As always, happy adventuring. In order to determine the devil summoned, Asmodeus makes an arcana check. He could send only one avatar at a time to the Prime Material Plane, and doing this made it impossible for him to maintain any other avatar. [112], Dispater: According to the commonly accepted Pact Primeval origin myth, Dispater was a member of Asmodeus's company before even his descent into Baator. [45], Asmodeus argued that criminals had to suffer as a warning to others, a few made to suffer so that the majority saw the consequences. For the player who wants it all: the Warlock/Cleric. [12][161] At one point Asmodeus had granted her rulership over the layer, but she was so ineffective at keeping outcast devils from attempting regime-threatening coups that she was demoted, only going unpunished because Asmodeus's mind-probing revealed no actual disloyalty. [84][188], Asmodeus had followers of practically every race and influenced all levels of society even within the greatest bastions of good. [197], Since Laduguer's death (and after his revival), Asmodeus was known to impersonate him and other duergar deities, convincing many duergar to swear oaths to the devils in this guise to heighten their desire for vengeance and tyranny. Asmodeus(Greater deity) Thats right, devils are the origin of MLMs. Those who worshiped Asmodeus directly formed an intricately built secret society. [133] He remained brazenly arrogant, troublesome, and provocatory towards the King of Hell, behavior which was confusingly tolerated with seeming indifference. The court might ultimately answer only to Asmodeus, but its functions and decisions were entirely dependent on the impossibly complex, loophole-ridden legal code of the Nine Hells, and he had to acknowledge both when the law was broken and when, however technical, it was not. . As for things to incorporate in such a campaign, I see a few strong options to consider, but you could realistically do anything that you wanted. Mar 18, 2020. They add a +1 bonus to their Intelligence score, which combined with their default Charisma bonus, makes them a perfect option for Bards, Sorcerers and Wizards. [174], Asmodeus was so powerful that he feared no individual archdevil, but his position was not invincible. Power Level Even then, there should still be some serious gauntlets to face before dealing with Asmodeus directly. Should he try however, they were prepared to confront him at their full capacity, believing strongly that the laws of reality were to be upheld rather than recast to suit those in power. Lawful evil [12] Another archdevil he restored to the position was Fierna. His voice carried an irresistible suggestion that could make those without incredible willpower subservient to him for ten to a hundred days. Alignment Some actively rejected infernal politics and others aligned themselves with opposing fiendish factions (enough to lend some weight to the suspicion that they were all fiend worshipers). [97] The Lords of the Nine derived their power from the fraction of his essence he invested in them,[100] and it was through the Lords (himself included) that all devilkind derived their divine magic. Of the many important stories attached to Asmodeus, the Blood War is definitely one of the better-known ones. He had also seen firsthand how petty and vengeful gods could be, and had secretly instigated (and planned to instigate) several long-running feuds among the gods by slowly and subtly planting ideas in the heads of chosen divinities over the course of centuries. Part of the reason he allowed it, and indeed why he ignored Baalzebul's own intrigues, was because the the two were more focused and openly antagonstic to each other than himself. He was known to provide the latter, and his priests said he would also do the former, if only a price was paid after death. [237] Most of the time, Asmodeus overpowered Azuth, using his divine powers while the God of Wizards was in a dormant state. 2e However, this story is presented as mythology, and the Codex itself admits that it does not tell the whole truth. 2e Sure, devil may be a creature type in 5e, but Asmodeus is quite definitively, the Devil, at least in the Forgotten Realms. Asmodeus forcibly forbade the relationship with little resistance from Mammon after the Reckoning, though it was unclear if it had restarted once Glasya removed herself from Asmodeus's watchful eye. His labyrinthine, insidious intrigues could seem inexplicable to most outside observers, for Asmodeus let even his own servants stew in fear of his next move. These disaffected aasimar are typically content to turn away from the world, but a few become agents of evil. The forces at their disposal are listed, where appropriate: Asmodeus had been varyingly described as having no need for worship[186] and desperately craving true