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upstanding citizen, but he will always have to deal with the

urges of his demonic heritage. Aside from the obvious physical

drawbacks, having demonic ancestry carries with it a primal

desire to commit acts which others deem sinful. Also, there exist

factions dedicated to ridding the world of demonic inﬂuence, often

competing with infernal-aligned factions who attempt to exert

their inﬂuence upon the character and involve him in their myriad

schemes.

OUR NAME IS LEGION

Demons.

No beings are more foul or offensive to

righteousness than these fallen angels, these

ﬁendish minions of evil. Throughout history there

have been numerous documents published on

the subject of demons ranging from documented

accounts of demonic possession to allegorical tales,

the most notable of which are Goethe’s Faust and Dante’s Inferno.

These myriad resources detail the nature of demons and devils, list

infernal rankings and present sigils purported to be directly linked

to individual demons. In addition, there exists an array of rituals

explaining how to summon these nefarious beings.

When these bits of information are pieced together an entire

shadow society begins to take shape, complete with a complex

hierarchy of infernal generals, lords, dukes and countless minions,

all of them equally hideous and powerful in their own right. These

beings dwell in the nether-regions beyond the material world in

mournful hellish dimensions. It is said that demons may only enter

the mortal world at the behest of a powerful magus, yet there are

those who say the damned walk among us, their true natures veiled

in a mask of humanity. What purpose they might have can only be

guessed at, though it seems fair enough to presume their intentions

are less than benevolent.

These infernal beings might be vagrants, drifting among the

detritus of humanity to prey on those unfortunate souls who have

fallen by the wayside on their journey through life. They may be

construction workers, waitresses, actors, computer programmers,

musicians, bodyguards, dishwashers, lawyers or even politicians.

In short, demons might be anyone, even heroes.

THE CALLING

The moment when your character realizes the truth of

her origins is a profound moment usually marked by some type

of physical or mental trauma, known as the calling by other

daemons. The calling might coincide with some other equally

profound or traumatic event, such as the onset of puberty, physical

violence, marriage, a car accident, or graduation from high school.

Whatever the occasion, the calling should be marked by something

deeply signiﬁcant to the character.

This ﬁrst manifestation of demonic power can come swiftly in

response to a great need or emotionally charged situation such as

public embarrassment or even an argument with a loved one. The

character might suddenly learn of her demonic heritage from her

parent(s) or be the target of a ritual designed to trigger the calling

within her being.

Alternately, the calling might happen over the course of days

or even weeks, being a slow but sure process of self-discovery.

Demonic Heroes

Indeed, during the history of the world, there have been

whisperings of demons who have mated

with mortals, producing offspring that carried the traits of both

human and demon.

These individuals are more commonly known as daemons; half

human, half demon. In ancient times these creatures might have

been killed at birth, but we live in a more civilized society where

man-made laws and religious morality prevent such behavior.

A good mother would never kill her newborn babe, no matter

what its parentage might be. This of course, assumes the mother

even knew the truth of the father’s origins (or the father knew the

mother’s origins, whichever the case may be). Also, the demonic

nature of a mortal isn’t always readily apparent, especially in an

infant.

It might be years until

anyone ever suspects that

something isn’t quite right about the child, that it possesses certain

qualities, certain behaviors that separate it from other children.

Again, murdering the child is simply not an option. Not in a

civilized society. And, there is always denial of the truth to blind

the parent’s eyes to the reality of what little Jimmy is; a demon.

But does that make him evil?

Not necessarily…

In life, nothing is ever so black and white as people would

have you believe. Jimmy may very well grow up to be a ﬁne,

During this period, the character is challenged on many levels,

both physically and emotionally. Her personal and professional

life is often in an uproar as she struggles to adapt to the changes

in her mind and body as well as deal with the other stresses in her

life. Whatever the case, the calling is a trial by ﬁre all characters

must go through (and in some cases, survive).

* Note * Game masters and players alike are encouraged to role-

play the calling as a prelude to taking the hero class. There is no

system for the calling. The calling is purely a story element to aid

players in the development of their character.

