Blood War Armies [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blood War Armies [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Chloramantis
07-25-07, 01:23 PM I'm looking for information on the make up of a sample army of Demons or Devils in the Blood War? For example, what would a pit fiend or balor general's army consist of? How about Bel's Army on Avernus? I want to think of an enormous war machine with pit fiend generals, gelugon captains, and cornugon lieutenants with various groups of infantry and cavalry among other more specialized regiments.

In Myth Drannor the yugoloth army of darkness was broken down by regiments, I was wondering if there are any like this for baatzu or tanari.

I have just about every book on the fiends and can't seem to find anything. Thanks in advance.
ripvanwormer
07-25-07, 04:44 PM A company of baatezu is the “standard” military unit in the Baator, and consists of 333 devils of the specific type in question, organized such that each 10 devils report to a dominant “sergeant” type, or “kohora” as he is called (seldom officially) in the hells, and every 10 of these report in turn to an “akkrabar.” These in turn report to the duke or unique devil in charge of the company (in some cases by means of messenger).

A few companies (the pit fiends under Hutijin, for example) do not follow this system of ranks, but rather consist of equals (the “companies” of pit fiends under Hutijin are only a tenth as big as those described above, with 33 nobles in each, and it is also thought that Baalzebul’s companies of cornugons are of a third normal strength — that is, with 111 cornugons in each).

Some sages believe that the “least” baatezu (lemures, merregons, nupperibos, and spinagons) must be gathered 666 strong to form a company.

Source: Ed Greenwood in Dragon #91

The number one best source on this subject is Hellbound: The Blood War, which may modify some of the above.
Paix
07-25-07, 04:53 PM The 2e Planescape supplement, Hellbound: The Blood War, contains most of what you wish to know. It has magic, hierarchy involvement and avid descriptions of battles between the Baatezu and Tanar'ri as well as a rundown of the usual tactics of each..

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Chloramantis 07-25-07, 01:23 PM	I'm looking for information on the make up of a sample army of Demons or Devils in the Blood War? For example, what would a pit fiend or balor general's army consist of? How about Bel's Army on Avernus? I want to think of an enormous war machine with pit fiend generals, gelugon captains, and cornugon lieutenants with various groups of infantry and cavalry among other more specialized regiments. In Myth Drannor the yugoloth army of darkness was broken down by regiments, I was wondering if there are any like this for baatzu or tanari. I have just about every book on the fiends and can't seem to find anything. Thanks in advance.
ripvanwormer 07-25-07, 04:44 PM	A company of baatezu is the “standard” military unit in the Baator, and consists of 333 devils of the specific type in question, organized such that each 10 devils report to a dominant “sergeant” type, or “kohora” as he is called (seldom officially) in the hells, and every 10 of these report in turn to an “akkrabar.” These in turn report to the duke or unique devil in charge of the company (in some cases by means of messenger). A few companies (the pit fiends under Hutijin, for example) do not follow this system of ranks, but rather consist of equals (the “companies” of pit fiends under Hutijin are only a tenth as big as those described above, with 33 nobles in each, and it is also thought that Baalzebul’s companies of cornugons are of a third normal strength — that is, with 111 cornugons in each). Some sages believe that the “least” baatezu (lemures, merregons, nupperibos, and spinagons) must be gathered 666 strong to form a company. Source: Ed Greenwood in Dragon #91 The number one best source on this subject is Hellbound: The Blood War, which may modify some of the above.
Paix 07-25-07, 04:53 PM	The 2e Planescape supplement, Hellbound: The Blood War, contains most of what you wish to know. It has magic, hierarchy involvement and avid descriptions of battles between the Baatezu and Tanar'ri as well as a rundown of the usual tactics of each..