Lawful evil So they created a beautiful and gloriously diverse array of winged warriors to wield their divine magic and do battle on their behalf, the angels, and the bravest, toughest, fiercest and most beautiful of these angels was Asmodeus. Even then, there should still be some serious gauntlets to face before dealing with Asmodeus directly. Sure, devil may be a creature type in 5e, but Asmodeus is quite definitively, the Devil, at least in the Forgotten Realms. [32][27][35] The forces of good were foolish, sentimental beings too soft and weak to do what had to be done. A creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of their turn to end the effect. Power Level [45], Asmodeus and his erinyes cohorts descended to the bleak and featureless Baator and upon the bemoaning of his associates explained his plans. These disaffected aasimar are typically content to turn away from the world, but a few become agents of evil. Asmodeus killed most himself, but despite the destruction of all their lords, Zargon himself, even against one as mighty as Asmodeus, was resistant to the worst he could muster. They gradually came to suspect however that demonkind was infinite and became weary of the conflict, seeking to move on to other projects like the creation of worlds and intelligent beings. Worshiperalignments Asmodeus (pronounced:/zmodes/z-mo-DAY-us[22]listen or:/zmodis/z-MO-dee-us[22]listen) or Asmodei in Infernal,[23] was the Faernian deity of indulgence[24] and a patron of oppression and power. Nine Hells Still, that would make for an absolutely unreadable stat block. In his traitorous quest to usurp Asmodeus he performed acts so heinous that his punishment, being sealed in a giant block of ice, almost seemed like a mercy, and while later returned archdukedom he was not released from his tomb. He had also the spellcasting ability of a master cleric with the Diabolic and Evil domains. Primus scolded the angels for their lack of restraint and refused to give a final verdict, and Asmodeus suffered no punishment. [222][223], Considering that not even Zargon remembered his past, it was possible this origin was untrue, but the Ancient Baatorians were real all the same. There is no stat block for Asmodeus in 5e, but that certainly shouldnt stop you from pitting your adventurers against him. Unlike most deities, Asmodeus has no need for mortal worshippers. This arrogance would have led to his destruction if he lacked the competence to back it up, yet Asmodeus had managed to thwart all conspiracies against him and survive Heaven with nothing but his wit. The holy symbol of Asmodeus on an amulet after the Spellplague. Moradin's cleric has long brown hair, tied in various braids. Of course I love my father. One reason for Asmodeus to elevate Glasya was to tie her to one layer with a lot of responsibility, thereby preventing her ambitions going too far.[148]. [8], Geryon served as a spy for Asmodeus during the Reckoning, seemingly siding with Mephistopheles only to blow his horn before the climatic clash and signal all the commanders to betray their leaders. An evil cleric is not just evil themselves, they are advocates and salespeople for Evil. Nessus Doing so would have to require learning the location of his true form and finding ways to kill him as well. They adhere to a strict caste system and can advance through the ranks to reach the level of pit fiend and even possibly become an archdevil. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Around his neck is electrum necklace with a miniature war hammer. The Blood War, the eternal battle between the fiends of the lower planes, was often described as a kind of philosophical war over which form of evil would reign supreme. Asmodeus is the greater deity of indulgence in the Faerunian pantheon, the ruler of all devils, and the lord of the Nine Hells of Baator. [66] None who shared knowledge of its existence, both of the form itself and where it allegedly came from, lived for more than a day, although it was still recorded in ancient and difficult to reach libraries, such as Demogorgon's citadel of Abysm. Tempting souls can be done in a few ways. Asmodeus is unaffected by spells of 5th level or lower unless he wants to be affected. [39] Torture was his tool to break the wills of others and impose his own,[40] and knowledge of secrets and dealings his desired instrument to claim others as his. Realm [121], It was unclear how exactly the relationship started, whether Asmodeus was using the unsavory Mammon to punish his daughter or if Glasya was using him to annoy her father (or even if there was some degree of twisted, genuine passion and romance), but at one point Glasya was the consort of Mammon. Although Asmodeus killed his consort Naome[128] (though even this might have been Glasya's doing)[110] he accepted Belial placing his daughter Fierna on the throne. [180], It was believed that Asmodeus, at some point, financed a project to create the yugoloths. The King of Hell gave covert aid to the Athar of Sigil,[87] though they were later exiled and his continued level of involvement was not known. [45], If the story as a whole was to be