What is a cambion? What about a yugaloth?

[Zappo]

Weird. I thought that cambions were the offspring of a demon and a human female, while alu-fiends were the offspring of a human male and a demon (usually a succubus). I seem to remember reading this in some Planescape product, but I can very well be wrong.

 

[Nifft]

alu-fiends were the offspring of a human male and a demon (usually a succubus)

ISTR that an alu-fiend was strictly the offspring of a human male and a succubus -- in other words, a cambion was a generic half-fiend, while an alu-fiend was a specific sub-type.

-- N

 

[Sir Whiskers]

Take a look at this thread for some exceptional yugoloths based on the seven deadly sins:

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77404

And here's a thread with more yugoloths than you could ever need:

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61536

 

[Tom Cashel]

Cambions are all snarly and yellow-eyed.

Yogoloths are dripping and fiery.

 

[demiurge1138]

Weird. I thought that cambions were the offspring of a demon and a human female, while alu-fiends were the offspring of a human male and a demon (usually a succubus). I seem to remember reading this in some Planescape product, but I can very well be wrong.

According to the Tome of Horrors, which is primarily based off of 1e sources, alu-fiends are the female offspring of a union between succubi and human males. Cambions are the male offspring of an incubus and a human female.

According to the Planescape Monstrous Compedium, alu-fiends are the female offspring of a succubus (presumably including incubi) and a human. Cambions are the male offspring of any (presumably non succubus) tanar'ri and a female human.

And my thread got a link as a sample of yugoloths! Thanks!

Demiurge out.

 

[Nightfall]

Well they are pretty decent ones since you went the GR route Demi.

In any case if anyone needs more PS info, I'd ask Shem or Brannon Hollingston(sp).

 

[Zappo]

Yogoloths are dripping and fiery.

For a tasty and healthy breakfast, nothing beats Yogoloth(TM)!

 

[Psion]

At least in AD&D, they are. Female half-demons are called "Alu-demons". I'm pretty sure there's a 3e version of both in Tome of Horrors, BTW.

If you use that as a reference, you may want to photocopy an old MMII or PSMC picture of an alu-fiend and paste it over the awful pic in the ToH.

 

[VirgilCaine]

In the 1E AD&D Monster Manual II, page 37, a cambion is described as the male offspring of a demon and a human female. This can be approximated in 3.xE by applying the half-fiend template to a chaotic evil human male character.

"Unlike their "sisters", the alu-demons, cambions are always male."

Somewhere I found 3E stats for them. Thats one of the things in the description.

 

[Gutboy Barrelhouse]

Nitpick Dep't:
The cambion appeared before the AD&D MM2.
Let's see, Iuz is a cambion (pretty much THE cambion), and I believe he appears in the 1980 WoG Folio - but is his descent given therein? Don't recall. Any earlier cambion sightings?

Here's something heretofore unmentioned in this thread:
The cambion and the daemons are both the creations of Mr. Gygax. Salut!