I need ideas for a Pathfinder version of the Passion Devil (aka abilities and such). This a basic mock up of the encounter description:
This voluptuous humanoid woman has flawless peach skin and short red horns jutting out of her head from above her temples. Her hair is a magnificent mane of crimson colored ostrich feathers which descends down her back and fluffs with her every foot step. Her crimson full lips smile with satisfaction as she gazes at you with eyes promising passionate damnation.
How does this critter differ from a succubus?
Yeah... sounds like a succubus to me. If you're hung up on the 'demon vs devil' part, or perhaps you need her to be of lawful alignment (which doesn't really fit with the 'passion' part, imo), then either retooling the base, or combining it with an Erinyes, would be your best solution.
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The sickened and nauseated conditions are suitable mechanical tools to use for various levels of incapacitating pleasure (fail the save, be 'nauseated' and incapable of action, helplessly writhing in pleasure, make the save, just be 'sickened' and have -2 to various rolls due to the distraction of the pleasure aura or pleasure gaze or pleasure side-effect of her touch attack).
Keep in mind the the aspects of the creature. As a devil it is both Lawful and Evil. This implies an ordered methodology as opposed to pure carnal lustings. Note that a succubus drains a victim dry, often in one go if they can. Your creature as a devil should be after longer term perversion of the individual.
Demons destroy your body.
Devils destroy your mind.
Daemons destroy your soul.
Instead of direct domination try a more effects that cloud judgment and decision making.
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Random thoughts I had for a Succubus-NPC villain, some time ago, that might be useful for a 'Pleasure Devil.'
Unique succubi powers
Charming Scion – any half-fiendish child that the succubus engenders within a mortal host gains charm person as a spell-like ability usable once / day. Until the half-fiend reaches puberty, it can only cast this spell (and does so instinctively, even as an infant) on it’s own mother.
Infestation – The succubi can seduce any humanoid creature of either gender and cause it to give birth in 6 months to a Dretch or Quasit, which tears it’s way free of the ‘mothers’ body from within (only being freed when the host reaches 0 or less hit points, and generally resulting in the gruesome death of the ‘mother’). For each month of the hosting, the host takes 1 pt of Constitution drain, as the fledgling demon consumes it from within. A male host can carry an infestation, but suffers 2 pts of Constitution drain for each month, and if a host of either gender dies (reaches 0 Con) before the 6 months are up, the demon remains within the corpse of it’s parent, devouring internal organs for the remainder of the gestation time, before bursting forth from the remains (although it may also burst forth if its 'home' is endangered). Dretch or Quasits spawned in this way are treated as (native) outsiders, but are otherwise identical to normal demons of their type.
Succubi schemes
When a succubus is summoned to the material plane by planar binding or similar effects that allow bartering for services, a succubus always adds to whatever contract is offered a period of ‘liberty’ for the fiend, to walk the material plane and wreak their own special brand of havoc.
Using Detect Thoughts, the Succubus enhances its own ability to gather information, learning in a surprisingly short time many sordid details about the local communities affairs of the heart. The primary targets are locals who are prominently good, lawful and / or in positions of religious or secular authority, and the succubus uses its shapeshifting, charm and detect thoughts abilities to sow distrust and discord that can last for years after its departure to the Abyss.
Example: A brave adventuring group has become local heroes, after rescuing a dozen of the local youth from a slaving gang or evil cult or similar danger. The most appropriate hero (preferably a paladin, noble knight or acolyte to the dominant temple) is seduced by the succubus, preferably in a guise that will lead to further scandal, and then the succubus in turn, often in a single frenzied night of activity, seduces as many of the rescued maidens as possible, in the guise of the local hero, telling them how he was so impressed with how they held up under duress and helped provide comfort and moral support to their fellow captives, and how he wants to take them away and marry them. A night of passion ensues, and the most skillful succubi don’t even need to resort to charm person to back up their seductions! Using the purloined essence of the local hero, the succubi not only seduces the local maidens, but also impregnates them with a child that is tied by blood to both the hero and the maiden, but also has the hidden taint of the fiend (gaining the full benefits of the half-fiend template, but not until the child reaches sexual maturity at puberty). The day after the succubus enacts her scheme, the local hero is beset by young maidens, each believing themselves to be his chosen bride, and all bearing children that will be born to resemble this unsuspecting donor! The local hero might also discover that the amorous maiden who visited him in the night, recalls nothing of this night of passion and wants nothing to do with his advances.
Other locals might find the girl of their dreams suddenly receptive to their advances, and discover in the harsh light of day that the girl wants nothing to do with them. These locals will be those the succubus has determined to be the most likely to react violently to such ‘betrayals’ by the objects of their desire, as the frustrated young men cannot believe that the young woman who was so passionate last night now is ignoring him and pretending that it never happened.
Still others might be approached by an object of admiration and told that they’ve always felt the same way, but been unable to reciprocate because their jealous husband / abusive father / tyrannical boss / incestuous brother / etc. is cruel and possessive and prevents them from doing so, and if only some gallant hero could save them from this awful prison… The succubus will likely be long-gone when the frustrated young man acts on this information, knifing some young woman’s prince charming / beloved sibling / kindly old mentor / doting father, to ‘rescue her from the tyrant.’ And so the ends of chaos are served as families are torn apart, hearts broken and lives shattered.
Random thoughts I had for a Succubus-NPC villain, some time ago, that might be useful for a 'Pleasure Devil.'
Consider several of your ideas stolen. :)
I need ideas for a Pathfinder version of the Passion Devil (aka abilities and such). This a basic mock up of the encounter description:
This voluptuous humanoid woman has flawless peach skin and short red horns jutting out of her head from above her temples. Her hair is a magnificent mane of crimson colored ostrich feathers which descends down her back and fluffs with her every foot step. Her crimson full lips smile with satisfaction as she gazes at you with eyes promising passionate damnation.
I'd suggest using the Horrorclix Fan Dancer as the miniature for this monster.