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So I'm running a game where all the PCs (and one NPC who helps and points out what's evil) are reincarnated dead gods. The game so far is much more political and intrigue based, with a bit of combat here and there as they regain bits of their divine powers (in the form of mythic trials)
Now being reincarnated gods leads me to a minor problem.
My hubby's character is Curchanus' reincarnation. This means that Lamashtu has a portion of his divine power.
So the party's going to have to gank her at some point to regain their full power. (well this one PC's full power).
Any suggestions on how to go about it. I don't need her statted out, I'm just trying to figure out how to handle this.
I am going to be sending her lesser minions at him, starting with an Incubus with class levels, the Nightripper, her herald, and other demons, demon lords that are loyal to her or want to get in her good books, demon lords who hate her and want to steal the PCs divinty... lots of demons.
But as for the Queen of Demons herself, how should I handle that?
This is WAAAAAY in the future of the game I'm running, but good to start planning now.
The problem with Pathfinder is gods a purposefully unstated to make them a challenge players are never supposed to be able to defeat. (Which I agree with, but I’m not going to rain on anyone’s home brew campaign idea.) However, Lamashtu herself shows that powerful enough beings can threaten and even kill them. Pazuzu is a CR 32 and has gone toe to her and at least survived.
The most powerful stated Demon Lord is Orcus at 35. Theoretically Lamashtu is even higher. However, it may be possible to force her down to something the players can fight. Desna would jump at the chance to assist the reincarnation of her old mentor in getting revenge and stealing back his animal domain. Additionally Pazuzu could be either tricked or convinced into assisting the PCs although he would turn on them the moment he thought he could steal her animal domain powers or that the power he could steal from the PCs would allow him to do so.
Up until the actual point of the showdown with a Lamashtu herself, it could be stealing artifacts connected to Lamashtu and purifying and absorbing the energy to regain fragments of his former power. Artifacts may be guarded by guardians with mythic ranks as well.
Also is anyone the reincarnation of Ithys? If so there may be assistance in a very unusual place, Asmodeus. He still has the spear that killed Ithys and according to some interpretations murdering Ithys may have been the only evil act he ever regretted. He may be able to be convinced to assist a reincarnated Ithys, especially with something like slaying the most powerful demon in existence. (He already loathes demons, so it would be in his nature to be willing to want Lamashtu dead. Especially if he were to get to lecture Ithys about how free will is why these demons exist.)
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Also is anyone the reincarnation of Ithys?
In fact there is. (I did some homebrewing to have Ithys originally be female. Since the opposite of old Mody. Mody lies a lot, and is a bit of a Misogynist, hates chaotic females that stand up to him...
Anyway. Yeah our bard is the reincarnation of Ithys.
Our Kinetsist is the reincarnation of Acavna.
Our Vigilante is the reincarnation of Amaznen.
(Yes, the players are about to get married IRL and in game.)
My hubby, is running a hunter.
And the paladin NPC is Aroden's Reincarnation (and the youngest of the party(at 19), and the only human).
We had a fighter in the group, but he kinda dropped out and isn't the most reliable player. I knew this going in and made him the reincarnation of the Peacock Spirit.