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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8400243" data-attributes="member: 2629">You're following my playbook in your initial post.&nbsp; The good news for you: I've made it work for about 35 years.In my campaign lore, the Hell Plane is a singular plane.&nbsp; It has the 9 Hells at the core (Nessus at the center, surrounded by the 7 'middle' regions, surrounded by Avernus around all of those 7, and then with countless Demonic controlled regions surrounding Avernus - with the Blood War raging in Avernus.)&nbsp; (The Heavens are similarly pulled into one plane, and the Elemental Planes are also unified into one plane). Those 7 Middle Infernal Regions are controlled by Archdevils that I tied to the 7 deadly sins, putting a spin on the lore of each to achieve my goals.&nbsp; It is not explicit, but players have noted it over the years.&nbsp; My Archfiends have experienced some turnover with new players (homebrew figures) taking control of some of the regions.I also tied the 7 deadly sins to the Rod of Seven Parts (aka the Rod of Law).&nbsp; Each part of the Rod is tied to a deadly sin, as well as the opposite of the sin (Chastity and Lust, Patience and Wrath, Charity and Greed, etc...).&nbsp; The Rod pieces are actually devoted to the battle between these extremes, not the extremes themselves.&nbsp; It is also tied to a damage type.&nbsp; It plays a huge role in the rise of Asmodeus, and is a central lore artifact in my setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8400243, member: 2629"] You're following my playbook in your initial post. The good news for you: I've made it work for about 35 years. In my campaign lore, the Hell Plane is a singular plane. It has the 9 Hells at the core (Nessus at the center, surrounded by the 7 'middle' regions, surrounded by Avernus around all of those 7, and then with countless Demonic controlled regions surrounding Avernus - with the Blood War raging in Avernus.) (The Heavens are similarly pulled into one plane, and the Elemental Planes are also unified into one plane). Those 7 Middle Infernal Regions are controlled by Archdevils that I tied to the 7 deadly sins, putting a spin on the lore of each to achieve my goals. It is not explicit, but players have noted it over the years. My Archfiends have experienced some turnover with new players (homebrew figures) taking control of some of the regions. I also tied the 7 deadly sins to the Rod of Seven Parts (aka the Rod of Law). Each part of the Rod is tied to a deadly sin, as well as the opposite of the sin (Chastity and Lust, Patience and Wrath, Charity and Greed, etc...). The Rod pieces are actually devoted to the battle between these extremes, not the extremes themselves. It is also tied to a damage type. It plays a huge role in the rise of Asmodeus, and is a central lore artifact in my setting. [/QUOTE]

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