believed,[45] then Asmodeus's parting after signing the Pact Primeval was not as flawless and peaceful as portrayed. So it was that Mephisto waited to see if Asmodeus made some catastrophic mistake exploitable enough to put them at actual odds. [55], Asmodeus was impossible to harm with spells below a certain level of power, as well as poison, paralysis, petrification, magic dealing with death, illusions, and attempts to influence his mind. Asmodeus's true form was that of a scaled serpent hundreds of miles long, his acid-black blood, a substance beyond foul, exuding from eons-old wounds. [230], Zariel started off as an observer of the Blood War under celestial orders. [168] Some sages claimed he challenged Asmodeus and lost, others said the destruction of his closest friend by Asmodeus drove him from the Hells, while others believed he left of his own volition,[168][167] sent by Asmodeus to the Material Plane as a pit fiend to corrupt mortals. With this final act of corruption, the shard turned him and his forces into the first devils, and Asmodeus was cursed to never leave Baator. 5e Effectively exempt from the soul quota other devil lords had to meet, he concentrated his corrupting efforts on figures of cosmic significance such as angels or demigods, occassionally managing to lure such beings into contracts to add new unique devils to Hell's roster. My father's plans are ever delicate things, relying on a hundred thousand points to craft the whole. Add an ability, action, legendary action, mythic action, or whatever you want to call it. You'll want to figure out what that means to you because, in a world where gods abound, your stance is important. So, I'm unsure what his clerics would actually do. Portfolio I like to encourage people to do anything they want to do in D&D. Home Plane [67], His personal palace was Malsheem, a giant fortress so large that it was considered unmappable. The souls he collects serve several purposes. The path from this realm leads to an infinite pit of chaos and evil. Knowledge, Order, Trickery Knowledge, Torment, Tyranny, Civilization Another option is to interact with He Who Was. The forces of law and chaos battled for eons, until the deities of law felt the need to track their progress and so created numbers for recording the slain foes and time to see how long victory would take. So it was that the unity of law was broken and there was no center of reality, the envisioned, bordered planes instead stretching on infinitely, and in doing so the two had effectively made the third law a concession to chaos. However, the origin myth which appears in v.3.5's Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells contradicts this, where Asmodeus is a fallen angel and the original founder of the current, baatezu-dominated Nine Hells during the signing of the Pact Primeval. This distinction keeps him wholly separate from beings like Orcus or Yeenoghu. He then answered their further wails of downcast despair with a solution, that voluntary obedience to whom they, as creations, should obey, had to have consequence if they did not. This attracted the rage of a barbarian nation who attacked them, but Zargon killed their hero, and then a few of their gods. His serpentine body lay at the bottom of a rift called the Serpent's Coil, but not even the denizens knew this. If it would make sense for Asmodeus to make a melee attack with his ruby rod, go for it. [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. Of course, his regal appearance echoes who exactly he is. A creatures form may only be reverted through a Wish spell or similar magic or by Asmodeus himself. The typical progression has us dealing with a cult for the first tier, and as we progress through the campaign, we gradually learn of their connections with Asmodeus and his underlings. Other infernal bloodlines had also reemerged, though those bearing Asmodeus's mark were still by far the most numerous. Guide to Hell claimed that his wish was to destroy all creation by making all sentient beings atheists, thus negating the belief energy holding the Outer Planes together, so that he might fill the void and create it entirely in his own image, without the help of any other deity. If Asmodeus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Gargauth left either because he tried and failed to oust Asmodeus and had to flee or because Asmodeus killed Beherit, Gargauth's closest ally, which prompted the Outcast to leave. Now, as an adult, I aspire to remind people that sometimes a little bit of fantasy is all you need when life gets to be too much. [192], To the more aspiring, mordai offered a chance at both power and pleasures immortal in the hierarchy of Hell, a path by which they could master their own fates and achieve their goals over eternity rather than serve at another deity's leisure. Ranged Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 222/666 ft., one target. The final origin story is honestly pretty similar to the Pact Primeval, in as much as it sees Asmodeus as a fallen angel who makes cunning deals with the gods. Clerics are spoiled, but every character has some relationship with gods. [19] In