I had a big question so my and my party are starting a new campaign and I wanted to try something new. So I decided I would be a aasimar sent by asmoudeus a arch demon of the ninth floor of hell to bring chaos to the world, but I didn’t know if my Druid would still be able to worship asmoudeus or will he have to choose a new deity.
Asmodeus is both a deity and an archdevil. Specifically, he's the Lord of the Nine Hells and rules over all other archdevils. And as a devil, he prefers law over chaos. This is because of their place in the greater cosmology, and its this tension between law and chaos that fosters the Blood War between devils and demons. In short, Asmodeus doesn't have an interest in spreading chaos.
Aasimar are celestial-aligned humanoids and tieflings are the "Children of Asmodeus". What this means is any aasimar that is sent by him isn't a Protector or Scourge aasimar. They're a Fallen aasimar. Enjoy your Necrotic Shroud. Your character was also tied to a good-aligned deity at one point. There may be a redemption arc in their future.
Druids are not required to worship a deity, though many do and they tend to stick to nature deities. Asmodeus isn't one of them, and putting him first is a tough sell. Malar could work, but I have a better idea. This deity should be the source of your aasimar's divinity. Asmodeus is fairly common across the multiverse, but he isn't omnipresent. No deities are. Check with your DM and the setting to see which deities work.
Talk to your DM, and be open to refining this concept.
RAW, "Druids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and other magical powers either from the force of nature itself or from a nature deity." Having said that, anything goes if your DM agrees. Asmodeus personally strikes me as being more into harvesting souls than goodberries, though various druidic circles, such as wildfire, could be seen to fit.
I mean if the requirements are Aasimar I have a few questions. Like your concept sounds more like a teifling. He could be fallen but ya. And how did someone who worships the devil learn to be a druid?
A other idea could be a Aasimar who is the distant ancestor of a nature god. The angel they speak to is visions from the old god. Her Druid powers are not like a druids in the sense they channel nature. But more like a Sorcerer where the Druid magic is in there very DNA. They always were connected to the natural world and have had some control over it. Being a divine blooded being has a plot range.
Jounichi1983 makes some excellent points, and Malar could be an ideal pick. Another alternative might be a chromatic dragon who thrives in a setting that meshes well with your intended druid, such as a black or green dragon? Any of these could be a good candidate for causing your Aasimar's fall.
Would you be open to having a twin/counterpart as part of the backstory? One of the fun things about the typical neutrality of druids and the concept of balance is that there are different ways to achieve it. If your druid were part of a pair, one who is lawful and aligned with order, and yourself who is chaotic, then you'd still have a "balance" of sorts that potentially fits into the natural world if you're of the type that likes to sow conflict between the natural and unnatural/civilised worlds?
Actually, while we're at it but what type of Druid were planning to play? A Circle of Wildfire Scourge Aasimar for example might be what you had in mind when you were thinking of Asmodeus, in which case you could just treat the race as representing something else, i.e- mechanically you'd be an Aasimar, but representing some kind of higher order servant of Asmodeus (like a Tiefling, but with more/different powers)?
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I had a big question so my and my party are starting a new campaign and I wanted to try something new. So I decided I would be a aasimar sent by asmoudeus a arch demon of the ninth floor of hell to bring chaos to the world, but I didn’t know if my Druid would still be able to worship asmoudeus or will he have to choose a new deity.
Okay, let's clear a few things up.
Talk to your DM, and be open to refining this concept.
RAW, "Druids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and other magical powers either from the force of nature itself or from a nature deity."
Having said that, anything goes if your DM agrees.
Asmodeus personally strikes me as being more into harvesting souls than goodberries, though various druidic circles, such as wildfire, could be seen to fit.
I mean if the requirements are Aasimar I have a few questions. Like your concept sounds more like a teifling. He could be fallen but ya. And how did someone who worships the devil learn to be a druid?
A other idea could be a Aasimar who is the distant ancestor of a nature god. The angel they speak to is visions from the old god. Her Druid powers are not like a druids in the sense they channel nature. But more like a Sorcerer where the Druid magic is in there very DNA. They always were connected to the natural world and have had some control over it. Being a divine blooded being has a plot range.
Jounichi1983 makes some excellent points, and Malar could be an ideal pick. Another alternative might be a chromatic dragon who thrives in a setting that meshes well with your intended druid, such as a black or green dragon? Any of these could be a good candidate for causing your Aasimar's fall.
Would you be open to having a twin/counterpart as part of the backstory? One of the fun things about the typical neutrality of druids and the concept of balance is that there are different ways to achieve it. If your druid were part of a pair, one who is lawful and aligned with order, and yourself who is chaotic, then you'd still have a "balance" of sorts that potentially fits into the natural world if you're of the type that likes to sow conflict between the natural and unnatural/civilised worlds?
Actually, while we're at it but what type of Druid were planning to play? A Circle of Wildfire Scourge Aasimar for example might be what you had in mind when you were thinking of Asmodeus, in which case you could just treat the race as representing something else, i.e- mechanically you'd be an Aasimar, but representing some kind of higher order servant of Asmodeus (like a Tiefling, but with more/different powers)?
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I have unsubscribed from all topics and will not reply to messages. My homebrew is now 100% unsupported.