Thus, he pretended to not just know but also foresee the actions of people who genuinely surprised him. [1], In 1479 DR, plans of the Abolethic Sovereignty to claim fabled Gauntlgrym drew the attention of the Ashmadai, and soon both factions began to fight over control of Gauntlgrym. This cease-fire only had to last long enough for him to organize matters that would eventually turn the Blood War into a good versus evil struggle that would serve his ends in causing destruction on the upper planes. But Asmodeus knew the truth, for he was present at its beginning. Some time after this Asmodeus became involved with the politics of the gods, inventing punishment in order to enforce their laws, in return the gods gave him Baator, an abandoned hell with seven planes. [28], Each of Asmodeus's avatars held a Ruby Rod of Asmodeus as a badge of office. This page needs grammatical help. He not only wanted to take over Asmodeus's position, he believed he was fated to do so, but his excessive confidence revealed his intention to Asmodeus. It was believed that, as long as the Mephistopheles was plotting against Baalzebul, Asmodeus was safe from Mephistopheles. Asmodeus is Immune to spells of the 4th level or lower, unless he wants to be affected. [61] One exception to this rule was the abishai, who ultimately served Tiamat. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. [56], Asmodeus kept Tiamat's influence small. His ac is 25 not exactly easy to hit.

Mephistopheles was Asmodeus's closest serious contender and he knew it, so he waited until Asmodeus made some catastrophic mistake he could exploit. However, this story is presented as mythology, and the Codex itself admits that it does not tell the whole truth. Primus scolded the angels for their lack of restraint and refused to give a final verdict, and Asmodeus suffered no punishment. [140] Asmodeus also supplied pacts for warlocks.[94]. But she wanted to fight in it too and eventually ran off to do that.

No one who tells the story of the true form of Asmodeus survives more than 24 hours after the telling. Asmodeus is the strongest, most cunning, and most handsome of all devils. Asmodeus fell as they struggled over the proper role of Law, eventually plummeting all the way to the Serpent's Coil in Baator. He'd already stolen one shard of evil; his goal was to steal the entire thing from the bottom of the Abyss. He was well aware of the danger the demons represented for the continued existence of the multiverse. [21], Asmodeus's true form was that of a wingless scaled serpent hundreds of miles long. Over the years, their numbers grew and if Asmodeus managed to heal his wounds and get out of Baator, this army of pit fiends and cornugons would follow. They had free will, and could chose not to follow law. [53], A third tactic was to make mortals disillusioned with the gods. The Ashmadai, or the Messengers of the Raging Fiend, were a secretive devil worshiping cult dedicated to the god Asmodeus, based in Neverwinter in the late years of the 15 century DR. Asmodeus is a villain from Dungeons & Dragons, he rules over the Nine Hells of Baator and is considered the grand ruler of Lawful Evil beings. Not to mention Asmodeus was CR 20 in the play test bestiary. This story was accepted by sages across the multiverse, but was held to be myth rather than an exact account, while the existence of other stories was acknowledged.

Asmodeus target one creature within 30 ft., the target makes a Wisdom Save of DC 25 on a failed save target takes 3d10 psychic damage, the target becomes frightened for 30 seconds and gains 1 level of exhaustion. Asmodeus, chief of the Lords of the Nine. Furthermore, souls condemned to Baator were conscripted into the infernal army against the Abyss's forces of chaos, thereby protecting the cause of law and good from the forces of chaos and evil, which meant the souls were also used to further and protect the cause of law.

The blood that his wounded body gave off turned into new cornugons and pit fiends,[41] usually the latter. He looks nightmarish. Frostbite, Toll the dead, Cause fear, Inflict wounds, Thunderous smite, Pyrotechnics, Scorching ray, Animate dead, Bestow curse, Vampiric Touch, Blight, Wall of fire, Cone of Cold, Destructive Wave, Raise Dead, Create Undead, Soul Cage, and Wall of Ice.

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. 5th Edition.

Asmodeus can take 5 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. The exact circumstances were not known, but Asmodeus played a crucial role. If you do not understand the English language please leave comments on this page's talk page before making any edits. Large Fiend, Lawful evil. 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. The symbol was effective as it managed to scare the townsfolk into co-operating with the demands of the Ashmadai. She made aggressive use of this privilege and became disliked by other archdevils. (1) 1st Ed AD&D page 20, Back to Main Page → 5e Homebrew → 5e Creatures, You can help D&D Wiki by improving the grammar on this page. Asmodeus is a villain from Dungeons & Dragons, he rules over the Nine Hells of Baator and is considered the grand ruler of Lawful Evil beings. [84], In the Pact Primeval version of Asmodeus's origin myth, Mephistopheles was Asmodeus's companion since before they went to Baator.

Huge fan. [43] Through this means, he built a great army, which was stationed in Malsheem, a giant fortress so large that it was considered unmappable. [3] Asmodeus had a huge store of souls in the citadel, and these could be bought from him at an extremely high cost, rumored to be entire kingdoms for one soul. Asmodeus's weapon attacks are magical. If they were not kept busy with the Blood War, they would eventually take over the multiverse, kill everybody living in it, and finally kill each other into extinction. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to Asmodeus's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours. Her faction consisted of older and less studied cultists who still served Thay in belief Valindra was the staff's holder. Some suspected that he could do so and was responsible for Hag Countess's sudden and weird death this way. Asmodeus made sure that this justice system was not independent, but beholden to Asmodeus. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Warforged are fine. As arrogant as this claim sounded, Asmodeus had the competence to back it up. [16] Their prime motivation for joining was greed, and it began by making a pact with Asmodeus that consigned their soul to the Nine Hells on death. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Pretty powerful spells as well. Flames burst from the gaping maw as it attempts to suck in unlucky victims. Various stories existed that even disagreed on what kind of lifeform Asmodeus actually was. [131], Although many believed Asmodeus killed Azuth when he consumed his divine essence,[29] in fact Asmodeus had fused with Azuth, and both gods coexisted in the same body. But eventually the deities wearied of fighting infinite demons and wanted to do something else. In case these abilities did not work, Asmodeus had a strong tendency to retreat and let his minions deal with his enemies. [41], Being a man to whom his privacy and safety were important, he usually remained within his fortress of Malsheem, primarily using other people to make his will clear to others. However, whenever they summoned a fiend, they bound its essence to the body of a mortal. However, he was older than the concept of faith and the power of deities like him neither waxed nor waned with the number of worshipers and beyond himself, he had no ability to grant spells to his followers. [1], Years before the cataclysm of Neverwinter, cultists of Asmodeus allied themselves with Thay. The Asmodeus can take 5 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Vell was credited for bringing about the rise of the Ashmadai into New Neverwinter's shady and secretive powerhouse. Glasya was said to resemble a succubus. [25], Like any other devil of authority, Asmodeus had the ability to demote any officially subservient devil—that is, any devil in his case—at his whim. Asmodeus suffers no harmful effects from this action. And to twist the knife, tieflings know that this is because a pact struck generations ago infused the essence of Asmodeus, overlord of the Nine Hells (and many of the other powerful devils serving under him) into their bloodline. It was from his blood the first of them arose. 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. [26] His devils continually damned souls to Baator in order to turn them into new devils and with it expand the infernal army. Mordai readily encouraged his followers to mark shellacked buildings and corpses with the symbol of Asmodeus.