Alastor the Grim

[demiurge1138]

I am working on a homebrew version of Alastor the Grim for my epic campaign, and was planning on using the Duke of Hell template that The Serge posted a while back on the Homebrew Forum.
Only, there's a problem.
The template includes one special ability and one special quality per 30 HD to be added to the base creature (namely, an advanced pit fiend). These new special abilities and qualities are supposed to be reflective of the Duke's position and duty. Since Alastor is the Executioner of Hell, presumably these abilites would somehow pertain to tracking down those who disobey Asmodeus' will and execute them. But that's as far as I've gotten.
If anyone could give me some suggestions (either pertaining to my attempted tangent or not) for these abilities, I would be most grateful.

Demiurge

 

[BOZ]

why not have a look at the version of Alastor in the creature catalog?

err, hmm, well the server is down today, but it should be back up in a day or 2...

 

[demiurge1138]

why not have a look at the version of Alastor in the creature catalog?

Well, I have, but the Creature Catalog's Alastor is really just an advanced pit fiend with a vorpal axe. I was looking for something to make him a little more, well, unique .

 

[Lucifer]

Well, I have, but the Creature Catalog's Alastor is really just an advanced pit fiend with a vorpal axe. I was looking for something to make him a little more, well, unique .

According to 1e, that is all Alastor the Grim was (as detailed in Dragon).

 

[demiurge1138]

Well, Lucifer, you have a point. But I'm trying to re-interpret Alastor, so I would appreciate any suggestions towards making him different from the average advanced pit fiend.

Thanks

Demiurge

 

[KL]

I think to remain true to his 1e origins, Alastor is an advanced pit fiend of maximum HD, or you can add the paragon template to him as outline in Epic Level Handbook.

It would be interesting to see how one would depict other pit fiends of the nobility like Goap, Baalzephon, Zimimar, Zapan etc. by using what is already available in the official rules. I mean, the possibilities are endless....they could have character classes, have the psionic templates, and given the Epic Level Handbook and Book of Vile Darkness....each pit fiend can be made a unique individual just using official sources alone.

 

[Blacksway]

Not wanting to revert to the original request too much but...

How about some kind planar locate special ability, maybe true seeing, truth or lies detection (maybe that more judge than executioner though).

A special fiendish coup-de-gras maybe?

Ability to perform criticals on guilty parties, i.e. he's been eyeing them up and goes for the neck type thing.

Am I just waffling here?

 

[demiurge1138]

Not wanting to revert to the original request too much but...

No, no, that's what I was looking for. Thanks for the ideas. Any others?
Demiurge