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<blockquote data-quote="UnknownDyson" data-source="post: 7342818" data-attributes="member: 6801369"><p>If this is the actual abyss, If the player's die there then either their souls are consumed and used as fuel by some demonic creature or the abyss would reconstitute them as demons (this is obviously the better option for the players). </p><p></p><p>Most likely they would come back as dretches. So you would have to bring them way down in terms of power and intellect, have them fight other weak creatures in that hellscape and then maybe they could change into something equivalent to a quasit and then a shadow demon and so on until you get them to a form that you think is satisfactory for continuing your story. </p><p></p><p>Normally this process would probably take centuries but because they are the pcs you can get funky and change the campaign into a demonic version of pokemon, with them running around and fighting other demons to regain their lost strength and intellect. It is important to remember that the Abyss unlike other planes is actually alive and has malevolent intent (think of the abyss as a sentient cosmic cancer), it corrupts almost all it comes into contact with, so if you went that route you should probably give the players an indefinite form of madness.</p><p></p><p>Also, this is addressing the post above mine. Devils are the ones that require contracts to take the souls of mortals. They have a strict hierarchy and play by the rules because they are the embodiment of lawful evil. Demons don't care about any of that, and often simply eating someone is enough to devour a soul which is a very real danger in the abyss. But luckily as the DM you have control over all of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UnknownDyson, post: 7342818, member: 6801369"] If this is the actual abyss, If the player's die there then either their souls are consumed and used as fuel by some demonic creature or the abyss would reconstitute them as demons (this is obviously the better option for the players). Most likely they would come back as dretches. So you would have to bring them way down in terms of power and intellect, have them fight other weak creatures in that hellscape and then maybe they could change into something equivalent to a quasit and then a shadow demon and so on until you get them to a form that you think is satisfactory for continuing your story. Normally this process would probably take centuries but because they are the pcs you can get funky and change the campaign into a demonic version of pokemon, with them running around and fighting other demons to regain their lost strength and intellect. It is important to remember that the Abyss unlike other planes is actually alive and has malevolent intent (think of the abyss as a sentient cosmic cancer), it corrupts almost all it comes into contact with, so if you went that route you should probably give the players an indefinite form of madness. Also, this is addressing the post above mine. Devils are the ones that require contracts to take the souls of mortals. They have a strict hierarchy and play by the rules because they are the embodiment of lawful evil. Demons don't care about any of that, and often simply eating someone is enough to devour a soul which is a very real danger in the abyss. But luckily as the DM you have control over all of that. [/QUOTE]
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