divinity. A creatures form may only be reverted through a Wish spell or similar magic or by Asmodeus himself. [135], For Asmodeus's part, Levistus was in poor standing with him. Conference with their clergies revealed that the forces of Asmodeus, and this point called devils, were intentionally corrupting mortals, and a quickly formed divine delegation soon learned that Baator had been transformed into nine tiers of horror, the souls harvested for power and transformed into mindless monsters to build a devil army. 2nd Edition Statistics[20] [71][74], Asmodeus came to the conclusion long ago that the Blood War was, from a military standpoint, an utterly senseless and wasteful enterprise that consumed a huge amount of resources and killed millions of fiends, sometimes daily. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Rather than kill him, the merciful god left him broken in mind and body with his followers on the outskirts of his domain, perhaps believing Asmodeus would come to regret his disobedience and pride, but Asmodeus's pride outmatched any guilt he felt. With all the planes as his board, the Lord of Lies maneuvered the forces of evil like chess pieces in his grand designs, slowly and subtly manipulating everyone from deities to, when needed, lowly mortals. This was a private army Asmodeus formed with devils born from his own blood. It was through them that he intended to spread peace and justice throughout the multiverse,[210] and the most powerful of these warrior exarchs was Asmodeus. Sulfuric Step. Ahriman took advantage of this, hiding his true nature, reinventing himself as the Lord of Baator and changing his name to Asmodeus, a position from which he would plot to regain his former glory. At the top of the caste system, below Asmodeus, are the archdevils. Tieflings are one of D&D's rarer races, the result of an infernal curse placed upon their bloodline. [83][155] Eventually he seized control of all of Hell's armies and usurped the previous Lord of Avernus, but where he expected immediate assaults, Asmodeus supported him. While some may still try to prove themselves against him, none have succeeded in all of history. This distinction keeps him wholly separate from beings like Orcus or Yeenoghu. The Slayer resembled a male, humanoid corpse with a feral face and ivory skin inset with . Geryon took over the position of archdevil of Stygia. [196], A few shadar-kai of Netheril revered Asmodeus. [30][79], This would not be the end of the Blood War however, nor the extent of Asmodeus's plans for demonkind. While the gods maintained a position of condemnation toward Asmodeuss war, they knew that He Who Was had been an incompetent god, one who couldve led to their defeat in the Dawn War. Doing so would have to require learning the location of his true form and finding ways to kill him as well. [217] Finally, the curse left Asmodeus and his company trapped in Baator and unable to claim the full divine power of his murdered god. Again in 2nd edition, Hellbound: The Blood War and Faces of Evil: The Fiends present another version of Baator and Asmodeus's history and origins. Many were his dark deeds, both certain and alleged, in aid of this goal, ranging from the corruption of figures of legends to acts that changed entire worlds and the multiverse as a whole. [208] Only a handful of mortal scholars remembered the name and it was whispered Asmodeus dispatched powerful devils to kill any mortal who spoke it aloud, fearing it even in modern times. [231] According to another recounting of the events, the battle was an everyone-against-Baalzebul-battle, which Baalzebul lost. [77] Association with the other archdevils also further obscured Asmodeus's engimatic nature and activities, his greatest pawns acting as a kind of "public face" on which others based their expectations of him. Asmodeus addressing the celestial jury in, Felstak Goldgrief, Tyrant of Goethelskar. Second, a decree was made that Asmodeus must always carry his Ruby Rod of Asmodeus, both as a symbol of the devils' right and as a punishment device against devils who did not uphold their end of a bargain made with mortals. The question boils down to asking which side holds the definitive stance on evil, and who will reign supreme. [112][159][160], Tiamat: Tiamat held a special enmity for Asmoedeus, for she had been contractually bound to Avernus on terms known only by her and the archdevils. So, who is Asmodeus? In an arrangement that frustrated the narcissistic Mephistopheles to no end, he traditionally operated cults for Asmodeus. [85], Why Asmodeus deposed Geryon was a mystery. Even if not constrained by their own lawful natures not to upset the established order, they would never be able to decide on who would rule in the Overlord's stead. [34] As important as an influx of spirits was to his purposes, every