D&D 3E/3.5 BoVD 3.5e: Hellbound!

Formerly of the highest choir, and one of those closest to the source of corruption, Prince Astaroth is numbered amongst the greatest of Devils in the Hells. As the lord of Caina and one of the chief lieutenants of the Adversary, Astaroth – together with Asmodeus, Baalzebul and Belial – forms one leg of the de facto quatriumvirate which governs at the behest of the Nameless Fiend. He directly commands eighty legions of Devils – primarily gelugons – and orders nearly a hundred more through the Dukes and Marquises who swear fealty to him. Astaroth also acts in the capacity of one of Hell’s treasurers.

The Prince appears as a celestial of exalted station, although in his natural form the aeons of malice and deceit are etched irrevocably into his face, and his aspect is grim and terrible. In his hand he always bears his viper rod – an artifact of singular power – which serves as both a badge of office and a tool to punish and torment recalcitrant Devils and damned souls alike. Across the frozen wastes of Caina to its steaming fringe, Astaroth rides a hellfire wyrm of great size. Within his citadel and beyond, he is often accompanied by a squad of pit fiends who act as bodyguards and enforcers.

Astaroth counts Dukes Hutijin and Vepar amongst his vassals, and is served by such notable Devils as the malebranche Rigios the Terrible, and the erinyes Gromenis, who makes frequent transits to the Prime to mark out suitable candidates for seduction.

Astaroth is a master of the arcane, and concerns himself with the temptation and seduction of arcanists above all others. He has been known to bribe potential converts to the infernal cause with the most powerful of magics – going to extraordinary lengths in his attempts to win them over. His rhetoric and logic are faultless, and the easy manner which he can choose to assume has seen many swayed to take their first steps down the dark road. As one who recognizes potential above all else, Astaroth directs his attention to middle-ranking Wizards of high promise above those who have already excelled in their field.

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This +5 unholy power quarterstaff, fashioned in the likeness of a serpent, writhes of its own accord. Those struck by it also suffer from its poison effect (DC 40; primary damage 2d6 Con, secondary damage death).

In addition to its weapon abilities, Astaroth’s viper rod also allows the wielder to cast wrack at will (Fort Save DC 24), symbol of pain three times per day (Fort Save DC 29) and eternity of torture once per week (Fort Save DC 30). Only Astaroth may use these functions of the viper rod.

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Lev  BAB Fo/Re/Wi  Spellcasting	Special Abilities[/u]
1    +0  +2/+0/+0  --		Poison Use, Poison Focus +1
2    +1  +3/+0/+0  +1 Level	Cold Resistance 5
3    +2  +3/+1/+1  +1 Level	Hellfrost +1
4    +3  +4/+1/+1  +1 Level	Cainan Familiar
5    +3  +4/+1/+1  --		Poison Focus +2
6    +4  +5/+2/+2  +1 Level	Cold Resistance 10
7    +5  +5/+2/+2  +1 Level	Hellfrost +2
8    +6  +6/+2/+2  +1 Level	Arcane Venom
9    +6  +6/+3/+3  --		Poison Focus +3, Hellfrost +3
10   +7  +7/+3/+3  +1 Level	Cold Resistance 20, Caina's Breath

• Poison Use (Ex): You never risk poisoning yourself when applying poison to a weapon.
• Poison Focus (Su): When casting a spell that creates poison, you gain the indicated bonus to DC and caster level. Example spells are cloudkill, stinking cloud and psychic poison.
• Cold Resistance (Ex): You resist cold damage as indicated.
• Hellfrost (Su): Whenever you cast a Corrupt spell with the [cold] descriptor, you gain the indicated bonus to DC and caster level.
• Cainan Familiar: You gain a new Infernal familiar, or your old Infernal familiar gains power. Choose one of the following:
  - If you have the Improved Familiar feat and your familiar is an evil outsider, you gain a +2 bonus to Fort saves while your familiar is within 5 ft. of you.
  - If you do not have a familiar -- or if you do not like your current familiar -- you may choose to immediately acquire a new one from the following list: Imp, Ice Mephit, Caina Hound, Aroth Hound.
  - If you have a standard (non-Improved) familiar, you may grant it either the Fiendish template, or the Cold Elemental Creature template.
• Arcane Venom (Su): When you cast a Corrupted spell, you may substitute poison for the Unholy damage that would normally apply. This means that the spell deals only half the damage it would normally, but that anyone caught within the area must make a Fort save vs. the spell's DC or suffer the effects of the venom, which you choose from the table below. (Initial and secondary damage are identical unless indicated.)
  
  
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  Level	Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha	Special[/u]
  1	1d4	1d4	1	--	--	--	Sickened 1 minute / Sickened 2d6 minutes
  2	1d6	1d6	1d4	1	1	1	Slow 1 minute / Slow 3d6 rounds
  3	1d8	1d6	1d6	1d4	1d4	1d4	Sleep 1 minute / Sleep 1d6 minutes
  4	1d8	1d8	1d6	1d6	1d6	1d6	Nauseated 1 minute / Paralyzed 1d6 minutes
  5	1d10	1d8	1d8	1d6	1d6	1d6	Paralyzed 1 minute / Paralyzed 3d6 minutes
  6	2d6	1d10	1d8	1d8	1d8	1d8	1 point Dex drain / 1d8 points Dex drain
  7	2d8	2d6	1d10	1d8	1d8	1d8	2 points Wis drain / Insanity
  8	3d6	2d8	2d6	1d10	1d10	1d10	1d4 points Con drain / Death
  9	4d6	3d6	2d8	2d6	2d6	2d6	2d4 Vile Con damage / Death

  
  Note that any spell thus modified becomes a poison spell, and thus gains the benefits of Poison Focus. (A spell may benefit from both Hellfrost and Poison Focus, for example, a corrupted cone of cold cast with Arcane Venom by a 8th-level Disciple of Astaroth would gain +4 to its save DCs and caster level.)
• Caina's Breath (Su): Whenever you cast a cloud, fog or mist spell, it may at your option deal 1d6 cold damage / round to those within it (supernatural, no SR), in addition to whatever other effects it produces. This ability only works with spells that do not have the [fire] descriptor. Using this ability grants the spell in question the [cold] descriptor (and thus the Hellfrost bonus applies).

Dog_Moon2003 said:

Oy. I was looking at the Thrall of Demogorgon and looking everywhere for the feat Abyssal Thrall. I then looked AGAIN at the feats at the beginning and saw Demonic Thrall, which I assume is supposed to be the same thing.

Btw, these classes look cool, as if you need another person telling you that.

Edit: Question: Why is the DC for the Thrall of Demogorgon's SLAs 10 + 1/2 Total HD + Cha mod instead of spell level + Cha mod? Also, you mean Total Class HD, right, or TOTAL total HD?

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