimidate check or become panicked if they have less than 30 HD or shaken if they have from 31 to 60 HD. Whilst in a rage, Kostchtchie ignores the hardness of any object which he strikes, and applies double his Strength bonus for the purpose of any Strength check made to break an object with sudden force rather than by dealing normal damage. Kostchtchie is not winded when his rage ends.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will deeper darkness, desecrate, dispel good (DC 20), dominate monster (DC 24), greater dispel magic, greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only), unhallow, unholy aura (DC 23); 1/dayblasphemy (DC 22), bestow greater curse (DC 23), harm (DC 21). Caster level 20th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Demon (Sp): Twice per day, Kostchtchie can automatically summon 4d10 dretches, 2d4 bar-lguras, 1d4 hezrous, or one nalfeshnee. This ability is the equivalent of a 9th-level spell.
Summon Giants (Sp): Three times per day, Kostchtchie can automatically summon 1d4 fiendish frost giants. This ability is the equivalent of a 9th-level spell.
True Seeing (Su): Kostchtchie has a continuous true seeing ability, as the spell (caster level 20th).
Skills: Kostchtchie has a +8 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.
Just out of sheer curiosity, what does the marrowcrushing descriptor on his warhammer mean? Haven't seen it before, so I was wondering if it was from a sourcebook I'm missing.
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My notes regarding Graz'zt were - like much of my life - confused and disorganized. Some areas had been developed in detail, others were jotted notes, some were thoughts that I hadn't gotten around to writing down. They formed a skeleton around which events would unfold. This will occupy several posts - I'll post a section at a time as it becomes organized. I'll try to answer any questions regarding this stuff.
(The entry for Graz'zt reads):
Graz'zt: Demon. According to Orthodoxy, a fallen seraph, and one of the thirteen Princes of Demondom. Abyssal magnate of the first order. Also called Vaz'zht, the Ebon Lord, Lord of the Triple Realm, Lord of the Lamiae, and the Dark Prince. Graz'zt is reckoned an arch-fiend by most scholars of the Fallen. As one of the Stricken, his celestial name is no longer spoken.
Numerous conflicting myths surround Graz'zt. In Shϋth, he is considered one of the bhνti primordial fears which emanate from Bralaiah, the principle of dissolution. Irrenites regard Graz'zt as one of the Dolours an order of dark celestials amongst whom Rhyxali, Elazalag and possibly Socothbenoth are also numbered: he is constituted of the first and second principles. Urgic demonology although scant on details with regard to Graz'zt in general places Graz'zt close in kinship with Palamabron and Belial.
Graz'zt makes his abode in the Infinite Abyss in Azzagrat (also called Degrazatz or Mezzafgraduum), three mutually coterminous planes usually numbered 45, 46 and 47, although some sources place him close either to planes 121 or 333 or 366 or even, archaically, layer 399. It may be that Azzagrat has moved with the passing of time, or that ancient truths have been replaced by newer ones. Like other powerful fiends Graz'zt has, over the course of aeons, bound his demesne to his will. Azzagrat responds to his thoughts and mood, such that the lansdcape changes to accommodate his desires. Beyond the city concourses of Zelatar where the streets steam, and every tower is blackened by the acid which falls from the sky at Graz'zt's whim the landscape is bleak, and the earth often erupts in paroxysm, reflecting the mood of its ruler.
There are many points of connection between the three planes of Azzagrat, and large areas of them are coextant. In these regions Graz'zt's perception and that of many of his servants stretches into all three realms simultaneously through the use of true seeing. Zelatar exists primarily on the 45th and 46th layer, whereas the numerous abyssal mansions which house powerful vassals or favoured concubines exist on the 47th layer, in proximity to the Argent Palace. The city is a sprawling, multidimensional nexus with portals connecting to a dozen other Abyssal realms. It is inhabited by fiends, half-fiends, degenerate feys and ten million other evil creatures who sell, steal, kill, exploit, indulge and feed. They dwell in pits or in soaring towers, or upon pilons of rock.
The Ebon Lord wages war with Orcus a conflict which has persisted for countless ages. Their armies ravage many of the planes which lie between their respective Abyssal realms. Other powerful demons are either aligned with Graz'zt or opposed to him, and many more form a huge, shifting tapestry of alliances which changes on an hourly basis. Graz'zt also wars with Fraz-Urb'luu (although no real offensive has occurred for millennia), with the succubus-queen Soneillon, with Baphomet and with Yeenoghu.
