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<blockquote data-quote="FourthBear" data-source="post: 4633182" data-attributes="member: 55846">It should be noted that the Blood War is referenced in the 4e Manual of the Planes as a conflict between demons and devils that is currently in a sullen truce.&nbsp; It is also given an official motivation which, personally, I find more compelling than the previous explanations for the Blood War.&nbsp; Of course, that's not saying much.&nbsp; As I recall, the explanations tended to be: no reason whatsoever, LE hates CE and CE hates LE, they're alien creatures with utterly alien motives mortals can't understand and the explanation from the Blood War boxed set (my least favorite).&nbsp; The current explanation centers around a conflict around the seed of evil that the god Tharizdun placed at the center of the Elemental Chaos, creating the Abyss.&nbsp; I would prefer it if 4e continues to keep the Blood War largely ignored.&nbsp; I think both devils and demons work better in campaigns when their focus is centered upon the world of mortals.&nbsp; I don't like them being focused more on the Blood War than corrupting mortals or wreaking destruction to the World.&nbsp; You know, things a party of PCs might reasonably care more about than if Evil Outsiders Team 1 slaughtered Evil Outsiders Team 2.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FourthBear, post: 4633182, member: 55846"] It should be noted that the Blood War is referenced in the 4e Manual of the Planes as a conflict between demons and devils that is currently in a sullen truce. It is also given an official motivation which, personally, I find more compelling than the previous explanations for the Blood War. Of course, that's not saying much. As I recall, the explanations tended to be: no reason whatsoever, LE hates CE and CE hates LE, they're alien creatures with utterly alien motives mortals can't understand and the explanation from the Blood War boxed set (my least favorite). The current explanation centers around a conflict around the seed of evil that the god Tharizdun placed at the center of the Elemental Chaos, creating the Abyss. I would prefer it if 4e continues to keep the Blood War largely ignored. I think both devils and demons work better in campaigns when their focus is centered upon the world of mortals. I don't like them being focused more on the Blood War than corrupting mortals or wreaking destruction to the World. You know, things a party of PCs might reasonably care more about than if Evil Outsiders Team 1 slaughtered Evil Outsiders Team 2. [/QUOTE]

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