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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7870210" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>My solution is more about the battlefield the players don't see. </p><p></p><p>Out in the Astral there are Angels, Demons, Devils, and Abominations in a 4 sided war over the multiverse. </p><p></p><p>Demons are infinite, so you are more likely to see Angels and Devils ignore each other in favor of stopping demonic forces from wiping everything out. And everything hates abominations, but they are coming in from outside of reality and very few things can follow them outside of reality and deal with them. </p><p></p><p>I then made a sort of rock-paper-scissors set up. </p><p></p><p>Demons eat everything. That is why they are dangerous, whatever they consume they destroy. This even applies to the corruptive forces of the Far Realms. Demons can just eat it and be fine. </p><p></p><p>Devil gather souls and "strengthen them" to resist demonic destruction and Far Realms corruption. But, they have the smallest relative force. They are trying to set up their own way for the universe to run, and rule everything so they can finally stamp out the Demons and Abominations. </p><p></p><p>Gods have the biggest force it seems, and work through volunteers and champions. They are vulnerable to the corruption of the Far Realms and destruction by Demons, but they also field the most forces and are prepared for the waves that come at them. They've also survived fighting this fight for a long time, so they can generally outmaneuver the enemy.</p><p></p><p>Far Realms stuff is wierd, and it can eventually corrupt whatever they target, but they don't really work together and they all have different goals. As a single side, there are probably more of them. But the Slaad are trying to harvest magic, the Mindflayers want to eat and spread and rule, the Beholders seem to have no unified purpose, the Aboleths are working some grand scheme involving multiple dimensions and chessmaster style fighting. They are essentially a league of loosely aligned city states stepping into a war between two empires and a mid-sized kingdom. All together, a problem, but individually easy enough to contain and counter. </p><p></p><p>And since all that is going on, it is really hard for the various forces to deal with the mortal world. Devils and Abominations are the most common. Devils because they need to actively recruit to build up their numbers, and Abominations because they can just slip into the gaps and set up shop, then spread like a disease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7870210, member: 6801228"] My solution is more about the battlefield the players don't see. Out in the Astral there are Angels, Demons, Devils, and Abominations in a 4 sided war over the multiverse. Demons are infinite, so you are more likely to see Angels and Devils ignore each other in favor of stopping demonic forces from wiping everything out. And everything hates abominations, but they are coming in from outside of reality and very few things can follow them outside of reality and deal with them. I then made a sort of rock-paper-scissors set up. Demons eat everything. That is why they are dangerous, whatever they consume they destroy. This even applies to the corruptive forces of the Far Realms. Demons can just eat it and be fine. Devil gather souls and "strengthen them" to resist demonic destruction and Far Realms corruption. But, they have the smallest relative force. They are trying to set up their own way for the universe to run, and rule everything so they can finally stamp out the Demons and Abominations. Gods have the biggest force it seems, and work through volunteers and champions. They are vulnerable to the corruption of the Far Realms and destruction by Demons, but they also field the most forces and are prepared for the waves that come at them. They've also survived fighting this fight for a long time, so they can generally outmaneuver the enemy. Far Realms stuff is wierd, and it can eventually corrupt whatever they target, but they don't really work together and they all have different goals. As a single side, there are probably more of them. But the Slaad are trying to harvest magic, the Mindflayers want to eat and spread and rule, the Beholders seem to have no unified purpose, the Aboleths are working some grand scheme involving multiple dimensions and chessmaster style fighting. They are essentially a league of loosely aligned city states stepping into a war between two empires and a mid-sized kingdom. All together, a problem, but individually easy enough to contain and counter. And since all that is going on, it is really hard for the various forces to deal with the mortal world. Devils and Abominations are the most common. Devils because they need to actively recruit to build up their numbers, and Abominations because they can just slip into the gaps and set up shop, then spread like a disease. [/QUOTE]
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