Graz'zt most important servitors are mariliths and succubi, although he holds numerous other demons and monsters in thrall. A single balor, Ainhorr, serves him in the capacity of steward and majordomo. He once counted others in his train, but they are lost or slain.
Graz'zt is said to visit his cultists with a simulacrum, thus circumventing the Celestial Interdict. Correspondences include the following triplicities: the materials charcoal, basalt and silver; the herbs henbane, nettle and mandrake; the colours of black, indigo and blue; the principles of eroticism, secrecy and pain; and the numbers six, seven and seventeen. The star Ashva is linked to his cycle he will arrive in his full power if conjured when Ashva culminates over Jeshat.
Graz'zt, his Sevants and his Allies
Court favour in Azzagrat is transient at best. Nontheless, certain noteworthy entities retain positions of influence:
1) Ainhorr, an advanced (32HD) balor and Graz'zt's majordomo
2) The marilith Merniem (Rog7), a current favourite. Merniem is sly and manipulative even by demonic standards
3) The marilith Chenez (Ftr8), a general in the war against Orcus. Chenez is a brilliant strategist.
4) The marilith Tefrut (Sor12), an advisor and occasional lover. Graz'zt suspicious of sorcerer-demonesses is wary of her potential.
5) The marilith Hirmis (Blk7), a champion on the demiplane called Tirche territory disputed with Yeenoghu
6) The marilith Zhequei (Sor6/Loremaster7), the recorder. She keeps her own counsel in most matters.
7) The marilith Kholou (Rog10) Graz'zt's mistress of ceremonies
8) The marilith Naihveh (Ftr 8), who commands the palace guard of deathglancers elite advanced bodaks created by the Prince
9) The marilith Seniq (Ftr 9), currently in disfavour, but too useful and dangerous to ignore
10) The marilith Teshlien (Rog12), who coordinates intelligence for Graz'zt. She employs many succubi, as well as kelvezu, babau, shadow demons and quasits
11) The marilith Elschu (Blk 5), who leads Graz'zt's forces on the demiplane of Yutuf against a race of humans and their protector-spirits
12) The marilith Asyat (Ftr3), lieutenant of Chenez
13) The marilith Iedhut, a captain in the wars with Orcus
14) The mariliths Hebalt, Kasbiet, Sulmeht, Mezfrut, Mulzmi, Tiqiz and Sojiq the seven captains currently assigned to Afqithan
15) The marilith Sabune, constable of Zelatar
16) The marilith Xerpit, Theshlien's chief advisor
17) Megual, a kelvezu spy (Asn9) who reports only to Graz'zt
18) The kelvezu Cociz (Asn6) and Dramalaz (Rog6), who oversee a small cadre of spies and assassins. They are appointed to the demiplane of Afqithan, and to monitor the activities of Teshlien
19) Trakkao, Graz'zt's gaoler an advanced (30 HD) nalfeshnee
20) The nalfeshnee Alacho (Exp12). He determines the relative usefulness of condemned souls
21) The nalfeshnees Reritheltis (25HD), Hulhudrot (24HD), Toriptuch (24HD), Ghorolimedret (24HD), Romilutuko (22HD) and Chamisoroptos (22HD). They govern a variety of problematic conquered worlds.
22) The glabrezu Surab (Sor8/Fiend of Possession6). Exacting and methodical, Surab is a possessor with few equals. Numerous succubi serve under him.
23) The succubi Camosiel (Rog5/Sor12) and Cathalihel (Rog3/Duelist10), whose services Graz'zt has recently procured. They always operate as a unit. Teshlien is suspicious of them both.
24) The succubus Ilistet (Rog3/Blk10), Graz'zt's herald. She rides a fiendish wyvern of gigantic size
25) The succubus Melihaen (Rog5/Asn8), highly favoured
26) The succubus Cemdrei the Subtle (Ftr16), renowned for precision with both her blade and her voice
27) The succubus Velit (Brd9/Fiend of Corruption6). She specializes in the seduction of mortals. Nehael's former taskmistress.
28) The succubus Hezelim (Rog5/Fiend of Corruption3). Velit's subordinate.
29) The succubus Nathi (Rog9), who poses as a prophetess on the world of Kulkis
30) The succubus Hejiel (Rog4/Horizon Walker10). Hejiel is a spy who operates from Hell to Limbo. She possesses an amulet of the planes
31) Uort, a champion on the plane of Sisperi. A ferocious babau (Rog3/Blk15), he leads an army of demons in the wars fought against a failing race of benign quasi-deities named the Nireem. Uort has slain three godlings.
