Hordes of the Abyss: Q&A

[Ripzerai]

It's perplexing that the death drinker is listed in the book and yet has no reference. Perhaps it was cut from the final product?

Nabassu are "death eaters." Maybe the death drinker is an advanced nabassu?

 

[Ripzerai]

Who is Obox-Ob? That seems to be one of the names that's unfamiliar to me.

Who is Dagon? I'm asuming it's not the Chthulhu mythos Dagon, and nothing like the Amorite God of grain and agriculture.

Obox-ob and Dagon were mentioned in the list of undefined demon lords in the original MMII. Yes, Malcanthet is the queen of succubi.

 

[BogusMagus]

Obox-ob: Prince of Vermin. Obyrith. Shaped like Scorpion/Spider/Human mixed–up. Was once the Prince of Demons, but was killed once by the Queen of Chaos. Rules Zionyn (663th). Worshipped by some cults.

Dagon: Prince of the Depth. Obyrith. Looks like Fish/Octopus crossbreed. Rules Shadowsea (89th). Served by aquatic demons (esp. Wastrilith) & worshipped by aquatic races (Kraken, Chuuls, Sea Hags, Water Nagas, Kuo-toa, etc.).

Malacanthet: Queen of the Succubi. Tanar’ri. Rules? Shendilavri (570th)(Somehow, she and her layer are missing from Appendix 1&2.). Served by Incubi, Succubi, Lilitus.

 

[Shade]

Obox-ob: Prince of Vermin. Obyrith. Shaped like Scorpion/Spider/Human mixed–up. Was once the Prince of Demons, but was killed once by the Queen of Chaos. Rules Zionyn (663th). Worshipped by some cults.

Sweet!

 

[Ripzerai]

Obox-ob: Prince of Vermin. Obyrith. Shaped like Scorpion/Spider/Human mixed–up. Was once the Prince of Demons, but was killed once by the Queen of Chaos. Rules Zionyn (663th). Worshipped by some cults.

So "Prince of Demons" is a title given to the consort of the Queen of Chaos? And the order is Obox-ob > Miska the Wolf-Spider > Demogorgon?

Intriguing.

 

[BogusMagus]

About pictures of Demon Lords.
First, they are smaller than those of BoVD. I guess they wanted to save space? (Well, text is smaller too.)
When I say “new” below, it means it’s different from BoVD. They maybe reprint from somewhere else.

(You won’t mind if I used your list, Mr.Kushner?)

Baphomet (CR 20)
Dagon (CR 22)
Demogorgon (CR 23): New pic. (Baboon heads!)
Fraz-Urb’luu (CR 21)
Graz’zt (CR 22): New pic.
Jubilex (CR 19): New pic.
Kostchtchie (CR 21)
Malcanthet (CR 21)
Obox-ob (CR 22): (The pic looks familiar, but I can’t remember. Maybe I’m just hallucinating.)
Orcus (CR 22): Same pic.
Pale Night (CR 21)
Pazuzu (CR 22)
Yeenoghu (CR 20): New pic. (I like the old one better.)
Zuggtmoy (CR 21) (She looks totally different from ToEE. Is it Dragon Mag look?)

 

[sckeener]

Do any of the Demon lords besides Orcus cast spells (not spell-like abilities) Are any wizards like Orcus?

 

[Knight Otu]

If so, it'll probably pop up in MMIV.

Interesting point. Any mention of MM IV at all in the book?

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Is Zzyczesiya actually a demon lord included somewhere in the appendex, or just some throw-away name that a blue slaad made-up?

 

[Shemeska]

Who drew the pictures for Pale Night and the other Abyssal Lords, assuming each of them gets an image?

What is the backstory the book gives to the Queen of Chaos? I'm only familiar with her from the tiny bit she gets in the Rod of 7 Parts box, and it left me very underwhelmed, especially as how she looked like Ursula from the Little Mermaid. Gimme dirt on how FC:I does its best to redeem her in my eyes and fit into my ever so loftly expectations, and I hope and expect it will in a big way. More specifically, is she classified as an Obyrith, because prior material had indicated that she specifically wasn't a Tanar'ri and hinted that she was wasn't native to the Abyss at all. I'd always pegged her as a Slaad lord fallen to CE from CN and exiled by Ygorl and Ssendam, or some other early creature from Limbo or Pandemonium.