following him they saw their way to great power, a path providing access to the otherwise unattainable. Asmodeus touches a target and fills their mind with images of lost desires and forgotten dreams. Should all go as planned, the celestial realms of the gods who looked down upon the struggle would be ruined and their keepers made to suffer. [85], Why Asmodeus deposed Geryon was a mystery. There was debate on whether the latter behavior inspired Asmodeus's rebellion, and the few who subscribed to the theory held Asmodeus as a cautionary example of becoming what one hates. [126], On Toril, Asmodeus's worshipers comprised two groups: those who wanted to have some form of independence from gods, and those who had no intention of dealing with devils, only wanting fun and/or clemency from Asmodeus. [122][140] Eventually he made her archduchess, although how much this was meant as a punishment, reward, and a pragmatic matter of keeping her ambitions in check was in question. Asmodeus hasnt been a deity since the dawn of time. [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. [27] Given his access to ten avatars, Asmoeus could station one on each layer of Hell as needed, with a tenth leftover for extraplanar activity. [12], In truth, Asmodeus was a tyrant, an authoritarian overlord who sought complete control over as many subjects as he could obtain[37] and nothing less than absolute dominion over all reality[38] to satiate his need for power. A victorious church of Baalzebul would be taken over by Asmodeus and Baalzebul would gain a secret shrine to Asmodeus within an area in need of subversion. Before Combat The cleric casts freedom of movement and resist energy (electricity). Those who worshiped Asmodeus directly formed an intricately built secret society. Much like Asmodeus, the newly created worlds were scarred for the betterment of law. [205][218] Even so, despite having access to his god's power, he had not truly become one himself,[36] and was as much just another prisoner of the Nine Hells as he was its king. The gods agreed, so rather than allowing souls to be tortured on their own planes, they signed the Pact Primeval. Whether he'd truly severed all ties with Asmodeus and whether he would remain a demon lord was unknown. He managed to imprison her for a time before Asmodeus reinstated her again, declaring Bel's defensive tactics inadequate for fending off demonkind. For now, the brief imagery should at least show you that Baator is not a cozy travel destination. If you are a cleric of his, you won't be treated like shit when you go to hell. [137] Though he hated Asmodeus for stripping him of his power, secretly raging and swearing vengeance against him, he was not certain of the why himself and not necessarily unwilling to comply depending on the reason. [209], There were many gods who saw Asmodeus as one who had cunningly rid them of a failing leader, and thus willing to secretly bargain with him for aid in the war, and evil gods who were grateful of the removal of He Who Was. Like most fiends, these castes dictate more than just status. However, the gods realized that mortals were the next threat as they followed their own free will rather than law. Essentially, I see him as treating people that go to him in 2 ways. Fireball. The magic Asmodeus receives from these souls is what he uses to fuel his divine power, to maintain the whole of Baator, and to heal his body slowly and gather his strength. As always, happy adventuring. He served as a trusted aide in matters of war and espionage, and was rewarded by having his fractured mind more fully merged. He was charged with fighting the Blood War, invading the Abyss, and getting the shard of evil for him. [203] Wherever they came from, the arrival of Asmodeus's kindred heralded their disappearance, to the point the only obvious sign of their presence were the nupperibos, young who naturally grew from the larva (who appeared even before mortals existed) of the plane. [45] Through the merciless exploitation of loopholes, the pact granted devils the right to punish lawful evil souls. [5], First and foremost, Asmodeus sought to preserve the status quo of Baator, that being his station as supreme ruler of Hell. He fell until he could literally fall no further, hitting the deepest part - The Pit; therafter he laid and schemed even as his wounds still bled. Physically, it was impossible to hurt him with anything less than +4 enchanted weapons, [29] and even if injured the wounds immediately heal unless it was holy or otherwise blessed. [87], Asmodeus was the father of devilkind, at the very least in spirit if not entirely literally. No matter what your rank in the cult, you are looked out for, provided for, and shown to power in one way or another. Even his avatars are in constant pain, agonized by the scars hidden beneath such elegant finery. His daughter generally remained continually supportive[139] and Asmodeus was, at least by infernal standards, a doting father. [101] Asmodeus made his superiority publicly clear in an event called the Reckoning of Hell, where he demonstrated he could foil them all and emerge entirely