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From the origin of the gods to the inhabitants of the darkest infernal pit, Princes of Darkness: Book of the Damned Volume 1 is an unflinching look at the methods, motivations, and goals of Asmodeus, the archdevils, and the entire hierarchy of Hell. Whether you’re planning to storm the gates of Avernus or trade in the exotic and immoral markets of Dis, or simply want to add a splash of diabolical flavor to a standard campaign, this 64-page book is full of delicious temptations worthy of Faust himself.

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Heathansson, Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:26 PM

I am the first! I am the first!

Sharoth (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:28 PM

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

Sharoth (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:29 PM

P.S. - Me wants! Me wants lots!

Lord Fyre (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:31 PM

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

Sharoth (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:32 PM

Lord Fyre wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

~crumples to the ground with a low groan~

Kevin Mack (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:39 PM

Lord Fyre wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

SMASHES A chair over your back. NOW I am the first

Lord Fyre (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:40 PM

Kevin Mack wrote:

Lord Fyre wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

SMASHES A chair over your back. NOW I am the first

~Falls to the ground like a sack of potatoes~

Patrick Curtin (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:44 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ................. shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny!

Me want me want!

Spoiler:

Heathansson, Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:44 PM

Pie to the face.

Spoiler:

Patrick Curtin (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:46 PM

Pie to the face

Spoiler:

Heathansson, Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 05:49 PM

"I'll swallah yer soul! Swallah yer soul!!!"

Spoiler:

Cpt_kirstov (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 06:00 PM

Sharoth wrote:

Lord Fyre wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

~crumples to the ground with a low groan~

steals book while everyone is hitting one another

Patrick Curtin (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 06:03 PM

Swallow this ...

BOOM!

Heathansson, Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 06:04 PM

Let's see some of that magic, you know th' vexing kind.

Mothman (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 06:09 PM

coooool

Dark_Mistress (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 06:48 PM

Very cool I was hoping for this and a demon book by paizo in the near future.

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 08:55 PM

I want!

... except I have to finish the Great Beyond first before Wes can really get into the thick of it. Which means... I have power! Bow before me Mr. Scheider! [Superman 2] Kneel! Kneel before Todd! [/Superman 2]. ;)

Mr Baron (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 12:41 AM

Whoa.......

All sorts of new stuff on the web site today!

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 02:44 AM

Did you know that this book will only be sold to those who already serve the Nine?
Time to change your allegiance and become Chelaxian!

Ravenmantle (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 05:12 AM

*jaw drops to floor* This should be good! A book about my favorite outsiders. Yum!

Lord Thavian (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 10:25 AM

Wanna know more.... Sign here please! (muahahahahahaha)

Eric Hinkle, Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 12:48 PM

Great news, now all we need are similar books about the daemons and demons. Especially the succubi. You can never have enough fun with succubi!

Watcher (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 01:09 PM

I wager that if Wes is doing the Devils.... James will be doing the Demons. :D

Looking forward to this Wes!

Savage_ScreenMonkey, Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 01:46 PM

Devils get their due...BoooYaah!

Knightfall1972, Sat, Oct 25, 2008, 02:02 PM

Excellent

Lord Snow (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Mon, Oct 27, 2008, 02:22 PM

Lord Fyre wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

summon Chuck Norris!
who watns to mess with me now? :)

anyhow, this looks awsome. damn, Paizo just insured another bit of my money...

hopeless, Mon, Oct 27, 2008, 02:56 PM

So many new things how will I choose?

As a certain children show's quote states;

"Gotta catch them all!"

Brinebeast, Fri, Dec 26, 2008, 11:04 AM

I just happend to notice that in the 3.5mm there are 10 devils listed and a perfect companion to this book would be a devils revisited book under your Monsters Revisited line. Just think how much evil one could do with Princes of Darkness, Book of the Damned and a Classic Devils Revisited. Just a suggestion.

vagrant-poet (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Sun, Dec 28, 2008, 04:18 PM

CAN'T WAIT, for the daemon equivalent of this book, though I'll probably buy all three (the demon one too).

Wolf Munroe (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 01:39 AM

Lord Snow wrote:

Lord Fyre wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

I am the first! I am the first!

~WHAPS you with a baseball bat~ NOW I am the first!

BASHES you with a Hammer! :P NOW I am the first!

summon Chuck Norris!
who watns to mess with me now? :)

anyhow, this looks awsome. damn, Paizo just insured another bit of my money...

You don't summon Chuck Norris. When Chuck Norris hears a "summons," if he elects to respond, he instantly shifts all of reality so it moves appropriately around him. You only think he appears beside you.

Taliesin Hoyle (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 02:04 AM

I am surprised it isn't being written by James Jacobs. Is he doing the one on demons?