32) Khro, an enormous (40HD) goristro who lounges at the gate together with Huv, an advanced (30HD) vrock
33) The arcanaloth Tholhaluk (Sor 10), who commands a host of daemonic mercenaries. Xerulko's successor.
34) The vampire Yaugot (Ftr18) a great warrior from the world of Terkunuteng
35) The sidhe-cambion Toulamouvi (Sor16)
36) The Lamia Lursezume (Brd13), who has perfected the art of making souls scream melodically
37) Serlimendou, a sidhe-cambion (Ftr15). She carries a great mace.
38) Ruuz, a human cambion (Ftr8/Blk9). He is ill-tempered and brutish.
39) Irqet, a human cambion (Sor18). Sister of Ruuz. She wields a staff of power
40) Sitraan, a Loquai noble and mercenary captain (Ftr15)
41) Theroez, a human cambion (Rog14/Asn6). She has murdered seventeen virtuous kings and queens
Other entities are also involved to one degree or another in the affairs of Azzagrat. These include:
1) The Demon Prince Pazuzu, an occasional visitor to whom hospitality is never wisely declined. Pazuzu is always accompanied by six huge advanced balors, plus other members of his aerial court
2) Chepez, a vicious succubus-princess (Bbn17) from a layer of feral demons two hundred circles away. Her animalistic nature fascinates Graz'zt
3) Sabuten, a death knight (Ex-Paladin2/Blk10/Ur-Priest10). Sabuten is one of the despised messengers of Orcus, and wields enormous power in Thanatos. Graz'zt treats him with great caution
4) The Demon Lord Kostchtchie. Staunch ally and Lord of the 23rd layer.
5) The Demon Lord Verin. Considered less loyal than previously, although still influential
6) Sirchade, a rebel Duke of Hell who curries favour with Graz'zt
7) Sumeltiz, the kelvezu (Rog8) ambassador of Socothbenoth
8) Anphalot, the Salamander Queen (Blk11). She consults frequently with Graz'zt Anphalot is engaged in a war with Azer on a fiery demiplane
9) Hocruh, a ha-naga. She is a recent arrival, and under great scrutiny
10) The fire wyrd Usheesh (Sor5) she is held by a binding in a crevice of ice. Graz'zt occasionally requires her prognostications
11) Suudjut, a powerful balor (30HD). Graz'zt is attempting to woo him
12) The arcanaloth Melsutuk (Sor8). He covets Graz'zt's library
13) Aelshet, a succubus (Rog15) and spy for Orcus. Graz'zt feeds her strategic misinformation
14) Theilere, an otherwise unremarkable succubus who has somehow acquired a spark of godhood. Graz'zt seeks to find a way to liberate the spark and assimilate it it carries the portfolio of death and magic
15) The ultroloth Sκku. It acts as a broker for various daemonic mercenaries
16) The marilith Ulsuth (Ftr4). She seeks patronage
17) Mazikreen, an autonomous succubus-queen (Rog23). Her speed and stealth are legendary. Graz'zt is somewhat smitten with her, but she has been unresponsive to his advances
18) Lillake, another succubus-queen (Sor21). An occasional ally who has recently withdrawn her support for Graz'zt, but who is still cordially received
19) Sithchee, a succubus (Rog4/Asn12) ambassador of the Demon Queen Alrunes
20) Draab, a lich (Wiz22) who rules the demiplane of Sulubda. He controls an army of wights and with Graz'zt's aid is attempting to annex another demiplane called Chernul.
21) Meshmu, a four-headed marilith-queen (Sor 18) who rules a layer known as Nasmarume. Meshmu is very dangerous. Graz'zt carefully courts her support.
