Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells

[Baron Opal]

From the catalog thread:

Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells
Robin D. Laws and Robert J. Schalb
A new supplement that further explores fiends of the D&D world.
Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells is the definitive resource for information about devils and the Nine Hells of the D&D world. Like its predecessor, Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, this game supplement is completely compatible with the D&D core rulebooks and is intended for both D&D players and Dungeon Masters.
Dec. 12, 2005; 160 page hardcover, $29.95

Is Hell as big as the Abyss? What will they talk about?

Since the demon lords will get stats in FC: I, I presume that we'll get stats for the Lords of the Nine, the Dark Eight and a plethora of devils upgraded to 3.5. I do wonder if there will be stats for Asmodeus, however. Even money says no. While even the greatest of demon lords is statted out, I think there may be an implicit statement that Asmodeus is "unkillable". If stats are presented, I'll bet that they are explicitly written as an avatar or similar projection.

I think that there will be much more of the geography of Baator as it is defined and limited, unlike that of the Abyss. One city (Jangling Hiter? I forget) will get detailed as it could be a place where mortals could visit.

We started speculation on FC: I nine months before it came out. High time we get started on the next!

 

[Blackrat]

Isn't ol' Asmo already statted in the Book of Vile Darkness?

 

[Clueless]

Yeah. but there's quite a bit of debate on wither those stats are a decent translation of him or not. They're on the weak side for someone who's said to have tossed pantheons out of Hell before.

 

[BOZ]

the devil made me do it!

 

[Clueless]

Either way, I know this is one I'm likely to pick up. I've got a softspot for LE.