damned soul in Hell was so condemned under his name and therefore beholden to him. [148][note 2] But it was Mephistopheles who was perhaps the one archdevil Asmodeus feared on his own,[175] whose magical might was whispered to be great enough that even his master was deterred from interfering with him. Gods and demons have obliterated it many times, but like evil itself, the book always returns to enslave, corrupt, and destroy. Most notable among the archdevils are the Lords of the Nine, the powerful devils who rule over each circle of hell. The basis of any Asmodeus-centered campaign has to be someone seeking to destroy him. It instead implies that Serpent's Coil is shaped for the spiraling path Asmodeus fell, and that Malsheem sits at the bottom of that canyon. If Asmodeus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Conflict arose when the two gods sought to find a center for the multiverse. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. These two gods sought to create order within the multiverse, eventually biting each others tails and forming a circle that bordered the first plane, the neutral plane of the Outlands. This was warranted, for he made secret overtures to both sides until settling with the gods, who had decided to forge a pact of alliance granting him the power of He Who Was "until the primordials were vanquished". Bel agreed and so much of his time was consumed by the Blood War that he didn't have sufficient time to plot against his superiors. Primus scolded the angels for their lack of restraint and refused to give a final verdict, and Asmodeus suffered no punishment. The first was that it spurred increased loyalty in Geryon and he would work even harder for Asmodeus in the hope of being restored to power. [219], Contrary to its presentation in the popular "Pact Primeval" myth, Baator was not uninhabited when Asmodeus and his fallen company arrived. During Combat The cleric casts fire shield ( warm shield ), uses his wand of shield of faith, then attacks with fire spells, switching to blade barrier, channeled energy, and flame strike against fire-resistant opponents. [29][62] If the word of Shemeska the Marauder was to be believed, only Asmodeus was currently capable of controlling the darkness of the Ruby Rod. [113] Instead, as some sages suspected, the plane was populated by a race of much older, much stranger entities known only as the Ancient Baatorians. [87], Asmodeus was the father of devilkind, at the very least in spirit if not entirely literally. [195], Contrary to some beliefs, Asmodeus's great ritual granted him no special control over the agency of his so-called children. Hit points lost to necrotic damage from this weapon can only be regained through a short or long rest rather than by regeneration, magic, or any other means. According to the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, Asmodeus is the god of indulgence. Remember, Asmodeus is one of the keenest strategic minds in the whole of the multiverse; hes studied the adventurers and prepared himself to not only defeat them but humiliate them. I would potentially do a split character option. [110][164][165] Moloch would later come to resent the ascension of Glasya to archduchess of his former realm, a clear act of favoritism by her father. When the position of an archduke needed to be filled, it was his right to choose who would do so, always selecting one of the unique devils in Hell's ranks. Only Asmodeus's direct call could remove him from the safety of his iron tower, and he returned as soon as possible whenever ordered to leave. Bhaal had three avatar forms: the Slayer, the Ravager, and Kazgoroth. [45], But this state was intolerable to reality, and so in this version too, forces of law arose from the chaos to combat it and its demons, early deities in gleaming armor of pure stability with weapons forged of ideal thought. [88] This school of thought (one that came into being without Asmodeus's involvement but was ideal for his purposes regardless) rejected the divinity of gods, if not their existence, positing that they were just powerful beings of a level of strength that anyone could reach under the right circumstances. Archdevil [32], According to legend, Asmodeus attributed his wicked deeds to necessity and the mandates of law, alluding to the rules of Hell in his defense and arguing that his contracts were never broken. Last edited by Rob76: Aug 25, 2020 long time fantasist and part time creator of Homebrew bits and bobs. Do they default to try to get people to follow Asmodeus or do they promote atheism. I literally sit beneath eight tiers of scheming ambitious entities that represent primal law suffused with evil. [70][76], Despite his generally dismissive attitude towards the Blood War, Asmodeus, unlike some other lawful deities, recognized that