D&D 5E I love the 5e Succubus

[Shemeska]

Succubi detached from devils can now breed and it appears to be the primary was they reproduce vs. evil souls like most other fiends, so that's a big difference because it frees them more from the lower planes then other fiends.

Dispite not being the most powerful fiends, the breeding means they can invade any realms and grow in numbers in time, which in one way makes them the scarest of fiends who depend more on damned souls to build thier numbers up.

Demons and yugoloths (with lots of specifics for lesser versus greater 'loths) could breed amongst their own kind in 2e and 3e. With some exceptions that varied by edition, only unique devils could procreate. Succubi being able to breed would be a direct continuation of the 2e/3e lore on demons, and not a major difference between them and most other fiend types.

 

[Steely Dan]

So how did they reconcile Malcanthet in the 4th Ed ecology?

 

[gyor]

According to the ecology of the Succubus article Malcanthet has a very, very, very different origin.

In the past Malcanthet was born from an evil soul in the Abyss and fought with other powerful Abyssal Succubi for the title of Queen of the Succubi.

In this verison she starts out as an Angel of Love! A paragon of good who just wanted the world to be a paradise for all.

Asmodeaus lies to her, there is a rebellion, she becauses a devil and she leads an invasion of the Abyss, only like Grazzt in 4e to be corrupted by it, becoming a demon prince.

Alternately in FR in the Sundering novels Malcanthet is serving Asmodeus in Hell. For now.

 

[Steely Dan]

According to the ecology of the Succubus article Malcanthet has a very, very, very different origin.

In the past Malcanthet was born from an evil soul in the Abyss and fought with other powerful Abyssal Succubi for the title of Queen of the Succubi.

In this verison she starts out as an Angel of Love! A paragon of good who just wanted the world to be a paradise for all.

Asmodeaus lies to her, there is a rebellion, she becauses a devil and she leads an invasion of the Abyss, only like Grazzt in 4e to be corrupted by it, becoming a demon prince.

Alternately in FR in the Sundering novels Malcanthet is serving Asmodeus in Hell. For now.

Thanks, I will happily ignore all of that Angel of Love/Sundering malarkey; I am so glad I stick to original canon for worlds, no Time of Troubles/Spellplague, Prism Pentad, Age of Mortals, Grand Conjunction, Faction War meddling meta-plot action for me, thanks.

That was another great thing about Al-Qadim, no busybody writers messing with the setting.

 

[Oryan77]

You guys are nuts. The babe on the cover of Dragon Magazine #354 always did it for me. That's gotta be one of the most provocative poses ever printed in D&D. It just screams, "Come and get me big boy!"

 

[Mouseferatu]

I dunno. She has no curves.

 

[KL]

What they did to succubi they should do it to fiends across the board.

 

[Savage Wombat]

What they did to succubi they should do it to fiends across the board.

You do, really? Personally I think the Balor would look strange in thigh-highs, but to each his own I guess.

 

[HardcoreDandDGirl]

You do, really? Personally I think the Balor would look strange in thigh-highs, but to each his own I guess.

can someone with some art talents draw up a sexy female Balor now?!?!?

 

[KL]

can someone with some art talents draw up a sexy female Balor now?!?!?

In first edition, Graz'zt are served by "type VI demonesses"...