Lord of Hell

"I'm not a witch. I'm nothing you've heard."

- Christine O’Donnell

You are not the servant of a demonic overlord. You are its peer. Political and mystical power are merely means to an end for you. Aided by your demonic familiar you amass an army of unholy forces to do your bidding.

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Requirements:

Summon an imp familiar

(This ritual, and its associated monetary cost, is assumed to have already been performed for starting characters; it starts as a lesser Demon with its tier one ability)

Training time: four months, with no penalty for being self-taught (and it's assumed that you are)



Skills
Know the rituals to summon imp familiars Communication circle apprentice Law (Hell) apprentice Melee Weapon (flex-hand) [scourge specialty] IV Mobster apprentice Pentacle Summoning Circle I Scrying I Summoning Circle Tactics Thaumaturgic Circle I Torture: Retraining I Any one other protection circle


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Level bonuses
 +3 to all saving throws Title: Commander of Hell's armies Familiar 2: Familiar is now a minor Demon and gains its second tier ability Title: Baron of Hell Familiar 3: Familiar gains its third tier ability Title: Earl or Bishop of Hell Familiar 4: Familiar gains its fourth tier ability Rebuke: This condemnation causes 1D8 points of damage to all Undead or Extrinsic creatures per round within the sound of the lord of Hell's voice</li> Title: Duke of Hell; gain supernatural Strength and your presence can be detected by the sense supernatural evil trait</li> Summon and dismiss familiar at will</li> Title: Emir or Archduke of Hell</li> Familiar 5: Familiar gains its fifth tier ability</li> Title: Archbishop or Khan of Hell</li> Tormented warp: Painfully twist flesh—this can be used for torture or to reshape someone. It hurts like Hell.</li> Title: Prince of Hell</li> Demonic Form: You gain an alternate form, switchable at will, that reflects your new unholy nature. This is largely a cosmetic change, but your second form can look like pretty much anything you want—even forms that violate basic biology or the laws of physics. You just get a single alternate form, though, rather than open-ended shapeshifting.</li> Title: Dark Prince; +2D6 to your maximum life point capacity</li> Familiar 6: Familiar gains its final ability</li> </ol>

Per additional level: +1 to save vs. magic

Per additional odd level: +1 to familiar's maximum life point capacity, or increment familiar's ability one tier


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