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Hi, there!

Just finished watching both "Sinister" movies, and I think that Bughuul/Mr. Boogie would make a fantastic villain for Pathfinder. Only...

How the hell do I build this creature? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Couple of ideas . . .

Hell of Tongue-ripping
Party members must make a DC 20 will save or be forced to lie, any party member told something must make a DC 20 will save or believe it to be true inspite of any evidence to the contratary e.g. a man saying "I'm a woman" will be believed to be a woman and treated like one. This effect wears off after leaving this area of the dungeon.

Hell of Scissors
Any party member who is not married is unable to deal daamge with any edged weapon.

Hell of Trees of Knives
Party member who goes first in initiative is subject to a reverse gravity spell causing them to fall 10 foot up into a ceiling layered with knives.

Hell of Mirrors of Retribution
Party members entering a subject to a polymorph spell turing them into an ork/troll/other monstrous humanoid. They are pursued through the maze by a party who view them as monsters and are trying to kill them as adventurers do. This party if killed ressurects 1d4 minutes afterwards and resumes their pursuit.

Hell of Steamers
Simple one here random steam bursts come out of the walls, ceiling and floor doing heat and water damage.

Hell of Copper Pillars
While in this area all party are subjected to an undispellable heat metal spell.

Hell of the Mountain of Knives
Given their party members they must climb a wall/steep slope of daggers. Magic spells e.g. fly do not work here you MUST climb.

Hell of the Mountain of Ice
Trackless frozen forest that takes 1 hour to cross and functions as severe cold conditions. To successfully navigate requires a DC 20 survival check, failure of the check adds another hour and another check. Spells like endure elements do not work here you can only protect yourself with clothing and other mundane protetions.

Hell of the Cauldrons of Oil
A room where again flying and protection from energy spells don't work. You must dive into a poil of boiling oil and swim to the end of the room.

Hell of the Cattle Pit
Party members are subjected to a polymorph spell turning them into...

That's some very nice stuff here. Thanks for the input!

Senko's Hell of Saws proposal prompted a question. Are these Hell's sequential as you presented them, similar to the Nine Hells, or are they randomly associated?

What I mean is, could you start in Crushing Boulder, go to Mountain of Fire, and then Scissors? Or will Blood Pool always precede Wrongful Dead, and Saws will always be the final Hell?

Good question. As far as I have understood, the sequence is as written above.

But after diving deeper into the material, I discovered that there are also several different versions. Also, it turns out that there may be even more, but I' ll just stick to 18.

If you' re interested, look here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyu#Eighteen_levels_of_Hell

Hello,

I want to design a dungeon for my players which is styled after the Chinese Hells. According to mythology, there are 18 levels, each with different punishments for different sins and/or crimes.

The group has five members, each a level 9 character.

My idea is that there will be 18 rooms, each with a danger that is somehow linked to one of the hells. I would be glad for suggestions how to fill these rooms - the more concrete, the better.

These are the 18 levels of hell:

Hell of Tongue-ripping, where those who gossip and spread trouble with their words will repeatedly have their tongues ripped out.

Hell of Scissors, where those who destroy someone else’s marriage will have their fingers repeatedly cut off.

Hell of Trees of Knives, where those who sow discord amongst family members will be repeatedly hung from trees made of sharp knives.

Hell of Mirrors of Retribution, where those who have managed to escape punishment for their crimes while alive will be repeatedly shown their true horrific selves.
A hall of mirrors with dopplegangers disguised as "ugly" versions of the PCs with levels in the appropriate class of the PCs, maybe?

Hell of Steamers, where hypocrites and troublemakers will repeatedly be steamed “alive.”

Hell of Copper Pillars, where arsonists will be repeatedly chained to red-hot pillars of copper.

Hell of the Mountain of Knives, where those who have killed for pleasure or without good reason will repeatedly be made to climb a mountain made of sharp blades sticking out of it.

Hell of the Mountain of Ice, where adulterers, deceivers of elders, and schemers will be repeatedly left out on a barren mountain of ice to freeze.

Hell of the Cauldrons of Oil, where rapists, thieves, abusers, and false accusers will be repeatedly fried in vats of boiling oil.

Hell of the Cattle Pit, where those who have abused animals will repeatedly be hurt by animals in turn.

Hell of the Crushing Boulder, where those who have abandoned or killed children will repeatedly be made to hold up heavy boulders, eventually being crushed by its weight.

Hell of Mortars and Pestles, where those who voluntarily waste food will repeatedly be force-fed hell fire by demons.

Hell of the Blood Pool, where those who disrespect others will be thrown in and submerged into a pool of blood.
Several pools of blood where the blood transforms into blood golems to fight the group?

Hell of the Wrongful Dead, where those who have commited suicide — considered deliberately going against the karmic course of the universe—will be force to repeatedly wander the realm without a way out, while being pelted constantly by the Winds of Sorrow and the Rains of Pain.

Hell of Dismemberment, where tomb raiders will have their bodies repeatedly be torn into pieces.

Hell of the Mountain of Fire, where thieves, robbers, and the corrupt will be repeatedly thrown into the fiery pits of an active volcano.

Hell of Mills, where those who have misused their power to oppress the weak will repeatedly be crushed in a stone mill.

Hell of Saws, where those who have engaged in unethical or unfair business practises, or exploited loopholes in the legal system, will be repeatedly sawn in half by demons with saws.

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

As a big fan of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat (and the movie "Bloodsport", I love this adventure. However, I still haven' t figured out why some of the opponents in the tournament enter the contest alone. It makes sense in a way that the creators wanted to make for varied encounters, but from a story-driven point of view I still don't get it. Why would I enter a competition when I know that most of my opponents will be whole GROUPS of experienced warriors and spellcasters?

One thing that really puzzles me about this otherwise great adventure is this: Why are some of the tournament contenders single single PCs? From a logical point of view, a lone participant would have a very hard time against a full-blown group of experienced warriors and mages. Is it that they simply do not want to share their prize?