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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Serge" data-source="post: 458321" data-attributes="member: 4049">Thanks.I draw on a number of sources for the stats and the flavor texts.  First, I try to at least nod at Gygax and others who created the Arch-Devil concept in 1ed...  but do no means do I feel restricted by that material.  Next, I do a little research on the "traditional" real-world elements associated with the creature.  In Moloch's case, his name was associated with the sacrifice of children in the ancient Middle-East (some say he was a god, others that the name refers to a specific kind of sacrifce).  Moloch is also prominent in Milton's Paradise Lost and is listed as one of the fallen Angels.  From there, I consider what the current "official" D&D status is and get to work.It's been my position that the other creations out there tend to be limited in regards to what makes these creatures/entities individuals.  While I do like the Creature Catalog versions, I find them rather limited with regards to their creativity; virtually every Arch-Devil and Duke is like every other Arch-Devil or Duke (largely because I think these versions, albeit "better" than the "official" versions, are unable to divorce themselves from the "initial" 1ed AD&D framework)  However, I recognize that I don't have nearly as much work to do as Gygax and his earlier collaborators did.  The game framework is already in place... all I have to do is create more "flavorful" elements, so please don't misconstrue what I'm saying to suggest that I don't respect Gygax or the folks at Creature Catalog.Anyway, thanks!</blockquote>

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