Devil Cult and Clerical Spells

[The Grumpy Celt]

I am plotting a game involving a devil cult. What kind of spell casters would be most approprate for this cult? Devils cannot grant clerical spells, so I am fishing around for something.

 

[rowport]

I am plotting a game involving a devil cult. What kind of spell casters would be most approprate for this cult? Devils cannot grant clerical spells, so I am fishing around for something.

Why not warlocks? Or even, half-fiend warlocks? Ooh! How about half-fiend warlock/hellfire warlock (FCII: ToTNH)!

 

[Emirikol]

Just houserule it. Devil divine magic is arcane. Devils unlock the arcane secrets. Sure, it affects armor, whooopdeeeedooooo.

BOOM! DONE.

jh

 

[Corsair]

Note that the clerics need not be granted the spells by the devil him/herself. They may in fact simply be worshippers of a concept or force which has similar goals to the devil, or perhaps one that has been twisted over time.

Perhaps there is a cult of clerics who worshipped Destruction, Decay, and Entropy, and an archdevil managed to have one of his underlings slowly guide the cult to worshipping the devil as well, who they might see as the embodiment of their ideals. Perhaps this would even give resourceful players another way to attempt to deal with the cult if they discover this! They could try to turn the clerics on the rest of the cult by convincing them they've been duped.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

I think I will make them low-level sorcerers, and have it that inexchange for selling their souls, they all got a +1 or +2 to their Cha, allowing them to take the sorcerer levels.

 

[hexgrid]

It could be the act of worship (and not the object of worship) that grants divine spells.

 

[Voadam]

I think I will make them low-level sorcerers, and have it that inexchange for selling their souls, they all got a +1 or +2 to their Cha, allowing them to take the sorcerer levels.

That works fine, even without giving them the bonuses the devils can simply be the source of the sorcerous power instead of dragon bloodline.

 

[freyar]

You know, I've always thought the witch class from Liber Mysterium, the Netbook of Witches, would work well for a devil-worshiping cult. IIRC, the spells are mostly arcane, though.

 

[Jesus_marley]

perhaps the cult has a "polytheistic" dynamic. The devil which is the primary object of worship and a divine (but evil) consort that is the source of the spells.

 

[Hussar]

Devils can grant clerical spells. Isn't it in BOVD that you can use devils for divine proxies?

I know the Demonomicon articles frequently talk about the spells granted to worshippers for demon lords (and ladies). I don't see why devils can't do the same thing.