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<blockquote data-quote="Terwox" data-source="post: 1849598" data-attributes="member: 1044"><p>Just a few, to keep myself going, I was stuck on the Glabrezu for a couple days with nothing:</p><p></p><p>Demon-Glabrezu: A big blob of flesh with no apparent senses, but with four long clawed arms dragging it along and attacking. It's maw is misshapen, and it seems to eat anything, and it tends to gibber instead of speak. (Story: This is what happens when a hundred and one dretches are thrown into a pit, melted down, and delicately boiled for a year and a day.) It still has the wish ability, but it has trouble speaking intelligently, and must be captured and coerced into giving the wish somehow.</p><p></p><p>Demon-Hezrou: Appears as a humongous frog-headed beast, and is worshipped as a deity in the jungle by jungle gnomes and/or kobolds (see UA,) who must offer it yearly sacrifices of virgins, otherwise he will raid the village. (Story: It's still a demon, it's just a big frog demon. Give it +23 jump ranks, kill the 23 listen ranks -- the villagers will note that they sneak in the dark to leave the sacrifices, because it only seems to notice if it sees them... which it tends to if it's aware, w/ +23 spot.) Let it speak croaky common, and give it a good name.</p><p></p><p>Demon-Marilith: As the alternate lantern archon mentioned above, but darkness. A dark ball of energy with six dark swords hovering around, the primary sword appears partially made of the void. The swords simply whip through the air and start attacking, and the "tail slap" becomes the ball of darkness simply moves around someone -- dealing the "constrict" damage. Any polymorphed form will give itself away as its eyes will always be blackened, if examined.</p><p></p><p>Demon-Nalfeshnee: Simply a huge winged talking bear. These are the guardians of fairy circles during the day. (Heck, this explains the weird "rainbow demon ability" a lot better anyway, hrmph!) Let unholy aura work against non-rangers and non-druids instead of goods. They enjoy conversation, and if shown pure intentions and a gift (perhaps honey, or the famed sapphire honey of the north.) This can let the adventures get something the fairies wouldn't normally give that they need. (It only uses its summoning ability to summon another one of itself.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terwox, post: 1849598, member: 1044"] Just a few, to keep myself going, I was stuck on the Glabrezu for a couple days with nothing: Demon-Glabrezu: A big blob of flesh with no apparent senses, but with four long clawed arms dragging it along and attacking. It's maw is misshapen, and it seems to eat anything, and it tends to gibber instead of speak. (Story: This is what happens when a hundred and one dretches are thrown into a pit, melted down, and delicately boiled for a year and a day.) It still has the wish ability, but it has trouble speaking intelligently, and must be captured and coerced into giving the wish somehow. Demon-Hezrou: Appears as a humongous frog-headed beast, and is worshipped as a deity in the jungle by jungle gnomes and/or kobolds (see UA,) who must offer it yearly sacrifices of virgins, otherwise he will raid the village. (Story: It's still a demon, it's just a big frog demon. Give it +23 jump ranks, kill the 23 listen ranks -- the villagers will note that they sneak in the dark to leave the sacrifices, because it only seems to notice if it sees them... which it tends to if it's aware, w/ +23 spot.) Let it speak croaky common, and give it a good name. Demon-Marilith: As the alternate lantern archon mentioned above, but darkness. A dark ball of energy with six dark swords hovering around, the primary sword appears partially made of the void. The swords simply whip through the air and start attacking, and the "tail slap" becomes the ball of darkness simply moves around someone -- dealing the "constrict" damage. Any polymorphed form will give itself away as its eyes will always be blackened, if examined. Demon-Nalfeshnee: Simply a huge winged talking bear. These are the guardians of fairy circles during the day. (Heck, this explains the weird "rainbow demon ability" a lot better anyway, hrmph!) Let unholy aura work against non-rangers and non-druids instead of goods. They enjoy conversation, and if shown pure intentions and a gift (perhaps honey, or the famed sapphire honey of the north.) This can let the adventures get something the fairies wouldn't normally give that they need. (It only uses its summoning ability to summon another one of itself.) [/QUOTE]
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