Is it a Demon, or a Devil?

Disco Bandit Dragon How's that for a slice of fried gold? Posts: 348	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 19, 2004 22:31:36 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Disco Bandit on Oct 19, 2004 22:31:36 GMT -6 There is something i've always been wondering. In D&D, what is the difference between a demon, and a devil?
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Disco Bandit Dragon How's that for a slice of fried gold? Posts: 348	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 19, 2004 22:46:42 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Disco Bandit on Oct 19, 2004 22:46:42 GMT -6 hmmmmm... makes sense, i guess...
	"The fibula is one of the long bones in a mammal's lower leg. It gets its name from the fact that its marrow produces the hormone fibulene, which fuels the brain's ability to construct lies such as this one."

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Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 19, 2004 22:52:00 GMT -6

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Post by Maraxus of Keld on Oct 19, 2004 22:52:00 GMT -6

Kefka gives a good start, but there's more to it than that.

As he said, demons are chaotic evil and devils are lawful evil. As such, they behave very differently.

Let me quote the basic descriptions in the Monster Manual:

Demons are native to the Abyss, a realm of unmitigated chaos and evil. They are the most violent, greedy, fickle, and perverse of the fiends (creatures from the infernal planes).
Many demons, not satisfied with their own iniquity, take pleasure in tempting mortals to become as depraved as they are.

Devils, on the other hand...

Baatezu (devils) have a rigid caste system, in which authority derives not only from power but also from station. They occupy themselves mainly with extending their influence throughout the planes by corrupting mortals. Baatezu who further this goal are usually rewarded with improved stations.

Basically, devils are more orderly, more calculating, in their evil, whereas the demons just wanna get out there and spread the destruction.

Direct damage is the enforcer of sanity in Magic. It ends the game when a bunch of dorks clog up the board with 28 variations of Fog Bank, Puppeteer, Silent Arbiter, and Ensnaring Bridge.

Index of my decks

Disco Bandit Dragon How's that for a slice of fried gold? Posts: 348	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 19, 2004 23:02:04 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Disco Bandit on Oct 19, 2004 23:02:04 GMT -6 ahhhh, i get it now. odd, i thought that Baatezu were demons, and Tanar'ri were devils, but it's the other way around, huh. thanks Maraxus.
	"The fibula is one of the long bones in a mammal's lower leg. It gets its name from the fact that its marrow produces the hormone fibulene, which fuels the brain's ability to construct lies such as this one."

Disco Bandit Dragon How's that for a slice of fried gold? Posts: 348	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 19, 2004 23:02:49 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Disco Bandit on Oct 19, 2004 23:02:49 GMT -6 oh, one more thing
	"The fibula is one of the long bones in a mammal's lower leg. It gets its name from the fact that its marrow produces the hormone fibulene, which fuels the brain's ability to construct lies such as this one."

Maraxus of Keld Legend "I have no master. I am chaos." -Maraxus of Keld Posts: 2,132	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 19, 2004 23:23:45 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Maraxus of Keld on Oct 19, 2004 23:23:45 GMT -6 No prob. Although that picture is HUGE.
	Direct damage is the enforcer of sanity in Magic. It ends the game when a bunch of dorks clog up the board with 28 variations of Fog Bank, Puppeteer, Silent Arbiter, and Ensnaring Bridge. Index of my decks

Disco Bandit Dragon How's that for a slice of fried gold? Posts: 348	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 20, 2004 11:13:44 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Disco Bandit on Oct 20, 2004 11:13:44 GMT -6 well, now io know the difference. that should make campaign crafting a bit easier.
	"The fibula is one of the long bones in a mammal's lower leg. It gets its name from the fact that its marrow produces the hormone fibulene, which fuels the brain's ability to construct lies such as this one."

Maraxus of Keld Legend "I have no master. I am chaos." -Maraxus of Keld Posts: 2,132	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 20, 2004 12:14:16 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Maraxus of Keld on Oct 20, 2004 12:14:16 GMT -6 You're going to DM a game?
	Direct damage is the enforcer of sanity in Magic. It ends the game when a bunch of dorks clog up the board with 28 variations of Fog Bank, Puppeteer, Silent Arbiter, and Ensnaring Bridge. Index of my decks

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Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 20, 2004 21:54:36 GMT -6

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Post by Disco Bandit on Oct 20, 2004 21:54:36 GMT -6

I do sometimes.
I mostly just craft the skeleton of the campaign, my friend does the actual DM'ing. I prefer to use my lvl 13 sorcerer as a PC. It's more fun that way. Can't beat Undeath to Death, which my sorcerer has the fortune of knowing. Such a happy spell that is.

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"The fibula is one of the long bones in a mammal's lower leg. It gets its name from the fact that its marrow produces the hormone fibulene, which fuels the brain's ability to construct lies such as this one."

Butcher Orgg(s) Demon Rarrgh! Posts: 433	Is it a Demon, or a Devil? Oct 22, 2004 20:49:21 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Butcher Orgg(s) on Oct 22, 2004 20:49:21 GMT -6 Ack! Look, it's a super-retarted picture! I LOVE it!
	Still ticked they didn't reprint Butcher Orgg in Time Spiral...

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