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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dualazi" data-source="post: 6982700" data-attributes="member: 6855537">Well first of all, is said paladin sentient? Like is there any vestige of his prior personality, or is just his material form?Assuming that we're going with the latter, there are a couple ways you could go with it.First is that the demon itself could possess the body. You could turn this into a major villain if it becomes permanent, for example if the demon has to do so to remain summoned in this world. It could also be a tool of convenience for operating under the radar in more civilized society, and something akin to a glove for the demon to slip in and out of. It might also be able to exploit loopholes to enter holy places/avoid detection while inside the paladin's body, which has all kinds of potential for plot hooks and gotchas. Another way to use the above them is have the demon launch a campaign to frame the players as either villains themselves, or victims of demonic possession themselves using the status of the deceased paladin. This could lead the players to have to be on the lam for a bit while they figure out how to expose the fiend.A much less involved but more grisly option is to fashion his corpse into items to protect the other minions he creates. Many religions consider remains of saints or influential holy people to be powerful wards or blessings in and of themselves, and corrupted versions of those items could be portrayed as doing the inverse, making undead harder to turn or dealing additional damage against the faithful. One upside to this is it's an easy and visceral way of showing the debased nature of your demon, but think about if it's appropriate for the game's tone accordingly.</blockquote>

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