(current events, pop culture) (Int), Perform (Cha) (choose one)

Gluttony : Craft (visual art) (Int), Gamble (Wis), Knowledge

(art, behavioural sciences) (Int),

Greed : Disguise (Cha), Knowledge (business, civics) (Int),

Sleight of Hand (Dex)

Lust : Craft (pharmaceutical) (Int), Escape Artist

(Dex), Gather Information (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis)

Pride : Knowledge (arcane lore, history) (Int), Research (Int),

Search (Int)

Sloth : Craft (electronic) (Int), Knowledge (physical sciences)

(Int), Repair (Int), Survival (Wis)

Wrath : Climb (Str), Jump (Str), Swim (Swim), Tumble (Dex)

Also, the starting occupation you select can provide you with

additional class skills to choose from.

Skill Points at 1st Level : (4 + Int modiﬁer) x4. Since

Demonblood heroes are not fully human, they do not get the

human bonus skill point.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level : 4 + Int modiﬁer.

Starting Feats

Demonblood heroes are not quite human and as such begin

the game with only 1 feat at 1st level. They gain the Demonic

Heritage initial feat as a bonus feat.

Demonblood Hero

(New Base Class)

Game Rule Information

Demonblood heroes have the following game statistics. The

Demonblooded hero is a restricted basic class. It can only be taken

with the GM’s permission and only if you are 1st level, you can

only multiclass with the Demonblood hero class if you take a level

in this class at 1st level as it approximates both a class and a racial

background. This basic class is also only open to humans. Upon

reaching 2nd level a Demonblood hero could multiclass into any

other class for which they met the prerequisites.

* Note * If the game master allows, this Basic class can be taken

by Tieﬂings or Half-ﬁends.

Ability

Charisma and Intelligence are both abilities associated with this

class. Like the Caeder and ladies from whom the demonblood hero

can trace their lineage, demonblood heroes have a natural force of

will that draws others to them.

Hit Dice

Demonblood heroes gain 1d8 hit points per level. The

character’s Constitution modiﬁer applies. A 1st level demonblood

hero receives hit points equal to 8 + his Constitution modiﬁer.

Action Points

Demonblood heroes gain a number of action points equal to 5 +

one-half their character level, rounded down, at 1st level and every

time they attain a new level in this class.

Class Skills

The Demonblood hero’s class skills, and key ability for each

skill, are as follows (see the system reference document for skill

descriptions).

Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Drive (Dex), Hide (Dex),

Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (theology and philosophy) (Int),

Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Speak Language, Spot (Wis).

Upon creation of a 1st level Demonblood hero, the character

must choose a demonic bloodline. Once chosen, the character’s

bloodline can never

be changed. The

demonic bloodlines

are all keyed to one

of the seven deadly

sins and offer a

level of character

customization such

as an additional four

skills keyed to that

line.

Envy : Investigate

(Int), Knowledge

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Demonblood hero.

Talents

At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level the Demonblood hero selects a

talent from the following talent trees. Some trees have a set order

that must be followed, while others provide a list to choose from.

As long the hero qualiﬁes, you can select freely from the Demon

Body and Hellﬁre Talent Trees, as well as your selected Bloodline

talent tree. No talent tree can be selected more than once unless

expressly indicated.

Beginning Talents : A 1st level Demonblood hero always

possesses the Alternate Form talent of the Demon Body Tree.

Demon Body Talent Tree

A demonblood hero is able to grow into a body more ﬁtting his

demonic heritage as he ages and grows in life experiences. Each

of the talents in this tree help shape the body of the demonblood

hero into a more demonic form.

Alternate Form : The public face that a demonblood hero wears

is not a true reﬂection of the corruption within. The demonblood

hero has two forms, that of a normal human and that of his

demonic heritage.

Upon taking this talent the demonblood hero can, as a full round

action, shift between human and demonic form. Some of the

talents in the Demon Body tree and Bloodline trees can only be

Table 1-1: The demonblood hero

Class

Level

Base Attack

Bonus

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save

Defense

Bonus

Reputation

Bonus

Class Features

1st

Alternate Form

2nd

Bonus Feat

3rd

Talent

4th

Bonus Feat

5th

Talent

6th

Bonus Feat

7th

Talent

8th

+6/+1

Bonus Feat

9th

+6/+1

Talent

10th

+7/+2

Bonus Feat

used in demonic form. The demonblood hero gains a +2 bonus on

Intimidate skill checks but a -2 penalty on Disguise skill checks

while in this ﬁendish form.

Bite : The demonblood hero can make a bite attack (1d6) while

in demonic form.