I'd like to swing back around to
The Sixth Gun RPG for a moment with a short collection of demons and devils for use in that game.
-Nate
Imps
The smallest and,
thus, least powerful type of demon is the imp. Some scholars of the
occult believe that these are fully grown demons in their own right,
while others maintain that they are more like larva, and after a
certain amount of time grow into one of the more powerful forms. That
notion, in turn, raises important questions about how and why they
come to be born in the first place. Whatever the truth of it is, they
are known to be used by occultists as familiars, and by other demons
as servants and messengers. While small in size, their ability to
create havoc means that they are foes not to be taken lightly.
Imp
Attributes:
Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d4, Vigor d6
Skills:
Athletics d6, Fighting d6, Notice d6, Occult d4, Persuasion d4,
Stealth d8
Pace:
4, Parry:
5, Toughness:
5
Edges:
Dodge, Improved Dodge
Special
Abilities
Bite:
Str+d4
Claws:
Str+d4
Demon:
+2 to recover from being Shaken; immune to poison and disease;
half-damage from non-magical attacks
Flight:
Imps have a Flying Pace of 12.
Size:
-1
Weaknesses:
Imps must make a Spirit roll when presented with a holy symbol or
splashed with holy water, or be Shaken.
Erinyes
(Furies)
These raging devils
are hell-bent on vengeance; as such, they are fearsome in appearance,
looking like female humans with hair like snakes, wiry but strong
bodies, and fiery gazes. They wear armor like warriors, carry swords
and whips or other such weapons, and have broad wings. While most
often summoned to persecute a particular individual, they are
sometimes kept by potent conjurers or other, more powerful demons to
serve as guardians of important places and things.
Erinyes
Attributes:
Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d8, Vigor d8
Skills:
Athletics d8, Fighting d10, Notice d6, Occult d6, Stealth d6
Pace:
6, Parry:
7, Toughness:
6
Edges:
Berserk
Special
Abilities
Bite:
Str+d4
Claws:
Str+d4
Demon:
+2 to recover from being Shaken; immune to poison and disease;
half-damage from non-magical attacks
Fearless:
Immune to Fear and Intimidation.
Flight:
Erinyes have a Flying Pace of 18.
Gear:
Whip (Damage Str+d4), sword (Str+d6).
Succubi
and Incubi
In their natural
forms—if one can call them that—these creatures look like
strikingly beautiful human women with short horns jutting out of
their hair, long thin tails, and broad, bat-like wings. They are able
to change their shapes, however, taking on other forms in order to
blend in among humans and even to change their gender. This allows
them to infiltrate mortal society, and thus to gain influence over
people through their beguiling charms. What is more, the pairing of
an incubus and a human woman sometimes lead to the birth of a
cambion, as detailed below.
Succubus
Attributes:
Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit d10, Strength d6, Vigor d8
Skills:
Athletics d4, Common Knowledge d6, Fighting d6, Language d6, Notice
d8, Occult d8, Persuasion d10, Stealth d4
Pace:
6, Parry:
5, Toughness:
6
Edges:
Attractive, Very Attractive
Special
Abilities
Bite:
Str+d4
Claws:
Str+d4
Demon:
+2 to recover from being Shaken; immune to poison and disease;
half-damage from non-magical attacks
Fearless:
Immune to Fear and Intimidation.
Flight:
Succubi have a Flying Pace of 12.
Other
Demons and Devils
The
core rulebook for The
Sixth Gun
RPG has stats for three more types of demons and devils; they are
the crossroads demon (page 74), devil (74-5), and plague spawn
demon (75).
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Demon
Lords
Little is known for
certain about these fearsome fiends, but there has been a lot of
speculation. Take, for instance, the demon lord Baphomet, who is said
to have been revered by the Knights Templar before their order was
disbanded and many of their members were captured, tried, and
executed. Baphomet (depicted above) is described as a towering
humanoid figure with a mix of male and female anatomy, along with the
birdlike wings and the head and hooves of a goat. Just what powers
this fiend might have, however, is not known.
Other names
mentioned as being powerful demon lords and archdevils include
Abbadon, Baalzebul, Dispater, Moloch and Pazuzu.
Gargoyles
While not believed
to be demons in their own right, these creatures certainly look
fiendish. What is more, they look like their bodies are carved from
stone, and in fact they can blend in among the ordinary statues on
buildings such as cathedrals and others. They have bird-like faces
with beak-like mouths, broad wings and sharp claws on their hands and
feet. Just how they came into existence is open to speculation.
Gargoyle
Attributes:
Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d8, Vigor d8
Skills:
Athletics d6, Fighting d8, Notice d6, Stealth d6, Survival d6
Pace:
6, Parry:
6, Toughness:
10
Special
Abilities
Plot
Hooks
Detailed here are
some of the ways in which demons and devils can be incorporated into
adventures and campaigns in the setting of The Sixth Gun RPG.
As mentioned above,
imps are frequently used as messengers. They are also sometimes
summoned by spellcasters and bound into service as familiars, thus
providing advice and assistance to the occultists they serve.
Succubi are
particularly skilled at manipulating people in the mortal world,
usually by choosing a victim, winning that person's love, and then
influencing the important decisions which that person makes.
The cambions that
are born of relations between incubi and their lovers sometimes
become pariahs and even outcasts, chased out of their communities
for being different; at other times they are embraced by occult
organizations because of their supernatural potential. In the latter
case, occultists sometimes summon incubi for the purpose of siring
such offspring.
Although they are
not actual demons, some scholars speculate that demons in urban
areas use them as spies, given their ability to blend in with the
architecture.
Rumor has it that
the father of Roberto Vargas, a member of the Sword of Abraham, was
“torn apart” by gargoyles in Paris.
King James I of
England wrote a text about demons and their influence; it
contributed in large part to the persecution of witches that took
place during his reign, at a time when the Invisible College was
still finding its footing in the world. Some believe that the Cabal
took advantage of these circumstances in order to steal arcane lore
from innocent victims, which they then used for their own purposes.
In addition to
accusations of worshiping Baphomet, it is believed that the Knights
Templar sought the fabled tome Clavicula Salmonis—a
grimoire, the Key of Solomon, that contained spells for summoning,
binding and dispelling demonic powers. It is not known if the modern
Knights of Solomon have inherited that legacy from their
predecessors.
Cambions
The offspring of
incubi (succubi in male form) and human women are known as cambions.
They do not differ physically from ordinary humans, but sometimes are
known to have extraordinary powers. Some legends even claim that the
druid and wizard Merlin, advisor to King Arthur himself, was the
offspring of such a diabolical union. While some speculate that
cambions live longer than ordinary humans, the violence that often
surrounds them most often cuts their lives short.
Immune:
To poison and disease.
Hindrance:
Enemy (adherents to most religions, if the cambion's identity is
revealed).
Connections
to Other Material
Refer
to the following articles for more information about some of the
organizations mentioned here.
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