unscathed. [195] All these temptations however were merely lures on his hook that inevitably came at the cost of the signatory's soul, sentencing them to eternal damnation in the Nine Hells. For example, before souls became proper petitioners in Toril's case, they arrived in Kelemvor's realm, and he took those of the truly faithless and incorporated them into the great wall around his city to undergo a similar painful process of dissolution. [205], Between this and other clauses and tricks of wording that the furious and desperate gods did not fully consider the ramifications of, Asmodeus granted himself the perpetual right to harvest souls. [189] There were also his domineering disciples of darkness, callous in their quest for unlimited power, ruthlessly striving for nothing less than world domination. If Asmodeus fails a concentration save at any time, he may choose which spell ends. He rules from Nessus, the deepest layer. As the ruler of devils, Asmodeus is not necessarily the definitive personification of evil. Creatures frightened in this way have disadvantage on saving throws forced by Asmodeus. Avatar He has a long thick beach clasp with a gold band near the end. [235], In 1486 DR, Azuth had regained most of his strength and was able to choose Ilstan Nyaril as his Chosen. [27] Regardless, he desired the souls of mortals and maintained a following among them. A special rank of devils with more power and authority than most belonged to the members of the Nessian Guard. Unable to ignore the horrors, Asmodeus was once again charged, once again pointed out he was only enacting the rules they agreed on, once again met with no counterargument, and once again proposed a solution. Though he did manage to return to a more desirable appearance, there was one thing he had sought even more than that during his transformation, and that was vengeance against Asmodeus for his defeat and shaming. In this version, he served as an exarch for a long-forgotten god who is known simply as He Who Was. 59. At the very dawn of the universe, reality was little more than swirling, primordial soup of infinite possibility, silmultaneously everything and nothing. I strongly suggest coming up with a list of 20 to 25 spells that feel appropriate to Asmodeus but are also perfectly chosen to combat your party. The god exiled Asmodeus from his services when he took drastic measures in wartime. My original intent was to show how magnificent I am (my charisma is higher than my Wisdom) and the wonderful powers I possess . 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. Asmodeuss true form is a wingless scaled serpent whose body stretches out for hundreds of miles. The first group hoped they would be specifically approached by a devil on dying. 5th Edition Statistics[1][11][12][13][14][15] [2][190], Asmodeus also mantained several unconventional mortal casters. [238] But on a rare few occasions, Azuth was able to gain control of their shared body, and because of his strange behavior many denizens of the Nine Hells believed Asmodeus had grown mad. At least one god was suspicious, but Asmodeus reassured them that it was for their own benefit, preventing them from becoming independent while still being able to fuel spells and powers away while away from them. In this way, cults of Asmodeus are particularly insidious and sinister. If allowed in socieites predominantly of other alignments they openly followed him but kept their true natures and activities secret. There has been a long-standing rivalry between the two types of fiends, devils, and demons, and the devils are at least a bit more based in whats right. 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. [27][28][29], An avatar of Asmodeus was handsome, charismatic and captivating on the surface, appearing as a slim, red-skinned humanoid over 13feet (4meters) tall with a horned head, glowing red eyes and a perfectly trimmed beard. [66] Given the priority he placed on his own security and privacy, he usually remained within his fortress of Malsheem, using others to make his will clear,[32] though the other archdevils were annually called to there. [189] The existence of the Ashmadai, an active and violent cult of Asmodeus in Neverwinter (where the largest tiefling population was found in North Faern) created an atmosphere of distrust towards all tieflings there. [33], One of Asmodeus's known favored tactics for the promotion of faithlessness did not involve him doing much at all. The first is to dabble in the Blood war, including demons and devils that want to help or hinder your progress in the mission. [130], Even so, their history was long and riddled with conflict, as Glasya remained willfully defiant and disatisfied by his attempts to bring her under control and she brought him no small amount of grief before they came to an understanding. For the Prince of Evil, we actually have a couple of descriptions to run through. [196], A few shadar-kai of Netheril revered Asmodeus. Baathion, an idyllic, verdant, shining world of unequaled goodness and brightness was erased, its beautiful forests, oceans, and even the beloved garden of the god burned and boiled