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What Would Happen if Fiends Came to Fill the "Low CR Monsters" Niche?
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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8524068" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>In 5e dretches from the MM are CR 1/4 and known for being in numberless hordes in the Abyss so they can be used as small humanoid stand ins mechanically and narratively if you want.</p><p></p><p>Throughout D&D there have been common low power fiends so you could do this from fairly low level (manes since 1e MM1 and then dretches being common ones since 1e MM2), and lots of supplements through different editions provide more options for lesser fiends. Mayfair Games had a fantastic set of Demons Supplements for 1e.</p><p></p><p>The issue is tone and flavor for why the monsters are demons. Either you have the Demon Lands where demons are running around because there is a gate from the Abyss or whatever (Pathfinder's Golarion and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/42/Living-Imagination?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">3.0's Twin Crowns setting </a>do this), or people who summon them. Both can work, but either makes for specific setting and story issues.</p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/19676/Book-of-Fiends?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">3.5 version of Green Ronin's Book of Fiends</a> has a ton of options for lower CR fiends so I assume the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357417/The-Book-of-Fiends-A-Malefic-Bestiary-for-5E?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">5e version</a> does too.</p><p></p><p>Really low CR fiends (goblin level) are fairly rare, but there are a lot of options for a variety of mid low CR depending on edition and supplements you have available and want to use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8524068, member: 2209"] In 5e dretches from the MM are CR 1/4 and known for being in numberless hordes in the Abyss so they can be used as small humanoid stand ins mechanically and narratively if you want. Throughout D&D there have been common low power fiends so you could do this from fairly low level (manes since 1e MM1 and then dretches being common ones since 1e MM2), and lots of supplements through different editions provide more options for lesser fiends. Mayfair Games had a fantastic set of Demons Supplements for 1e. The issue is tone and flavor for why the monsters are demons. Either you have the Demon Lands where demons are running around because there is a gate from the Abyss or whatever (Pathfinder's Golarion and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/42/Living-Imagination?affiliate_id=17596']3.0's Twin Crowns setting [/URL]do this), or people who summon them. Both can work, but either makes for specific setting and story issues. The [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/19676/Book-of-Fiends?affiliate_id=17596']3.5 version of Green Ronin's Book of Fiends[/URL] has a ton of options for lower CR fiends so I assume the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357417/The-Book-of-Fiends-A-Malefic-Bestiary-for-5E?affiliate_id=17596']5e version[/URL] does too. Really low CR fiends (goblin level) are fairly rare, but there are a lot of options for a variety of mid low CR depending on edition and supplements you have available and want to use. [/QUOTE]
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