Xaaon of Xen'Drik (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 11:17 AM

OOOOO ICEY!

I like it very much...

and it's PFRPG! WOOT!

The Wolf Morkain, Mon, Jan 5, 2009, 09:15 AM

hey now....seems more demonic behavior here folks :) supposed to be lawful evil...so line up, take a number...read the rules...then start whacking each other for line position :D ...I concur..this like the rest looks like a must have :D

Masika (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Maps Subscriber), Tue, Jan 20, 2009, 09:07 PM

This is the first chronical PFRPG. Will it be only for Pathfinder RPG or will it be OGL?

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Wed, Jan 21, 2009, 01:32 PM

Masika wrote:

This is the first chronical PFRPG. Will it be only for Pathfinder RPG or will it be OGL?

It's published under the OGL... but if you mean "will 3.5 mechanics be included in addition to Pathfinder RPG mechanics," the answer is no. However, given that the Pathfinder RPG is designed with backwards compatibility in mind, 3.5 players shouldn't have much difficulty using this (or any other Pathfinder RPG) book.

CourtFool, Wed, Jan 21, 2009, 01:43 PM

Chuck Norris is the Prince of Darkness? What the hell is this thread about?

GreatKhanArtist (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Sun, Jan 25, 2009, 11:00 PM

Why Villains are the Best:
Villains take time and effort to create the perfect evil scheme. All the hero has to do is come along and in five minutes (often with time to spare, because you only got 4 minutes to save the world) foul the villain's hard-laid plans. That makes devils ultra cool because being lawful they have the patience to make really good plans. The cunning just makes it better. The poetic justice of seeing it all come full circle in the villain's favour is also priceless. [See pt. 3 of DCC #52 "Chronicle of the Fiend"]

I really hope there is some reference to Chelax. Somehow the notion of a lawful evil kingdom is particularly intriguing to me. I would also love to see a Chelax supplement like there was for Absalom and Korvosa. Personally my favorite books are full of organizations and hierarchy and their schemers and players. That kind of stuff never fails to pique my imagination. (Maybe that's why I love Forgotten Realms.) I also really like how most publications have a bit of something for everyone. Although I'm not thrilled about stat blocks for new monsters, a lot of people are.

Aureus (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Sun, Mar 1, 2009, 12:50 PM

Will Lorthact be explored in this book? : )

James Jacobs (Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder), Sun, Mar 1, 2009, 01:40 PM

Aureus wrote:

Will Lorthact be explored in this book? : )

Unclear... but unlikely. Lorthact is pretty small potatoes compared to the names that the Book of the Damned is mostly concerned with.

vagrant-poet (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Sun, Mar 1, 2009, 02:10 PM

Will the Second 'book of the damned' be demons?

Or is it going in alignment shift, from l to n to c evil?

Aureus (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 02:49 PM

James Jacobs wrote:

Unclear... but unlikely. Lorthact is pretty small potatoes compared to the names that the Book of the Damned is mostly concerned with.

So there is still hope that there will be a few lines on the true master of the *cough cough*
Thank you, Dr. Jacobs!

And yeah, I do really hope for a vol. II on demons! (why the hell devils for vol. I anyway?)

Gorbacz (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 02:57 PM

Screw demons, yugo...daemons for the win. About time the "third option" got their writeup.

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 06:47 PM

Gorbacz wrote:

Screw demons, yugo...daemons for the win. About time the "third option" got their writeup.

You'll get some more info on them in The Great Beyond. Up to Paizo if they want to consider a full book on them in the future. Obviously I'm in favor of that idea. ;)

Heathansson, Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 06:52 PM

I think a FULL YUGOLOTH BOOK might be a good way to schnook some folks in who are into 3.x but aren't on board with Pathfinder yet.
I think I recall lotsa moaning and gnashing of teeth due to the fact that Wizards left them out of the Fiendish Codex rotation.
And "deodands" from Jack Vance......don't forget the deodands....;)

Heathansson, Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 06:53 PM

YUGO or DAEMONS....whatever you wanna callem.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 06:57 PM

I thought Yugoloth was a prepackaged yogurt-based snack.

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 06:58 PM

Heathansson wrote:

And "deodands" from Jack Vance......don't forget the deodands....;)

Demodand is OGL (thank you Tome of Horrors!). And pending any cuts and edits, you'll find out some details on them relatively soon. :)

Turin the Mad (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 06:59 PM

Demodands ... demodands ... demodands...

Yugodaemons ?!

I knew it, Yugo cars WERE a fiendish scheme to take over the world!

Almost as bad as the Adobe...

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 07:06 PM

Grumpy linguistic moment:

Spoiler:

Heathansson, Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 07:28 PM

Yagnol's Frozen Yugo Yogurt-it's all the rage in Sigil.
Or not