Dragon 365: Codex of Betrayal, Beleth the Witch's Viscount

[functionciccio]

Awesome stuff, Ari.
I'm looking forward to your next Dragon article, or Dungeon adventure.

Keep up the good work!

 

[Mouseferatu]

That said, I'd like to see a firmer tie-in between PoL Asmodeus story and the Pact Primeval: maybe have the god "executed" by Asmodeus for conspiring with demons or interfering in their punishment of mortals, "His Evilness" brought to trial and saying "I have done what I promised I would" Then suggesting the ruined domain be used as place of mortal punishment, sign Pact Primeval, be hurled down into the domain, carving out Serpents Coil in his fall.

I'll be honest; I'm not sure the Pact Primeval, as it was written, really has a place in 4E's cosmology.

Remember that most souls go on to the Shadowfell, and then on to a fate that nobody knows. While devils can still claim mortal souls, it's through bargains and the like; and while some souls go to the gods (Asmodeus included) after death, many go on to some other unknown fate. Evil souls don't automatically go to Hell anymore.

Plus, now that he's a god, Asmodeus doesn't really need ancient pacts to put him on par with other divinities.

Obviously, I tried to keep some details of past cosmology and history alive in the article, and I intend to do the same if/when I write any more of these. But at least as I currently see things, I don't think the Pact (or at least the Pact as it currently exists) will necessarily be part of it.

 

[The B#]

I'm dying to check the article out, but for some reason I cannot log into DnD Insider