away by hellish flames until all that remained was the black rock, unending fire, death, and torment of Baator. Since most clerics are in medium armor, the winged variant is a great choice. Running a campaign centered on Asmodeus may seem like a lot of work, but it really boils down to a general theme of Lawful Evil plots and schemes. Furthermore, the legend was not only influenced by devils, but as it was told seemed heavily biased towards Asmodeus, notably in one specific area. However, after researching, I'm not sure if Asmodeus would prefer this and would, in fact, prefer that I shun people away from any religion. It has the following cleric spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, guidance, resistance, thaumaturgy. [27][60] The cult functioned as a secret and sinister mutual-aid society whose members used their pre-existing influence and affluence to raise each other into higher positions of prominence. Channel divinity 4e Anyone with better knowledge than I on which way is the "Asmodeus" way? [104] The terms "father" and "daughter" might have been insufficient to describe the relationships between immortal beings of lawful evil,[138] but the two shared a similar view of the world. The origins of the war were lost to time, and contrary to popular opinion Asmodeus did not start it, although he played a significant part in its existence and development. [50][51], Asmodeus's strength neither waxed nor waned with the number of his worshipers and he had no ability to grant spells to his followers. [58] Even so, Asmodeus had strategies alliances with several powers of the lower planes, such as Set and Hecate (at least back when he needed assitance to grant spells),[87] and even a secret alliance with the demon lord Pazuzu. Pantheon Of course, this all goes back to the initial conflict between the two. So, who is Asmodeus? Rather than kill his opponents, he preferred using these abilities to force would-be-foes to submit to him, or failing that flee for their lives. When it comes to great evil though, most things come back to Asmodeus in one way or another. They state that the baatezu only supplanted the original natives of the plane, the Ancient Baatorians, and were themselves first created as the lawful spawn of the General of Gehenna's purification of the early yugoloths. This is truly incredible and something few deities, even greater deities, have the strength to pull off. [45], Without any lawful way to stop Asmodeus's host from entering even newly created works in their dominions, the distressed deities decided to focus on the creation of mortals and wonderful worlds to house them. [92] Either way, neither those gods nor Asmodeus himself wanted an open war in Hell,[93] and indeed the thought of pantheons descending onto his plane and upsetting Hell's delicate power balance filled him with dread. The cult might be overtly diabolic or worship an invented deity tailored to appeal to a specific demographic. Always slim and charismatic, Asmodeus gave himself a regal appearance, tying his aesthetic together with expensive red and black clothing. The moment Asmodeus proved victorious in the Reckoning Mammon immediately groveled before him, betraying his co-conspirators without a moment's hesitation. Lawful evil [63], Asmodeus owned one of the original copies of the Pact Primeval. Served By Asmodeus (Deity) Titles The Archfiend Dark Prince The First God-Fiend King of Hell Lord of Darkness Lord of Hell Lord of the Pit Master of Witches Prince of Darkness Prince of Devils Prince of Hell Prince of Law Ruler of Hell Adjective Asmodean Realm The Catafalque, Nessus, Hell Alignment Lawful evil Areas of Concern Contracts Pride Slavery He plunged through the nascent layers he had alreay begun shaping (in some versions causing the plane to break and reform into nine layers) and continued to spiral violently even as the earth of Baator itself protested. At the top of the caste system, below Asmodeus, are the archdevils. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). The young multiverse would be defined by the conflict between these ancient groups of Chaos and Law, and among them were the Twin Cosmic Serpents, representations of the duality of Law: the feathered, goodly Jazirian and forked-tongued, evil Ahriman. Bel gained the trust of Zariel and abused it to depose her, rising to the rank of archdevil. 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. For example, he allegedly steered Baalzebul, while still an archon called Triel, onto the path of corruption by appearing to him as a beautiful venomous flower. Flayed, burned and otherwise tortured, the horrible screams of the damned filled the celestial realms and the flowers of their gardens dripped with blood. Heavy mace It was also a great way to keep the demon population in check since demons could eventually control the multiverse if they werent otherwise occupied. In fact, the most common origin of warlocks in the Realms was infernal, and of all the archdevils, it was Asmodeus who maintained the most of such pacts, at least among those with fiendish blood. 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