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<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 8698420" data-attributes="member: 53176"><p><h3>Titivilus (MToF)</h3><p></p><p>Titivilus is the secretary of Dispater, and somehow managed to convince the Archdevil that everyone is plotting against him. Granted, being an Archdevil does mean that everyone is actually plotting against you. But Dispater has slipped into a reclusive paranoia, hiding deep within his fortress to the point where Titivilus even answers summons in his stead. This situation places Titivilus as technical ruler of Dis in all but name, making nearly every decision necessary with full authority.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, for Titivilus, this position is tenuous at best. All it would take is someone to spill the beans to Dispater for the situation to topple like a house of cards. Titivilus knows this all too well, and hires outside (meaning non-devil) forces to deal with potential rivals, and create new situations for him to clean up in order to solidify his position. Furthermore, Titivilus is really weak for an Archdevil, so he cannot afford to be rid of Dispater just yet. </p><p></p><p>This leads to all kinds of plot hooks for PCs. In a twist on the classic deal with the devil, Titivilus could contact and hire them himself for any number of jobs for any number of destructive reasons. And then he could possibly use <em>Modify Memory </em>to cover his tracks. An easy way to get your party involved in the workings of the 9 hells without having to sell their souls, at the very least.</p><p></p><p>In combat Titivilus is a Legendary CR 16 monster, without his own lair. Yep, that’s weak for an Archdevil all right. Furthermore, he doesn’t have a lot of damage options, only his Silver Sword attack (which is not of the Githyanki kind, I checked) and his Corrupting Guidance legendary action have any chance of actually harming anyone. The rest of his toolkit is focused on fear, charms, and basic magical tricks. At the very least, he has excellent mobility with 60’ of flying speed and teleport options. </p><p></p><p>That all said, he is nastier than that overview would lead you to believe. The Silver sword has a permanent wounding effect, reducing the maximum HP of any target (at least until they get a <em>Greater Restoration)</em>. And the Corrupting Guidance action could be used to make a PC blast another PC with one of their high level spells, which is quite the double-whammy in terms of resources. His teleportation could also be used in conjunction with his speed, dragging out the encounter if possible.</p><p></p><p>In the changeover, Titivilus lost some spells (most noticeably <em>Feeblemind</em>), had his Silver Sword converted into force damage, and lost his Truesight in favor of Darkvision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 8698420, member: 53176"] [HEADING=2]Titivilus (MToF)[/HEADING] Titivilus is the secretary of Dispater, and somehow managed to convince the Archdevil that everyone is plotting against him. Granted, being an Archdevil does mean that everyone is actually plotting against you. But Dispater has slipped into a reclusive paranoia, hiding deep within his fortress to the point where Titivilus even answers summons in his stead. This situation places Titivilus as technical ruler of Dis in all but name, making nearly every decision necessary with full authority. Unfortunately, for Titivilus, this position is tenuous at best. All it would take is someone to spill the beans to Dispater for the situation to topple like a house of cards. Titivilus knows this all too well, and hires outside (meaning non-devil) forces to deal with potential rivals, and create new situations for him to clean up in order to solidify his position. Furthermore, Titivilus is really weak for an Archdevil, so he cannot afford to be rid of Dispater just yet. This leads to all kinds of plot hooks for PCs. In a twist on the classic deal with the devil, Titivilus could contact and hire them himself for any number of jobs for any number of destructive reasons. And then he could possibly use [I]Modify Memory [/I]to cover his tracks. An easy way to get your party involved in the workings of the 9 hells without having to sell their souls, at the very least. In combat Titivilus is a Legendary CR 16 monster, without his own lair. Yep, that’s weak for an Archdevil all right. Furthermore, he doesn’t have a lot of damage options, only his Silver Sword attack (which is not of the Githyanki kind, I checked) and his Corrupting Guidance legendary action have any chance of actually harming anyone. The rest of his toolkit is focused on fear, charms, and basic magical tricks. At the very least, he has excellent mobility with 60’ of flying speed and teleport options. That all said, he is nastier than that overview would lead you to believe. The Silver sword has a permanent wounding effect, reducing the maximum HP of any target (at least until they get a [I]Greater Restoration)[/I]. And the Corrupting Guidance action could be used to make a PC blast another PC with one of their high level spells, which is quite the double-whammy in terms of resources. His teleportation could also be used in conjunction with his speed, dragging out the encounter if possible. In the changeover, Titivilus lost some spells (most noticeably [I]Feeblemind[/I]), had his Silver Sword converted into force damage, and lost his Truesight in favor of Darkvision. [/QUOTE]
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