it was not an entirely trivial matter. Some of these are powerful creatures who became devils, such as the fallen angel Zariel, and some rose to their power, such as Lilith. My intent this game is to convert my party as an LE cleric of Asmodeus to his worship. Even so, Gargauth viewed himself as above everyone in the Nine Hells,[168] and his own followers believed he ultimately planned to turn Faerun into his own 10th Hell. 5e also changes it up with Druids and Paladins, now, who aren't as intrinsically linked to a deity as they once were. . Tiamat wisely decided not to directly confront the god of tyranny but serve him faithfully while learning and accurately relaying his secrets to Asmodeus, which greatly pleased him. Domains Harkening back to 2nd edition, Manual of the Planes 3rd edition mentions "brutally repressed rumors" that the form of Asmodeus seen by the other archdukes and visitors was merely a specter or aspect, and that his true form, that of a titanic, serpent-like devil, hundreds of miles long, resided at the bottom of the canyon known as Serpent's Coil, so named for the outline he made when he hit the surface of Nessus, still wounded from his fall out of the upper planes. [228], Levistus ambushed Bensozia and tried to get her help in deposing Asmodeus, but she refused, so in a rage[229] Levistus tried to rape Bensozia[135] and when she wouldn't submit he murdered her. [110] It was commonly said Asmodeus permitted the coup so as to take a useful but conniving tactician and leave him too harried to scheme against his patron. Typically, such worship would give a god strength, but Asmodeus draws his power from the torture of souls sent to the nine hells. In the wake of the Spellplague, when many were questioning if the gods were angry or had outright abandoned them, Asmodeus's faithful provided their own answers and a god to give them the absolution they sought. The second was that it was a kind of reward by Asmodeus, even if Geryon did not think of it that way. The best were often already spellcasters, and the most powerful could draw some of Asmodeus's power into themselves. Regeneration. Most of the Nessian Guard was composed of pit fiends and cornugons, but some other varieties filled the ranks as well. Cult leaders were granted divine power until the sect reached the pinnacle of its power, at which point spells were suddenly denied and declined. From small contracts for individual souls of great value to huge contracts that have landed him the souls of any true atheist, his commitment to law isnt just a flavor of evil; its his fuel for more evil deeds. [205] Late into the ancient war between law and chaos, the Dawn War, after the fall of the Queen of Chaos and the removal of demons from play, Asmodeus was among the deific exemplars of chastity and virtue appointed to guard the prison of Tharizdun. [104] He admired her passion for warfare and commended her battle prowess, as well as the strength of her convictions, offering her rulership of Avernus and thus a chance to fight directly against demonkind in the Blood War. This was arguably the only point the histories of the Abyss all agreed on and,[202] by some interpretations, could be argued correct. [220] Certain incalculaby old texts purported that these were the creations of the baernaloths, but few outside daemon-dominated regions held to a belief in their truth. She can use her Profession (barrister) skill for Bluff and Diplomacy checks. Regardless, in the majority of his origins, whether cast out of the celestial realms, banished from other fiendish ranks or rejected by timeless contemporaries, Asmodeus had fallen from grace. He is, however, the chief of all things Lawful Evil. [60], Following this aspect, all Asmodeus's clerics aspired to wealth, prestige, and most of all, power,[60] and most cultists used his organization as a stepping stone to these goals. By provoking gods into fighting each other, preferably using their followers to act as representatives, he graphically illustrated their pettiness and sowed discontent among their followers. They want to do what they want now and thus he promises them that they will not have to wait during judgement and. Despite being only 7 ft (2.1 m) tall he was still massive because he was wider than he was long, competing with creatures like hill giants in terms of sheer mass. Subservient deities If Asmodeus fails a saving throw with no charges of this left, he may instead spend a legendary action in order to succeed instead. Essentially, I see him as treating people that go to him in 2 ways. [104][122], During this early period Asmodeus also thoroughly shaped the Nine Hells such that they were significantly different from their previous form[30] and in some ways unrecognizable from their more modern state. 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