22) Jhout the so-called "Quasit-king" (Rog7/Sor14). Far wickeder than his size might suggest
23) Irtiz, a babau trafficker in secrets (Rog 14)
24) The Shator Louagh (Sor10)
25) Irepsode, the soul merchant. A night hag (Rog2/Soul Eater10)
The Roles of the Demons in Graz'zt's Kingdom
1) Graz'zt retains one balor, his majordomo Ainhorr
2) Mariliths generally act in the capacity of strategists, generals and captains. More infrequently, they adopt the roles of temptresses, diplomats, enforcers, scholars and agents of retribution. There are perhaps fifty whose names are known only around half of them will be 'favoured' at any given time
3) Kelvezu fill the role of spies, infiltrators, assassins and torturers. Their exact numbers are unknown, but there are probably fewer kelvezu than mariliths
4) Nalfeshnees fulfill several roles. Forty of them are deputed overseers administering various conquered worlds in Graz'zt's name. A handful are superintendants of the jails, a dozen serve as Ainhorr's bodyguard, and several doom the souls of those who arrive in Azzagrat. Others form a flexible body of extra muscle which Graz'zt can assign to difficult areas. In all, at least a hundred nalfeshnees serve Graz'zt directly
5) Glabrezu act as seducers, enforcers and go-betweens, tempting mortals and lesser demons alike with the promises of power. They coordinate the activities of Graz'zt's succubi upon the Material Plane, and are next to succubi the demon most frequently called by planar bindings. The names of more than two thousand glabrezu in service to Graz'zt are recorded
6) Goristroi act as door-wards, gate-wards, super-heavy assault troops, or as bastions around which lesser demons rally. Their weak minds make them easily controlled by more intelligent demons which suits Graz'zt well
7) Jariliths are not tolerated by Graz'zt he finds them utterly intractable
8) Hezrou serve as sergeants, attempting the near-impossible task of coordinating the dretch. There are many thousands of them.
9) Bebiliths prowl the wastes of Azzagrat, countless miles from Zelatar. Graz'zt prefers to keep them there.
10) Vrocks are retained in dozens of flocks, each numbering several hundred. Most are deployed in the capacity of aerial medium cavalry in the wars with Orcus. Graz'zt is not known to favour them
11) Chasme comprise the bulk of Graz'zt's aerial forces, roaming the skies in flights over many contested Abyssal layers
12) Zovvuts a species created by Orcus are extinct within Azzagrat
13) Palrethees act as herders of damned souls, or occasionally as messengers to more powerful demons. Graz'zt considers palrethees to be ignoble and prefers that they are confined to mundane tasks.
14) Shadow demons serve the Ebon Lord in small numbers. They are thought to number only a few hundred. They specialize in intelligence-gathering. Graz'zt detests them, but acknowledges their usefulness
15) Babau exist in cadres of twenty to thirty, accomplishing stealthy assaults and assassinations which do not require the expertise of the kelvezu. Graz'zt is reluctant to deploy them as infantry, as they are valuable and less numerous than he would prefer
16) Succubi are amongst the most influential of Graz'zt's servants, and thousands seek to sway his mood with their obvious charms. They are deployed as aerial support, scouts, messengers, spies, infiltrators, temptresses, assassins, corrupters and manipulators. Many have achieved considerable notoriety and power.
17) Bar-Lgura are used as shock troops, and are the most numerous of the minor demons retained by Graz'zt
18) Rutterkins, jovocs, quasits and dretch considered 'least' demons in Graz'zt's scheme exist in great hordes and swarms throughout his hegemony. The numbers of dretch are vast.
Sepulchrave II, Wulf has started a thread on actually printing and selling some of the more popular story hours as Print on Demand Books. So here's a link to the thread, since it is something that many people have brought up.
Since your's is one of the story hours most likely to have demand to get printed (I believe), it wouldn't hurt if you posted your thoughts on the subjects or at least contacted Wulf about it.
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Cool demon rundown. I usually don't think in terms of categorizing the forces available to a given demon lord, since they're so vast, but I guess when your PCs are powerful enough to take out a significant chunk of them at a go, you have to be exhaustive so you know what's left
Quick question for anybody: what book do kelvezu live in? I checked my 3e MM, Manual of the Planes, and BoVD, but didn't spot them. I even looked at my 2e planescape MMs, they weren't in there either.
I don't even recognize the demon types "jarilith", "zovvut", or "palrethee", anybody got a cite on those too?
Quick question for anybody: what book do kelvezu live in? I checked my 3e MM, Manual of the Planes, and BoVD, but didn't spot them. I even looked at my 2e planescape MMs, they weren't in there either.
I don't even recognize the demon types "jarilith", "zovvut", or "palrethee", anybody got a cite on those too?
I think all those are in the 3e MM2- though there might be one or two in the 3e FF. Both are excellent books.
For those wanting to know where these demon come from...
Monster Manual
Babau (v 3.5 only)
Balor
Bebilith
Dretch
Glabrezu
Hezrou
Marilith
Nalfeshnee
Quasit
Retriever (not a real demon, but a construct)
Succubus
Vrock
Excellent materials Sep! I can't wait to read more. Do you have this level of detail on Graz'zt because he's the main foe of the Wyre campaign? What about other demon lords, devils, daemon masters, etc.?
You've re-inspired me to work on my own demonic writings. Thanks, as always, for sharing your game world and fun with us!
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